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<blockquote data-quote="Starglim" data-source="post: 2603899" data-attributes="member: 17011">Good point, I would have expected such a situation somewhere.I took a look at sneak attack, and at the ever-handy Glossary.&nbsp;&quot;When the rogue flanks her target&quot; is possibly a higher test than some of the preceding posts imply. Let's see what &quot;flanks&quot; means.&nbsp;The first sentence defines what it means for a character to flank an opponent. It is the character who gets the bonus/sneak attack who flanks (which makes sense when I think about it) and it requires the attacker to flank, not the target to be flanked. The second and third sentences are the two separate consequences of flanking - neither depends on the other, nor does the condition of flanking depend on making any attacks.The line test merely clarifies what &quot;directly on the other side&quot; means in this context.I think this supports the bow-armed rogue strongly. In the example, I'd now consider that the elf can sneak attack, the gnome and halfling cannot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Starglim, post: 2603899, member: 17011"] Good point, I would have expected such a situation somewhere. I took a look at sneak attack, and at the ever-handy Glossary. "When the rogue flanks her target" is possibly a higher test than some of the preceding posts imply. Let's see what "flanks" means. The first sentence defines what it means for a character to flank an opponent. It is the character who gets the bonus/sneak attack who flanks (which makes sense when I think about it) and it requires the attacker to flank, not the target to be flanked. The second and third sentences are the two separate consequences of flanking - neither depends on the other, nor does the condition of flanking depend on making any attacks. The line test merely clarifies what "directly on the other side" means in this context. I think this supports the bow-armed rogue strongly. In the example, I'd now consider that the elf can sneak attack, the gnome and halfling cannot. [/QUOTE]

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