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<blockquote data-quote="Arcturus_Rugend" data-source="post: 808645" data-attributes="member: 11104">In a recent attempt to convince one of my players not to become a rakshasa via SS ritual magic, I came across some rather ambiguous language concerning the rakshasa's vulnerability to blessed crossbow bolts.From the MM:&quot;Vulnerable to Blessed Crossbow Bolts (Ex): Any hit scored with a blessed crossbow bolt instantly slays a rakshasa.&quot; Does this mean any hit that causes damage or is it ANY hit? If it's ANY hit, then should you use the rakshasa's AC vs. touch? If you use the AC vs. touch approach, that would assume that the bolt need only make contact with the raksaha's armor or clothing, and that seems a bit extreme. If the bolt needs to hit AND cause damage, only a +3 or better weapon will work (unless its a larger than standard crossbow).And if the bolt just needs to hit, not hit and cause damage, does that mean the rakshasa can't touch a blessed crossbow bolt at all? How about a rakshasa with the deflect arrows feat?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arcturus_Rugend, post: 808645, member: 11104"] In a recent attempt to convince one of my players not to become a rakshasa via SS ritual magic, I came across some rather ambiguous language concerning the rakshasa's vulnerability to blessed crossbow bolts. From the MM: "[B]Vulnerable to Blessed Crossbow Bolts (Ex): [/B]Any hit scored with a blessed crossbow bolt instantly slays a rakshasa." Does this mean any hit that causes damage or is it ANY hit? If it's ANY hit, then should you use the rakshasa's AC vs. touch? If you use the AC vs. touch approach, that would assume that the bolt need only make contact with the raksaha's armor or clothing, and that seems a bit extreme. If the bolt needs to hit AND cause damage, only a +3 or better weapon will work (unless its a larger than standard crossbow). And if the bolt just needs to hit, not hit and cause damage, does that mean the rakshasa can't touch a blessed crossbow bolt at all? How about a rakshasa with the deflect arrows feat? [/QUOTE]

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