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<blockquote data-quote="auburn2" data-source="post: 8165117" data-attributes="member: 6855259">The Gloom Stalker description states &quot;at the start of your first turn of each combat ...... if you take the attack action on this turn you can make one additional weapon attack as part of that action.&nbsp; If that weapon attack hits the target takes an extra 1d8 damage of the weapon's damage type&quot;So the way I read this is it is additional 1d8 plus the weapons normal damage.&nbsp; So if I am using a short sword it is 1d6 + 1d8 + ability bonus if the &quot;extra attack&quot; hits.Assuming this is true do I&nbsp; have to specify which attack is the &quot;extra attack&quot; before I roll my hit roll, or does it have to be the last attack rolled or can I choose after my attack roll (like I could with sneak attack).&nbsp; In another words if 5th Ranger Rick goes in and&nbsp; swings at a foe and hits can I say that is my extra attack and take the d8 if it misses try again on the next attack.Thanks for any help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="auburn2, post: 8165117, member: 6855259"] The Gloom Stalker description states "at the start of your first turn of each combat ...... if you take the attack action on this turn you can make one additional weapon attack as part of that action. If that weapon attack hits the target takes an extra 1d8 damage of the weapon's damage type" So the way I read this is it is additional 1d8 plus the weapons normal damage. So if I am using a short sword it is 1d6 + 1d8 + ability bonus if the "extra attack" hits. Assuming this is true do I have to specify which attack is the "extra attack" before I roll my hit roll, or does it have to be the last attack rolled or can I choose after my attack roll (like I could with sneak attack). In another words if 5th Ranger Rick goes in and swings at a foe and hits can I say that is my extra attack and take the d8 if it misses try again on the next attack. Thanks for any help. [/QUOTE]

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