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<blockquote data-quote="SpikeyFreak" data-source="post: 53263" data-attributes="member: 705"><p>Hmm. Strange no one else here knows about that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As in, it doesn't work with a trip or grapple.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>According to the rules, yes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, because that extra d10 is really increasing the damage a lot.</p><p></p><p>Too bad you weren't around for the original smack-down threads. There are a lot of ways to do 200+ damage per round, and the others I've seen had nothing to do with smite or burst weapons.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The thing is, you can take anyone with an axe, pick or scyth who already gets a good bonus to damage and come up with a smack down. It would be hard to be better than the one you quoted, and the "smack down" thing has kinda been beat to death, so a lot of people just don't care to even try.</p><p></p><p>Example:</p><p></p><p>The Red Pointy Hatted Reaper</p><p></p><p>Gnome Barbarian 2 /Fighter 4/ Dragon Disciple* 5</p><p></p><p>Str: 19 + Emp Bulls Str(6) + Tome(+3) + rage(4) + DD level 5(+4) + Size Increase*(+8)= 48</p><p>Str mod = +19 x 1.5 for 2 handed = 28</p><p></p><p>Scythe + 4 (GMW), Power Attack Feat, Weapon Focus, Weapon Spec(Scythe), Power Crit, Educated</p><p></p><p>On a normal attack with power crit:</p><p></p><p>2d4 + 28(str) + 4(weapon) +9(power attack) +2(weapon spec)=</p><p></p><p>(2d4 + 43) x 4 = 8d4 + 172</p><p></p><p>No rhino hide armor, no smite, no assassin's sense, no burst weapon and 180 damage min.</p><p></p><p>--Bored Spikey</p><p></p><p>*This is a ruling by the sage that personally I don't agree with, but as long as we are being munchkin......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SpikeyFreak, post: 53263, member: 705"] Hmm. Strange no one else here knows about that. As in, it doesn't work with a trip or grapple. According to the rules, yes. Yeah, because that extra d10 is really increasing the damage a lot. Too bad you weren't around for the original smack-down threads. There are a lot of ways to do 200+ damage per round, and the others I've seen had nothing to do with smite or burst weapons. The thing is, you can take anyone with an axe, pick or scyth who already gets a good bonus to damage and come up with a smack down. It would be hard to be better than the one you quoted, and the "smack down" thing has kinda been beat to death, so a lot of people just don't care to even try. Example: The Red Pointy Hatted Reaper Gnome Barbarian 2 /Fighter 4/ Dragon Disciple* 5 Str: 19 + Emp Bulls Str(6) + Tome(+3) + rage(4) + DD level 5(+4) + Size Increase*(+8)= 48 Str mod = +19 x 1.5 for 2 handed = 28 Scythe + 4 (GMW), Power Attack Feat, Weapon Focus, Weapon Spec(Scythe), Power Crit, Educated On a normal attack with power crit: 2d4 + 28(str) + 4(weapon) +9(power attack) +2(weapon spec)= (2d4 + 43) x 4 = 8d4 + 172 No rhino hide armor, no smite, no assassin's sense, no burst weapon and 180 damage min. --Bored Spikey *This is a ruling by the sage that personally I don't agree with, but as long as we are being munchkin...... [/QUOTE]
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