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[Storminator]

so if i have CA from flanking ? can i make a sneak attack ? are do i have to make a stealth check ?

How does it all work ? please help !!!

You get sneak attack damage any time you have Combat Advantage. There are a number of ways to get CA. Flanking is one. Attacking enemies that are prone, climbing, or balancing grants CA. A number of powers grant you CA. Your allies might have powers that grant you CA. You can get CA from a Bluff check or a Stealth check. As a rogue you get CA if you act before the enemy in the first round of combat.

So there's a bunch of ways to get CA. Flanking is a pretty reliable way tho. As a fairly low hit point, low surge character you want to get a reliable partner in the party to help you out. A fighter is a great choice, because he can mark your target, which can really help you. I play a cleric and one of my prime jobs is to provide flanking for the rogue. Since I'm a leader I don't any important places to be on the battlefield (except to be close enough to heal), so I can mosey around where the rogue needs me. And since a rogue does so much more damage than I do, getting him CA is more important than most attacks I can make.

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[jokker1978]

If you read the Player's Handbook, the answers will come.

i have read it and read it again i still dont know how many dice i roll on a sneak attack looking in the index of the book for sneak attack and couldnt find it

 

[Jaysue]

i have read it and read it again i still dont know how many dice i roll on a sneak attack looking in the index of the book for sneak attack and couldnt find it

i think its 2d6 damage if you have combat advantage, limit 1 time per round (? - you can increase it to d8's with a feat, and get another use with an action point with another feat)

You can get CA if someone is flanked, prone, etc, (and from some powers).

The damage done by Sneak Attack increases per tier (level 11 which is paragon tier increases it to 3d6/d8 and epic must be 4 - not 100% sure).

Hope that helps.

 

[Thanee]

Basically it works like this...

You get to roll your weapon damage if you hit with an attack. That's the basic part.

You get to add your sneak attack damage (i.e. 2d6 at 1st level according to the table in the Rogue section) to the weapon damage, if you have COMBAT ADVANTAGE at the time you attack (once per round only, though, you simply decide after you hit with the attack, that you want to add the extra damage). If you have CA, you have a superior positioning or other advantage, that makes it harder for the opponent to defend against your attacks.

You can gain CA in a number of ways, the most basic are using Stealth successfully to attack from hiding, or to flank the opponent with an ally to have him distracted. There are also some powers and various conditions that grant CA in some way or another.

CA is just a state (which also confers a bonus to your attack rolls). Sneak Attack isn't an action or anything, it's simply a damage bonus based on that state.

Bye
Thanee

 

[cmbarona]

i have read it and read it again i still dont know how many dice i roll on a sneak attack looking in the index of the book for sneak attack and couldnt find it

You'll want to check out two chapters in particular: Chapter 9 for Combat (read this all the way through) and certain portions of the Classes chapter (in particular, the introduction where they explain the layout and the Class Features section of the Rogue). From these, you should be able to get a feel for how Rogues work.

As for two-weapon fighting, that is now handled in an entirely different way. There are no penalties for carrying the proper weapons in both hands (at least one has to be off-hand unless you are a Ranger with a specific class feature). You'll notice everyone attacks with specific powers now. Even your basic attacks are technically powers, as described in the Combat chapter. Most classes can carry two weapons but don't get to attack with both in a round. However, there are certain powers (most of them Ranger) that allow you to attack twice with a single standard action (another concept explained in Chapter 9).

I hope this helps.