Explain Hide In Plain Sight Please...

[Celtavian]

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Watch some old 80's ninja movie and you will see how Hide in Plain Sight works.

 

[AGGEMAM]

or you have Spring Attack or you have Shot on the Run

That will not work either since you can only use the hide skill once for every move action, and while both feats you mentioned split your move in two parts it is still a single move action.

 

[magnas_veritas]

Hiding is part of a move action, or a MEA. So you cannot hide-attack-hide unless you are hasted.

If you're using Song & Silence, you can use the sniping rule. Sure, you only get one ranged attack, and the -20 circumstance penalty to Hide is painful, but it lets you attack from hiding and hide again as a move-equivalent.

But, meleeing? Yep. Need multiple actions.

Brad

 

[AGGEMAM]

If you're using Song & Silence, you can use the sniping rule. Sure, you only get one ranged attack, and the -20 circumstance penalty to Hide is painful, but it lets you attack from hiding and hide again as a move-equivalent.

The sniping still involves having to be in hiding before your turn.

Again, hide-attack-hide is not possible without being hasted.

 

[Roland Delacroix]

That will not work either since you can only use the hide skill once for every move action,

Says who? Anyway it's -move, attack, move+hide-. Next round you start off hidden so no need to Hide again.

Of couse, any enterprising Ninja can do the same thing with the Vanish feat (lets you Bluff to distract as part of your MEA). It just requires another check, Bluff.

EDIT: oh yeah, the rogue who starts his round NOT hidden deserves what he gets.