Name of a feat? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Name of a feat? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Aleolus
07-09-07, 09:31 PM I can't recall what the name or prereq for this one feat I know is. It's one of several improvements for Improved Crit. I think it's Devastating Crit or some such, it's effect is that a critical forces the target to succeed on a Fort save, or die instantly.
jaelis
07-09-07, 09:34 PM Devastating critical (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/feats.htm#devastatingCritical)
Lord_Ao
07-09-07, 09:40 PM I can't recall what the name or prereq for this one feat I know is. It's one of several improvements for Improved Crit. I think it's Devastating Crit or some such, it's effect is that a critical forces the target to succeed on a Fort save, or die instantly.

Yes Devastating Critical is correct, it is an Epic Feat though. It can be found on pg 48 of the Epic Level Handbook.

Prerequisites are: Str 25, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (chosen weapon), Overwhelming Critical (chosen weapon) [on same page], Power Attack, Weapon Focus (chosen weapon)
Benefit: Whenever you score a critical hit with the chosen weapon, the target must make a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 your character level + your Strength mod) or die instantly. (creatures immune to critical hits are also immune to this).
Lord_Ao
07-09-07, 09:44 PM Oh yeah and Overwhelming Critical has the same prerequisites except you only need Str 23, and you don't need Overwhelming Crit (obviously).

Benefit: When you score a successful critical hit you deal an additional 1d6 damage to the target. If the crit multiplier of your weapon is x3 you get an extra 2d6 dmg and so on....
Aleolus
07-09-07, 09:57 PM ...You can take it and the prereqs for it for natural attacks, right? Or possibly a special ability (such as a breath weapon)?
Archangel_Tyrael
07-09-07, 10:17 PM Natural Attacks, yes.

Breath Weapon, no. Look at the pre-rec feats again. You need Weapon Focus and Improved Critical with your chosen weapon in order to take the feat. A breath weapon is not a legal target for either of those feats--unless it's a ray of some kind--since it doesn't require an attack roll and thus can't get a critical hit.
tarkin
07-10-07, 10:15 AM Moreover, the feat itself would not do anything for most breath weapons as to activate Devastating Critical you need to have a critical which you can't get with most breath weapons.

You need something that requires an attack roll.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Aleolus 07-09-07, 09:31 PM	I can't recall what the name or prereq for this one feat I know is. It's one of several improvements for Improved Crit. I think it's Devastating Crit or some such, it's effect is that a critical forces the target to succeed on a Fort save, or die instantly.
jaelis 07-09-07, 09:34 PM	Devastating critical (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/feats.htm#devastatingCritical)
Lord_Ao 07-09-07, 09:40 PM	I can't recall what the name or prereq for this one feat I know is. It's one of several improvements for Improved Crit. I think it's Devastating Crit or some such, it's effect is that a critical forces the target to succeed on a Fort save, or die instantly. Yes Devastating Critical is correct, it is an Epic Feat though. It can be found on pg 48 of the Epic Level Handbook. Prerequisites are: Str 25, Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Critical (chosen weapon), Overwhelming Critical (chosen weapon) [on same page], Power Attack, Weapon Focus (chosen weapon) Benefit: Whenever you score a critical hit with the chosen weapon, the target must make a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 your character level + your Strength mod) or die instantly. (creatures immune to critical hits are also immune to this).
Lord_Ao 07-09-07, 09:44 PM	Oh yeah and Overwhelming Critical has the same prerequisites except you only need Str 23, and you don't need Overwhelming Crit (obviously). Benefit: When you score a successful critical hit you deal an additional 1d6 damage to the target. If the crit multiplier of your weapon is x3 you get an extra 2d6 dmg and so on....
Aleolus 07-09-07, 09:57 PM	...You can take it and the prereqs for it for natural attacks, right? Or possibly a special ability (such as a breath weapon)?
Archangel_Tyrael 07-09-07, 10:17 PM	Natural Attacks, yes. Breath Weapon, no. Look at the pre-rec feats again. You need Weapon Focus and Improved Critical with your chosen weapon in order to take the feat. A breath weapon is not a legal target for either of those feats--unless it's a ray of some kind--since it doesn't require an attack roll and thus can't get a critical hit.
tarkin 07-10-07, 10:15 AM	Moreover, the feat itself would not do anything for most breath weapons as to activate Devastating Critical you need to have a critical which you can't get with most breath weapons. You need something that requires an attack roll.