Lethal blow

[Untamed Banana Slug]

I tested four values for lethal blow (5, 10, 15, 20) against Solberg on Torment, with a Lvl 13 character.

 

Lethal blow = 5; 3/20 (15%) of blows were lethal.

 

Lethal blow = 10; 10/20 (50%) of blows were lethal.

 

Lethal blow = 15; 13/20 (65%) of blows were lethal.

 

Lethal blow = 20; 12/20 (60%) of blows were lethal!?

 

I retested lethal blow = 20, 11/20 (55%) of blows were lethal.

 

From this we can conclude that:

 

1. Lethal blow doesn't just apply to weak enemies.

 

2. There may be a plateau around the 20 skill point mark.

 

Edit: Wait, scratch that. LB = 30 gives a 80% chance of a lethal blow. Blah.

[SacredPath_82]

very nice, another valuable (if utterly expensive) skill

 

 

but "lethal" here means... what? You inflicted just enough damage to kill the character with that hit (i.e. it is intended to be lethal) or did you just inflict random surplus damage that was enough to kill?

[Erebus the Black]

it's just a lot of extra damage,

not a finishing hit like the description says

[Untamed Banana Slug]

Originally Posted By: SacredPath_82

very nice, another valuable (if utterly expensive) skill


but "lethal" here means... what? You inflicted just enough damage to kill the character with that hit (i.e. it is intended to be lethal) or did you just inflict random surplus damage that was enough to kill?

From what I have seen, you appear to inflict an additional 50% damage. So it's the equivalent of a landing a well-aimed blow.

Obviously investing in the skill increases you probability of landing a lethal blow, but it's unclear as to how much. 3% per point seems plausible, and is a common interval increase (the chance of getting a second strike with quick action also increases by 3%).

[Lilith]

Interesting. So even if it weren't for the ridiculous prerequisites, it probably wouldn't be worthwhile to invest heavily in Lethal Blow, since each point is effectively only a 1.5% damage increase in hand-to-hand combat.