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Does every instance of losing your Dexterity bonus to AC count as flat-footed even if it's not explicitly said?
No.
Losing your Dexterity bonus to AC is one of the effects of becoming flat-footed:
A flat-footed character loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) and cannot make attacks of opportunity.
(SRD, ...
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If a character delays on their first turn in combat, are they still flat-footed?
The summary doesn't tell the whole story
The Player's Handbook on Flat-footed, in part, says, "At the start of a battle, before you have had a chance to act (specifically, before your first regular ...
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For how many attacks is a creature flat footed when attacking from concealment?
In this case, target would only be flat-footed for the first attack.
The rule you're looking for is under the Hide action, specifically this sentence:
If you attempt to Strike a creature, the ...
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How can a ranged rogue sneak attack?
You do have a few options in the early game. (I will avoid discussing options at level 10 or higher)
First, all Rogues have the Surprise Attack ability, which makes their foes flat-footed for the ...
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Do readied attacks end being flatfooted?
Flat-Footed: At the start of a battle, before you have had a chance to act (specifically, before your first regular turn in the initiative order), you are flat-footed. You can't use your Dexterity ...
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Are you flatfooted to summons right after they are summoned?
There are a multitude of situations where you can be denied your dexterity bonus to AC. Technically you are only "flat footed" in the first round of combat but many people use the term "flat footed" ...
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Do readied attacks end being flatfooted?
Unless a creature is later affected by a specific effect that renders it flat-footed, as soon as a creature's had the chance to act during an encounter (typically by taking its turn when it's allowed ...
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Are you flatfooted to summons right after they are summoned?
You are not flat-footed towards those summoned monsters, unless of course you haven't acted yet in combat. If you have had a turn, you have acted, and thus are not flat-footed
Flat-footed
Unaware ...
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Does every instance of losing your Dexterity bonus to AC count as flat-footed even if it's not explicitly said?
Losing Dex bonus to AC and flat-footedness are different things
Losing Dex bonus is generally less severe, and flat-footed usually includes it. Flat-footed also precludes "reactions" such as ...
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What penalties or conditions apply when a character is sitting on a chair or similar?
DM's call
There is no condition called "sitting and being massaged", not even one for sitting (no massage). Your DM will have to adjudicate that.
For what it's worth, flat-footed seems to be ...
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What is the difference betweens the Rogue Talent Lethal Acrobatics and the "Scout" Rogue Archetype's Scout's Charge?
The difference between these two abilities is quite simple, and quite fundamental. While they both result in allowing you to sneak attack, the action that proceeds that attack is different.
Lethal ...
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Is losing dex bonus to reflex the same as being flat-footed?
They are different mechanics
Those two mechanics are confusing even since they first appeared on the d20 edition of the game. But, to put simply, they are two different mechanics. From the core ...
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