Slayer with Rowdy Vital Force question

[zifnab_dr]

Just wanted to make sure I understood this correctly. If I have a slayer (Deliverer) with their sneak attack damage. Would a 1 level Dip into Rogue (Rowdy) for Vital Force add damage to each hit dice? or just a onetime 2d6 roll? Debating if my level 12 Slayer should take a 1 level dip into Rogue for this, or continue on with other things.

Vital Source: Rowdy adds 2d6 additional damage per sneak attack die to the damage Of his vital strike. This is precision damage.

Thanks for the help!

[ptirodaktill]

Nope its just a fixed separated bonus that grow as Rowdy get new + on vital strike, up to 10d6 at lvl 11.

[zifnab_dr]

Originally posted by ptirodaktill:

Nope its just a fixed separated bonus that grow as Rowdy get new + on vital strike, up to 10d6 at lvl 11.

Okay. Thanks. Sounds like its not worth it then!

[Scrygnimir]

Can verify that ptirodaktill is either incorrect, or just phrased it really poorly.

If you have, say, 8d6 sneak attack (from, in my case, one level rowdy rogue, one feat, one mythic feat, and ten levels of arcane trickster), you do indeed get +16d6 damage on your vital strike attacks. And, if you catch your opponent flatfooted/flanked, you then also get the original 8d6 sneak attack on top of that, for a total of 24d6 damage (plus 2d4+5 from the +5 crossbow I'm using).

Also, vital strike with a ranged weapon will, for some reason, work with the Azata zippy magic power. But will not use an equipped midnight bolt, alas - need a regular-or-full-attack action for those.

Edit: Unless they've changed the behavior of rowdy rogue vital strike in patch 1.0.9, at least? It's not in the notes, but I haven't actually tested with the latest version.

[zifnab_dr]

Oh that is good news then! I guess i could slayer it up with a side of Vital Strike on the side! Thanks so much.