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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6883141" data-attributes="member: 7006">Just not moving?&nbsp; Me personally, no.&nbsp; I assume the baseline way someone is trying to hide is to get out of sight and then not move, so I treat that as the standard DEX (Stealth) check.&nbsp; To gain Advantage, they'd have to do something more than just that.&nbsp; So for instance, if they helped mask their own scent by hiding inside something with a bad stench, then possibly... if they hid while next to something making obvious loud noises (thereby masking their own), then possibly... if they hid downwind from a larger than just regular breeze air source, then possibly.&nbsp; And they'd get Disadvantage on their check if they were trying to do various activities or things while hidden-- for instance trying to verbally cast a spell under their breath, or walking/standing on incredibly noisy ground and terrain (sand, crunchy leaves etc.)From my perspective... most monsters have such mediocre Passive Perceptions anyway that anyone who is proficient in Stealth will usually be able to gain the Hidden status and do whatever it is they want to accomplish.&nbsp; So I don't need to go out of my way to try and stop them.&nbsp; Let them have fun sneaking around, and if necessary just use monsters with much higher HP totals such that getting hit with Sneak Attacks from Hidden isn't that big of a deal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 6883141, member: 7006"] [i]Just[/i] not moving? Me personally, no. I assume the baseline way someone is trying to hide is to get out of sight and then not move, so I treat that as the standard DEX (Stealth) check. To gain Advantage, they'd have to do something more than just that. So for instance, if they helped mask their own scent by hiding inside something with a bad stench, then possibly... if they hid while next to something making obvious loud noises (thereby masking their own), then possibly... if they hid downwind from a larger than just regular breeze air source, then possibly. And they'd get Disadvantage on their check if they were trying to do various activities or things while hidden-- for instance trying to verbally cast a spell under their breath, or walking/standing on incredibly noisy ground and terrain (sand, crunchy leaves etc.) From my perspective... most monsters have such mediocre Passive Perceptions anyway that anyone who is proficient in Stealth will usually be able to gain the Hidden status and do whatever it is they want to accomplish. So I don't need to go out of my way to try and stop them. Let them have fun sneaking around, and if necessary just use monsters with much higher HP totals such that getting hit with Sneak Attacks from Hidden isn't that big of a deal. [/QUOTE]

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