3.5 Sudden Strike question.

[Donutfiend84]

So lets say a purple worm swallows the ninja of the party. Said ninja then tried to cut his way out. The question becomes, does he deal sudden strike damage? In addition hes got a +3 to hit while invisible, but since the stomach cannot see him, nor is it actively dodging, does he still get it??

Confusion XD

[Starbuck_II]

So lets say a purple worm swallows the ninja of the party. Said ninja then tried to cut his way out. The question becomes, does he deal sudden strike damage? In addition hes got a +3 to hit while invisible, but since the stomach cannot see him, nor is it actively dodging, does he still get it??

Confusion XD

The issue is can the Ninja see? You have to be able to see to deal sneak attack/Suden strike because you can't deal the damage to concealment (which being blind from not seeing is).

If he has a magic weapon than fine as most magic weapon can glow naturally according to DMG. But otherwise I doubt little light in the gut.
SRD says;
"The rogue must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot ...A rogue cannot sneak attack while striking a creature with concealment ..."

[stainboy]

The AC to cut out of a creature is 10 + 1/2 its natural armor, and the rule specifically states the creature doesn't apply its Dexterity modifier.

According to the FAQ: (http://members.chello.nl/a.vanderweijden/DND/rules/Main_35_FAQ.pdf)



Can a rogue who has been swallowed whole by a
monster use sneak attack against it? And does this damage
apply to the monster’s normal hit points?
Yes and yes, though that first yes has a qualification
attached. Since a creature that has used swallow whole to gulp
down a foe is effectively denied its Dexterity bonus to AC, it’s
potentially vulnerable to a sneak attack. (Intuitively speaking,
this makes pretty good sense. It’s hard to imagine a better place
to attack a monster’s vulnerable parts than from inside the
monster itself.)
However, keep in mind that the inside of a stomach is
almost certainly pitch-black, and therefore the critter has total
concealment against attacks. The rules indicate that a rogue
can’t use sneak attack against a creature with concealment, so
unless she’s packing a light source in there she’s probably out
of luck vis-à-vis sneak attack. (The Sage imagines that most
DMs ignore the 50% miss chance in such situations, which
seems like a reasonable house rule.)
Damage done to a creature to cut your way out is applied to
its hit points as normal.


Reasonable answer: yes.
Hardass answer: yes but only if the sneak attacker/sudden striker can see in the dark.

[Donutfiend84]

Makes sense. Thanks for the replies. Ninja has darkvision, so sight is np.