So why is the miss unavoidable damage and the hit isn't? If a character only has one damage and has a critical hit, he still can't deal any damage to a character with Impervious or Invulnerability.

Because a critical miss is bad for every character, no matter what. A critical hit is just a boost to damage.

Or, because those are the rules.

I actually kinda agree with this sentiment....kinda like shooting the arrow at the dragon and finding that one tiny missing piece of armor for it to penetrate....
unfortunately, as another poster has stated....it's in the rules....

Fixed that for you.

I understand those are the rule that's why I referenced them. I just think it's unfair that one you can use defense and the other you can't.

Fixed that for you.[/quote]

And you only knock back if you deal damage, which is part of the issue I have with this.

The crit miss damage is unavoidable so it stings regardless of what damage reducer/ignorer the character might have.

Crit hit damage is pretty good even if it's not unavoidable. It adds to damage dealt so it avoids rule of three and can modify locked values etc. And it adds damage to all attacked characters.

I don't care how accurately she attacks, Aunt May can't damage the Juggernaut.

Unless Peter distracts him first.


The critical hit damage doesn't need to be unavoidable because you really shouldn't be attacking a character that you can't damage in the first place. It's just a boost.

Critical miss as has been said is a punishment for a really bad roll. You should not be able to reduce it because your character failed as hard as they could and hurt themselves.

Also because that's how the rules say it works.

If she bakes him some arsenic laced cookies she could....

I also see it as the unexpected happening, so your character's defenses aren't up.

Unless the crit hit was not caused by a roll of doubles