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 == Critical Miss / Critical Hit ==
-As a special case, a roll of 1 means that the attack fails regardless of bonuses and target Armour Class.  This is called a Critical Miss. Likewise, a roll of 20 means the attack succeeds regardless of the target's Armour Class.  This is called a Critical Hit.  A critical hit rolls all the [[Damage Rolls|damage]] dice of the attack twice, including damage from other sources such as [[Sneak Attack (Melee)|sneak attacks]], poison, and [[Paladin]] smites.
+As a special case, a roll of 1 means that the attack fails to connect, regardless of bonuses or the target's Armour Class.  This is called a '''Critical Miss'''.
+Likewise, a roll of 20 means the attack succeeds regardless of the target's Armour Class.  This is called a '''Critical Hit'''.  A critical hit rolls all the [[Damage Rolls|damage]] dice of the attack twice, including damage dice from other sources such as [[Sneak Attack (Melee)|sneak attacks]], poison, and [[Paladin]] smites.
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