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<blockquote data-quote="tglassy" data-source="post: 7626352" data-attributes="member: 6855204"><p>I'm not going to read it all, but i read the first few pages.</p><p></p><p>The only time I give an insta kill is if the target is asleep. Otherwise, HP doesn't necessarily mean how tough they are. It means you didn't hit them somewhere that would kill them. </p><p></p><p>I saw someone mention granting a Rogue's Sneak Attack. I'm sorry, but that's rediculous. The Ranger isn't a Rogue. The player who chose a Rogue specifically did so because the Rogue gets a Sneak Attack. If you are going to willy nilly give any class the Sneak Attack simply because they are making a Sneak Attack, then the Rogue is now a worthless class and the player who chose to play one feels like an idiot. I had a DM do this once, with a Monk's run up the walls ability. He gave it to anyone who asked. If I'd picked Monk because Monks can do that, I would have felt very foolish.</p><p></p><p>I saw someone else saying that their rogue held a knife to someone's throat, then cut their throat...for 1d4 damage. Yeah. That means the Rogue didn't succeed on the cut. The bad guy managed to grab his hand, or jerk his head away, or whatever, but the throat cutting wasn't successful. Any villain with more than 1d4+5 hp would be strong enough to struggle against the attack. </p><p></p><p>Now, if that person was restrained, then the rogue also gets Sneak Attack due to Advantage. If the Rogue is an Assassin, they also Critical. That's a lot more than 1d4, potentially, and could one shot a higher level PC. In fact, that makes sense, as the Rogue gets stronger, so does his Sneak Attack, and so does his ability to one shot higher level creatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tglassy, post: 7626352, member: 6855204"] I'm not going to read it all, but i read the first few pages. The only time I give an insta kill is if the target is asleep. Otherwise, HP doesn't necessarily mean how tough they are. It means you didn't hit them somewhere that would kill them. I saw someone mention granting a Rogue's Sneak Attack. I'm sorry, but that's rediculous. The Ranger isn't a Rogue. The player who chose a Rogue specifically did so because the Rogue gets a Sneak Attack. If you are going to willy nilly give any class the Sneak Attack simply because they are making a Sneak Attack, then the Rogue is now a worthless class and the player who chose to play one feels like an idiot. I had a DM do this once, with a Monk's run up the walls ability. He gave it to anyone who asked. If I'd picked Monk because Monks can do that, I would have felt very foolish. I saw someone else saying that their rogue held a knife to someone's throat, then cut their throat...for 1d4 damage. Yeah. That means the Rogue didn't succeed on the cut. The bad guy managed to grab his hand, or jerk his head away, or whatever, but the throat cutting wasn't successful. Any villain with more than 1d4+5 hp would be strong enough to struggle against the attack. Now, if that person was restrained, then the rogue also gets Sneak Attack due to Advantage. If the Rogue is an Assassin, they also Critical. That's a lot more than 1d4, potentially, and could one shot a higher level PC. In fact, that makes sense, as the Rogue gets stronger, so does his Sneak Attack, and so does his ability to one shot higher level creatures. [/QUOTE]
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