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<blockquote data-quote="Nail" data-source="post: 1561383" data-attributes="member: 224"><p>Absolutely....especially when it makes the formating clearer. The problem with "DarkOrchid": doesn't show up well against black. Ah well.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure. ..But there are always restrictions...called "rules", of course! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> The problem with the rules here is that although it says "attacking", that's not specific enough: "attacking" includes any number of actions ...including grappling!!! (Can you be hidden while grappling!!??? "Wow, you're good!")</p><p></p><p>Only later, with the paragraph on "Sniping", are we given any clearer information. And even then, we see nothing about melee combat, and nothing about Full Attack actions. That's a problem!</p><p></p><p>Putting aside the special ability "Hide in Plain Sight", it <em>must</em> be possible for even a lowly rogue to sneak up on someone and "backstab" them. Right? But can he attempt to re-hide as a Move Action, and try again next round?</p><p></p><p>Sure. Why not. It's cool!</p><p></p><p>But during a Full Attack action? <shakes head> I don't buy it. I'm not firmly against it, but it just doesn't "play well", I think, either cinematically or logistically (high level rogues could have more than 4 attacks per round!). </p><p></p><p>(And the rules don't say otherwise.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nail, post: 1561383, member: 224"] Absolutely....especially when it makes the formating clearer. The problem with "DarkOrchid": doesn't show up well against black. Ah well. Sure. ..But there are always restrictions...called "rules", of course! :) The problem with the rules here is that although it says "attacking", that's not specific enough: "attacking" includes any number of actions ...including grappling!!! (Can you be hidden while grappling!!??? "Wow, you're good!") Only later, with the paragraph on "Sniping", are we given any clearer information. And even then, we see nothing about melee combat, and nothing about Full Attack actions. That's a problem! Putting aside the special ability "Hide in Plain Sight", it [i]must[/i] be possible for even a lowly rogue to sneak up on someone and "backstab" them. Right? But can he attempt to re-hide as a Move Action, and try again next round? Sure. Why not. It's cool! But during a Full Attack action? <shakes head> I don't buy it. I'm not firmly against it, but it just doesn't "play well", I think, either cinematically or logistically (high level rogues could have more than 4 attacks per round!). (And the rules don't say otherwise.) [/QUOTE]
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