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<blockquote data-quote="Quickbeam" data-source="post: 2599172" data-attributes="member: 635">Despite having played D&amp;D for years now, one of my gaming groups recently encountered a situation we've never attempted to adjudicate before.The rules clearly state that rogues can gain the benefit of their sneak attack ability with ranged weapons used within 30' of their target (assuming the target is subject to critical hits).&nbsp; Our take on this has always been that this presumes the rogue is acting first in a combat scenario when his/her foes are caught flat-footed, or that the target is otherwise being denied its dexterity.&nbsp; The question was raised, though, can a rogue with feats such as point blank shot and precise shot be considered flanking a foe if they are using a ranged weapon and not positioned within an adjacent square?&nbsp; Furthermore, is a rogue able to gain the benefit of his/her sneak attack if a ranged attack is directed at an opponent two other characters are flanking?We've always ruled that the answer to #1 is no, and that the answer to #2 is yes, but never really bothered giving either situation much thought until this week.&nbsp; Now we're wondering how beneficial sneak attack is to a rogue that generally specializes in ranged combat.&nbsp; Thanks in advance for your input and experiences.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickbeam, post: 2599172, member: 635"] Despite having played D&D for years now, one of my gaming groups recently encountered a situation we've never attempted to adjudicate before. The rules clearly state that rogues can gain the benefit of their sneak attack ability with ranged weapons used within 30' of their target (assuming the target is subject to critical hits). Our take on this has always been that this presumes the rogue is acting first in a combat scenario when his/her foes are caught flat-footed, or that the target is otherwise being denied its dexterity. The question was raised, though, can a rogue with feats such as [I]point blank shot[/I] and [I]precise shot[/I] be considered flanking a foe if they are using a ranged weapon and not positioned within an adjacent square? Furthermore, is a rogue able to gain the benefit of his/her sneak attack if a ranged attack is directed at an opponent two other characters are flanking? We've always ruled that the answer to #1 is no, and that the answer to #2 is yes, but never really bothered giving either situation much thought until this week. Now we're wondering how beneficial sneak attack is to a rogue that generally specializes in ranged combat. Thanks in advance for your input and experiences. [/QUOTE]

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