D&D (2024) New stealth rules.

[Argyle King]

No, you gain the condition after successfully taking the Hide action. Nothing says you need to either take the action again or meet the action's initial conditions to maintain it.

 

[Imaro]

No, you gain the condition after successfully taking the Hide action. Nothing says you need to either take the action again or meet the action's initial conditions to maintain it.

You don't gain it... you have it while taking the hide action successsfully. The wording is specifically have not gain.

 

[mellored]

It specifies sufficient end conditions. But it does not say they are exclusive end conditions

Does it specify other end conditions somewhere?

 

[FrogReaver]

You don't gain it... you have it while taking the hide action successsfully. The wording is specifically have not gain.

It specifies - ‘on a successful check, you have the condition’

not ‘while taking the hide action, you have the invisible condition’

It’s even more clearly against your interpretation with this pointed out.

 

[mamba]

You don't gain it... you have it while taking the hide action successsfully. The wording is specifically have not gain.

no, an action does not continue to be taken, it is a one time event

 

[Imaro]

It specifies - ‘on a successful check, you have the condition’

not ‘while taking the hide action, you have the invisible condition’

It’s even more clearly against your interpretation with this pointed out.

So the hide action gives you invisibility into perpetuity is a more logical interpretation than stoping the action that let's you have invisibility... ends the invisibility??

 

[FrogReaver]

So the hide action gives you invisibility into perpetuity is a more logical interpretation than stoping the action that lets you have invisibility... ends the invisibility??

Its the most logical interpretation of the words that are written. We all agree it’s absurd that it was written that way.

 

[WanderingMystic]

So the hide action gives you invisibility into perpetuity is a more logical interpretation than stoping the action that let's you have invisibility... ends the invisibility??

As long as you don't make a sound, make an attack, use a verbal component, or get spotted on a search check then yes. However most of those will happen sooner rather than later.

 

[MarkB]

So the hide action gives you invisibility into perpetuity is a more logical interpretation than stoping the action that let's you have invisibility... ends the invisibility??

If it was logical we wouldn't be over 50 pages into this thread, but it is how it is written.

 

[mellored]

Quick poll.
Which do you like better.

• Stealth breaks immediately after you lose cover / obscurement
• Stealth breaks at the end of your turn if you don't have cover / concealment
• Stealth doesn't break irrelevant of cover / concealment.

While not enough votes to be statistically significant, #2 has a solid lead.

So I suggest everyone get a sticky note and add..
"end your turn without cover or obscurement (including half cover or light obscurement)"
to the list of end conditions. Until we get a final answer.

... not that people have books yet.