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Sneak Attacks!
- Thread starter Stark
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Yeah, my groups going through an undead-heavy adventure right now. I, personally, am having a wonderful time ...
Barbarian: "I roll a twenty with my axe! Let's see if I confirm ..."
DM: "No criticals against undead."
Rogue: "I hit! I've got him flanked, so the sneak attack damage is ..."
DM: "No sneak attacks against undead."
Me: "My monk swings at him with his quarterstaff of undead bane!"
DM: "I really wish I'd never given you that thing."
Barbarian: "I roll a twenty with my axe! Let's see if I confirm ..."
DM: "No criticals against undead."
Rogue: "I hit! I've got him flanked, so the sneak attack damage is ..."
DM: "No sneak attacks against undead."
Me: "My monk swings at him with his quarterstaff of undead bane!"
DM: "I really wish I'd never given you that thing."
Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
It is quite obvious how this "buggers" are build. They are made from some bones, that for unknow, err "magical" reason stay together and can make might swings at your. (Okay, true, this only applies for skeletons)
- You see no vital organs. The bodies are dead. They might had some vital organs when they were still alive, but now, they are not working, and this guy is still trying to kill you. Even if you stick your rapier deep into his heart. The undead seems not very impressed.
The GreatAxes blow that chopped of his left arm, seemed to do much more - not that this monster stops fighting, but at least you see some effect.
- Oh, and this slimy creature there. Hmm. Interesting. Fluid, slimy, whatever. When you swing your rapier or your mace at it, it is like hitting water. If you had some more power behind your strike, more Strength, and maybe a bigger weapon, for sure you would be able to split it up, so that it doesn`t stay in one part...
- Interesting. A tree, that it trying to hit you. Hmm, maybe you should try to get the apples there. Or the roots? But hell, the roots are not even in the floor... In Fact, it is coming after you. Oh, damn.
Oh, thanks, Krusk. What would we be withour your trusty Axe.
Mustrum Ridcully
- You see no vital organs. The bodies are dead. They might had some vital organs when they were still alive, but now, they are not working, and this guy is still trying to kill you. Even if you stick your rapier deep into his heart. The undead seems not very impressed.
The GreatAxes blow that chopped of his left arm, seemed to do much more - not that this monster stops fighting, but at least you see some effect.
- Oh, and this slimy creature there. Hmm. Interesting. Fluid, slimy, whatever. When you swing your rapier or your mace at it, it is like hitting water. If you had some more power behind your strike, more Strength, and maybe a bigger weapon, for sure you would be able to split it up, so that it doesn`t stay in one part...
- Interesting. A tree, that it trying to hit you. Hmm, maybe you should try to get the apples there. Or the roots? But hell, the roots are not even in the floor... In Fact, it is coming after you. Oh, damn.
Oh, thanks, Krusk. What would we be withour your trusty Axe.
Mustrum Ridcully
Kae'Yoss
First Post
OK, I got the point! We have to go for magic again - like that Undead Stalker Class Variant from DMG, where the Ranger gets Sneak Attack against Undead, and only against them - it's not explainable why he get's it, but he does. Maybe it's too much for a feat, but it could be a magic weapon special ability or something for a PrC.
BTW: nice mocking me. Always good way to make a point!
BTW: nice mocking me
. Always good way to make a point!
