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<blockquote data-quote="Gez" data-source="post: 10629" data-attributes="member: 1328"><p>Except that the longbow deals more damage in itself, don't requires a skill check, and is far less expensive, yes.</p><p></p><p>It isn't in Tome & Blood, it is in the Core Rules. You can make sneak attack on any attack rolls, provided you meet the prerequisite (target denied its Dex bonus to AC or flanked, target within 30 ft. of you, target without without any concealment miss chance -- this one is often forgotten, but it makes Blur or Displacement good anti-rogue spells).</p><p></p><p>The rogue don't need to make an unarmed attack (especially with a ranged spell !) to hit, but it is possible (for a melee spell) if he try to make normal damage in addition to the spell's damage and his sneak damage.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't remember exactly, but I think you don't have criticals on attacks that don't deal damage. However, note that (IIRC) <em>ability damage</em> are considered as <em>damage</em>, since they're <em>ability <u>damage</u></em>, and you could thus crit on spells like <em>Ray of Enfeeblement</em>, dealing twice as much Str damage. But sneak attack damage don't get added to ability damage. Things are even more complicated given that you would add your sneak attack damage (as normal hit point damage cause by negative energy) on spells like <em>Enervation</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gez, post: 10629, member: 1328"] Except that the longbow deals more damage in itself, don't requires a skill check, and is far less expensive, yes. It isn't in Tome & Blood, it is in the Core Rules. You can make sneak attack on any attack rolls, provided you meet the prerequisite (target denied its Dex bonus to AC or flanked, target within 30 ft. of you, target without without any concealment miss chance -- this one is often forgotten, but it makes Blur or Displacement good anti-rogue spells). The rogue don't need to make an unarmed attack (especially with a ranged spell !) to hit, but it is possible (for a melee spell) if he try to make normal damage in addition to the spell's damage and his sneak damage. I don't remember exactly, but I think you don't have criticals on attacks that don't deal damage. However, note that (IIRC) [i]ability damage[/i] are considered as [i]damage[/i], since they're [i]ability [u]damage[/u][/i], and you could thus crit on spells like [i]Ray of Enfeeblement[/i], dealing twice as much Str damage. But sneak attack damage don't get added to ability damage. Things are even more complicated given that you would add your sneak attack damage (as normal hit point damage cause by negative energy) on spells like [i]Enervation[/i]. [/QUOTE]
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