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<blockquote data-quote="CrackedParrot" data-source="post: 9423442" data-attributes="member: 7046727">While I agree that the RAW Hide rules seem absurd in a sandbox, I think they make sense in the context of actual roleplaying.An army of hobgoblins trying to sneak past all of the towns to get to the capital is an awesome story. The rules enable this by having the hobgoblins roll Dexterity (Stealth). The hobgoblins are trying to be sneaky; they aren't dancing their way through the countryside. If the army rolls well, they are able to be sneaky with nobody noticing them. If they roll poorly, then some hobgoblin soldiers were being insufficiently sneaky and gave everyone away.The army might need to get past a guard tower manned by guards actively searching for threats. The guards make the Search action and make a Wisdom (Perception) check to identify threats. If they roll higher than the army's previous Dexterity (Stealth) roll, then the guards raise the alarm. If the guards roll low, then the army is able to sneak past the and get to the capital.If the DM wants to have Gollum hiding in a cave for hundreds of years, then it is totally fine for Gollum to be totally unnoticeable to any PC who doesn't explicitly try to search for hidden creatures. If Gollum sneaks up on the PCs, he can follow them for many nights and then get a single attack with Advantage before his Invisible condition ends.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CrackedParrot, post: 9423442, member: 7046727"] While I agree that the RAW Hide rules seem absurd in a sandbox, I think they make sense in the context of actual roleplaying. An army of hobgoblins trying to sneak past all of the towns to get to the capital is an awesome story. The rules enable this by having the hobgoblins roll Dexterity (Stealth). The hobgoblins are trying to be sneaky; they aren't dancing their way through the countryside. If the army rolls well, they are able to be sneaky with nobody noticing them. If they roll poorly, then some hobgoblin soldiers were being insufficiently sneaky and gave everyone away. The army might need to get past a guard tower manned by guards actively searching for threats. The guards make the Search action and make a Wisdom (Perception) check to identify threats. If they roll higher than the army's previous Dexterity (Stealth) roll, then the guards raise the alarm. If the guards roll low, then the army is able to sneak past the and get to the capital. If the DM wants to have Gollum hiding in a cave for hundreds of years, then it is totally fine for Gollum to be totally unnoticeable to any PC who doesn't explicitly try to search for hidden creatures. If Gollum sneaks up on the PCs, he can follow them for many nights and then get a single attack with Advantage before his Invisible condition ends. [/QUOTE]

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