Assassin

[Stormgrim]

Is death attack disabled? I just prestiged to lvl 1 assassin and I haven't been receiving my death attack bonus when flanking an opponent. It is still the same as sneak attack once your opponent is aware of you, correct?

I'm a newbie and loving this server.

[Wyvern]

Moving to bug reporting, though it sounds like it might be a job for Obsidian.

Can anyone shed anymore light on this?

[k9burn]

I believe it is working as normal, you just won't see "Sneak Attack" above your head when it does work, so its hard to tell if you are properly flanking your target.

Keep in mind, some targets cannot be flanked or sneak'd. (Bugbear barbarians with improved uncanny dodge, undead, etc...)

Best way to be sure you are flanking your opponent is to watch the combat log and see what your attack bonus is. If its 2 more than usual then you are flanking and the bonus damage should apply (against non-undead and the like). Try to gauge your damage, you should see some numbers higher than possible without that extra 1d6.

[Stormgrim]

Great, I will keep it in mind. Thanks for the quick response!

[Stormknife]

For death attack, your opponent has to be:

1: Unaware of you (you're stealthed/invis)
2: Flat-footed.
3: Not in combat. That's the key part.

It does work in the OC.

[A Wandering Monk]

For death attack, your opponent has to be:

1: Unaware of you (you're stealthed/invis)
2: Flat-footed.
3: Not in combat. That's the key part.

It does work in the OC.

Isn't that just for the paralyze effect? I thought the death attack damage was supposed to be applied anytime sneak attack damage would be applied.

[Stormknife]

Hrm, one would think...I wouldn't be shocked if Obsidian borked it, though.

I'll load up my assassin when I get home from work tonight and do some poking around.

[Bluehope]

Death Attack works under those conditions, it isn't on EVERY attack