Yes, rogues can sneak attack at range pretty effectively. You’re reading the rules right, and all a ranged rogue needs for sneak attack is an ally’s adjacency.
What does rakish audacity do?
Rakish Audacity requires your target to be within 5 feet of you. But it can be an SA if you have advantage. #DnD. @JeremyECrawford Swashbuckler strikes enemy with a whip, 10′ away, has no creatures within 5 feet of him.
Does rakish audacity give advantage?
Rakish Audacity: You don’t need advantage on the attack roll to use your Sneak Attack against a creature if you are within 5 feet of it, no other creatures are within 5 feet of you, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll. All the other rules for Sneak Attack still apply to you.
Can you sneak attack with crossbows?
Sneak Attack requires conditions to be met in order to apply. They can be found in PHB page 96 or in the SRD. There is no reason for Sneak Attack not to trigger with a ranged Heavy Crossbow attack, if all requirements are met.
Can you use rakish Audacity on ranged attacks?
However, if you have some way of making a ranged attack within 5 ft without disadvantage, then you could use Rakish Audacity using that way. For example, characters with the Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p. 165) don’t have disadvantage on ranged attacks against a hostile target within 5 feet.
What is the description of the swashbuckler Rogue’s rakish audacity feature?
In the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide (p. 136), the second paragraph of the Swashbuckler rogue’s Rakish Audacity feature description reads: In addition, you don’t need advantage on your attack roll to use your Sneak Attack if no creature other than your target is within 5 feet of you.
Can a rogue use a ranged weapon for sneak attacks?
Rogues can use ranged weapons to make sneak attacks. Also, the rogue rules state that: You don’t need advantage on the attack roll if another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it, that enemy isn’t incapacitated, and you don’t have disadvantage on the attack roll.
When do you have a disadvantage on a ranged attack?
When you make a ranged attack with a weapon, a spell, or some other means, you have disadvantage on the attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a hostile creature who can see you and who isn’t incapacitated. However, if you have some way of making a ranged attack within 5 ft without disadvantage, then you could use Rakish Audacity using that way.
