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    Default Glancing Blow on Q-staff?

    After learning that you can't assassinate with a crossbow (*** is that about!?) I rolled up a thief-acrobat (WF).

    One thing I noticed was I am not getting any glancing blows with the quarterstaff. Does anyone know if that is a bug, how it's supposed to be, or if I am doing something totally wrong here? I have THF... but am not seeing any of those nifty extra red numbers on nearby kobolds.

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    staves get glancing blows on the 3rd, 4th and 5th attack IIRC, rather than 1st, 4th and 5th like greataxes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lithic View Post
    staves get glancing blows on the 3rd, 4th and 5th attack IIRC, rather than 1st, 4th and 5th like greataxes.
    QFT. Q-staffs are considered a single target weapon for the first two hits, and then when you start swinging them around your head, you get glancing blows.
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    Pwesiela is correct.

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    I did not see any glancing blows until my bab was 5. Then I would start to see them more often. Once you take ITFH you will see a larger number. At level 11 I am getting 10-12 points on a glancing blow with a 24 str. Once mod 9 comes out WF and thf will get special effects on glancing blows(funny didn't they take that out once upon a time). So you will start seeing an increase in dps. I just have to get my butt moving and get a greensteel q-stick made. Nothing like glancing blows with and extra 2-3d6 damage without criticals.
    Actually that brings up a question. Can you critical on a glancing blow? Also will things like weakening, disruption etc work on glancing blows?

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    Thanks for the quick and accurate answers to my two recent questions everyone

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