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<blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 2426853" data-attributes="member: 8158">Well, if you think the sneak attack damage bonus is too much, then it's too much, and the fear save penalty doesn't mitigate that one iota. They have nothing to do with each other. If a player is deterred from taking the feat by the penalty, then it's a moot point. If the player takes the feat despite the penalty, you can punish him by throwing feart effects at him, but he still gets the sneak attack damage.My take on it is that the +1d6/level sneak attack damage rogues on each attack get is already insanely powerful. There's no special ability that touches it--fighter weapon spec, paladin smite, ranger favored enemy--hell, a 20th-level two-weapon-fighting rogue makes meteor swarm look like a joke. Rogues don't need more damage. I wouldn't mind seeing feats that let them apply sneak attack damage in different situations though--like, say, against a prone or entangled opponent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felon, post: 2426853, member: 8158"] Well, if you think the sneak attack damage bonus is too much, then it's too much, and the fear save penalty doesn't mitigate that one iota. They have nothing to do with each other. If a player is deterred from taking the feat by the penalty, then it's a moot point. If the player takes the feat despite the penalty, you can punish him by throwing feart effects at him, but he still gets the sneak attack damage. My take on it is that the +1d6/level sneak attack damage rogues on each attack get is already insanely powerful. There's no special ability that touches it--fighter weapon spec, paladin smite, ranger favored enemy--hell, a 20th-level two-weapon-fighting rogue makes [I]meteor swarm[/I] look like a joke. Rogues don't need more damage. I wouldn't mind seeing feats that let them apply sneak attack damage in different situations though--like, say, against a prone or entangled opponent. [/QUOTE]

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