MGCRUOP1000 Heroic Hits and Messy Misses

Critical hits and misses have a storied history in Dungeons and Dragons. There are many different ways they can and are handled, but the most common is a Natural 20 (Nat20) on at attack roll equals a critical hit and Natural 1 (Nat1) equals a critical miss.

What happens when you make a critical hit or miss is probably the most storied part of the whole thing. The Rules As Written (RAW) simply says you double all rolled damage on a critical hit. RAW doesn't really include critical misses as an option per se, it simply says a Natural 1 is an automatic miss. However, when talking to other players, critical misses seem to be a near universal House Rule. Different groups of players often have their own house rules to adjudicate critical hits and misses.