Glossary Terms
critical hit
A hit that strikes a vital area and deals extra damage. Critical hits occur when the attacker rolls a natural 20 on the
attack roll (when the d20 comes up 20). A
character who scores a critical hit deals double its normal
damage. If a character can somehow score a critical hit on a roll of less than 20, that critical hit also counts as an automatic hit.
If the attack deals
bonus damage (such as with the
Cunning Attack special ability), then a critical hit doubles the base damage but not the bonus damage.