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What kind of spells, if any, may be used in sneak attacks?
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<blockquote data-quote="jontherev" data-source="post: 113074" data-attributes="member: 1451"><p><strong>Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: How about Fire giants instead of Red Dragons?</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Using a feat and one magic item is munchkin? I suppose your characters forego choosing feats and destroy all magic items then? Like I said, I acquired the ring in-game. Blame the DM for giving it to the nasty vampire that almost killed our entire party single-handedly.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the rules forum dude. So far you are accusing me of using existing rules to my advantage as being a "twink". You don't know anything about my character, my dm, or our campaign. You are making (bad) assumptions and acting quite trollish imo. I don't buy the "I had a bad day, so I can go off on anyone I choose" excuse. If this ideology is something you prescribe too, you need help managing your anger. I had the worst week of my entire life last week (seriously, but details shall remain private). Go back and check my posts from last week and see if I ever resorted to such rude tactics that you are using so casually and care-free in this thread. I view insults like "munchkin" or "twink" as being as bad as using racial slurs. It's the same thing essentially, or at least on par with the level of ignorance. You are acting like a jack @ss and I'm calling you on it, plain and simple. I'm not the only person to mention your rudeness btw. An apology (which I saw from you) means nothing if it is accompanied by an attempt at justification (bad day<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek! :o" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" />) and THEN followed by more of the same behavior. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Last time I checked, genitalia were pretty vital. I'm fairly certain a rogue can reach those. Especially a giant's.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, not hasted. Two-weapon fighting. Tumble is part of your move action. I can move/tumble in without being hasted and make two attacks due to the ring of blinking and expert tactician. Next round, I get 4 attacks. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes I did. I said, IF I hit with all attacks. It's not the exact amount of average that is important. You missed my point again. I can average CLOSE to the same damage you were complaining about, but this is against ANY foe who can be sneak attacked...not just those vulnerable to a certain element. If I were a true rogue, the damage would be much higher because I would have 2d6 more sneak attack dice each attack.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I took a level of ranger because giants killed my father, so I like to melee with them whether they smack me or not. But, my high ac (in the 30's w/Shield spell), high hit points (high con, good rolls), and ring of blinking help me stay in melee much longer than a pure rogue could. I haven't had a problem w/Giants yet.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No offense?<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> My DM lets me use RULES. How is that 'getting away with murder'? We use very little house rules, if any. Only if something is WAY out of wack, like the armor of speed from DotF. I am not someone who cheats or tries to bend rules like you seem hellbent on proving me as. Have a nice day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jontherev, post: 113074, member: 1451"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: How about Fire giants instead of Red Dragons?[/b] [B][/b] Using a feat and one magic item is munchkin? I suppose your characters forego choosing feats and destroy all magic items then? Like I said, I acquired the ring in-game. Blame the DM for giving it to the nasty vampire that almost killed our entire party single-handedly. [b][/b] This is the rules forum dude. So far you are accusing me of using existing rules to my advantage as being a "twink". You don't know anything about my character, my dm, or our campaign. You are making (bad) assumptions and acting quite trollish imo. I don't buy the "I had a bad day, so I can go off on anyone I choose" excuse. If this ideology is something you prescribe too, you need help managing your anger. I had the worst week of my entire life last week (seriously, but details shall remain private). Go back and check my posts from last week and see if I ever resorted to such rude tactics that you are using so casually and care-free in this thread. I view insults like "munchkin" or "twink" as being as bad as using racial slurs. It's the same thing essentially, or at least on par with the level of ignorance. You are acting like a jack @ss and I'm calling you on it, plain and simple. I'm not the only person to mention your rudeness btw. An apology (which I saw from you) means nothing if it is accompanied by an attempt at justification (bad day:o) and THEN followed by more of the same behavior. [b][/b] Last time I checked, genitalia were pretty vital. I'm fairly certain a rogue can reach those. Especially a giant's.:D [b][/b] No, not hasted. Two-weapon fighting. Tumble is part of your move action. I can move/tumble in without being hasted and make two attacks due to the ring of blinking and expert tactician. Next round, I get 4 attacks. [b][/b] Yes I did. I said, IF I hit with all attacks. It's not the exact amount of average that is important. You missed my point again. I can average CLOSE to the same damage you were complaining about, but this is against ANY foe who can be sneak attacked...not just those vulnerable to a certain element. If I were a true rogue, the damage would be much higher because I would have 2d6 more sneak attack dice each attack. [b][/b] I took a level of ranger because giants killed my father, so I like to melee with them whether they smack me or not. But, my high ac (in the 30's w/Shield spell), high hit points (high con, good rolls), and ring of blinking help me stay in melee much longer than a pure rogue could. I haven't had a problem w/Giants yet. [b][/b] No offense?:D My DM lets me use RULES. How is that 'getting away with murder'? We use very little house rules, if any. Only if something is WAY out of wack, like the armor of speed from DotF. I am not someone who cheats or tries to bend rules like you seem hellbent on proving me as. Have a nice day. [/QUOTE]
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