Does the Dueling fighting style add 2 to every damage die you roll?
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One of my players is trying to say that if she smites as a paladin with the Dueling fighting style, she gets +2 to every damage die roll. This seems like a lot, as she could potentially be adding 40 damage if she multi-attacks.
Is it supposed to add 2 to every damage die roll? Or is her interpretation wrong?
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One of my players is trying to say that if she smites as a paladin with the Dueling fighting style, she gets +2 to every damage die roll. This seems like a lot, as she could potentially be adding 40 damage if she multi-attacks.
Is it supposed to add 2 to every damage die roll? Or is her interpretation wrong?
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One of my players is trying to say that if she smites as a paladin with the Dueling fighting style, she gets +2 to every damage die roll. This seems like a lot, as she could potentially be adding 40 damage if she multi-attacks.
Is it supposed to add 2 to every damage die roll? Or is her interpretation wrong?
dnd-5e damage paladin fighting-style
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asked Nov 17 at 4:48
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One of my players is trying to say that if she smites as a paladin with the Dueling fighting style, she gets +2 to every damage die roll. This seems like a lot, as she could potentially be adding 40 damage if she multi-attacks.
Is it supposed to add 2 to every damage die roll? Or is her interpretation wrong?
dnd-5e damage paladin fighting-style
dnd-5e damage paladin fighting-style
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asked Nov 17 at 4:48
Brendan Trice
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edited Nov 17 at 5:17
V2Blast
18.2k248114
asked Nov 17 at 4:48
Brendan Trice
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edited Nov 17 at 5:17
V2Blast
18.2k248114
edited Nov 17 at 5:17
V2Blast
18.2k248114
edited Nov 17 at 5:17
V2Blast
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18.2k248114
asked Nov 17 at 4:48
Brendan Trice
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asked Nov 17 at 4:48
Brendan Trice
744
asked Nov 17 at 4:48
Brendan Trice
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– HellSaint
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– Brendan Trice
Nov 17 at 4:58
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– HellSaint
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Welcome to RPG.se. When you have time, please take our tour. I have removed the dungeons-and-dragons tag, as it is used for Lore or History-specific questions, or comparison between editions, and sometimes for broader questions. For mechanics from a particular system, we just tag with that system (dnd-5e as you already had tagged).
– HellSaint
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Thanks, good to know!
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Only once per attack (that hits)
The Dueling Fighting Style says:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
Damage Rolls are defined in the Combat section, under "Damage and Healing":
Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to your target.
So, the sum of all the dice that were rolled (plus the modifiers) is the "damage roll", and you add the +2 to that, not to each dice.
Note, however, that this is per attack, so if you get Extra Attack (Multiattack is a monster feature, not a PC feature) you can add +2 to the damage of each attack that hits.
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1 Answer
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Only once per attack (that hits)
The Dueling Fighting Style says:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
Damage Rolls are defined in the Combat section, under "Damage and Healing":
Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to your target.
So, the sum of all the dice that were rolled (plus the modifiers) is the "damage roll", and you add the +2 to that, not to each dice.
Note, however, that this is per attack, so if you get Extra Attack (Multiattack is a monster feature, not a PC feature) you can add +2 to the damage of each attack that hits.
edited Nov 17 at 5:16
V2Blast
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answered Nov 17 at 4:51
HellSaint
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Thank you so much, I couldn't find anything. I appreciate the help.
– Brendan Trice
Nov 17 at 4:55
1
@BrendanTrice A little biased here, but if the answer helped you and solved the problem you had, you can Accept it by clicking the "Right" mark under the downvote arrow. It's a better way to say "thank you" than spelling it :P
– HellSaint
Nov 20 at 16:29
add a comment |
up vote
28
down vote
Only once per attack (that hits)
The Dueling Fighting Style says:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
Damage Rolls are defined in the Combat section, under "Damage and Healing":
Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to your target.
