Critical Effects [Archive] - Wizards Community

Critical Effects [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Soceus
05-15-07, 06:03 PM Does anyone know if there is a feat, or magic enchantment that will increase the critical damage I would do with a weapon?

For example, If I had a scythe, and I had improved critical with would be a 19-20/x4 weapon, now is there a possible way to increase the x4 to something more devastating?
Lord_Psathus
05-15-07, 06:16 PM Well, in the Miniature's Handbook, there was a weapon property called Maiming which was a +1 enhancement. It effectively allows you to roll 1d8 with a x4 weapon and make that the new critical multiplier for the crit. Be wary, it could lead to a 1-3 multiplier, though there is a slightly better chance that it ends up x4 or higher.
However, this book has been deemed '3.25' and could mean that some DMs would not allow it.
HarlequinHelsing
05-15-07, 06:21 PM Any Burst weapons (Flaming Burst, etc.) will give you up to 3d10 extra energy damage for a +2 bonus.
Lucas Blackstone
05-15-07, 06:22 PM So if you rolled an 8 the crit multiplier would be x8 for that weapon? That's pretty insane. And does it change on each crit?
Lord_Psathus
05-15-07, 06:25 PM So if you rolled an 8 the crit multiplier would be x8 for that weapon? That's pretty insane. And does it change on each crit?

Yep, it would be a x8 weapon, and yes it changes on every crit.
Soceus
05-15-07, 06:26 PM ohh ok, trying to maximize my half-orc strength based paladin of slaughter, with his scythe he already does 17 damage base, but if it's a crit he does 68 base damage at level 5, lol.
kalstrand
05-15-07, 07:14 PM Maiming was reprinted and changed in the Magic Item Compendium. It now does extra d6's of damage based on the crit multiplier instead of chaning the multiplier.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Soceus 05-15-07, 06:03 PM	Does anyone know if there is a feat, or magic enchantment that will increase the critical damage I would do with a weapon? For example, If I had a scythe, and I had improved critical with would be a 19-20/x4 weapon, now is there a possible way to increase the x4 to something more devastating?
Lord_Psathus 05-15-07, 06:16 PM	Well, in the Miniature's Handbook, there was a weapon property called Maiming which was a +1 enhancement. It effectively allows you to roll 1d8 with a x4 weapon and make that the new critical multiplier for the crit. Be wary, it could lead to a 1-3 multiplier, though there is a slightly better chance that it ends up x4 or higher. However, this book has been deemed '3.25' and could mean that some DMs would not allow it.
HarlequinHelsing 05-15-07, 06:21 PM	Any Burst weapons (Flaming Burst, etc.) will give you up to 3d10 extra energy damage for a +2 bonus.
Lucas Blackstone 05-15-07, 06:22 PM	So if you rolled an 8 the crit multiplier would be x8 for that weapon? That's pretty insane. And does it change on each crit?
Lord_Psathus 05-15-07, 06:25 PM	So if you rolled an 8 the crit multiplier would be x8 for that weapon? That's pretty insane. And does it change on each crit? Yep, it would be a x8 weapon, and yes it changes on every crit.
Soceus 05-15-07, 06:26 PM	ohh ok, trying to maximize my half-orc strength based paladin of slaughter, with his scythe he already does 17 damage base, but if it's a crit he does 68 base damage at level 5, lol.
kalstrand 05-15-07, 07:14 PM	Maiming was reprinted and changed in the Magic Item Compendium. It now does extra d6's of damage based on the crit multiplier instead of chaning the multiplier.