Yes. The core premise of the game. Which is roleplaying fantasy. If you're going to disregard all flavor and roleplay in favor of "Make number big" I feel like you've missed the point of the game. And if you're looking to do that, there's better games and better genres for that.
There is nothing "sneaky" about aiming a two-handed warhammer at someone's clavicle in plain sight. Sneak attack represents hitting a specific weak point in the enemy's armor or vitals. Which is an artful, specific, maneuver that requires finesse. Hence, the reason it requires the finesse property. You can't deftly slip a blade in the narrow slit between joints if that blade is a greataxe.
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u/NessOnett8 Necromancer Mar 17 '23
Yes. The core premise of the game. Which is roleplaying fantasy. If you're going to disregard all flavor and roleplay in favor of "Make number big" I feel like you've missed the point of the game. And if you're looking to do that, there's better games and better genres for that.
There is nothing "sneaky" about aiming a two-handed warhammer at someone's clavicle in plain sight. Sneak attack represents hitting a specific weak point in the enemy's armor or vitals. Which is an artful, specific, maneuver that requires finesse. Hence, the reason it requires the finesse property. You can't deftly slip a blade in the narrow slit between joints if that blade is a greataxe.