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<blockquote data-quote="Uller" data-source="post: 6587925" data-attributes="member: 413">Mike Mearls (I think it was him....could have been Rodney Thompson) addressed this specific instance.&nbsp; Sorry...I don't have the link.&nbsp;&nbsp; Basically he said it's your table, handle situations in ways that make sense for you.&nbsp; But he said at his table he would allow a hide attempt but at disadvantage if the hider had been seen, ducks behind some cover and then attempts to hide.&nbsp; Makes sense to me.At my table, I'll give you a normal stealth check if you do something to make some attempt to be deceptive.&nbsp; Get out of sight, move (while still out of sight) to some other unexpected location.&nbsp; The hide/attack/hide routine might work normally the first time, with disadvantage the second time, then not at all once the monsters are on to you...Keep in mind that in the scenario you described, halflings are small, nonthreatening looking little creatures compared to all the &quot;Big People&quot; around them.&nbsp; An unwise (low perception score) monster is likely to focus on the big heavily armed fighter, not the little 3' tall child like creature cowering behind him.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Uller, post: 6587925, member: 413"] Mike Mearls (I think it was him....could have been Rodney Thompson) addressed this specific instance. Sorry...I don't have the link. Basically he said it's your table, handle situations in ways that make sense for you. But he said at his table he would allow a hide attempt but at disadvantage if the hider had been seen, ducks behind some cover and then attempts to hide. Makes sense to me. At my table, I'll give you a normal stealth check if you do something to make some attempt to be deceptive. Get out of sight, move (while still out of sight) to some other unexpected location. The hide/attack/hide routine might work normally the first time, with disadvantage the second time, then not at all once the monsters are on to you... Keep in mind that in the scenario you described, halflings are small, nonthreatening looking little creatures compared to all the "Big People" around them. An unwise (low perception score) monster is likely to focus on the big heavily armed fighter, not the little 3' tall child like creature cowering behind him. [/QUOTE]

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