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DM Help! My rogue always spams Hide as a bonus action, and i cant target him!
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<blockquote data-quote="Ilbranteloth" data-source="post: 6990151" data-attributes="member: 6778044"><p>The deer that ran in front of me and into the woods didn't involve me looking away. At least, not looking at something else. My eyes followed where I thought it went, when in reality it had stopped. It was still quite visible through the light brush, but blended in enough it took me a moment to find it again (and I lost track of it when I thought I was following it). Actually, that's happened more than once, but most of the time it's when I'm driving, and my focus is elsewhere, even when I'm trying to follow it (to make sure it doesn't jump back out in front of me).</p><p></p><p>The guy that walked into a post was obviously not paying attention (although he undoubtedly walked by them at least twice a day - they were a line of safety posts to keep vehicles off the sidewalks at work). So he wasn't staring at them, but they were also in plain sight.</p><p></p><p>The bear that was not more than 30-40 feet from me in the woods was <em>right there</em>. I have no idea how I didn't notice it, other than obviously I didn't look right at it. But it wasn't concealed in any way whatsoever. There was nothing between us to conceal it.</p><p></p><p>The guy in a gorilla suit example is also a fun one, only because you're looking right at it, but totally oblivious to it because you're focused on something else. And that's really the point, it's not so much as what you're looking at, it's what you're focused on.</p><p></p><p>But, once again, these are just examples as to why I feel the way I do. I certainly understand your position, although I think that in a game that exists in your collective heads, erring on the side of possibility is my preferred approach, since we really can't see, describe, or know every single thing that happens.</p><p></p><p>So if you said you were watching the wood elf carefully, then I'd have no problem saying that most of the time he probably couldn't hide from you. But you'd potentially have other things to worry about as well, since your focus is trained specifically on the elf.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, though, and I know we've both agreed on this before, all that really matters is that all of the people at a given table feel comfortable with the approach (even if they'd rule differently if they were the DM). Consistency is also important in this equation. And from what I've seen, I think I'd be very happy playing at your table.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ilbranteloth, post: 6990151, member: 6778044"] The deer that ran in front of me and into the woods didn't involve me looking away. At least, not looking at something else. My eyes followed where I thought it went, when in reality it had stopped. It was still quite visible through the light brush, but blended in enough it took me a moment to find it again (and I lost track of it when I thought I was following it). Actually, that's happened more than once, but most of the time it's when I'm driving, and my focus is elsewhere, even when I'm trying to follow it (to make sure it doesn't jump back out in front of me). The guy that walked into a post was obviously not paying attention (although he undoubtedly walked by them at least twice a day - they were a line of safety posts to keep vehicles off the sidewalks at work). So he wasn't staring at them, but they were also in plain sight. The bear that was not more than 30-40 feet from me in the woods was [I]right there[/I]. I have no idea how I didn't notice it, other than obviously I didn't look right at it. But it wasn't concealed in any way whatsoever. There was nothing between us to conceal it. The guy in a gorilla suit example is also a fun one, only because you're looking right at it, but totally oblivious to it because you're focused on something else. And that's really the point, it's not so much as what you're looking at, it's what you're focused on. But, once again, these are just examples as to why I feel the way I do. I certainly understand your position, although I think that in a game that exists in your collective heads, erring on the side of possibility is my preferred approach, since we really can't see, describe, or know every single thing that happens. So if you said you were watching the wood elf carefully, then I'd have no problem saying that most of the time he probably couldn't hide from you. But you'd potentially have other things to worry about as well, since your focus is trained specifically on the elf. Ultimately, though, and I know we've both agreed on this before, all that really matters is that all of the people at a given table feel comfortable with the approach (even if they'd rule differently if they were the DM). Consistency is also important in this equation. And from what I've seen, I think I'd be very happy playing at your table. [/QUOTE]
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