1/2 damage rounds down? [Archive] - Wizards Community

1/2 damage rounds down? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
SeattleLightning
11-03-06, 10:15 AM Is this always the case? If a fireball does 31 points of damage and someone caught in the area makes a successful reflex save (barring evasion feats, etc...) do they only take 15 points of fire damage?
Novacat
11-03-06, 10:17 AM Yes. Unless otherwise specified, always round down in D&D.
Platonix
11-03-06, 01:23 PM The only exception I can think of offhand is that halving can never result in zero damage. So if something really screwy happens so that the base damage is 1, half damage is still 1.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
SeattleLightning 11-03-06, 10:15 AM	Is this always the case? If a fireball does 31 points of damage and someone caught in the area makes a successful reflex save (barring evasion feats, etc...) do they only take 15 points of fire damage?
Novacat 11-03-06, 10:17 AM	Yes. Unless otherwise specified, always round down in D&D.
Platonix 11-03-06, 01:23 PM	The only exception I can think of offhand is that halving can never result in zero damage. So if something really screwy happens so that the base damage is 1, half damage is still 1.