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<blockquote data-quote="DracoSuave" data-source="post: 5077172" data-attributes="member: 71571">The problem with this idea is that Stealth requires slow, careful, silent movements.Allies in battle are not pieces of cover that are conducive to slow, careful, or silent movements if you're trying to be unseen behind them.&nbsp; Period.Using them as cover for the purpose of not being seen is somewhat reaching.&nbsp; It's based on finding loopholes in a ruleset but it's not actually based on something that has versimiliatude.&nbsp; During times like that, a DM is MORE than justified to shut it down, with no more of an argument than 'Dude, he can clearly see you, cause you're not hiding behind anything.&nbsp; No, that avenger dancing back and forth doesn't exactly count as enough of a physical barrier that you can hide behind him in combat.Now... if it were precombat, you COULD use an ally as a diversion while you go sneakeh sneakeh, but once you go into combat, the level of awareness of potential threats skyrockets where this is no longer an option.&nbsp; They're specifically watching for people to go sneaky sneaky, so you have to do better than hiding behind Speedy McDodgeystab.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DracoSuave, post: 5077172, member: 71571"] The problem with this idea is that Stealth requires slow, careful, silent movements. Allies in battle are not pieces of cover that are conducive to slow, careful, or silent movements if you're trying to be unseen behind them. Period. Using them as cover for the purpose of not being seen is somewhat reaching. It's based on finding loopholes in a ruleset but it's not actually based on something that has versimiliatude. During times like that, a DM is MORE than justified to shut it down, with no more of an argument than 'Dude, he can clearly see you, cause you're not hiding behind anything. No, that avenger dancing back and forth doesn't exactly count as enough of a physical barrier that you can hide behind him in combat. Now... if it were precombat, you COULD use an ally as a diversion while you go sneakeh sneakeh, but once you go into combat, the level of awareness of potential threats skyrockets where this is no longer an option. They're specifically watching for people to go sneaky sneaky, so you have to do better than hiding behind Speedy McDodgeystab. [/QUOTE]

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