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<blockquote data-quote="kreynolds" data-source="post: 202416" data-attributes="member: 2829">EDIT: Whoa! Al. I just noticed something really important. You're doing this all wrong. This version of Vorpal does not multiply all of your damage. Here, I'll show you. The incorrect part is in red.=2d6+31x6 = 12d6+186The correct expression would be:=2d6+31+12d6It is not:=2d6+(31x6)+12d6Here's another way to look at it (ripped from one of my posts on an older thread and updated):Vorpal Longsword: On a critical hit, 2d8 (critical damage) + 6d8 (vorpal damage) + strength mods + misc modifiers (not multiplied).Vorpal Greatsword: On a critical hit, 4d6 (critical damage) + 12d6 (vorpal damage) + strength mods + misc modifiers (not multiplied).Vorpal Dagger: On a critical hit, 2d4 (critical damage) + 6d4 (vorpal damage) + strength mods + misc modifiers (not multiplied).You calculate your critical damage just like normal, then you add the vorpal damage on top of it.&nbsp; You do not, however, do this: calculate normal critical hit damage then multiply by 6.The Fort save is still pretty high though, so I pitched the following idea too my group last night: Drop the Fort save or die function and raise the vorpal damage to x8.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kreynolds, post: 202416, member: 2829"] EDIT: Whoa! Al. I just noticed something really important. You're doing this all wrong. This version of Vorpal does not multiply all of your damage. Here, I'll show you. The incorrect part is in [color=red]red[/color]. =2d6+31 x6 = 12d6+[color=red]186[/color] The correct expression would be: =2d6+31+12d6 It is not: =2d6+(31x6)+12d6 Here's another way to look at it (ripped from one of my posts on an older thread and updated): [b]Vorpal Longsword:[/b] On a critical hit, 2d8 (critical damage) + 6d8 (vorpal damage) + strength mods + misc modifiers (not multiplied). [b]Vorpal Greatsword:[/b] On a critical hit, 4d6 (critical damage) + 12d6 (vorpal damage) + strength mods + misc modifiers (not multiplied). [b]Vorpal Dagger:[/b] On a critical hit, 2d4 (critical damage) + 6d4 (vorpal damage) + strength mods + misc modifiers (not multiplied). You calculate your critical damage just like normal, then you add the vorpal damage on top of it. You [b]do not[/b], however, do this: calculate normal critical hit damage then multiply by 6. The Fort save is still pretty high though, so I pitched the following idea too my group last night: Drop the Fort save or die function and raise the vorpal damage to x8. [/QUOTE]

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