dungeonmaster &mdash; Dice & Dorkery https://rafelangston.com/tag:dungeonmaster Rafe's blog. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:35:13 +0000 https://i.snap.as/u7YJradf.png dungeonmaster &mdash; Dice & Dorkery https://rafelangston.com/tag:dungeonmaster 5e House Rule: Critical Hits https://rafelangston.com/5e-house-rule-critical-hits?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[When a player rolls a critical hit (Natural 20) on an attack roll, they do the maximum normal damage plus the damage die roll. !--more-- Example: Nevias the Halfling Barbarian gets a critical hit while Raging with his comically large warhammer, which he is wielding two-handed. Normally, this would do damage equal to 1d10 plus his Strength modifier (+4) and his Rage damage (+2). 1d10+4+2 Meaning that his normal maximum possible damage is 16, making his critical hit roll: 1d10+16 Nevias rolls a 7, doing 23 points of bludgeoning damage to the zombie that is lurching toward him. Cue the victory theme! /end 💬 Please direct any comments to this skeet on Bluesky or this toot on Mastodon. Thanks! 🏷️ #5e #DM #DnD #DnD5e #DungeonMaster #DungeonsAndDragons #Fantasy #FantasyRPG #FantasyTTRPG #ForeverDM #Gaming #Homebrew #RPG #TabletopGaming #TTRPG]]> When a player rolls a critical hit (Natural 20) on an attack roll, they do the maximum normal damage plus the damage die roll.

Example: Nevias the Halfling Barbarian gets a critical hit while Raging with his comically large warhammer, which he is wielding two-handed. Normally, this would do damage equal to 1d10 plus his Strength modifier (+4) and his Rage damage (+2).

1d10+4+2

Meaning that his normal maximum possible damage is 16, making his critical hit roll:

1d10+16

Nevias rolls a 7, doing 23 points of bludgeoning damage to the zombie that is lurching toward him. Cue the victory theme!

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