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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8065050" data-attributes="member: 6987520">&quot;Combat&quot; is sort of misleading, &quot;encounter&quot; might be better?As I already said, Hide as a bonus action is primarily used to escape capture. Just like Dodge and Disengage are used for defense or to flee battle without risking injury.DMs who have goblins shoot, then &quot;hide&quot; to shoot again with advantage the next round are often abusing the system. You cannot hide under observation. Viewers know you are there. This is why the action is really stepping out from cover, shooting, and moving back under cover. Now, in ambushes, etc. the first attacks might be with advantage because you hid before the viewers saw you, but after that unless the cover is enough for you to move your position (significantly IMO), you won't get advantage.Now we all know the stealth rules are very open, but being able to attack from cover is bad enough IMO, you don't need to gain advantage as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8065050, member: 6987520"] "Combat" is sort of misleading, "encounter" might be better? As I already said, Hide as a bonus action is primarily used to escape capture. Just like Dodge and Disengage are used for defense or to flee battle without risking injury. DMs who have goblins shoot, then "hide" to shoot again with advantage the next round are often abusing the system. You cannot hide under observation. Viewers [I]know[/I] you are there. This is why the action is really stepping out from cover, shooting, and moving back under cover. Now, in ambushes, etc. the first attacks might be with advantage because you hid before the viewers saw you, but after that unless the cover is enough for you to move your position (significantly IMO), you won't get advantage. Now we all know the stealth rules are very open, but being able to attack from cover is bad enough IMO, you don't need to gain advantage as well. [/QUOTE]

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