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The condition for ending the Hidden state is being seen clearly. Partial Cover / Light Obscurement is not being seen clearly by definition (it's obscured sight). The DM has enormous control over what circumstances provoke a Perception check from the enemies, though.

Exactly! This kind gentleman and scholar phrases it much better than I could. "If you move from a heavily obscured area to a lightly obscured area you can try to continue to hide, but the creatures you are hiding from get a Wisdom (Perception) check to detect you." "Once you are no longer...

I completely agree with you so far. I disagree with this. There are a variety of situations where you might suffer disadvantage to a Perception check, including the text of Cloak of Elvenkind. You cannot Hide in light obscurement. You can remain hidden in light obscurement. You are revealed in...

Terry should roll his perception checks with disadvantage. His normal range of senses are being handicapped, either by the invisibility itself or the magic of the cloak. You can always see people in line of sight (unless they are invisible). Heavily obscured and total cover imposes...

If you're not trying to see them, then of course perception checks to see them automatically fail. :P

That's a personal choice. If you only attempt to hear a creature you cannot see, then you have a normal perception check and they are treated as invisible to you. If you attempt to see AND hear, you're triggering the penalty of the Cloak. Also, please keep in mind that the Cloak requires a...

That's certainly fair, but if sight is being included in their attempt to detect you then that's probably grounds for disadvantage being applied. If sight is not being included in their attempt to detect you, you have the invisible condition in relation to them. Barring abilities that trump...

Definitely. It not only cancels out the penalty to stealth from heavy armor, but ALSO gives others disadvantage to detect you. So it's great on someone with heavy armor.

I've had a few last multiple years, but I tend to swap settings from one campaign to the next. I might use my current setting multiple times. I'm really digging the sheer amount of story hooks.

Artificer is a great half-arcane class. They can be built to fight, blast, tank, or support extremely well. Bard is no longer a half-caster, but they are flexible enough to fill that role perfectly fine. However, you can just swap a paladin to cast from the sorcerer spell list.

Hrrm. He learns the initiative order of his opponents, then uses an Amulet of the Planes to escape as soon as his opponents run out of counterspells. Then he readies an action to Black Crystal Tablet the most dangerous looking player immediately after they take their action. He waits for 1-2...

The only major negative about old threads is that they can lead new people to information that has been replaced or is outdated. Like, you wouldn't want to necro a thread about vanilla Healing Spirit. But 5E has many rules that have not changed, so it's better to necro than open a new topic...

To be fair, if rules have not changed on an issue, then Necromancy is the better way to do things. It keeps things tidy for people off-site trying to find information.

Find a fiend of negotiable affection. Sign a contract arranging the birth and sole custody of your offspring with said Fiend. Soultrap your child and continue adventuring. Become the BBEG!

Respectfully, he has almost any item he wants. If there is something he needs but does not currently have, he can easily trade items with one of several extremely powerful people. He can also ask to borrow things directly from his master (who gave him the Death Moon Orb and Tharkosil's Seat). As...

Artificer - they provide thieves tool use, knowledge skills, and you can flex between Faerie Fire Tank, or full support depending on what the party needs and your own preferences. The flexibility of the Artificer means you can change which role you fill on a day to day basis.

There's a whole other thread about Dhampir Barbarians, Path of the Beast. It's discussing both bites and how they stack.

Dhampir seems like a great way to play a Ghoul, or even just a Zombie. Most people go for Vampires and Liches, but those middle ground undead need love too!

It's an interesting point that Matt tends to reduce the amount of narration when he runs combat. It doesn't vanish entirely, but it can get pretty brief for many fights. He also favors solo fights. There have been many fights (even the most recent ones) that include multiple enemies, but a high...