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<blockquote data-quote="DimitriX" data-source="post: 4266891" data-attributes="member: 63781">So we were playing the KotS last week and we were using the rogue pregen. We noticed that he was kind of weak and we realized that he rarely got to use his sneak attack. Part of the problem was that we were fighting kobolds in the inner Kobold Lair encounter. So, flanking them was difficult because they're shifty little buggers. But, other than flanking there didn't seem to be many opportunities for the rogue to get combat advantage in order to use sneak attack and deal out some major damage, the main role of a striker.The only other thing we could consider was somehow hiding in combat. Unfortunately, the quick start rules don't really explain how to do that and now that one of us has the books we find that the full rules don't really explain all that well either. So, here's a list of questions to see what people are thinking about these:If you need cover or concealment in order to hide, then can a rogue duck behind an ally (getting cover from ranged attacks) and hide?Do you have to have cover from ALL enemies in order to hide?Can you duck behind a statue, pillar, or tree trunk to gain cover and hide?Is it possible that low level rogues just kind of suck and they have to wait until higher levels to get powers that will give them combat advantage?Is it possible to do something really goofy like have a halfling rogue hide behind the dwarf fighter to get cover and hide and then use a ranged attack to use combat advantage from hiding and use the sneak attack?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DimitriX, post: 4266891, member: 63781"] So we were playing the KotS last week and we were using the rogue pregen. We noticed that he was kind of weak and we realized that he rarely got to use his sneak attack. Part of the problem was that we were fighting kobolds in the inner Kobold Lair encounter. So, flanking them was difficult because they're shifty little buggers. But, other than flanking there didn't seem to be many opportunities for the rogue to get combat advantage in order to use sneak attack and deal out some major damage, the main role of a striker. The only other thing we could consider was somehow hiding in combat. Unfortunately, the quick start rules don't really explain how to do that and now that one of us has the books we find that the full rules don't really explain all that well either. So, here's a list of questions to see what people are thinking about these: If you need cover or concealment in order to hide, then can a rogue duck behind an ally (getting cover from ranged attacks) and hide? Do you have to have cover from ALL enemies in order to hide? Can you duck behind a statue, pillar, or tree trunk to gain cover and hide? Is it possible that low level rogues just kind of suck and they have to wait until higher levels to get powers that will give them combat advantage? Is it possible to do something really goofy like have a halfling rogue hide behind the dwarf fighter to get cover and hide and then use a ranged attack to use combat advantage from hiding and use the sneak attack? [/QUOTE]

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