[RPG] Half Orc Rogue sneak attack calculation

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As a half-orc Fighter, I multi classed to rogue. At first rogue level with a rapier and shield, when applying the Savage Attack feature of a half orc, should do additional damage.

Normal damage

1d8 + mod and 1d6

Critical damage

3d8 + mod and 3d6

Is this correct?

What if my half-orc advances his rogue levels to 5?

Normal damage

1d8 + mod and 3d6

Critical damage

3d8 + mod and 9d6

Is this correct?

Best Answer

No, that's not correct. Half-Orcs get the following ability:

Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

As it says, when you get a crit, you get to roll one of the weapon's damage dice an extra time. So the first part of your calculation, the 3d8 damage your rapier will deal with a crit, is correct. However, Sneak Attack isn't part of the weapon's damage dice, it's extra damage that is added to the damage of the attack. Therefore, it's unaffected by Savage Attacks.

So your calculations should look like:

\begin{array}{c} \text{Level} & \text{Normal damage} & \text{Critical damage} \\ \hline 1 & 1d8 + mod + 1d6 & 3d8 + mod + 2d6 \\ 5 & 1d8 + mod + 3d6 & 3d8 + mod + 6d6 \\ \end{array}

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