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#1 klobbermeister Aug 11, 2014 6:55:33	Heya,   It seems that Divine Smite dice are subject to the Crit rule of "If the attack involves other damage dice, such as from the rogue's Sneak Attack, you roll those dice as well.", purely based on the similarity of wording "..you can (deal/spend)...", and the fact that Sneak dice *are* subject to the rule, as outlined in the "Critical Hits" section.   But the timing seems wonky, in that it seems you can declare to use them (or not) after you see what your attack roll is (and maximize their use on a Crit).  Just making sure I am reading the RAW, and understanding the evolution out of the playtest rules.   It's a balance, it seems at least for Divine Smite, as you aren't going to expend spell slots on a miss.   Commentary welcome from those in the know.
#2 Proletheus Aug 11, 2014 7:01:15	klobbermeister wrote:
#3 klobbermeister Aug 11, 2014 7:08:58	Proletheus wrote:
#4 mellored Aug 11, 2014 7:12:14	It's doubled.   You swing, (d20) stick the weapon deep into the enemy (crit) and channel positive energy down the blade into the evil beasts heart (smite).
#5 Proletheus Aug 11, 2014 7:15:18	klobbermeister wrote:
#6 Plaguescarred1 Aug 11, 2014 9:24:40	Critical Hit also roll any extra damage twice, i.e Sneak Attack, Divine Smite etc...     BR75 Critical Hit:  If the attack involves other  damage dice, such as from the rogue’s Sneak Attack  feature, you roll those dice twice as well.
(Reply to #2) 2Chlorobutanal	Proletheus wrote:
#8 Psikerlord Aug 11, 2014 23:40:34	Holyballs yeah smite on crit is nasty indeed!
#9 mellored Aug 12, 2014 5:23:43	Considering barbarians get 3d12 on all their crits, i don't see an issue with paladins using spell slots to add a 4d6.