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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tobold Hornblower" data-source="post: 261795" data-attributes="member: 395">What sort of action is the shadow dancer's hide in plain sight?  Or is it just an opposed roll, that isn't really an action?My attempt at interpreting the rules is that if you move at half speed, you can attempt to hide in plain sight.  Otherwise moving would ruin the hide attempt.  If you move at more than half speed, then you can't hide.So, given speed 30' and trying to hide in plain sight between spring attacks,  the shadow dancer can move 10', attack, then move 5' and hide in plain sight, all in one round.  The next round, she can 5', attack again, and move 10'.  She gets an attack every round at half speed, catching flat-footed any opponent that fails the spot check.Alternatively, she could move 15', attack, move 15' in a round, but not hide in plain sight.  On the next round she could cast a spell or throw a dart or some other standard action, move no more than 15', and hide in plain sight.  She gets a spring attack every other round at full speed, catching flat-footed any opponent that fails the spot check.Where did I go wrong, if anywhere?Now with expeditious retreat can you move your normal speed, half the doubled speed, and still hide?Thanks for any feedback.</blockquote>