Merciful Strike

Ambush feat

Complete Scoundrel (CS), p. 79Updated Supplementals (3.5)

Merciful Strike is a D&D 3.5 feat (Ambush) from CS, p. 79. You can strike a creature’s vital areas without killing it.

Prerequisite

Your successful sneak attack deals nonlethal damage. When using this feat, you can ignore the usual -4 penalty on attack rolls for attempting to deal nonlethal damage with a lethal weapon. Using this feat reduces your sneak attack damage by 1d6.

Benefit

Your successful sneak attack deals nonlethal damage. When using this feat, you can ignore the usual -4 penalty on attack rolls for attempting to deal nonlethal damage with a lethal weapon. Using this feat reduces your sneak attack damage by 1d6.

Description

You can strike a creature’s vital areas without killing it.