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<blockquote data-quote="André Soares" data-source="post: 7568803" data-attributes="member: 6956446">It's funny how this issue happens with people who are used to the reallity of previous editions. It happened to me and my group, and seing the responses here, it still happens a lot.In 5e the reasoning for sneak attack is not the same as in 3.x, it's not about hitting soft or vital spots. The feature's descriptions is the following: &quot;Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. &quot; If you pay attention it's about exploiting distraction and being swift. Nothing in the feature infers you are hitting soft tissue, ligaments, organs or any other weak point, you are just exploiting distraction, and so, the composition of the target's body does not matter. It's about your ability, not the target's anatomy.5e is similar to older editions in a lot of ways, but we cannot assume every thing works the same or has the same fiction justification just because it has the same name or similar function.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="André Soares, post: 7568803, member: 6956446"] It's funny how this issue happens with people who are used to the reallity of previous editions. It happened to me and my group, and seing the responses here, it still happens a lot. In 5e the reasoning for sneak attack is not the same as in 3.x, it's not about hitting soft or vital spots. The feature's descriptions is the following: "Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. " If you pay attention it's about exploiting distraction and being swift. Nothing in the feature infers you are hitting soft tissue, ligaments, organs or any other weak point, you are just exploiting distraction, and so, the composition of the target's body does not matter. It's about your ability, not the target's anatomy. 5e is similar to older editions in a lot of ways, but we cannot assume every thing works the same or has the same fiction justification just because it has the same name or similar function. [/QUOTE]

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