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<blockquote data-quote="AzraelLOD" data-source="post: 3446073" data-attributes="member: 51275">This is possible assuming that you are still behind cover or concealment when the enemy approaches within 10 ft.&nbsp; As long as the enemy still cannot Spot you after moving within 10 ft. (due to your Hide check while still behind cover or concealment), then this scenario should work exactly as you describe as long as the enemy doesn't Spot you after you make a new Hide check when moving up to attack.This also depends on whether you still have cover or concealment at the moment you attack.&nbsp; If you do not have cover or concealment, then you are unable to make a Hide check and get the benefit of catching the enemy flat-footed.&nbsp; As long as there is at least some cover or concealment between you and your enemy (like the corner of a wall), then you should be able to pull this off.&nbsp; Whether or not the enemy knows the general area you ran off to shouldn't matter in most circumstances in terms of giving any benefit to the enemy aside from general knowledge of where you might be.&nbsp; The text in Complete Adventurer describing how an enemy still knows where abouts you went is there simply to tell you that the enemy could still target a 5 ft. square and attack it even though the enemy can't actually see anyone.&nbsp; The enemy of course would not overcome the benefit of the concealment or cover you're using, but the enemy could certainly try to attack the square to see if someone was there.&nbsp; The lesson to be learned from that is not to try and Hide somewhere that's limited to only a 5 ft. square (like Hiding in a barrel while an enemy could be watching).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AzraelLOD, post: 3446073, member: 51275"] This is possible assuming that you are still behind cover or concealment when the enemy approaches within 10 ft. As long as the enemy still cannot Spot you after moving within 10 ft. (due to your Hide check while still behind cover or concealment), then this scenario should work exactly as you describe as long as the enemy doesn't Spot you after you make a new Hide check when moving up to attack. This also depends on whether you still have cover or concealment at the moment you attack. If you do not have cover or concealment, then you are unable to make a Hide check and get the benefit of catching the enemy flat-footed. As long as there is at least some cover or concealment between you and your enemy (like the corner of a wall), then you should be able to pull this off. Whether or not the enemy knows the general area you ran off to shouldn't matter in most circumstances in terms of giving any benefit to the enemy aside from general knowledge of where you [U]might[/U] be. The text in Complete Adventurer describing how an enemy still knows where abouts you went is there simply to tell you that the enemy could still target a 5 ft. square and attack it even though the enemy can't actually see anyone. The enemy of course would not overcome the benefit of the concealment or cover you're using, but the enemy could certainly try to attack the square to see if someone was there. The lesson to be learned from that is not to try and Hide somewhere that's limited to only a 5 ft. square (like Hiding in a barrel while an enemy could be watching). [/QUOTE]

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