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<blockquote data-quote="meltinbradley" data-source="post: 5158635" data-attributes="member: 80012">When I talked to the DM about it, it made sense. Darkness is a magical effect that was casted and used to grant concealment to the assassin, but because the Titan had true seeing there were no shadows therefore he cant use it.Then I talked to the player and he said that true seeing DOES NOT allow one to see through concealment. Though the titan can see through the darkness it does not negate the fact that the assassin can use that darkness to grant himself concealment. HIPS allows one to hide while being observed, and though as strange as it sounds as I try to imagine that in a real life situation it does make sense according to the rules.As for sneak attacks, I think there are a lot of problems in D&amp;D. I doubt those involved in its creation were killers, martial arts experts, or army veterans who really know about battles, conflicts, where to harm someone and do serious damage. They just came up with a great and fun idea and I even think they mention in the book that you can change the rules as you see fit. I dont totally agree with the sneak attack rule in the book, but was curious as to what others thought and to gather ideas to make my own house rules regarding situations that come up in the game.When the game is being run by a rules lawyer, and constant actions are being checked by using the book makes the game less fun and lose its flow. Recently we have been spending half the time gaming and the other half looking at the book or arguing about situations.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="meltinbradley, post: 5158635, member: 80012"] When I talked to the DM about it, it made sense. Darkness is a magical effect that was casted and used to grant concealment to the assassin, but because the Titan had true seeing there were no shadows therefore he cant use it. Then I talked to the player and he said that true seeing DOES NOT allow one to see through concealment. Though the titan can see through the darkness it does not negate the fact that the assassin can use that darkness to grant himself concealment. HIPS allows one to hide while being observed, and though as strange as it sounds as I try to imagine that in a real life situation it does make sense according to the rules. As for sneak attacks, I think there are a lot of problems in D&D. I doubt those involved in its creation were killers, martial arts experts, or army veterans who really know about battles, conflicts, where to harm someone and do serious damage. They just came up with a great and fun idea and I even think they mention in the book that you can change the rules as you see fit. I dont totally agree with the sneak attack rule in the book, but was curious as to what others thought and to gather ideas to make my own house rules regarding situations that come up in the game. When the game is being run by a rules lawyer, and constant actions are being checked by using the book makes the game less fun and lose its flow. Recently we have been spending half the time gaming and the other half looking at the book or arguing about situations. [/QUOTE]

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