Definitive Spirit and Critical strike answer

[Mawdrigen]

A Guild type shoots a spirit. He has Critical strike and a Ram Baked-in to his combat score.

He hits (but not with a Ram) and causes weak damage of 1, triggers Critical strike dealing an extra point of damage.

Order of arithmetic would be half damage (for spirit) and then add (+1 for Critical strike) so the spirit would take 2, is this correct?

Or do you generate all of the damage to be dealt and then when it passes to the spirit who then halves it. So damage generated would be 1 + 1 for Critical strike, which would then be passed to the defender who would half it for Spirit (end damage is 1)

I know the order of arithmetic answer has been given before for spirits with armour, However I'm trying to work out if the Generate damage, and apply defender effects steps are the same.

[Stern]

the spirit rule halves the total damage taken... this means it takes place after any additions, so 1+1 / 2 = 1

[magicpockets]

As mitch says, don't forget the step between damage and wounds. You do usual arithmetic to calculate damage (i.e. */ before +-) then you convert to wounds and do */ then -+ again.

[Mawdrigen]

Yeah I think that was the mistake I was making.. considering it all one step (and it seems mixing this and the Spirits with armour question up in my head!)

[Therapist]

It's been ruled at least twice before. Add up regular damage plus critical strike then divide for spirit.

http://wyrd-games.net/forum/showthread.php?t=23413&highlight=critical+strike+spirit&page=3

http://wyrd-games.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19694&highlight=critical+strike+spirit&page=2