D&D 5th Edition: Thread #7

[Kurald Galain]

Sneak Attack IS the defining ability of the Rogue, though. The fact that he can use it a lot doesn't cheapen it, because he still needs to put effort into getting it off.

That would be good, except that a 4E rogue doesn't need to put effort into getting it off. That was true when the game was first released, but after all the splatbook power creep, the expectation for a rogue is to easily use sneak attack on 100% of his attacks.

But he doesn't just say "I want to deal +2d6 Sneak Attack to this enemy, make it so!".

He actually has two at-will powers that do precisely that, yes.

And if the ranger always does his bonus damage, and the rogue always does his bonus damage, then the game no longer has a meaningful distinction between the ranger and rogue classes.