Stealth Attack (Cost: 1d6). If you have the Hide action's Invisible condition, this attack doesn't end that condition on you if you end the turn behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover.
Using a thrown dagger as an example: The Rogue is hiding behind a pillar and has the invisible condition. They peek out to throw a dagger at an enemy. Because they have the invisible condition, they have advantage on this attack and can Sneak Attack. The Rogue chooses to Sneak Attack and uses the Cunning Strike option of Stealth Attack. As long as they end their turn behind three-quarters cover or total cover, they maintain their invisible condition.
However, the Rogue then uses the Nick property of the first dagger to throw a second dagger. This second dagger does not have the benefits of sneak attack or stealth attack; therefore, I assume this dagger would cause the Rogue to lose the invisible condition even if they end their turn behind three-quarters cover or total cover.
My question is whether or not the second dagger attack has advantage? If it does, how would you handle a situation where after the second dagger attack something happens which prevents the Rogue from ending their turn behind cover (invalidating the stealth attack conditional)?
I would rule that, since the continued invisibility is conditional on something at the end of the turn, then any action taken which would also end the invisibly must cancel the invisible condition immediately (before) the action. So the second attack wouldn't get advantage. Basically like the rogue can regain invisibility at the end of their turn if they meet the cover condition and have not done anything else to cancel it out after the sneak attack, but they don't really get to use the benefits of the invisibility during the rest of the turn until it is confirmed at the end.
Alternatively, if I were DM for a player who would really enjoy making two advantage sneaky attacks using this feature then I would rule that they can get advantage in their second attack as long as the attack is made from a valid cover position and they forfeit all remaining movement, and end their turn immediately after the second attack (and they lose invisibility after the second attack). This seems a less defensible by RAW interpretation though.
However, the Rogue then uses the Nick property of the first dagger to throw a second dagger. This second dagger does not have the benefits of sneak attack or stealth attack; therefore, I assume this dagger would cause the Rogue to lose the invisible condition even if they end their turn behind three-quarters cover or total cover.
My question is whether or not the second dagger attack has advantage? If it does, how would you handle a situation where after the second dagger attack something happens which prevents the Rogue from ending their turn behind cover (invalidating the stealth attack conditional)?
My understanding is that you're meant to end your turn behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover after Supreme Sneak to not have the Invisible condition end on you immediately after you make an attack roll.
So i would rule you're no longer Invisible when making the extra attack of the Light Property and thus your attack roll don't have Advantage.
I agree with the interpretations and the ruling on this scenario. I just wanted to add one suggestion.
Unless I'm missing something in the example, I think the Bonus Action is still available after making the extra attack granted by the Light property, so the rogue could move behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover and take the Hide using the Cunning Action feature.
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Stealth Attack (Cost: 1d6). If you have the Hide action's Invisible condition, this attack doesn't end that condition on you if you end the turn behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover.
Using a thrown dagger as an example: The Rogue is hiding behind a pillar and has the invisible condition. They peek out to throw a dagger at an enemy. Because they have the invisible condition, they have advantage on this attack and can Sneak Attack. The Rogue chooses to Sneak Attack and uses the Cunning Strike option of Stealth Attack. As long as they end their turn behind three-quarters cover or total cover, they maintain their invisible condition.
However, the Rogue then uses the Nick property of the first dagger to throw a second dagger. This second dagger does not have the benefits of sneak attack or stealth attack; therefore, I assume this dagger would cause the Rogue to lose the invisible condition even if they end their turn behind three-quarters cover or total cover.
My question is whether or not the second dagger attack has advantage? If it does, how would you handle a situation where after the second dagger attack something happens which prevents the Rogue from ending their turn behind cover (invalidating the stealth attack conditional)?
I would rule that, since the continued invisibility is conditional on something at the end of the turn, then any action taken which would also end the invisibly must cancel the invisible condition immediately (before) the action. So the second attack wouldn't get advantage. Basically like the rogue can regain invisibility at the end of their turn if they meet the cover condition and have not done anything else to cancel it out after the sneak attack, but they don't really get to use the benefits of the invisibility during the rest of the turn until it is confirmed at the end.
Alternatively, if I were DM for a player who would really enjoy making two advantage sneaky attacks using this feature then I would rule that they can get advantage in their second attack as long as the attack is made from a valid cover position and they forfeit all remaining movement, and end their turn immediately after the second attack (and they lose invisibility after the second attack). This seems a less defensible by RAW interpretation though.
My understanding is that you're meant to end your turn behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover after Supreme Sneak to not have the Invisible condition end on you immediately after you make an attack roll.
So i would rule you're no longer Invisible when making the extra attack of the Light Property and thus your attack roll don't have Advantage.
I agree with the interpretations and the ruling on this scenario. I just wanted to add one suggestion.
Unless I'm missing something in the example, I think the Bonus Action is still available after making the extra attack granted by the Light property, so the rogue could move behind Three-Quarters Cover or Total Cover and take the Hide using the Cunning Action feature.