Rule of Three and THEMES! FINALLY THEMES!!!!

[Nullzone]

Theoretically, it could; the natural 20 can't be preempted but if the penalty imposed by Disruptive Strike causes the total roll to fall below the target defense then it becomes a non-crit and just rolls damage instead.

 

[mudlock]

Theoretically, it could; the natural 20 can't be preempted but if the penalty imposed by Disruptive Strike causes the total roll to fall below the target defense then it becomes a non-crit and just rolls damage instead.

Which I've seen happen... once.

It was a combination of disruptive strike followed by staff wizard's defense (or was it shield?) against an under-level MM1 brute's attack.

But it can happen!

 

[Xris Robin]

I had to look it up to confirm.. wow. I've never had that come up before, didn't even know it was a rule. I knew a crit and an autohit weren't the same thing, but I didn't know you could do that. Learned something new.

 

[Colmarr]

Which I've seen happen... once.

Me too.

Ranger turned a crit against our dwarf tank into a hit. A -7 penalty to attack can have that effect on vs AC powers. It was in the second session the ranger appeared in. Given the size of the penalty and the dwarf's AC, I actually expect it to happen quite frequently.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Ok it is after midnight... I was really hopeing the first set would be up...

 

[TwoSix]

Come on themes!

 

[vaultdweller]

Ok it is after midnight... I was really hopeing the first set would be up...

Character themes article will be up some time tomorrow (Friday). It won't be live at midnight (EST), but it is on its way!

Link. As of yesterday, it was still on the slate for today.

However, they did change the release order for the Themes articles. This week will be Nature and Lore, instead of Tome and Temple.

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

They're up!
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Heroes of Nature and Lore)

 

[mudlock]

They're up!
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Heroes of Nature and Lore)

Well, is it awesome?

I've got my $9.95 at the ready; never been a subscriber, but for awesome themes, I'm considering it.

 

[Matt James]

I'm happy to see themes coming back