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<blockquote data-quote="Asisreo" data-source="post: 8355816" data-attributes="member: 7019027">False Appearance.Admittedly, this isn't exactly direct with Stealth, but it has to do with Surprise and yet nothing being hidden. What do I mean? False Appearance, and its other variations like Polymorph or a simple Disguise Self. Anything that has to do with not being unseen/unheard but still being camouflaged.What's interesting is I found that a creature using this feature doesn't need to be hidden to surprise an enemy. Nor do they have to roll for stealth. The only condition that surprise needs is that a creature doesn't notice any threats when combat starts.So, technically, no matter how much passive Perception or how well they roll on active Perception, they would still be surprised by a Rug of Smothering or a Mud Mephit.This is the interpretation that seems most closely aligns with what I read in the &quot;surprise&quot; section, but I'm curious if that's a more common ruling.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Asisreo, post: 8355816, member: 7019027"] False Appearance. Admittedly, this isn't exactly direct with Stealth, but it has to do with Surprise and yet nothing being hidden. What do I mean? False Appearance, and its other variations like Polymorph or a simple Disguise Self. Anything that has to do with not being unseen/unheard but still being camouflaged. What's interesting is I found that a creature using this feature doesn't need to be hidden to surprise an enemy. Nor do they have to roll for stealth. The only condition that surprise needs is that a creature doesn't notice any threats when combat starts. So, technically, no matter how much passive Perception or how well they roll on active Perception, they would still be surprised by a Rug of Smothering or a Mud Mephit. This is the interpretation that seems most closely aligns with what I read in the "surprise" section, but I'm curious if that's a more common ruling. [/QUOTE]

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