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How long does the hide action last? [duplicate]
Does the character's "action" take each round to maintain the ambush action used in the first turn? This question arose as a consequence of the fact that every other "Action" is ...
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Can the rogue repeatedly hide in combat to sneak attack the same enemy?
One of my players is a rogue and has been, on his turn, using Cunning Action to hide as a bonus action and immediately afterwards attacking. I have been ruling that this does work to grant him ...
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How does dim light affect passive perception?
A group of adventurers enters a dimly lit room. Suddenly monsters lurking in the semi-darkness attack. How do I find out whether the players are surprised? Dim light in 5E creates a "lightly obscured"...
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What are the balance implications behind making invisible things auto-hide?
This question was inspired by a comment on this question. Normally when a 'thing' (Usually creature, but type in my games doesn't always mean as much as it should by RAW) turns invisible anyone ...
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What is the highest total result one can get for a skill check?
I was bored, so I decided to try to calculate what could be the highest total result one could obtain for a skill check. Answers can include officially published material, including magic items - but ...
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Do the beneficiaries of the Pass Without Trace spell change depending on who is in the 30-foot radius throughout the duration?
The pass without trace spell description reads: A veil of shadows and silence radiates from you, masking you and your companions from detection. For the duration, each creature you choose within ...
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When hiding, what value is the Stealth check compared against?
I've just bought a starter set, and I'm struggling a little to understand the concept of hiding. Do I roll 1d20 + Dexterity (Stealth) when I first want to hide, and note down the number - then, for ...
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How to hide without triggering opportunity attacks?
All halflings have the Halfling Nimbleness feature: You can move through the space of any creature that is of a size larger than yours. Lightfoot Halflings have the Naturally Stealthy ability: You ...
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What causes a PC to "come out of hiding"?
By Hiding, I mean the PC has successfully gotten a Stealth check that beats an opponent's Perception / Passive Perception and is hidden from that opponent. Other than attacking, which automatically ...
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Does a creature need to roll Stealth check again if it moves?
Suppose a creature succeed on a Stealth check to hide, say, in a brake. Suppose also the brake is large enough to move within it (100 × 100 feet, for example). If a creature wants to make a move and/...
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Can a Shadow Monk use shadowstep without breaking stealth?
Got a battle royale coming up with my shadow monk (6 monk/2 rogue) and other friends with their PCs (all total level 8). The arena is divided into one area of darkness, two areas of dim light, and one ...