Would Brute Force interact with abilities that affect weapon damage dice?












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The Brute fighter archetype from Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses has the Brute Force feature, which adds a bonus die to damage dealt by weapons you are proficient in.



I want to know if abilities that work with weapon damage dice work with Brute Force's extra damage die, or not.



Below are some things that prompted this question:




  • Would abilities like the half-orc's Savage Attack trait and the
    barbarian's Brutal Critical feature let you pick the bonus die
    instead?


  • Would abilities like the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style* and
    the Savage Attacker feat let you re-roll the bonus die along with
    the original weapon dice?











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    The Brute fighter archetype from Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses has the Brute Force feature, which adds a bonus die to damage dealt by weapons you are proficient in.



    I want to know if abilities that work with weapon damage dice work with Brute Force's extra damage die, or not.



    Below are some things that prompted this question:




    • Would abilities like the half-orc's Savage Attack trait and the
      barbarian's Brutal Critical feature let you pick the bonus die
      instead?


    • Would abilities like the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style* and
      the Savage Attacker feat let you re-roll the bonus die along with
      the original weapon dice?











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      The Brute fighter archetype from Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses has the Brute Force feature, which adds a bonus die to damage dealt by weapons you are proficient in.



      I want to know if abilities that work with weapon damage dice work with Brute Force's extra damage die, or not.



      Below are some things that prompted this question:




      • Would abilities like the half-orc's Savage Attack trait and the
        barbarian's Brutal Critical feature let you pick the bonus die
        instead?


      • Would abilities like the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style* and
        the Savage Attacker feat let you re-roll the bonus die along with
        the original weapon dice?











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      The Brute fighter archetype from Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses has the Brute Force feature, which adds a bonus die to damage dealt by weapons you are proficient in.



      I want to know if abilities that work with weapon damage dice work with Brute Force's extra damage die, or not.



      Below are some things that prompted this question:




      • Would abilities like the half-orc's Savage Attack trait and the
        barbarian's Brutal Critical feature let you pick the bonus die
        instead?


      • Would abilities like the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style* and
        the Savage Attacker feat let you re-roll the bonus die along with
        the original weapon dice?








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          The additional die counts as weapon damage



          Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses, p. 2:




          Brute Force



          [...] Whenever you hit with a weapon that you’re proficient with and deal damage, the weapon's damage increases by an amount based on your level in this class, as shown on the Brute Bonus Damage table.
          $$
          begin{array}{c|c}
          text{Fighter Level}&text{Damage Increase}\hline
          3text{rd}&1text{d}4\hline
          10text{th}&1text{d}6\hline
          16text{th}&1text{d}8\hline
          20text{th}&1text{d}10
          end{array}
          $$




          The feature increases the damage of your weapon by a certain die which means this damage is considered one of the weapon's damage dice. This means the die granted by this feature can be used as (a) weapon damage die.



          This means it can be used with all the features you mentioned:




          • Half-Orc's Savage Attacks

          • The Savage Attacker feat

          • The Great Weapon Fighting Style

          • Barbarian's Brutal Critical






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            The additional die counts as weapon damage



            Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses, p. 2:




            Brute Force



            [...] Whenever you hit with a weapon that you’re proficient with and deal damage, the weapon's damage increases by an amount based on your level in this class, as shown on the Brute Bonus Damage table.
            $$
            begin{array}{c|c}
            text{Fighter Level}&text{Damage Increase}\hline
            3text{rd}&1text{d}4\hline
            10text{th}&1text{d}6\hline
            16text{th}&1text{d}8\hline
            20text{th}&1text{d}10
            end{array}
            $$




            The feature increases the damage of your weapon by a certain die which means this damage is considered one of the weapon's damage dice. This means the die granted by this feature can be used as (a) weapon damage die.



            This means it can be used with all the features you mentioned:




            • Half-Orc's Savage Attacks

            • The Savage Attacker feat

            • The Great Weapon Fighting Style

            • Barbarian's Brutal Critical






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              The additional die counts as weapon damage



              Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses, p. 2:




              Brute Force



              [...] Whenever you hit with a weapon that you’re proficient with and deal damage, the weapon's damage increases by an amount based on your level in this class, as shown on the Brute Bonus Damage table.
              $$
              begin{array}{c|c}
              text{Fighter Level}&text{Damage Increase}\hline
              3text{rd}&1text{d}4\hline
              10text{th}&1text{d}6\hline
              16text{th}&1text{d}8\hline
              20text{th}&1text{d}10
              end{array}
              $$




              The feature increases the damage of your weapon by a certain die which means this damage is considered one of the weapon's damage dice. This means the die granted by this feature can be used as (a) weapon damage die.



              This means it can be used with all the features you mentioned:




              • Half-Orc's Savage Attacks

              • The Savage Attacker feat

              • The Great Weapon Fighting Style

              • Barbarian's Brutal Critical






              share|improve this answer


























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                The additional die counts as weapon damage



                Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses, p. 2:




                Brute Force



                [...] Whenever you hit with a weapon that you’re proficient with and deal damage, the weapon's damage increases by an amount based on your level in this class, as shown on the Brute Bonus Damage table.
                $$
                begin{array}{c|c}
                text{Fighter Level}&text{Damage Increase}\hline
                3text{rd}&1text{d}4\hline
                10text{th}&1text{d}6\hline
                16text{th}&1text{d}8\hline
                20text{th}&1text{d}10
                end{array}
                $$




                The feature increases the damage of your weapon by a certain die which means this damage is considered one of the weapon's damage dice. This means the die granted by this feature can be used as (a) weapon damage die.



                This means it can be used with all the features you mentioned:




                • Half-Orc's Savage Attacks

                • The Savage Attacker feat

                • The Great Weapon Fighting Style

                • Barbarian's Brutal Critical






                share|improve this answer














                The additional die counts as weapon damage



                Unearthed Arcana: Three Subclasses, p. 2:




                Brute Force



                [...] Whenever you hit with a weapon that you’re proficient with and deal damage, the weapon's damage increases by an amount based on your level in this class, as shown on the Brute Bonus Damage table.
                $$
                begin{array}{c|c}
                text{Fighter Level}&text{Damage Increase}\hline
                3text{rd}&1text{d}4\hline
                10text{th}&1text{d}6\hline
                16text{th}&1text{d}8\hline
                20text{th}&1text{d}10
                end{array}
                $$




                The feature increases the damage of your weapon by a certain die which means this damage is considered one of the weapon's damage dice. This means the die granted by this feature can be used as (a) weapon damage die.



                This means it can be used with all the features you mentioned:




                • Half-Orc's Savage Attacks

                • The Savage Attacker feat

                • The Great Weapon Fighting Style

                • Barbarian's Brutal Critical







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