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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 1390145" data-attributes="member: 2629">I'm a big critic of the sage, but I thought he did a fine job. A few oversights, but nothing *wrong*. And I do appreciate the clarifications on the effect of concealment on sneak attacks. My only (minor) complaints:1.) I share Hyper's diappointement at the failure to mention stunned, grapples, running, etc ... in the blindsight area.2.) It troubles me that we've seen two articles on sneak attacks and no mention of hiding. The largest questions I have regarding sneak attacks revolve around hiding. It is one of the most undefined common states in D&amp;D.3.) The following statement bothers me a bit: &quot;When you can't move, you can't use your Dexterity bonus (if any) to Armor Class, and you can be sneak attacked even when you're not flanked or caught flat-footed.&quot; People will quote this out of context and say that any time you can not move from one square to another, a sneak attack against you is possible. I can see someone arguing that this applies when you are held in place by a tanglefoot bag. Reading the rest of the article makes it clear that Skip did not intend for this to be true, but many people don't bother with the whole story when a small portion of the story serves them better ...Overall, I'm pleased with the effort. If he finishes this series without discussing hiding, however, I'm going to be very disappointed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 1390145, member: 2629"] I'm a big critic of the sage, but I thought he did a fine job. A few oversights, but nothing *wrong*. And I do appreciate the clarifications on the effect of concealment on sneak attacks. My only (minor) complaints: 1.) I share Hyper's diappointement at the failure to mention stunned, grapples, running, etc ... in the blindsight area. 2.) It troubles me that we've seen two articles on sneak attacks and no mention of hiding. The largest questions I have regarding sneak attacks revolve around hiding. It is one of the most undefined common states in D&D. 3.) The following statement bothers me a bit: "When you can't move, you can't use your Dexterity bonus (if any) to Armor Class, and you can be sneak attacked even when you're not flanked or caught flat-footed." People will quote this out of context and say that any time you can not move from one square to another, a sneak attack against you is possible. I can see someone arguing that this applies when you are held in place by a tanglefoot bag. Reading the rest of the article makes it clear that Skip did not intend for this to be true, but many people don't bother with the whole story when a small portion of the story serves them better ... Overall, I'm pleased with the effort. If he finishes this series without discussing hiding, however, I'm going to be very disappointed. [/QUOTE]

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