Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Qlawdatt 03-02-08, 10:34 AM	I cannot believe that this has never come up for me before (maybe I have never seen a paladin crit??) but I was just wondering if smite damage crits.
Slimgauge 03-02-08, 10:43 AM	Here's what the SRD says about a Paladin's Smite (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/paladin.htm#smiteEvil) Smite Evil (Su) Once per day, a paladin may attempt to smite evil with one normal melee attack. She adds her Charisma bonus (if any) to her attack roll and deals 1 extra point of damage per paladin level. Here's what the SRD says about multiplying damage (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatStatistics.htm#multiplyingDamage) Multiplying Damage Sometimes you multiply damage by some factor, such as on a critical hit. Roll the damage (with all modifiers) multiple times and total the results. Note: When you multiply damage more than once, each multiplier works off the original, unmultiplied damage. Exception: Extra damage dice over and above a weapon’s normal damage are never multiplied. The extra damage from a smite is *NOT* extra dice, it is a fixed value based on the number of Paladin class levels, and thus is multiplied as usual on a confirmed critical threat.
Khadmus 03-02-08, 01:05 PM	Yeah. Same thing with items such as Battle Leader's Charge (BoNS).
Douglasm 03-02-08, 03:17 PM	Yeah. Same thing with items such as Battle Leader's Charge (BoNS). Incorrect, martial strikes are a specific exception. Tome of Battle page 43, in the first paragraph, states "You do not multiply extra damage from a strike with a successful critical hit." Smite damage has no such clause, though, so it is multiplied by a crit.
Khadmus 03-02-08, 03:53 PM	And I thought I knew the ToB... I am indebted to you, Douglasm. Just have to tell my DM now...