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Underhanded

Surprise Strike

Can these be used in combination in the middle of a battle? If a rogue has a concealed weapon and does a Surprise Strike on an opponent that is not expecting the strike of that weapon, can he do Max Sneak Attack damage on a successful hit? While Underhanded state: "if she makes a sneak attack during the surprise round using a concealed weapon that her opponent didn't know about", the key part in question is that the "surprise round". The key feature or the surprise round is that the opponent is "flat-footed". And that is also a feature of the Surprise Strike, even to the point that: "the target is considered flat-footed regardless of any class features or abilities it might have". So even a equal level rogue could be caught flat-footed by the Surprise Attack.

Would it work if the rogue was invisible? Or is invisibility not needed?

As long as the skin of a creature is not slimy or slippery, can a character climb up a creatures back that is 3-4 sizes bigger? For example could a gnome climb up the back of a T-Rex? The slippers do not require a climb check or skill roll. And you don't need to have your hands free. So it seems to me that one could stand on the back of a T-Rex and be safely out of biting range.