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Critical Hit Weapon Damage Tables
One of my regular gaming group members created these D&D critical hit weapon damage tables.
Sometimes you just want to add a bit of flair or something unique to a combat encounter—or give that extra spice to a nat 1 or a nat 20.
If one of your D&D players rolls a critical hit with a melee weapon, simply have them roll a d20 on the tables below. These bits of flavor can really bring a critical hit to life.
Weapon Damage Critical Success Tables
D20 D&D Critical Weapon Hit Tables
As you can see, these tables provide a little extra something to highlight the importance of a critical weapon hit in D&D.
Use them at the right moments to fully engage your players and bring extra life to your RPG sessions.
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