improved sneak attack

[punkorange]

Would it be overpowered to have an improved sneak attack feat that increased the die type of a sneak attack by one. It applies to a single sneak attack and cannot be stacked, but can be taken multi times and each time it applies to a seperate sneak attack die.

 

[Crothian]

so, the first time it is taken a person with sneak attack +3d6 becomes +1d8+2d6?? if so that seems fine if not a little weak.

 

[Rystil Arden]

I think there was a crazily overpowered feat in one of the Traps and Treachery books that increased them *all* by one dice. I agree with Crothian about this one

 

[Hammerhead]

It really kind of sucks.

 

[Crothian]

I think there was a crazily overpowered feat in one of the Traps and Treachery books that increased them *all* by one dice. I agree with Crothian about this one

actually, that feat wasn't that bad. even with ten levels of rogue it only averaged 5 points of more damage.

 

[Nifft]

actually, that feat wasn't that bad. even with ten levels of rogue it only averaged 5 points of more damage.

5 points of damage per hit? That's better than Weapon Specialization.

Hmm, what about one that increased the SA die size, but only on a crit? (Since typically you can't SA the same foes whom you can't crit.)

-- N

 

[Crothian]

5 points of damage per hit? That's better than Weapon Specialization.

seaks attacks don't happen as often as just attacking which is all weapon spec needs

 

[Rystil Arden]

seaks attacks don't happen as often as just attacking which is all weapon spec needs

The problem was that it did +10 more damage after 20 levels in rogue. Or worse, if the character had a few PrCs that increased SA damage dice, it did even more. I like Nifft's idea about the crits a lot, actually.

 

[Hodgie]

I agree that it should land somewhere in between. As written, the feat only increases damage by 1 point under limited circumstances. Although increasing it by one die for ALL sneak attacks seems powerful, the character will either a) have a lot of sneak attack and thus few feats, or b) have many feats and very little sneak attack. So if it benefits them a lot, they gave up a lot for it.

 

[Crothian]

The problem was that it did +10 more damage after 20 levels in rogue. Or worse, if the character had a few PrCs that increased SA damage dice, it did even more. I like Nifft's idea about the crits a lot, actually.

Ya, but 10 more damage at 20th level is nothing. Even if you min max it to get +15 damage, it is not that big of deal by the time one hits 20th level. At tthat level there are many good ways to reduce the chances of a sneak attack, so defenses against it rise as well.