<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=289327.msg14281687#msg14281687">Quote from: Envious on 18-07-2018, 20:49:40</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">You replied so fast I didn't have a chance to get my edit out!<br/><br/>What does it mean that Tem crits, but fails to confirm?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I don't remember your exact stats, but let's say that when Vendi hits someone with her greataxe, she does 1d12+6 damage.  Potentially, the damage that she deals could be as little as 7 or as much as 18.<br/><br/>However, if she criticals, her damage output becomes 21-54 damage.<br/><br/>The greataxe has a critical threat range of 20, with a critical multiplier of x3.  What this means is that if she rolls a 20 on a 1d20, she will then have to confirm her critical to see if she deals triple damage.  To confirm a critical, you roll the same attack over again.  If it meets or beats the enemy's AC, it confirms.<br/><br/>So:<br/><br/>Vendi has a +5 to attack a goblin with an AC of 13.  She rolls a 1d20+5, and gets a 25, because she rolled a natural 20.<br/><br/>Vendi now needs to confirm her attack on the goblin.  She rolls a 1d20+5 again, and she ends up with a 14, which beats the goblin's AC of 13.<br/><br/>Since she has confirmed her critical, she will multiply the result of 1d12+6 by 3, and that is the damage that she will dispense.