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Invisibility /stealth / hide with a rigid DM what can i do instead?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nevvur" data-source="post: 7406105" data-attributes="member: 6783882"><p>I looked up the encounter in question to see what's going on (I have the book, but never actually ran the campaign). Or at least to see how the authors intended it to play out. What I write in the block below should explain things a bit, but will constitute a big spoiler for anyone who hasn't been through this scenario:</p><p></p><p>[sblock] Your DM wasn't inventing gotchas, the area was warded against invisibility because of the duergar ability, but other magic and stealth options would've been fine. If an invisible creature enters the area, it sends off an alarm and derro swarm the area. The text calls for PCs making a Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by active Wisdom (Perception) checks by the derro. (OotA p.64 for anyone else curious about the scenario) [/sblock]</p><p></p><p>As a point of curiosity, how recent was your last stealth check before the derro showed up? They were actively searching, and the DM might've just rolled their active search without prompting you for another stealth check, then narrated their success as one of them stumbling onto your location. Especially since you just wrote you weren't moving. Personally, I would've telegraphed that one of the derro was about to collide and give you the chance to make another stealth check, but it sounds to me like he honored your decision - to stand still.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nevvur, post: 7406105, member: 6783882"] I looked up the encounter in question to see what's going on (I have the book, but never actually ran the campaign). Or at least to see how the authors intended it to play out. What I write in the block below should explain things a bit, but will constitute a big spoiler for anyone who hasn't been through this scenario: [sblock] Your DM wasn't inventing gotchas, the area was warded against invisibility because of the duergar ability, but other magic and stealth options would've been fine. If an invisible creature enters the area, it sends off an alarm and derro swarm the area. The text calls for PCs making a Dexterity (Stealth) check contested by active Wisdom (Perception) checks by the derro. (OotA p.64 for anyone else curious about the scenario) [/sblock] As a point of curiosity, how recent was your last stealth check before the derro showed up? They were actively searching, and the DM might've just rolled their active search without prompting you for another stealth check, then narrated their success as one of them stumbling onto your location. Especially since you just wrote you weren't moving. Personally, I would've telegraphed that one of the derro was about to collide and give you the chance to make another stealth check, but it sounds to me like he honored your decision - to stand still. [/QUOTE]
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