Does Crushing Grab apply Sneak Attack Damage?


Rules Discussion


You, a Rogue, who Multiclasses into Monk.

You take the Crushing Grab feat and make a successful grapple against an enemy... Do you get your sneak Attack dice?

Crushing Grab wrote:
Like a powerful constrictor, you crush targets in your unyielding grasp. When you successfully Grapple a creature, you can deal bludgeoning damage to that creature equal to your Strength modifier. You can make this attack nonlethal with no penalty.

Sneak Attack:

Sneak Attack wrote:
When your enemy can’t properly defend itself, you take advantage to deal extra damage. If you Strike a creature that has the flat-footed condition (page 620) with an agile or finesse melee weapon, an agile or finesse unarmed attack, or a ranged weapon attack, you deal an extra 1d6 precision damage. For a ranged attack with a thrown melee weapon, that weapon must also be agile or finesse.

"Strike" Definition:

Strike wrote:
Strike is an action that has the attack trait and that allows you to attack with a weapon you’re wielding or an unarmed attack (such as a fist).

Grabbed Condition:

Grabbed wrote:
You’re held in place by another creature, giving you the flat-footed and immobilized conditions. If you attempt a manipulate action while grabbed, you must succeed at a DC 5 flat check or it is lost; roll the check after spending the action, but before any effects are applied.


MongrelHorde wrote:

You, a Rogue, who Multiclasses into Monk.

You take the Crushing Grab feat and make a successful grapple against an enemy... Do you get your sneak Attack dice?

Crushing Grab wrote:
Like a powerful constrictor, you crush targets in your unyielding grasp. When you successfully Grapple a creature, you can deal bludgeoning damage to that creature equal to your Strength modifier. You can make this attack nonlethal with no penalty.

Sneak Attack:

Sneak Attack wrote:
When your enemy can’t properly defend itself, you take advantage to deal extra damage. If you Strike a creature that has the flat-footed condition (page 620) with an agile or finesse melee weapon, an agile or finesse unarmed attack, or a ranged weapon attack, you deal an extra 1d6 precision damage. For a ranged attack with a thrown melee weapon, that weapon must also be agile or finesse.

"Strike" Definition:

Strike wrote:
Strike is an action that has the attack trait and that allows you to attack with a weapon you’re wielding or an unarmed attack (such as a fist).

Grabbed Condition:

Grabbed wrote:
You’re held in place by another creature, giving you the flat-footed and immobilized conditions. If you attempt a manipulate action while grabbed, you must succeed at a DC 5 flat check or it is lost; roll the check after spending the action, but before any effects are applied.

No. That isn't a strike.


Yes, I see now. Strike is an actual Action, not a description of Actions. Where I read it it seemed to be a kind of "meta-tag" on attack actions, but it's a real action.

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