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Nebula 05-07-07, 10:14 AM	i have a doubt. suppose, in a fight, i succed in backstabbing my opponent with my pc rougue with a sneak attack, and suppose i have more than one attack, let's say two. is my second attack a sneak attack too?
Witch 05-07-07, 10:20 AM	If it qualifies, yes. Whether it qualifies depends on conditions. I.e., was your attack only a sneak attack because you were under the effects of an invisibility spell? If yes, then that spell is now over, and you cannot use this to qualify the next attack as a sneak attack.
Nebula 05-07-07, 10:25 AM	think about this situation. i went to the back of my opponent silent and hidden, so he doesn't know i'm there. can i make my full attack considering him flatfooted? is he flatfooted with me only for the first attack? or until he succed in a spot or listen check? or until his next action?
Plothos 05-07-07, 10:31 AM	If he's flatfooted because he hasn't acted yet in combat, then your sneaks apply to the whole attack. If he's - rather than being flatfooted (which is not quite the same thing as having lost his dex bonus to AC) - simply unaware of you because of an invisibility spell or because you managed to sneak in somehow during combat, then he'll have chances to spot you and your subsequent attacks will not be sneak attacks. Invisibility will end after your first attack, and he'll then see you. A charitable DM might allow you to use the sniping rules to hide after attacking even with a melee attack (see the hide skill description http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/hide.htm), but that's technically ranged only.
WinDReiN 05-07-07, 10:41 AM	can i make my full attack considering him flatfooted? If he's unaware of you, you have a surprise round, and can take a standard action. That usually means one attack, and your opponent is considered flat-footed unless he has uncanny dodge or the improved version. is he flatfooted with me only for the first attack? After that you both roll for initiative. Usually if smn has a higher initiative, all other opponents are considered flat-footed, but only in the 1st round. If you hide during combat, and attack your opponent who hasn't spoted you, you'll become visible again and loose the benefits of your opponent being flat-footed. So, only your first atack would be sneak attack. There are ways to make all of your attacks as sneak attacks; if you have Improved invisibility, if you flank your opponenet with an ally...
RobbyPants 05-07-07, 04:13 PM	think about this situation. i went to the back of my opponent silent and hidden, so he doesn't know i'm there. can i make my full attack considering him flatfooted? is he flatfooted with me only for the first attack? or until he succed in a spot or listen check? or until his next action? It also depends on if you moved more than five feet that round. Remember that a full attack is a full-round action. If you had to move to get behind, and decided to attack on the same round, you'd be left with just a standard action (a single attack). But yet, if combat started, and you acted first (so your opponent is flat-footed), then all of your attacks would be sneak attacks.
tui 05-07-07, 05:06 PM	suppose, in a fight, i succed in backstabbing my opponent... Just to clarify, in 3.5 (and 3.0) there is no Facing (unless you play with the UA Combat Facing (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/adventuring/combatFacing.htm) variant) meaning you don't get special bonuses for attacking from behind people, and thus Backstabbing has been replaced with Sneak Attacks.