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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TDarien" data-source="post: 6360796">I was active in the other thread and this is my take on it.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can only hide from a creature that is unable to see you.  This usually means total cover or heavy obscurement unless you have a special ability that lets you hide under different circumstances.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can attack while hidden, if you could normally attack from that position.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you're hidden behind total cover, you're unable to attack your target without first moving to a position where you can see your target (as total cover works both ways). Peeking around cover is not supported by the rules. This also means that you can also be seen by your target, which would remove the advantage of being hidden.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In most circumstances, DMs should allow creatures hiding this way to gain advantage on their attacks anyway.  A good example of a situation where you wouldn't gain advantage would be if an enemy readied an action to attack when you became visible.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Creatures that can hide in other circumstances (Wood Elves, Lightfoot Halflings) aren't faced with this restriction because when they hide in those special circumstances are in a situation where they can see their target, but the target cannot see them (because they're hidden), and therefore do not have to move in order to attack.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Once your discovered, you can hide again in the same position, possibly at disadvantage if your target it being observant.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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