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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yumepenguin" data-source="post: 4395831" data-attributes="member: 74274">Because critting on an attack roll and a specific class ability that say "can only be applied once per turn" are exceptions to the general area of effect rule. In a general area of effect all creatures take the same damage. Example: Say an area effect does 2d6 + Int damage to a 3 square burst.There are 5 creatures in the 3 square burst.  Damage is rolled with the gloves.  Damage is 3d6 + Int.  Say he rolls  a total of 14 damage with this power. Attack roll against creature 1: Hit = 14 damageAttack roll against creature 2: Hit = 14 damageAttack roll against creature 3: Crit = 21 damage, player applies curse to this target, damage = 27.Attack roll against creature 4: Hit = 14 damageAttack roll against creature 4: Crit = 21 damage So, as you see three creatures managed to take the same amount of damage from the power because that's how much damage was initially rolled. The gloves ability doesn't say "apply only once", it just say the next arcane power used gets +1d6 damage.  Therefore, this AoE spell delt 3d6 damage instead of 2d6.</blockquote>