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<blockquote data-quote="Usurpator" data-source="post: 984125" data-attributes="member: 9588">The new Hide skill rules may be more logical, and even more balanced, but I like the way the Hide skill was abstracted in 3.0. I always assumed a proficient rogue made use of any kind of concealment, distraction etc. to hide himself, much like zebra's hide from lion's by using their black/white stripes to their advantage.Now I am afraid for all kinds of discussions with the DM, for you have to rely more your DM's rulings when you can use it.Can I hide here in this cave, do the irregular walls of the cave provide cover? What if a creature with darkvision strolls by after you have hidden behind a pillar? Will your rogue automatically be revealed? Are you allowed to move around the pillar as the creature with darkvision passes?And what about those cloaks of elvenkind. According to their LOTR history they 'blended' with their background. Would it not be logical for such cloaks to allow their wearer to hide even in bright light?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Usurpator, post: 984125, member: 9588"] The new Hide skill rules may be more logical, and even more balanced, but I like the way the Hide skill was abstracted in 3.0. I always assumed a proficient rogue made use of any kind of concealment, distraction etc. to hide himself, much like zebra's hide from lion's by using their black/white stripes to their advantage. Now I am afraid for all kinds of discussions with the DM, for you have to rely more your DM's rulings when you can use it. Can I hide here in this cave, do the irregular walls of the cave provide cover? What if a creature with darkvision strolls by after you have hidden behind a pillar? Will your rogue automatically be revealed? Are you allowed to move around the pillar as the creature with darkvision passes? And what about those cloaks of elvenkind. According to their LOTR history they 'blended' with their background. Would it not be logical for such cloaks to allow their wearer to hide even in bright light? [/QUOTE]

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