TaranTheWanderer
Legend
Yeah, and hiding in a crowd of people is a thing too. You could be in plain sight and still sneaking up on someone.Yeah, hiding is often just more than not being seen - it has an element of being quiet/silent. I'm a little unhappy that 2024 only cares about the visual aspect. Further, some creatures can be detected/percieved by smell, but I'm not sure about the idea of using Stealth to mask one's scent.
Perhaps there should be a Hidden and a Silent condition? Invisible would be the uber version of Hidden and the Silence spell would give the uber version of Silent?
I did a big write up earlier in this thread but I guess it was too wordy for people to pay attention to. The point is Hiding is more about Target "Awareness" and a Target's ability to pinpoint a location.
Invisibility just allows you to have Cover. You can, therefore, try to Hide any time. The narrative to that Hiding, I imagine, would be trying to be very quiet or try to throw an enemy's attention to a different location. So, there's definitely some element of sound/being silent.