Dumb question: What are the common ways to avoid or negate a Sneak Attack?

[R.A.Boettcher]

I know I could run a Rogue or Barbarian to screw up a Rogue's day but what about spells, feats, or anything else that can negate or reduce the threat of a Sneak Attack?

[Abraham spalding]

Cover, invisibility, dim lighting, fog, smoke, not being flanked.

[Ringtail]

Fortification, Elemental Body (IV?), Gaseous Form (and like spells)

[Thraxital]

R.A.Boettcher wrote:

I know I could run a Rogue or Barbarian to screw up a Rogue's day but what about spells, feats, or anything else that can negate or reduce the threat of a Sneak Attack?

Might depend on methods rogue is using, but Blindfighting is a very nice feat to get. Not only does it improve your chances to hit an invisible/concealed enemy, but it takes away a lot of an invisible enemys bonus against you.

[Interzone]

The Countless Eyes spell, Robe of Eyes magic item just off the top of my head, Im sure there are more though.

[Atarlost]

It looks like blind-fight just lets you reroll miss chances rather than negating cover. And some other stuff, but I didn't see anything about being able to sneak attack. You'd need improved blind-fight, which is a level 10 feat by prerequisites if you can take a feat at level 10. That ignores less than total concealment which gets past blur or a fog cloud if you're not trying to use a polearm, but an invisible creature or a creature in magical darkness or whatever would still not be sneakable.

[Abraham spalding]

Atarlost wrote:

It looks like blind-fight just lets you reroll miss chances rather than negating cover.

Blind fight allows you to avoid being sneak attacked by someone that is invisible.

[R.A.Boettcher]

Typically the halfing rogue in my party uses his wolf animal companion (using a revamped Wild Cohort feat from 3rd edition) to provide both mobility and flanking. Its a clever set-up.

[Atarlost]

Abraham spalding wrote:

Atarlost wrote:

It looks like blind-fight just lets you reroll miss chances rather than negating cover.

Blind fight allows you to avoid being sneak attacked by someone that is invisible.

I thought it was mentioned as a way to overcome some of the anti-sneak-attack protections.

[Werecorpse]

does blur still protect you from sneak attacks?

[Klebert L. Hall]

Werecorpse wrote:

does blur still protect you from sneak attacks?

Sometimes.

If the sneaky person has that APG feat that lets them sneak attack despite concealment, not so much.

Unless you mean the band. I don't know about that.
-Kle.