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<blockquote data-quote="Flamestrike" data-source="post: 7632597" data-attributes="member: 6788736"><p>Dude, I literally cited the rules in the above post.</p><p></p><p>In order to Hide the rules (this is RAW) are:</p><p></p><p>1) You need to first locate a place to hide (near total cover or concealment in most cases, barring Skulkers, Halflings and Wood Elves).</p><p>2) You use an action (or bonus action for Rogues) to take the Hide action.</p><p>3) <strong>The DM determines if there are any other circumstances NOT LISTED ABOVE that would negate your ability to Hide </strong>(such as being closely observed as you move to your hiding spot, your hiding spot being blindingly obvious and so forth) <strong>as per the Hiding sidebar on Page 60 of the PHB</strong>.</p><p>4) Presuming you meet those criterion, and the DM decides the circumstances are appropriate for you to Hide, you make a Stealth check to Hide.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Unless the DM determines circumstances are not appropriate for hiding</u> (again: this is expressly RAW in the PHB) - such as being closely observed as you crawl behind your hiding spot, your hiding spot being blindingly obvious, and similar common sense situations.</p><p></p><p>That's why we have a DM mate.</p><p></p><p>Hiding in the PHB is not 'go behind cover or the equivalent and mash the Hide button'. </p><p></p><p>Hiding in the PHB is 'go behind cover (and if the DM says the circumstances are OK for hiding in addition to you being behind cover) mash the Hide button'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flamestrike, post: 7632597, member: 6788736"] Dude, I literally cited the rules in the above post. In order to Hide the rules (this is RAW) are: 1) You need to first locate a place to hide (near total cover or concealment in most cases, barring Skulkers, Halflings and Wood Elves). 2) You use an action (or bonus action for Rogues) to take the Hide action. 3) [B]The DM determines if there are any other circumstances NOT LISTED ABOVE that would negate your ability to Hide [/B](such as being closely observed as you move to your hiding spot, your hiding spot being blindingly obvious and so forth) [B]as per the Hiding sidebar on Page 60 of the PHB[/B]. 4) Presuming you meet those criterion, and the DM decides the circumstances are appropriate for you to Hide, you make a Stealth check to Hide. [U]Unless the DM determines circumstances are not appropriate for hiding[/U] (again: this is expressly RAW in the PHB) - such as being closely observed as you crawl behind your hiding spot, your hiding spot being blindingly obvious, and similar common sense situations. That's why we have a DM mate. Hiding in the PHB is not 'go behind cover or the equivalent and mash the Hide button'. Hiding in the PHB is 'go behind cover (and if the DM says the circumstances are OK for hiding in addition to you being behind cover) mash the Hide button'. [/QUOTE]
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