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My Nurgle DP is taking the relic Corruption, which has damage of d3. If he is blessed with Virulence (does double damage on a wound of 7+), I believe it would be d3x2, rather than 2d3.

I think I read this in a FAQ, can someone point me to the right place? Or correct me if I’m wrong?

No FAQ needed. The wording of virulent blessing is clear.

Furthermore, wound rolls of 7+ made for that unit in the Fight phase inflict double damage.

Whatever you roll on your D3 gets doubled.

Pretty sure it's d3 x2. If rolling a 7+ to wound means you damage is doubled and you had a d3 damage weapon, you roll a d3 as normal, but then double it.

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 Elric Greywolf wrote:
My Nurgle DP is taking the relic Corruption, which has damage of d3. If he is blessed with Virulence (does double damage on a wound of 7+), I believe it would be d3x2, rather than 2d3.

I think I read this in a FAQ, can someone point me to the right place? Or correct me if I’m wrong?

Battle Primer page 13 wrote:Damage (D): The amount of damage inflicted by a successful hit.

So we really don't have much to go on. But D3 damage double would probably be 2D3 since the initial damage is D3.

Talk it over with your opponent for sure though before the game.

Traditionally, in games like RPG's, double damage rolls all applicable dice twice, not that it really has any bearing on this rule set, but maybe use as a guideline?

The rule doesn't tell you to double the damage characteristic, instead to double the inflicted damage. To do that you have to calculate the normal damage inflicted by rolling the d3. Then you double the result.

Admittedly it isn't totally clear from the wording, but this is how it is conventionally played.

Yeah, D3×2 is the only way to work it. Imagine the opposite case where it said to halve damage on some condition; what does half a D3 look like? How do you roll a D1.5?

It’s 1D3x2. Your damage is D3, so roll that, then double it. 2D3 does not equal D3x2.

 JohnnyHell wrote:
It’s 1D3x2. Your damage is D3, so roll that, then double it. 2D3 does not equal D3x2.

Except Virulent Blessing does not mention x2

It states "double damage."

If you double the damage of a D3, you simply add another D3 for 2d3 damage.

 DeathReaper wrote:

 JohnnyHell wrote:
It’s 1D3x2. Your damage is D3, so roll that, then double it. 2D3 does not equal D3x2.

Except Virulent Blessing does not mention x2

It states "double damage."

If you double the damage of a D3, you simply add another D3 for 2d3 damage.

The d3 isn't the damage of the weapon. The d3 is the dice you roll to determine the damage of the weapon. Therefore it is D3x2

 roflmajog wrote:

 DeathReaper wrote:

 JohnnyHell wrote:
It’s 1D3x2. Your damage is D3, so roll that, then double it. 2D3 does not equal D3x2.

Except Virulent Blessing does not mention x2

It states "double damage."

If you double the damage of a D3, you simply add another D3 for 2d3 damage.

The d3 isn't the damage of the weapon. The d3 is the dice you roll to determine the damage of the weapon. Therefore it is D3x2

This.

Yeah, lowest paragraph of 'Modifying Characteristics' on page 175 of the rulebook explains resolving random value characteristics, and that for random Damage characteristics you roll for that characteristic each time.

Accordingly,the Damage characteristic is determined each time with the dice roll, the result of which you then double.

 roflmajog wrote:

 DeathReaper wrote:

 JohnnyHell wrote:
It’s 1D3x2. Your damage is D3, so roll that, then double it. 2D3 does not equal D3x2.

Except Virulent Blessing does not mention x2

It states "double damage."

If you double the damage of a D3, you simply add another D3 for 2d3 damage.

The d3 isn't the damage of the weapon. The d3 is the dice you roll to determine the damage of the weapon. Therefore it is D3x2

Incorrect. the damage of the weapon is D3...

 DeathReaper wrote:
Incorrect. the damage of the weapon is D3...

You need to read the sidebar I referred to in my previous reply.

You're required to determine the damage characteristic by rolling a D3 in this scenario. You would then double the resulting damage characteristic.

 Mr. Shine wrote:

 DeathReaper wrote:
Incorrect. the damage of the weapon is D3...

You need to read the sidebar I referred to in my previous reply.

You're required to determine the damage characteristic by rolling a D3 in this scenario. You would then double the resulting damage characteristic.

Mr Shine has the right of it.

It is ambiguous at best.

It’s not at all, the correct logic has been posted.

 JohnnyHell wrote:

 Mr. Shine wrote:

 DeathReaper wrote:
Incorrect. the damage of the weapon is D3...

You need to read the sidebar I referred to in my previous reply.

You're required to determine the damage characteristic by rolling a D3 in this scenario. You would then double the resulting damage characteristic.

Mr Shine has the right of it.

Agreed.

 DeathReaper wrote:
It is ambiguous at best.

Incorrect. It's crystal clear...

Per the last paragraph of the 'Modifying Characteristics' sidebar I referred to, 'D3' for a characteristic denotes that characteristic as being a random value. Also per that reference, the value must be determined by rolling on a per-model basis each time it inflicts damage.

Accordingly, per the abundantly clear instructions in that reference, each time you wish to inflict damage using Corruption, you must roll a D3 to determine its damage characteristic value. Which, when combined with Virulent Blessing and a to wound roll of 7+, is doubled.

Given we know that the D3 roll is for determining the damage characteristic value, we can categorically say that rolling a second D3 is not correct. That would be determining the damage characterstic value twice and adding them together.

Nope, it's quite plainly (D3)*2.

D3x2

You dont know what the damage is until you roll the d3, then you double the result

It might be "crystal clear" with some thought put into it, but it isn't immediately apparent which is correct.

I asked the question originally because I sensed some ambiguity. When it came up in my games this past weekend (ITC tournament), I always proposed the d3x2, and two of my six opponents said it should actually be 2d3.

So there's definitely room for discussion and doubt, since obviously this RAW community, as well as a general tourney community can't find immediate consensus.

I wish it WERE 2d3, because while that gives me less chance of 6 damage, it also gives me less chance of 2 damage!

I believe that you find consensus here as there was only one person (besides you asking the question) who did not see it as d3 X 2, and the flaws in his reasoning were pointed out by the others here. Concensus does not mean unanimity in agreement.

My "crystal clear" comment wasn't aimed at you, Elric Greywold, so I trust no harm done there.

I'd say it's the sort of query that appears ambiguous on the face of it, but when the rules for random value characteristics are actually read (after you find them... let's be honest, that was probably a seriously contributing factor here) it's fairly straightforward.