Turbulent Epee Y U no like Sneak Attack?

[Maxelcat]

Finally some really nice Rapiers and I can't Sneak attack with them?

*cries*

[Angelus_dead]

Turbulent Epee isn't all that great, particularly on monsters you'd sneak up on...

Anyhow, the reason it can't always Sneak Attack is that unlike most weapons where the energy damage comes either after or simultaneous to the physical damage, the turbulent energy hits the monster before the weapon does. That's enough to alert the monster to your presence and make it ineligible for stealth-based sneak attacks. (A sneak attack based on aggro/flanking, blindness/disability, or bluffing will still work)