Rogues and rolling all the dice

[Darren Campbell]

Not that I don't want the Rogue to roll all the dice on the table for a sneak attack, but I want to make sure he's not rolling all the dice on the table.

So at level 3 Assassin with sneak attack:

2 D20 for advantage (unless he has a party member within five feet, and if the target hasn't moved this turn he gets the advantage)
1 D6 for short sword
1 D6 for crit damage
2 D6 for sneak attack bonus (at level 3)

Are there any other dice he can roll, or is he already rolling too many dice?

 

[UngeheuerLich]

If he crits with sneak attack, he also doubles sneak attack dice.

 

[TwoSix]

Not that I don't want the Rogue to roll all the dice on the table for a sneak attack, but I want to make sure he's not rolling all the dice on the table.

So at level 3 Assassin with sneak attack:

2 D20 for advantage (unless he has a party member within five feet, and if the target hasn't moved this turn he gets the advantage)
1 D6 for short sword
1 D6 for crit damage
2 D6 for sneak attack bonus (at level 3)

Are there any other dice he can roll, or is he already rolling too many dice?

Not rolling enough dice, a short sword sneak attack crit should be doing 6d6+Dex modifier damage.

 

[Darren Campbell]

6 D6?

1 for weapon (plus modifiers
1 for crit on sneak attack
2 for level 2 sneak attack

Where do the other two come from?

 

[mellored]

I added in the breakdown for the crit die roll.

Or are you saying he now has 6 D6 rolls for weapons.

Also, he only get to add dex and proficiency bonus for the 1 weapon damage roll right?

Critical hits double all the dice. Including weapon dice and sneak attack dice.

Dex and anything else is added to damage only once. Even if you crit.

Proficiency is NOT added to damage.

 

[Darren Campbell]

The one shot super damage! Ok, thanks.

 

[Swarmkeeper]

If the 3rd level rogue is a half-orc add one more d6 for Savage Attack —- 7D6!

 

[Darren Campbell]

Elf so no more dice please.

In game for a critical hit we ended up choosing to roll double dice. We might move to doubling the damage instead to keep the math down!

 

[aco175]

I would vote to let the player roll all the dice. Rolling dice is fun and the math should average out.

 

[AmerginLiath]

6 D6?

1 for weapon (plus modifiers
1 for crit on sneak attack
2 for level 2 sneak attack

Where do the other two come from?

He stole them?