I have read the wikia pages, but some things still aren't clear to me.
Assume Weapon Master with Scimitar:
Threat range: 13-20
Total BAB+AB: 35
Target AC: 50
What happens when I roll a 14?
If the first roll is a threat roll. I succeeded, but I need a 15 to actually hit the target.
Is this a miss, or do I get a confirm roll?
Yes - but I have seen it described as:
Roll 1: Threat Roll, naked roll without bonuses, must get in the threat range of the weapon.
Roll 2: Confirm Roll, This is roll with your bonuses against the AC of the Target. Essentially this is a "To-hit" roll.
What you are saying is that
Roll 1: is both Threat roll (without bonuses must meet threat range of weapon) and a "To-hit" roll (includes bonuses and against AC).
then you do:
Roll 2: Another "to-hit" roll against AC to confirm?
the pnp rules work like this:
- roll 1: with all bonuses added is a "to hit" roll against ac; if it hits and if the net roll is within the crit range of the equipped weapon > roll 2
- roll 2: crit confirmation roll and basically a repeated "to hit" roll with all bonuses added; if it hits it was a critical one
to get a chance on a critcal hit you have to beat your target's ac in the first roll, there's no way around. i am pretty sure that it's the same in nwn2.
It is. It wouldn't make any sense if you could do extra damage without hitting in the first place... (Not saying that the whole crit confirmation thing makes a lot of sense in general, but at least that part does).
In your example, you'd have to roll 15+ twice in a row to score a critical.
Another example: If you had a crit range of, say, 18-20, the rest of the numbers being the same, then you'd have to roll 18+ first, and 15+ in the confirmation roll.
I agree it wouldn't make much sense, but the way it was written seemed ambiguous when I read it, I just wanted clarification if there was an anomaly.
You guys have clarified the situation.
Thanks.
That's where the Power Critical feat comes in handy. Whenever you roll a critical hit, the feat adds +4 to the subsequent attack roll to confirm that hit. In the case mentioned above, you'd only have to roll an eleven on the second (attack) roll to hit your target.
Well in this instance Power Critical would be useful, but you'd be much better off getting yourself a decent AB in the first place.
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