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Greater Invis and Stealth checks, how do you rule it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Xetheral" data-source="post: 8098848" data-attributes="member: 6802765"><p>(Emphasis added.) Personally, the line for me is whether or not the character took the Hide action. If they took the Hide action, they make a Dex (Stealth) check. If they didn't take the Hide action, then the basic rules apply and it's up to me as the DM to determine whether they are automatically detected by a particular observer, automatically not detected, or to select a DC and require the potential observer to make an ability check (passive or otherwise).</p><p></p><p>Note that my answer applies generally, and does not depend on whether or not the character is invisible. Invisibility, of course, will factor in to my evaluation of whether a check is required by a potential observer and, if so, what the appropriate DC would be.</p><p></p><p>So, for my part, I'm not trying to disregard the hide action. The only way to get to make a Dex (Stealth) check at my table is taking the Hide action. Additionally (and this is definitely a houserule) if a character does take the Hide action, I don't let the result of the Stealth check make a character easier to notice than they would have been without taking the Hide action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xetheral, post: 8098848, member: 6802765"] (Emphasis added.) Personally, the line for me is whether or not the character took the Hide action. If they took the Hide action, they make a Dex (Stealth) check. If they didn't take the Hide action, then the basic rules apply and it's up to me as the DM to determine whether they are automatically detected by a particular observer, automatically not detected, or to select a DC and require the potential observer to make an ability check (passive or otherwise). Note that my answer applies generally, and does not depend on whether or not the character is invisible. Invisibility, of course, will factor in to my evaluation of whether a check is required by a potential observer and, if so, what the appropriate DC would be. So, for my part, I'm not trying to disregard the hide action. The only way to get to make a Dex (Stealth) check at my table is taking the Hide action. Additionally (and this is definitely a houserule) if a character does take the Hide action, I don't let the result of the Stealth check make a character easier to notice than they would have been without taking the Hide action. [/QUOTE]
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