Question about Earthfall Totem.

[SeamusRedfern]

So I am playing a level 9 Druid in my current campaign and I used the Druid Daily Power, Lightning Arc which targets 2 creatures and deals lightning damage to them, and then centers an area burst 1 on each target. The creatures in the area burst 1 are able to be knocked prone if they are hit. My question is since the Earthfall Totem deals 1d6 damage if a target is pushed, slid, or knocked prone does that mean those targets that are knocked prone take the extra damage?

Thanks,
Redfern

 

[OnlineDM]

Yep. It's a primal attack power that you're using through the totem and it's knocking a creature prone. Therefore, it deals the extra 1d6 damage to the creatures that were knocked prone.

 

[Nichwee]

Earthfall Totem does "extra damage". So you can only deal this extra damage to someone who you knocked prone, and damaged, with a primal power.
It is the same as not being able to add "Critical Hit" damage to a power that doesn't deal damage - or to add Quarry or Curse or Sneak Attack damage if a power doesn't do damage.

 

[SeamusRedfern]

I assumed that you needed to actually deal damage to the target to get the extra damage. My party members thought I was trying to sabotage them by not dealing the extra d6. My DM was confused that I wasn't trying to deal the most damage. Thanks for the clarification.