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<blockquote data-quote="Lyxen" data-source="post: 8375566" data-attributes="member: 7032025">And this is obviously not true, because (as a simple example), it is contradicted by &quot;You can't hide from a creature that can see you clearly&quot; and &quot;A monster with truesight can, out to a specific range, see in normal and magical darkness, see invisible creatures and objects&quot; so an invisible creature cannot try to hide from a creature with truesight if there are no obstacles.Again, all of this is circumstantial, there is no absolute, and it's all summarised in &quot;The DM decides when circumstances are appropriate for hiding&quot;.And the same Dev also made it very clear all over the rules:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;The DM always has the final say on rules questions.&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;The DM decides when circumstances are appropriate for hiding&quot;.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;This more than almost any other part of the game, is going to rely on the Dungeon Master.&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;Which can mean there are cases where the DM might decide no rolls are even necessary.&quot;</li>
</ul>It's not even a question of house rules. Depending on the combat and the circumstances, some actions might be available or not. Hide might simply not be available because there are no hiding places, because the foes have incredible supernatural senses, etc.What is true is that the rules themselves do provide the mechanism for hiding in combat, but whether these can be applied or not totally depend on the DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lyxen, post: 8375566, member: 7032025"] And this is obviously not true, because (as a simple example), it is contradicted by "You can't hide from a creature that can see you clearly" and "A monster with truesight can, out to a specific range, see in normal and magical darkness, see invisible creatures and objects" so an invisible creature cannot try to hide from a creature with truesight if there are no obstacles. Again, all of this is circumstantial, there is no absolute, and it's all summarised in "The DM decides when circumstances are appropriate for hiding". And the same Dev also made it very clear all over the rules: [LIST] [*]"The DM always has the final say on rules questions." [*]"The DM decides when circumstances are appropriate for hiding". [*]"This more than almost any other part of the game, is going to rely on the Dungeon Master." [*]"Which can mean there are cases where the DM might decide no rolls are even necessary." [/LIST] It's not even a question of house rules. Depending on the combat and the circumstances, some actions might be available or not. Hide might simply not be available because there are no hiding places, because the foes have incredible supernatural senses, etc. What is true is that the rules themselves do provide the mechanism for hiding in combat, but whether these can be applied or not totally depend on the DM. [/QUOTE]

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