Concealment, hide, then hit by light

[caudor]

How do I handle this according to the rules? -- Monster/foe takes advantage of shadowy illumination to make a hide check (successful). The PCs do not see or hear the monster. There is no cover in the room.

Moments later, PC cranks up another light source which brightens the area the monster is currently hiding in. Does the monster need to make another hide check since the illumination it was using to hide no longer exists? Or do the PCs get another spot check? Or does the monster simply stay hidden since the first check was successful?

 

[Michael Silverbane]

The monster is no longer hidden, unless it has some additional means which either grant it the ability to hide without cover or concelament or it has some other method of gaining concealment or cover.

Later
silver

 

[Liquidsabre]

That's exactly why my halfing rogue never goes sneaking anywhere without his lucky blankey!

 

[caudor]

I knew someone here would know. Thanks for the responses...this really helps me out on the adventure I'm about to start up here in a few minutes. Dank and dark.