Pathfinder Sneak Attack

[Blahness98]

That is another way of doing it. OP was asking about effects otherwise I would have tossed that option out there.

[Fishypeanuts]

Why can't you just create two weapons for the character: one with backstab damage and the other without?

It’s an option but fails to scale as different effects become available at higher level. There are modifiers that are situational and different types of weapons.

As an FYI, this is handled nicely in Hero Labs. Just no VTT.

Thanks again all for the help.

[Trenloe]

As an FYI, this is handled nicely in Hero Labs. Just no VTT.

It's a lot easier in HeroLab because it doesn't actually know about the opposition - which FG (and most other VTTs) take into account for more automation. If you just want the same functionality that you get in HL you can do that easily in FG with effects - just ask the GM if your sneak attack is appropriate and apply the effects as needed before rolling the attack and/or damage - Blahness98 shows you how to do the damage in post #7.

[dellanx]

Why can't you just create two weapons for the character: one with backstab damage and the other without?

Much easier to make an effect like - Sneak Attack; DMG: 1d6 precision, melee

[swbuza]

I don't find that easier at all. You gotta drag the effect on the character before they can make use of it each time. It's way simpler to press F1 for regular damage and Shift-F1 for sneak attack damage.

[Blahness98]

To each their own. Either way works fine. It is just a matter of personal preference. Some like clicking the effect (also able to be placed in a hotbar), some like rolling weapon damage. Just getting options out there so anyone can try.

[dellanx]

I don't find that easier at all. You gotta drag the effect on the character before they can make use of it each time. It's way simpler to press F1 for regular damage and Shift-F1 for sneak attack damage.

If an NPC is immune to precision all they need is an effect "IMMUNE: precision" which may be edited into the stat block on import. It is not a big deal to turn off the effect when not appropriate. Recently I have been playing on Roll 20, where the GM keeps track of all this stuff in his head. It is really a question of preference. I like the idea of as much automation as possible because for me it is not an easy task to keep it all straight.