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<blockquote data-quote="silentspace" data-source="post: 1523579" data-attributes="member: 14316">I agree with Abraxas.Sniping is a defined action.&nbsp; You start hidden (your hide check beats their spot check), 10 or more feet away.&nbsp; You make a ranged attack.&nbsp; You &quot;immediately hide again&quot; if you make a new Hide check at a -20 penalty.Alternatively, you can hide &quot;while attacking&quot;, at a -20 penalty.&nbsp; These both describe very similar cases.&nbsp; The only difference is that Sniping is limited to ranged attacks.&nbsp; In both cases, hiding is not an action, but part of an attack action.&nbsp; The -20 check is to see if you remain hidden.Once you are spotted, you are no longer hidden, and cannot then hide unless you are able to reach cover or concealment.&nbsp; Unless you have some sort of special ability, such as the Hide In Plain Sight ability.With Hide In Plain Sight, you can hide again.&nbsp; So when a Shadowdancer snipes, he makes a Hide check at a -20 penalty to see if he remains hidden.&nbsp; If the opponent beats the Shadowdancer's Hide check with his Spot check, the Shadowdancer is no longer hidden.&nbsp; If the Shadowdancer has a move action left, he can then attempt another Hide check, at no penalty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="silentspace, post: 1523579, member: 14316"] I agree with Abraxas. Sniping is a defined action. You start hidden (your hide check beats their spot check), 10 or more feet away. You make a ranged attack. You "immediately hide again" if you make a new Hide check at a -20 penalty. Alternatively, you can hide "while attacking", at a -20 penalty. These both describe very similar cases. The only difference is that Sniping is limited to ranged attacks. In both cases, hiding is not an action, but part of an attack action. The -20 check is to see if you remain hidden. Once you are spotted, you are no longer hidden, and cannot then hide unless you are able to reach cover or concealment. Unless you have some sort of special ability, such as the Hide In Plain Sight ability. With Hide In Plain Sight, you can hide again. So when a Shadowdancer snipes, he makes a Hide check at a -20 penalty to see if he remains hidden. If the opponent beats the Shadowdancer's Hide check with his Spot check, the Shadowdancer is no longer hidden. If the Shadowdancer has a move action left, he can then attempt another Hide check, at no penalty. [/QUOTE]

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