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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6903878" data-attributes="member: 6775031">Probably only one check, but a bad DM could say it takes anywhere between two and twelve checks. Bad DMs have been doing that sort of thing for decades. And I can't find anything in the basic rules about going at half speed. The closest I've found is that a level 9 rogue thief gets advantage to stealth if they move at half speed.It depends on the narrative. I can imagine someone turning and sprinting away at full speed, but that's a different narrative from someone who throws a smoke bomb and then hides nearby while pretending to have run away. In any case, it's probably going to take either your action or bonus action to use the smoke bomb, so at best you could make it 60' if you double move instead of trying to hide. So your options are:1) Just run 90 feet (move + action + bonus).2) Throw a bomb (action) and run 60 feet (move + bonus).3) Throw a bomb (action) and hide (bonus) somewhere within 30 feet (move).4) Throw a bomb (action) and carefully hide (bonus) within 15 feet (move) if you're a level 9 thief.Those are all different and meaningful options which are available to rogues. They're all different narratives, and they're all supported by the rules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 6903878, member: 6775031"] Probably only one check, but a bad DM could say it takes anywhere between two and twelve checks. Bad DMs have been doing that sort of thing for decades. And I can't find anything in the basic rules about going at half speed. The closest I've found is that a level 9 rogue thief gets [I]advantage[/I] to stealth if they move at half speed. It depends on the narrative. I can imagine someone turning and sprinting away at full speed, but that's a different narrative from someone who throws a smoke bomb and then hides nearby while pretending to have run away. In any case, it's probably going to take either your action or bonus action to use the smoke bomb, so at best you could make it 60' if you double move instead of trying to hide. So your options are: 1) Just run 90 feet (move + action + bonus). 2) Throw a bomb (action) and run 60 feet (move + bonus). 3) Throw a bomb (action) and hide (bonus) somewhere within 30 feet (move). 4) Throw a bomb (action) and carefully hide (bonus) within 15 feet (move) if you're a level 9 thief. Those are all different and meaningful options which are available to rogues. They're all different narratives, and they're all supported by the rules. [/QUOTE]

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