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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 7569055" data-attributes="member: 59848">Well, it doesn't have to be a mystical or magical thing. Though, if you have magic users and monks in your group, it isn't such a stretch since there is precedent for that kind of thing. But it could be a mundane explanation as well. As I think someone else in the thread had mentioned (sorry, I would quote or credit you, but can't find the exact post at the moment), the ability could be more reflective of a rogue timing their shot and making the most opportune strike. It could be capitalizing on a distraction set up by one of the other characters. Or the rogue himself may be distracting the creature, setting it up to expect one kind of strike but then reversing into a different one. So the target bracers for one thing, and instead gets hit in a less defended area. Or perhaps, even though the rogue is technically getting only one attack, maybe the player likes the idea of each additional dice representing a strike. So one mechanical "hit" with sneak attack is visualized or imagined as a number of rapid and precise strikes. That is probably the most mundane option to represent the higher damage without the baggage of "needing to hit a vital spot." A single sneak attack being represented by a flurry of stabs when the creature is distracted.Regardless, I think it is worth talking to your player to see how they imagine it working. They may have a concept in their head that is cool, fun, thematic, and helps you understand how it can work against things without clear anatomy or vital/weak spots. Additionally, I would caution you against changing or nerfing the player's character. They built their character for a reason. So long as that ability is not breaking the game, limiting the enjoyment of others, or monopolizing the spotlight, I would let it play out. Of course, your table may be different, prioritizing different things as fun or enjoyable. But certainly something like that would feel pretty harsh at my table unless the player was warned up front at session 0 that characters and mechanics may be tweaked along the way.</blockquote>

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