Recent content by gos_jim

mach1.9pants: I agree that in this situation, it would make sense for the corner to not count. From my reading of the rules, however, it seems otherwise. Pg 280 of the PHB states: "If one or two of those lines are blocked by an obstacle or an enemy, the target has cover. (A line isn't blocked...

sobelius, the new rules state that stealth is not removed until the END of the action that causes you to lose stealth. So using a standard action to Deft Strike means you are stealthed the whole time, even during the move, because the move is only PART of the action that removes stealth. It...

Yes, I corrected myself in my post up above, thank you Ganadai. bardolph, Paul Strack, thank you for the feedback, and I agree with both of your statements. bardolph, as far as stealthing after ducking behind a table goes, it is no different from the pre-compendium rules, which I didn't...

Actually, nothing would prevent characters from pressing up against cover after attacking, but that's actually a tactic that I think makes sense. Pretty much every single time I've GMd for a new player who uses range, at some point they say "Can I pop out, shoot my [crossbow/bow/spell], then...

Haha, well I'm glad you liked the diagram, even if it was an example of why the D&D cover system is not very good :) If I had realized it would be useful in that way I would have spent more than a couple seconds drawing out the lines and everything. Edit: I was corrected on Wizard's forums, you...

OK this is going to be a long post, so get ready. I like the new rules. I don't think it's too much of a pain for a rogue to have to be completely concealed or hidden to be able to stealth. This does nerf ranged rogues a little bit, but not a huge amount. However, what I don't like is now I...