So this is probably answered somewhere but I can't seem to find it. Does a Rogue who's flanking his opponent and then full-attacks with say 2 short swords and hits with both attacks deal 2d6+str (both shortswords) + sneak attack twice? And then of course my next question is, when he gets iterative attacks would it go up to sneak attack 3 times and so on?
Yes. The rogue can do sneak attack damage on every attack if every attack qualifies as a sneak attack.
Of course, for a rogue to do this, she has to park herself next to the enemy, and rogues can be fairly squishy. So this is a useful but dangerous way to play one.
Yes. The rogue can do sneak attack damage on every attack if every attack qualifies as a sneak attack.
Of course, for a rogue to do this, she has to park herself next to the enemy, and rogues can be fairly squishy. So this is a useful but dangerous way to play one.
Alright thanks. I realize Rogues can be squishy, I was just wondering because I planned an encounter against 2 Lizardfolk Rogues that are going to be working off of each other and 1 will be using 2 short swords while the other is using a long spear and both Rogues have the Precise Strike Teamwork Feat just to make them seem even more scary.
The dual-wielding rogue would also need the Double Slice feat to add its full Strength bonus to the off-hand attack--normally, a character can only add half its Strength bonus to attack made with the off-hand.
The dual-wielding rogue would also need the Double Slice feat to add its full Strength bonus to the off-hand attack--normally, a character can only add half its Strength bonus to attack made with the off-hand.
I know that but thank you anyway.
and incase it gets brought up (since it always gets brought up) rogues can get sneak attack with touch spells and rays too
Yes, but we're having a nice argument over here about spells which fire multiple rays or multiple attacks. Short answer is that sneak attack only happens once per volley.
I know a Speed weapon doesn't stack with the Haste spell, but if you have 2 speed weapons they're not stacking with each other, are they?
Apart from balance issues i don't see how this is justified personally.
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"Speed
When making a full-attack action, the wielder of a speed weapon may make one extra attack with it. The attack uses the wielder's full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation. (This benefit is not cumulative with similar effects, such as a haste spell.)"
doesn't stack with similar effects, and you cant be any more similar than the same exact thing
yeh i know, just playing devil's advocate.
I would not expect to get an attack bonus from a haste potion or boots of speed, etc when holding a weapon (or two) of Speed. Just as I wouldn't expect to get a bonus from Improved Critical Feat whilst holding two Keen weapons, but I would expect that the two weapons both had better threat ranges.
IIRC Keen does not stack with itself either.
Would you expect that you don't get the keen bonus for both weapons?
Not exactly the same thing: Keen edge is something that applies to one weapon. Improved critical is based on the weapon, too.
Haste, on the other hand, is something that affects the wielder of the weapons. Therefore, it's not clear-cut whether the weapons should double dip.