how do damage multipliers work?

[Huzurdaddi]

I was just in the IRC channel and we were talking about weapons with damage multiples against some types of opponents.

The question came up: how does the multiple apply?

1) only to the base damage. Thus a Hearld Lance becomes a damage 18 weapon,
2) to both the base damage and the strength,
3) to the base damage and the die roll,
4) to the base damage, the strength, and the die roll

I think #1 makes sense. But people have seen mini-SC's with weapons like this tear through stuff like nuts so they figure it is more than the base damage.

Any ideas?

[CUnknown]

I thought it was just the base damage. If you're talking about those flambeaus in that one game (heh), 13 armor-piercing x 3 =39+19 str = 58 armor piercing damage x boots of quickness = dead demons.

[Huzurdaddi]

Well I was not thinking about the flambeaus from that game in particular, but they were scary!

Actually we were just discussing Herald Lances. I thought that they were swell for the spell, but not so super in melee ( but not shabby by any extent ) against undead.

However people think that they have seen people equipped with Herald Lances rip undead up. However unless ( 4 ) is correct I don't think that they would be *that* effective.

Flambeaus OTOH no matter how the math works out rip stuff up that's for sure.

[CUnknown]

If herald lances do more than 18 damage, wow, they'd really be a good item. Very underused, if that's true. At least underused by me.

[PvK]

There are other possibilities for how it might work. For instance, it could be that only the amount that gets past protection and immunity is multiplied.

PvK

[Calistas]

Er, what irc channel?

Peter

[Alneyan]

The sticky thread about IRC channels gives you the addresses of the two IRC channels (well, assuming both are still up and running). Direct link for this thread is here .

[Calistas]

Thanks
I knew it would be an easy answer
Silly me

Peter

[Kristoffer O]

#2 it is. Strength and dmg, but not the die roll. Midgetmasher, shortsword and holy weapons are all affected, as are heavenly horn and the spell holy pyre.