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I sit down to play my character, not play dice. PCs and NPCs are treated differently because PCs are played by players who...

There is no "apparently honest." Just "You can't tell if he's lying or not." If the DM is saying that they seem trustworthy, the DM is...

Yep, which is why a failed group check means someone made enough noise. You can't ignore that people can aid others in being quieter...

I'm sure your enemies prefer your ambush to go pear-shaped.

What doesn't make sense about those who know a ton about stealth helping those who don't? The rogue pointing at where the fighter...

I have to admit the abstraction gets really, really strained on this one. Past the breaking point for me. By a certain level that...

And it's not even just that. I can have a non-surprised PC walk 10 feet into a room and see 10 orcs who are 60 feet in. Initiative is...

More and more I'm becoming a fan of the group stealth checks that Mercer uses in Critical Roll.

@mearls has a neat approach in his Moldvay project, where he's given the ranger the ability to grant their Stealth result to allies. I...

The new rules allow for this sort of scenario: DM: As you guys are walking down the path, the sound of a bow's string can be heard...

Surprise doesn't even need to be a factor for that strangeness to occur, if you let it! (Again, I feel like it's easily mitigated by...

This debate has me thinking of house rules to handle surprise. Right now I'm mulling over giving the ambushing side the option to 1)...

I could be wrong, but I think Viva La Dirt League did do a sketch about initiating combat but rolling lower for initiative than the...

I don't call for initiative until something happens to trigger it. If the party have snuck up and are watching the baddies unobserved...

Because that's how it works RAW. In 2024 d&d, if someone unseen makes an attack, you roll initiative, with the surprised creature...