Hello all, I am DMing my first adventure in 4th edition. I have a question about sneak attack damage on a critical. Does the damage from Sneak Attack get maxed along with the damage from the weapon?
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Sneak Attack
Once per round, when you have combat advantage
against an enemy and are using a weapon from the
light blade, the crossbow, or the sling weapon group,
an attack you make against that enemy deals extra
damage if the attack hits. You decide whether to apply
the extra damage after making the damage roll. As
you advance in level, your extra damage increases.
Level Sneak Attack Damage
1st–10th +2d6
11th–20th +3d6
21st–30th +5d6
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Critical Hits
When you roll a natural 20 and your total attack roll
is high enough to hit your target’s defense, you score a
critical hit, also known as a crit.
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE
✦ Maximum Damage: Rather than roll damage,
determine the maximum damage you can roll with
your attack. This is your critical damage. (Attacks
that don’t deal damage still don’t deal damage on a
critical hit.)
✦ Extra Damage: Magic weapons and implements, as
well as high crit weapons, can increase the damage
you deal when you score a critical hit. If this extra
damage is a die roll, it’s not automatically maximum
damage; you add the result of the roll.