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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 8044835" data-attributes="member: 2525">That actually IS covered in the Sage Advice:Do the lightfoot halfling and wood elf hiding racial traits allow them to hide while observed? The lightfoot halfling and wood elf traits—Naturally Stealthy and Mask of the Wild—do allow members of those subraces to try to hide in their special circumstances even when observers are nearby. Normally, you can’t hide from someone if you’re in full view. A lightfoot halfling, though, can try to vanish behind a creature that is at least one size larger, and a wood elf can try to hide simply by being in heavy rain, mist, falling snow, foliage, or similar natural phenomena. It’s as if nature itself cloaks a wood elf from prying eyes—even eyes staring right at the elf! Both subraces are capable of hiding in situations when most other creatures can’t, but neither subrace’s hiding attempt is assured of success; a Dexterity (Stealth) check is required as normal, and an observant foe might later spot a hidden halfling or elf: “I see you behind that guard, you tricksy halfling!” We're clearly in &quot;supernatural&quot; territory here. Of course a DM can rule against it. And of course a DM can rule in favor of it. But it's not as clear cut as you appear to be making it out to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 8044835, member: 2525"] That actually IS covered in the Sage Advice: Do the lightfoot halfling and wood elf hiding racial traits allow them to hide while observed? The lightfoot halfling and wood elf traits—Naturally Stealthy and Mask of the Wild—do allow members of those subraces to try to [B]hide in their special circumstances even when observers are nearby[/B]. Normally, you can’t hide from someone if you’re in full view. A lightfoot halfling, though, can try to [B]vanish behind a creature[/B] that is at least one size larger, and a wood elf can try to hide simply by being in heavy rain, mist, falling snow, foliage, or similar natural phenomena. It’s as if nature itself cloaks a wood elf from prying eyes—[B]even eyes staring right at the elf[/B]! [B]Both subraces are capable of hiding in situations when most other creatures can’t, but neither subrace’s hiding attempt is assured of success; a Dexterity (Stealth) check is required as normal, and an observant foe might later spot a hidden halfling or elf: “I see you behind that guard, you tricksy halfling!” [/B] We're clearly in "supernatural" territory here. Of course a DM can rule against it. And of course a DM can rule in favor of it. But it's not as clear cut as you appear to be making it out to be. [/QUOTE]

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