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How does the errata on hiding affect the mask of the wild ability of the wood elf?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 6640968" data-attributes="member: 6787503"><p>I don't think the errata were targeting Mask of the Wild. If they had wanted to get rid of MotW, or extend its benefits to everyone, then it would have been easier to issue errata to that effect. Across the board, however, the errata are not changing any of the existing rules, but are merely clarifying the intent with which they were written. They should be interpreted in light of existing rules and not in contradiction to them.</p><p></p><p>The addition of the word "clearly" should be understood as part and parcel of the emphasis which has now been placed on DM adjudication of the environmental conditions for hiding. This has always been the case. The errata are an attempt to make it more clear for those who felt that line-of-sight was a straight-jacket that prevented DM's from allowing characters to hide when there was even a possibility that they could be seen. This assumption was making hiding too difficult in situations, for example, where characters are sneaking-up on an opponent, or are sneaking from tree to tree in a dense forest. The errata are meant to make it more clear that for any of this to work, the DM must determine whether an opponent is sufficiently distracted, or whether the trees are close enough together to warrant successful sneaking. To those who already understood this, as with the rest of the errata, it is nothing new.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 6640968, member: 6787503"] I don't think the errata were targeting Mask of the Wild. If they had wanted to get rid of MotW, or extend its benefits to everyone, then it would have been easier to issue errata to that effect. Across the board, however, the errata are not changing any of the existing rules, but are merely clarifying the intent with which they were written. They should be interpreted in light of existing rules and not in contradiction to them. The addition of the word "clearly" should be understood as part and parcel of the emphasis which has now been placed on DM adjudication of the environmental conditions for hiding. This has always been the case. The errata are an attempt to make it more clear for those who felt that line-of-sight was a straight-jacket that prevented DM's from allowing characters to hide when there was even a possibility that they could be seen. This assumption was making hiding too difficult in situations, for example, where characters are sneaking-up on an opponent, or are sneaking from tree to tree in a dense forest. The errata are meant to make it more clear that for any of this to work, the DM must determine whether an opponent is sufficiently distracted, or whether the trees are close enough together to warrant successful sneaking. To those who already understood this, as with the rest of the errata, it is nothing new. [/QUOTE]
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