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Does Savage Attacker work with Sneak Attack?
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Savage Attacker states:
Once per turn when you roll damage for a melee weapon attack, you can reroll the weapon’s damage dice and use either total.
Additionally, Sneak Attack states:
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
Considering Sneak Attack damage deals the same kind of damage as the weapon, would it be influenced by Savage Attacker?
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Savage Attacker states:
Once per turn when you roll damage for a melee weapon attack, you can reroll the weapon’s damage dice and use either total.
Additionally, Sneak Attack states:
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
Considering Sneak Attack damage deals the same kind of damage as the weapon, would it be influenced by Savage Attacker?
dnd-5e sneak-attack melee-combat
asked 1 hour ago
Daniel Zastoupil
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Savage Attacker states:
Once per turn when you roll damage for a melee weapon attack, you can reroll the weapon’s damage dice and use either total.
Additionally, Sneak Attack states:
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
Considering Sneak Attack damage deals the same kind of damage as the weapon, would it be influenced by Savage Attacker?
dnd-5e sneak-attack melee-combat
asked 1 hour ago
Daniel Zastoupil
5,7341163
Savage Attacker states:
Once per turn when you roll damage for a melee weapon attack, you can reroll the weapon’s damage dice and use either total.
Additionally, Sneak Attack states:
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
Considering Sneak Attack damage deals the same kind of damage as the weapon, would it be influenced by Savage Attacker?
dnd-5e sneak-attack melee-combat
dnd-5e sneak-attack melee-combat
asked 1 hour ago
Daniel Zastoupil
5,7341163
asked 1 hour ago
Daniel Zastoupil
5,7341163
asked 1 hour ago
Daniel Zastoupil
5,7341163
asked 1 hour ago
Daniel Zastoupil
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asked 1 hour ago
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No, it would not
The Weapon's damage dice is different from the total damage dice.
Savage Attacker works with allowing reroll on the weapon's damage dice.
Sneak attack and it's associated dice are a different mechanic and represent extra damage on top of the Weapon dice: it is not part of the weapon dice.
This makes sense from a rules perspective, but it also supported by Jeremy Crawford via Twitter:
Savage Attacker is meant to apply to the weapon's damage dice only
An example of language for when all dice are applicable
Critical hits are clear in their specificity to double all of the damage dice (emphasis mine):
Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add them together.
The wording here is clear in that all of the dice are to be rolled again and that it is applies to more than just weapon dice.
answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
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Similarly, half-orc's extra crit damage dice is worded the same way
– Premier Bromanov
42 mins ago
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@PremierBromanov Yeah, it's pretty clear when they differentiate weapon from attack damage. Except for GWF where it doesn't specify weapon in the langauge, but Sage Advice has clarified they meant it (but didn't errata it.) I still believe GWF should work with total attack damage dice.
– NautArch
14 mins ago
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1 Answer
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No, it would not
The Weapon's damage dice is different from the total damage dice.
Savage Attacker works with allowing reroll on the weapon's damage dice.
Sneak attack and it's associated dice are a different mechanic and represent extra damage on top of the Weapon dice: it is not part of the weapon dice.
This makes sense from a rules perspective, but it also supported by Jeremy Crawford via Twitter:
Savage Attacker is meant to apply to the weapon's damage dice only
An example of language for when all dice are applicable
Critical hits are clear in their specificity to double all of the damage dice (emphasis mine):
Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add them together.
The wording here is clear in that all of the dice are to be rolled again and that it is applies to more than just weapon dice.
answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
48.6k6168325
Similarly, half-orc's extra crit damage dice is worded the same way
– Premier Bromanov
42 mins ago
1
@PremierBromanov Yeah, it's pretty clear when they differentiate weapon from attack damage. Except for GWF where it doesn't specify weapon in the langauge, but Sage Advice has clarified they meant it (but didn't errata it.) I still believe GWF should work with total attack damage dice.
– NautArch
14 mins ago
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No, it would not
The Weapon's damage dice is different from the total damage dice.
Savage Attacker works with allowing reroll on the weapon's damage dice.