So, the sum of all the dice that were rolled (plus the modifiers) is the "damage roll", and you add the +2 to that, not to each dice.
Note, however, that this is per attack, so if you get Extra Attack (Multiattack is a monster feature, not a PC feature) you can add +2 to the damage of each attack that hits.
edited Nov 17 at 5:16
V2Blast
18.2k248114
answered Nov 17 at 4:51
HellSaint
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Thank you so much, I couldn't find anything. I appreciate the help.
– Brendan Trice
Nov 17 at 4:55
1
@BrendanTrice A little biased here, but if the answer helped you and solved the problem you had, you can Accept it by clicking the "Right" mark under the downvote arrow. It's a better way to say "thank you" than spelling it :P
– HellSaint
Nov 20 at 16:29
add a comment |
up vote
28
down vote
up vote
28
down vote
Only once per attack (that hits)
The Dueling Fighting Style says:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
Damage Rolls are defined in the Combat section, under "Damage and Healing":
Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to your target.
So, the sum of all the dice that were rolled (plus the modifiers) is the "damage roll", and you add the +2 to that, not to each dice.
Note, however, that this is per attack, so if you get Extra Attack (Multiattack is a monster feature, not a PC feature) you can add +2 to the damage of each attack that hits.
edited Nov 17 at 5:16
V2Blast
18.2k248114
answered Nov 17 at 4:51
HellSaint
20k681162
Only once per attack (that hits)
The Dueling Fighting Style says:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.
Damage Rolls are defined in the Combat section, under "Damage and Healing":
Each weapon, spell, and harmful monster ability specifies the damage it deals. You roll the damage die or dice, add any modifiers, and apply the damage to your target.
So, the sum of all the dice that were rolled (plus the modifiers) is the "damage roll", and you add the +2 to that, not to each dice.
Note, however, that this is per attack, so if you get Extra Attack (Multiattack is a monster feature, not a PC feature) you can add +2 to the damage of each attack that hits.
edited Nov 17 at 5:16
V2Blast
18.2k248114
answered Nov 17 at 4:51
HellSaint
20k681162
edited Nov 17 at 5:16
V2Blast
18.2k248114
edited Nov 17 at 5:16
V2Blast
18.2k248114
edited Nov 17 at 5:16
V2Blast
18.2k248114
18.2k248114
answered Nov 17 at 4:51
HellSaint
20k681162
answered Nov 17 at 4:51
HellSaint
20k681162
answered Nov 17 at 4:51
HellSaint
20k681162
20k681162
Thank you so much, I couldn't find anything. I appreciate the help.
– Brendan Trice
Nov 17 at 4:55
1
@BrendanTrice A little biased here, but if the answer helped you and solved the problem you had, you can Accept it by clicking the "Right" mark under the downvote arrow. It's a better way to say "thank you" than spelling it :P
– HellSaint
Nov 20 at 16:29
add a comment |
Thank you so much, I couldn't find anything. I appreciate the help.
– Brendan Trice
Nov 17 at 4:55
1
@BrendanTrice A little biased here, but if the answer helped you and solved the problem you had, you can Accept it by clicking the "Right" mark under the downvote arrow. It's a better way to say "thank you" than spelling it :P
– HellSaint
Nov 20 at 16:29
Thank you so much, I couldn't find anything. I appreciate the help.
– Brendan Trice
Nov 17 at 4:55
Thank you so much, I couldn't find anything. I appreciate the help.
– Brendan Trice
Nov 17 at 4:55
1
1
@BrendanTrice A little biased here, but if the answer helped you and solved the problem you had, you can Accept it by clicking the "Right" mark under the downvote arrow. It's a better way to say "thank you" than spelling it :P
– HellSaint
Nov 20 at 16:29
@BrendanTrice A little biased here, but if the answer helped you and solved the problem you had, you can Accept it by clicking the "Right" mark under the downvote arrow. It's a better way to say "thank you" than spelling it :P
– HellSaint
Nov 20 at 16:29
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