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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 1518944" data-attributes="member: 537">Wow, that puts to shame the 125 point critical IMC on a 20 hp assassin. Wrt the original question, what the attack looks like depends not just on the damage dealt, but also the target's starting hp. A 10 hp, 1st level fighter who gets hit for 20 points is dead as a doornail, whereas a 100 hp, 10th level fighter who gets hit for 20 points is lightly wounded and still going. Hit points represent your ability to translate what would be a lethal blow into a survivable one. The more hit points you have, the better you are at it. The same principle applies to a 250 point hit; the numbers just scale up. A dragon with 750 hp (achievable for CR 20-ish monsters with tons of HD) would soak that damage, although it might not be laughing. It's only if you kill the dragon with that one hit, or reduce it to a small fraction of its starting hp, that spectacular visuals would be called for.</blockquote>