Sneak attack and it's associated dice are a different mechanic and represent extra damage on top of the Weapon dice: it is not part of the weapon dice.
This makes sense from a rules perspective, but it also supported by Jeremy Crawford via Twitter:
Savage Attacker is meant to apply to the weapon's damage dice only
An example of language for when all dice are applicable
Critical hits are clear in their specificity to double all of the damage dice (emphasis mine):
Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add them together.
The wording here is clear in that all of the dice are to be rolled again and that it is applies to more than just weapon dice.
answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
48.6k6168325
Similarly, half-orc's extra crit damage dice is worded the same way
– Premier Bromanov
42 mins ago
1
@PremierBromanov Yeah, it's pretty clear when they differentiate weapon from attack damage. Except for GWF where it doesn't specify weapon in the langauge, but Sage Advice has clarified they meant it (but didn't errata it.) I still believe GWF should work with total attack damage dice.
– NautArch
14 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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up vote
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No, it would not
The Weapon's damage dice is different from the total damage dice.
Savage Attacker works with allowing reroll on the weapon's damage dice.
Sneak attack and it's associated dice are a different mechanic and represent extra damage on top of the Weapon dice: it is not part of the weapon dice.
This makes sense from a rules perspective, but it also supported by Jeremy Crawford via Twitter:
Savage Attacker is meant to apply to the weapon's damage dice only
An example of language for when all dice are applicable
Critical hits are clear in their specificity to double all of the damage dice (emphasis mine):
Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add them together.
The wording here is clear in that all of the dice are to be rolled again and that it is applies to more than just weapon dice.
answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
48.6k6168325
No, it would not
The Weapon's damage dice is different from the total damage dice.
Savage Attacker works with allowing reroll on the weapon's damage dice.
Sneak attack and it's associated dice are a different mechanic and represent extra damage on top of the Weapon dice: it is not part of the weapon dice.
This makes sense from a rules perspective, but it also supported by Jeremy Crawford via Twitter:
Savage Attacker is meant to apply to the weapon's damage dice only
An example of language for when all dice are applicable
Critical hits are clear in their specificity to double all of the damage dice (emphasis mine):
Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add them together.
The wording here is clear in that all of the dice are to be rolled again and that it is applies to more than just weapon dice.
answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
48.6k6168325
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answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
48.6k6168325
answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
48.6k6168325
answered 1 hour ago
NautArch
48.6k6168325
48.6k6168325
Similarly, half-orc's extra crit damage dice is worded the same way
– Premier Bromanov
42 mins ago
1
@PremierBromanov Yeah, it's pretty clear when they differentiate weapon from attack damage. Except for GWF where it doesn't specify weapon in the langauge, but Sage Advice has clarified they meant it (but didn't errata it.) I still believe GWF should work with total attack damage dice.
– NautArch
14 mins ago
add a comment |Â
Similarly, half-orc's extra crit damage dice is worded the same way
– Premier Bromanov
42 mins ago
1
@PremierBromanov Yeah, it's pretty clear when they differentiate weapon from attack damage. Except for GWF where it doesn't specify weapon in the langauge, but Sage Advice has clarified they meant it (but didn't errata it.) I still believe GWF should work with total attack damage dice.
– NautArch
14 mins ago
Similarly, half-orc's extra crit damage dice is worded the same way
– Premier Bromanov
42 mins ago
Similarly, half-orc's extra crit damage dice is worded the same way
– Premier Bromanov
42 mins ago
1
1
@PremierBromanov Yeah, it's pretty clear when they differentiate weapon from attack damage. Except for GWF where it doesn't specify weapon in the langauge, but Sage Advice has clarified they meant it (but didn't errata it.) I still believe GWF should work with total attack damage dice.
– NautArch
14 mins ago
@PremierBromanov Yeah, it's pretty clear when they differentiate weapon from attack damage. Except for GWF where it doesn't specify weapon in the langauge, but Sage Advice has clarified they meant it (but didn't errata it.) I still believe GWF should work with total attack damage dice.
– NautArch
14 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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