This came up in game last night. Can a rogue Sneak Attack a flatfooted enemy who has Uncanny dodge? Start of the combat, barbarian had not acted yet.
Relevant snippets from the SRD:
... The rogue’s attack deals extra damage any time her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the rogue flanks her target ...
... At 2nd level, a barbarian retains his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if he is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker ...
The argument for allowing the sneak attack was that the barbarian _would have_ been denied his Dex bonus (due to being flatfooted), but wasn't due to Uncanny Dodge. So the barbarian received his Dex bonus to AC but was sneak-attackable.
The argument against was that the barbarian explicitly _did not_ lose his Dex bonus, and so was not sneak-attackable.
I've looked through the FAQ and this was not answered. Given the players involved, I'd prefer an official answer if there is one. Otherwise we'll hash it out at the table using this thread as reference.
Relevant snippets from the SRD:
... The rogue’s attack deals extra damage any time her target would be denied a Dexterity bonus to AC (whether the target actually has a Dexterity bonus or not), or when the rogue flanks her target ...
... At 2nd level, a barbarian retains his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if he is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker ...
The argument for allowing the sneak attack was that the barbarian _would have_ been denied his Dex bonus (due to being flatfooted), but wasn't due to Uncanny Dodge. So the barbarian received his Dex bonus to AC but was sneak-attackable.
The argument against was that the barbarian explicitly _did not_ lose his Dex bonus, and so was not sneak-attackable.
I've looked through the FAQ and this was not answered. Given the players involved, I'd prefer an official answer if there is one. Otherwise we'll hash it out at the table using this thread as reference.