You post what your intentions are, and then the DM (Mistral in that instance, would tell you how the hit took. That is how a basic RPG plays out. Because only we will know how many HP our characters have and what secret abilities and protections there are. YOu would not know of a ring of protection against whatever like the DM would.
~Man...I am scared...I still have some tweeking to do on my side...and will be working on that today while I am at work.
My wife has been informed of our weekend divorce. I belong to my PC...