doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
I’m cool with Rogues getting fairly regular reaction Sneak Attacks, since like you pointed out they are weighing this against Uncanny Dodge.Consider that the Fighter Battlemaster has a repost ability, and also has push and other things that could be done with basic actions. The Battlemaster uses a limited resources, but gets a damage boost.
So, there's a feat that lets you push as a bonus action (shield master). I think a feat that lets you repost or parry as a reaction is fine.
The question is, if a rogue already landed a sneak attack on their turn, can they get a second sneak attack via a repost? It's risky, since they could use their reaction to take half damage already.
Would it be simple and balanced to make it work like the monk’s Deflect Arrow ability but for melee? Although then we would have to figure out the limiter on the attack, since we don’t have Ki to work with.
If you think the phb feat isn’t weak, then I can’t imagine any other conclusion to a straight up upgrade to it. I see DD as one of the weakest combat feats, and largely a waste of ASI. I’d rather take Linguist or something that at least rounds out the character concept, never mind comparison against other combat feats.It means I think you've made it too strong.