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#1 Lilika Jun 24, 2015 11:37:42	First let me make sure I have the rules right.  Paladin Divine Smite damage is extra damage dice, so these will be doubled on a crit.  Second, you can declare you are using Holy Smite after you determine if you hit.  Therefore you know if you crit or not before deciding to use a spell slot this way.
#2 iserith Jun 24, 2015 11:49:44	Lilika wrote:
#3 Vivaldi Jun 24, 2015 11:50:35	iserith wrote:
#4 iserith Jun 24, 2015 12:42:30	Vivaldi wrote:
#5 AaronOfBarbaria Jun 24, 2015 13:17:46	I find Iserith's answer to be my answer, phrased much more eloquently than I could have managed.
#6 Coredump00 Jun 24, 2015 13:33:23	It seems OP at first.  But for a Paladin spell slots, and thus Smites, are in fairly short supply.  Even if you score a crit, it usually isn't worth a Smite unless you were planning on using one anyway.
#7 Noctaem Jun 24, 2015 13:36:50	*cough* MC warlock *couch*
#8 GladiusLegis Jun 24, 2015 14:41:33	It's also not usually worth strictly saving up for a crit. In many cases, you just want that damage here and now, crit be damned.
(Reply to #8) sim-h	GladiusLegis wrote:
#10 iserith Jun 24, 2015 15:01:49	The paladin in my game just got a Holy Avenger (+2d10 to fiends and undead). And the adventure in which the PCs are embroiled involves a lot of demons and a fair amount of undead. This should go quickly...
#11 GladiusLegis Jun 24, 2015 15:43:45	Oh yeah, the damage is amazing when it happens, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying from a tactical standpoint it's often better to get damage when you can in the first round, even if it's not a crit.   Of course, the best party setup is if a spellcaster buddy of yours has Hold Person/Monster, hehehe. (Or at the earliest of levels, Sleep.)
#12 Tfuture Jun 24, 2015 18:25:16	Dont forget the assasinate combo.... if suprised autocrit, smite and sneak attack
#13 Razintarr Jun 25, 2015 5:27:45	sim-h wrote: