Where does it say melee = concealment? Shadow Strike question.

[PuddingSeven]

I've seen several threads regarding ranged attacks at a target engaged in melee, and how the penalties for this are a result of the target's concealment due to being in melee. Sometimes people call it a penalty due to cover, and some people call it a penalty due to concealment.

Is there text that specifically addresses this, or is the penalty just assumed to be a result of one or the other?

I'm looking at the Shadow Strike feat from APG..

Spoiler:

Shadow Strike:
You accurately strike even those you cannot clearly see.
Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1.
Benefit: You can deal precision damage, such as sneak
attack damage, against targets with concealment.

If a target in melee gets a bonus AC due to concealment (or the attacker gets a penalty due to same), would this new feat allow a sneak attack against that target, regardless of their flat-footed status?

[stringburka]

It's for soft cover, not concealment. Concealment doesn't have anything to do with it.

Concealment never gives AC bonuses - they give straight chances to miss, commonly 20% or, in the case of full concealment (invisibility and the like) 50%.
Normally, you can't do precision damage to anyone with concealment. With this feat, you can - but you still need to have a way to deal precision damage (such as successful sneak attacks or the like).

[PuddingSeven]

stringburka wrote:

Normally, you can't do precision damage to anyone with concealment.

Ouch, didn't know that. Do you know where I can find that rule?

[Glutton]

PuddingSeven wrote:

stringburka wrote:

Normally, you can't do precision damage to anyone with concealment.

Ouch, didn't know that. Do you know where I can find that rule?

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