DerekSTheRed
Explorer
I'm reading the Actions in Combat section and I've got the following scenario in my head. A rogue is sneaking up on a sentry and trying to snipe him from cover/shadows. The rogue makes a stealth/dexterity check versus the sentry's perception/wisdom check. Ties go to the rogue since the sentry doesn't know about him yet. Say the rogue wins, stays hidden and wins initiative since the sentry has -20. The rogue attacks the sentry with advantage and hits with his crossbow (and get sneak attack damage). He can then move back to cover/concealment and try to hide again, but this time ties go to the sentry since he knows about the rogue.
Now say the sentry readies his action for when the rogue pops out to shoot him with his bow. In this case, does the fact that the rogue is hidden again mean that the rogue goes first (with advantage and sneak attack) and the sentry's attack happens before the rogue can hide again? In that case, if the rogue had failed to hide again then the sentry's ready would go before the rogue attack (without advantage or sneak attack) right?
I thought that was how it was supposed to be until I read the Ambusher feat/theme in the pre-gen rogue's character sheet. Now I think the above is only true if the rogue has Ambusher, but what if he doesn't? Does popping out of cover preclude advantage/sneak attack? What if he was hiding in shadows/concealment? Would he not need the Ambusher feat to get advantage/sneak attacK?
Now say the sentry readies his action for when the rogue pops out to shoot him with his bow. In this case, does the fact that the rogue is hidden again mean that the rogue goes first (with advantage and sneak attack) and the sentry's attack happens before the rogue can hide again? In that case, if the rogue had failed to hide again then the sentry's ready would go before the rogue attack (without advantage or sneak attack) right?
I thought that was how it was supposed to be until I read the Ambusher feat/theme in the pre-gen rogue's character sheet. Now I think the above is only true if the rogue has Ambusher, but what if he doesn't? Does popping out of cover preclude advantage/sneak attack? What if he was hiding in shadows/concealment? Would he not need the Ambusher feat to get advantage/sneak attacK?