So I really can't figure out how damage is being handled. I have been reading various posts and articles about damage calculation and none of them mention anything about what I am experiencing. Basically during a fight what I will see in the combat log is this:
Khalid-Attacks Skeleton
Khalid-Attack Roll 13+1=14: Hit
Khalid did 4 damage to skeleton (8-4)
So what is happening on that last line? My roll hits and I roll my dmg die, which in this case is an 8. Why is the skeleton getting 4 dmg reduced from the dmg roll? If I understand AC correctly armor is just to determine if a roll hits and doesnt have anything to do with mitigation. Can someone explain this to me? I cant find anything about this online.
Khalid-Attacks Skeleton
Khalid-Attack Roll 13+1=14: Hit
Khalid did 4 damage to skeleton (8-4)
So what is happening on that last line? My roll hits and I roll my dmg die, which in this case is an 8. Why is the skeleton getting 4 dmg reduced from the dmg roll? If I understand AC correctly armor is just to determine if a roll hits and doesnt have anything to do with mitigation. Can someone explain this to me? I cant find anything about this online.