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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8674455" data-attributes="member: 6987520">LOL, sorry!It is pretty simple. Whenever you upcast a spell, you don't roll any additional dice--they are automatically maximum.Examples:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">cure wounds does 1d8 + WIS mod with +1d8 for each level above 1st. So, each +1d8 is automatically +8.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">magic missile is three 1d4+1 missiles, additional missiles are +5 damage each.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">sleep affects 5d8 hit points with +2d8 for each level above 1st. So, instead of +2d8 we just do +16.</li>
</ul>This makes upcasting most spells a worthwhile option. For example, RAW a 5th level sleep spell is normally 13d8, on average almost barely enough to affect an ogre (59 hp). With our upcasting, a 4th level sleep spell would be 5d8+48 (avg. 70 hp!), more than enough to get an ogre!Note: since these &quot;additional dice&quot; are not actually rolled, they do not contribute to the result being critical.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8674455, member: 6987520"] LOL, sorry! It is pretty simple. Whenever you upcast a spell, you don't roll any additional dice--they are automatically maximum. Examples: [LIST] [*][I]cure wounds[/I] does 1d8 + WIS mod with +1d8 for each level above 1st. So, each +1d8 is automatically +8. [*][I]magic missile[/I] is three 1d4+1 missiles, additional missiles are +5 damage each. [*][I]sleep[/I] affects 5d8 hit points with +2d8 for each level above 1st. So, instead of +2d8 we just do +16. [/LIST] This makes upcasting most spells a worthwhile option. For example, RAW a 5th level [I]sleep [/I]spell is normally 13d8, on average [I]almost barely[/I] enough to affect an ogre (59 hp). With our upcasting, a 4th level [I]sleep[/I] spell would be 5d8+48 (avg. 70 hp!), more than enough to get an ogre! Note: since these "additional dice" are not actually rolled, they do not contribute to the result being [I]critical[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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