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Article Info

Column  Design & Development
Title  Critical Hits: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Crit-Mas
Author  Logan Bonner
Book Type  Information: Preview
Genre  Fantasy
Setting  Generic
Other Tags 
Series 
System  Dungeons & Dragons 4
Parent: [ AD&D ]
Parent: [ D&D / Basic ]

Article Summary

"Critical hits are still around, but with a different spin in 4th Edition. Check out everything you need to know about maxing your crits right here." No more confirmation roll, and crits just do max damage.


This article is contained in Dragon #361.

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