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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 7408229" data-attributes="member: 23">To me, the big factor in allowing the goblins to &quot;shoot and hide&quot; or not is two fold:1:&nbsp; Terrain/lighting:&nbsp; A goblin can't shoot, hide behind a barrel, and then shoot again.&nbsp; The characters may not be able to see the goblin hidden behind the barrel, but they know he's there - behind that barrel!&nbsp; The goblin must be able to *re-position* between each shot so the PCs don't know where he is.&nbsp; If there was a pile of barrels, or darkness, that would work2:&nbsp; Isn't hiding an *action*?&nbsp; You can't take two actions per turn, unless you have a class or racial feature that allows you to hide as a bonus action.&nbsp;&nbsp; So it would work like:&nbsp; Round 1:&nbsp; pop from cover, shoot, pop back under cover.&nbsp; Round 2:&nbsp; hide and sneak to a new position.&nbsp; Round 3: repeat&nbsp; (... I think)Popping in and out of cover is very valid though, even if stealth isn't involved.edit:&nbsp; Re-reading your post, it sounds like what you did is pretty darn close to what I posted... either way, it sounded like a fun battle!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 7408229, member: 23"] To me, the big factor in allowing the goblins to "shoot and hide" or not is two fold: 1: Terrain/lighting: A goblin can't shoot, hide behind a barrel, and then shoot again. The characters may not be able to see the goblin hidden behind the barrel, but they know he's there - behind that barrel! The goblin must be able to *re-position* between each shot so the PCs don't know where he is. If there was a pile of barrels, or darkness, that would work 2: Isn't hiding an *action*? You can't take two actions per turn, unless you have a class or racial feature that allows you to hide as a bonus action. So it would work like: Round 1: pop from cover, shoot, pop back under cover. Round 2: hide and sneak to a new position. Round 3: repeat (... I think) Popping in and out of cover is very valid though, even if stealth isn't involved. edit: Re-reading your post, it sounds like what you did is pretty darn close to what I posted... either way, it sounded like a fun battle! [/QUOTE]

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