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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tilla the Hun (work)" data-source="post: 1145394" data-attributes="member: 14214">Let me answer that in reverse.  If an invisible rogue strikes an opponent, he loses his invisibility.  The first attack from the invisible rogue is most likely a sneak attack (assuming the target is denied their dex bonus to the rogue).  The rogue loses invisibility.  For the second attack, it becomes critical as to whether or not the target was aware of the rogues presence before the strike.  If the target was aware, the rogue's second attack is against an aware and actively defending opponent - I'd house rule that the target is no longer denied his dex bonus vs the rogue, thus eliminating the sneak attack on the subsequent attack(s).  If the target was not aware, the rogue's second attack is still against a target that is 'flat-footed' against the rogue, and thus the subsequent attack(s) deal sneak attack damage.That answers your question, but there's a deeper question here that comes up when I mention 'house rule' above.  Does a target, who is denied their dex bonus to an opponent (and yes, you can be denied dex to one target and not others) lose that dex bonus until their next turn or is it a 'free action' to regain it if the dex losing condition is removed??Flanking indicates it's a free action to lose it or gain it.  Surprise rounds indicate it's lost until your turn.  Bluff/Feint indicates it's a free action, available to be gained or lost per each attack.If it can be gained or lost as a free action - it empowers rogues to take spring attack, and raises a whole new seperate question better suited for another thread.My house rule is that it's a free action to lose your dex bonus vs any opponent, but it takes you free action ON YOUR TURN to regain it.  This goes with my other house rule about free actions - you are free to 'initiate' or 'respond' to free actions on your turn, but you can only 'respond' to free actions with free actions when it is not your turn.So your example 1:First attack and all subsequent attacks should do full sneak attack damage. The rogue cannot do a full attack AND hide, but may attack once and then hide at -20.Example 2:Same answer.Example 3:See above - complex answer.  Short answer - depends on whether target is aware of rogue - if no, then attacks are sneaked, if yes, then only first attack is.</blockquote>

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