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<blockquote data-quote="jontherev" data-source="post: 115185" data-attributes="member: 1451"><p>I don't think so.&nbsp; The damage from the spell is halved, because that's what the save is for: spell damage.&nbsp; However, though the sneak attack damage is the same type, it also represents damage caused from the sneak attack ability.&nbsp; This extra damage stems from a vital area being struck, which there is no save against.&nbsp; Just because it is the same damage type does not mean you get to save for half damage imo.&nbsp; BUT, I don't think there is a rule anywhere that will prove either side of this argument.&nbsp; As Caliban clarified, there are exceptions to this with elemental resistances and vulnerabilities.&nbsp; I would subtract any elemental resistance from the entire attack.&nbsp; However, if a successful save produces NO damage (instead of half damage), then the sneak attack damage disappears as well.&nbsp; IMO.<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&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="jontherev, post: 115185, member: 1451"] I don't think so. The damage from the spell is halved, because that's what the save is for: spell damage. However, though the sneak attack damage is the same type, it also represents damage caused from the sneak attack ability. This extra damage stems from a vital area being struck, which there is no save against. Just because it is the same damage type does not mean you get to save for half damage imo. BUT, I don't think there is a rule anywhere that will prove either side of this argument. As Caliban clarified, there are exceptions to this with elemental resistances and vulnerabilities. I would subtract any elemental resistance from the entire attack. However, if a successful save produces NO damage (instead of half damage), then the sneak attack damage disappears as well. IMO.:D [/QUOTE]

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