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My Kineticist was recently sneak attacked by a rogue. The damage due to the weapon did not pierce my force ward, but the GM still applied the sneak damage, is this right? If so, how can sneak damage, which applies as the rogue has found a vital spot, apply, when, according to the Force Ward description, the weapon has not actually achieved a hit?
Is there going to be an updated list of combat style feats following the publication of all the subsequent books to the core rules?
Hi. I would just like to mention a couple of inconsistences:- A Falchion is a sword much like a Scimetar except that it is actually shorter, though of the same weight. The were basically the European version of the Scimetar and they evolved into the Cutlass. They are NOT two handed weapons. Now I say this one as a user of a traditional English Longbow, not the American Flatbow (which I assume is the model for the Longbow in D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder). Yes the basic Longbow was/is not a massively powerful weapon (60lb at 28" draw), but the war bow was/is a different proposition, made in the same fashion, its power was generally about 180lb when drawn to the full 30" and could punch a arrow through up to 8" of solid oak. The power of the Longbow is more to do with how much the weapon was drawn back (approximately an extra 8% per inch) beyond the standard 28", therefore height is as much to do with bow power as strength. The main problem is that they cannot be kept strung for long periods, so I would suggest that any surprise attacks first thing in the morning would result in the Bow not being useable (it would take 2 minutes to string and warm up a bow). A composite bow has no problem with being kept strung. I hope that this is helpful. James |
