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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lonely Tylenol" data-source="post: 1945015" data-attributes="member: 18549">The other thread (and another player in my group) prompted me to consider how a shadowdancer's Hide In Plain Sight ability would work in tandem with Spring Attack.Let's say the shadowdancer(/rogue) begins the round hidden 10' away from his target and seeks to move 10', make a sneak attack, move 5 more feet (total=1/2 movement) with Spring Attack, and hide as part of his move action.  He stays in the shadows (or within 10 feet of the shadows) the entire time.Is this possible?  First of all, does he stay hidden (and thus deny the target its dex bonus to AC) while moving, as long as he stays in the shadows?  Secondly, can he attack and then hide, assuming it would be legal to hide if he hadn't attacked?I'm inclined to say that the shadowdancer could pull it off, but would take a -20 penalty on the Hide check.  The skill description says that hiding while attacking, running, or charging is possible, but very difficult (hence the -20 penalty).  It also spells out the specific case of sniping, which seems more or less functionally equivalent.However, I thought I'd see if anyone agrees or disagrees with me.  I might be overlooking something...</blockquote>