If I play a rogue With sneak attack And I have an animal companion From a multi class archetype...
If my 1st action is to order my cat into combat and then support Me.Does my next Attack get sneak attack Damage Or is it my Second attack which is set up to do sneak attack.
Support Benefit Your cat throws your enemies off-balance when you create an opening. Until the start of your next turn, your Strikes that deal damage to a creature that your cat threatens make the target flat-footed until the end of your next turn.
Advanced Maneuver Cat Pounce
It's your damage that makes the target flat-footed, so it can't be on your first attack, but note that since it lasts until the end of your next turn, it will work on the first attack in round 2 (when you should order your cat to flee since it'll be fragile!)
Animal Companions struggle in the front, so getting one that's a step behind normal (and you w/o Heal Animal) will make for a short life.
You could pick up Heal Animal via Druid MCD, yet frankly the cat's not worth you using 2 actions.
And you should be able to get a flank most of the time anyway, making the cat's special ability superfluous.
I say this having run a Rogue w/ a cat at 14th! (a one-shot) I even had Druid spells to support the cat, yet the cat's contribution was so minimal. Against any dire threat, the cat had to leave the room.
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Do you have a few moments to hear the Gospel of Gang Up, whose sacrificed everything so that we might sneak attack?