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=== Damage Roll Modifiers ===
=== Damage Roll Modifiers ===


For attacks made with weapons, the total value resulting from the roll is affected by the attacking creature's [[Ability Score Modifier]].  For the damage of spell attacks, no such modifier applies, except when explicitly granted by a magical item or class feature, such as the [[Warlock]]'s [[Eldritch Invocation|Agonizing Blast]] invocation.
For attacks made with weapons, the total value resulting from the roll is affected by the attacking creature's [[Ability Score Modifier]].  For the damage of spell attacks, no such modifier applies, except when explicitly granted by a magical item or class feature, such as the [[Warlock]]'s [[Eldritch Invocation|Agonising Blast]] invocation.


== Saving Throw ==
== Saving Throw ==
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For Weapon attacks, the same rules apply to Damage Rolls as for Attack Rolls.  If the Damage Roll involves multiple dice, such as the 2d6 damage of a Greatsword, then the Modifier is applied to the total value, not to each individual die.
For Weapon attacks, the same rules apply to Damage Rolls as for Attack Rolls.  If the Damage Roll involves multiple dice, such as the 2d6 damage of a Greatsword, then the Modifier is applied to the total value, not to each individual die.


For the damage of Spells, there is generally no Ability Score Modifier, though there are exceptions to this rule.  For example, [[Eldritch Invocation|Agonizing Blast]] allows the [[Warlock]] to add its Charisma Modifier to the damage of [[Eldritch Blast]].
For the damage of Spells, there is generally no Ability Score Modifier, though there are exceptions to this rule.  For example, [[Eldritch Invocation|Agonising Blast]] allows the [[Warlock]] to add its Charisma Modifier to the damage of [[Eldritch Blast]].


=== For Saving Throws ===
=== For Saving Throws ===