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so, they aren't necessarily exclusive, but you see them together a lot. the 5e sneak attack thread makes me think about this.
It always seemed odd that stealth and sneak attacks were gated behind a class, and there was nothing there to really say "this is why". like.. why are they the only people that sneak and stab?
the sneak attack itself is always about more damage. that's great and all, but really, that's sort of just because that's the only axis that the game works on. If you add some other parameters to work with, sneak attacks can be a lot more. Not to hold up mythras on a pedestal here, but sneak attacks don't do more damage - they deny defense (you are surprised), and you get an extra special effect. This might mean you get bypass armor and maximize damage and you get a lot of damage. It might also mean bypass armor and choose location head, which lets you get the garrotte on them and keep them silent.
anyhow, that one in particular sticks in my craw, right there next to 1/day or 1/encounter powers.
this isn't just about stealth but other ones as well. Maybe i just needed to rant a bit, because I was going to start a discussion and i just kind of ranted ;)
It always seemed odd that stealth and sneak attacks were gated behind a class, and there was nothing there to really say "this is why". like.. why are they the only people that sneak and stab?
the sneak attack itself is always about more damage. that's great and all, but really, that's sort of just because that's the only axis that the game works on. If you add some other parameters to work with, sneak attacks can be a lot more. Not to hold up mythras on a pedestal here, but sneak attacks don't do more damage - they deny defense (you are surprised), and you get an extra special effect. This might mean you get bypass armor and maximize damage and you get a lot of damage. It might also mean bypass armor and choose location head, which lets you get the garrotte on them and keep them silent.
anyhow, that one in particular sticks in my craw, right there next to 1/day or 1/encounter powers.
this isn't just about stealth but other ones as well. Maybe i just needed to rant a bit, because I was going to start a discussion and i just kind of ranted ;)