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==Application: [[Savage Attacker]]== | ==Application: [[Savage Attacker]]== | ||
The Savage Attacker feat essentially | The Savage Attacker feat essentially gives advantage to melee damage rolls. | ||
We can use the result of the calculations above to see what the average bonus to our damage becomes, depending on what dice the weapon uses. | We can use the result of the calculations above to see what the average bonus to our damage becomes, depending on what dice the weapon uses. | ||
* | <!-- *Weaapon deals 1d4 damage: average bonus damage is 0.625 | ||
* Weapon deals 1d6 damage: average bonus damage is 0.972... | * Weapon deals 1d6 damage: average bonus damage is 0.972... | ||
* Weapon deals 1d8 damage: average bonus damage is 1.3125 | * Weapon deals 1d8 damage: average bonus damage is 1.3125 | ||
* Weapon deals 1d10 damage: average bonus damage is 1.65 | * Weapon deals 1d10 damage: average bonus damage is 1.65 | ||
* Weapon deals 1d12 damage: average bonus damage is 1.9861... | * Weapon deals 1d12 damage: average bonus damage is 1.9861... | ||
* Weapon deals 2d6 damage: average bonus damage is 1.94... | * Weapon deals 2d6 damage: average bonus damage is 1.94... --> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Expected Bonus Damage from Savage Attacker | |||
|- | |||
! Weapon Die !! Average Bonus Damage | |||
|- | |||
| 1d4 || 0.625 | |||
|- | |||
| 1d6 || 0.972 | |||
|- | |||
| 1d8 || 1.3125 | |||
|- | |||
| 1d10 || 1.65 | |||
|- | |||
| 1d12 || 1.9861 | |||
|- | |||
| 2d6 || 1.94 | |||
|} | |||
Note that Savage Attacker also applies to ALL additional damage dice from ANY source added to a weapon, but not [[Sneak Attack|Sneak Damage]] because those are not bonus dice added to the weapon damage. | Note that Savage Attacker also applies to ALL additional damage dice from ANY source added to a weapon, but not [[Sneak Attack|Sneak Damage]] because those are not bonus dice added to the weapon damage. | ||
For example, the [[Halberd of Vigilance]] (d10 slashing damage and d4 force damage) which was [[Dip#Condition:_Dipped_in_Fire|dipped in fire]] (d4 fire damage) will, on average, do 1.65 + 0.625 +0.625 = 2.9 more damage with Savage Attacker. | For example, the [[Halberd of Vigilance]] (d10 slashing damage and d4 force damage) which was [[Dip#Condition:_Dipped_in_Fire|dipped in fire]] (d4 fire damage) will, on average, do 1.65 + 0.625 +0.625 = 2.9 more damage with Savage Attacker. | ||