Really trivial question about damage 1d-1.

[phiwum]

If you roll a 1 for damage 1d-1, does it do 0 pts or 1 pt?

I assume 0, but just thought I'd doublecheck that the minimum isn't 1.

[Shostak]

Unless otherwise specified, such as in the case of Fireball, yes, you can do zero damage with a successful hit with a weapon that inflicts damage with a subtractive modifier equal to--or greater than--the number of dice damage.

[phiwum]

Thanks for the confirmation.

[Shadekeep]

There is lively discussion about this when it comes to how various GMs house-rule minimum damage, but yes, the RAW is that 0 damage results are possible due to weapon dice modifiers.

[hcobb]

If you add a minimum damage then thrown rocks would do as much damage as rat bites.

[JohnPaulB]

One could consider 0 damage as bruising or superficial cuts. Not enough pain to inflict 1 point of damage.

[Shadekeep]

Originally Posted by JohnPaulB

One could consider 0 damage as bruising or superficial cuts. Not enough pain to inflict 1 point of damage.

Exactly. It's a glancing blow.