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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MarkB" data-source="post: 4390268" data-attributes="member: 40176">You make a good point about it being more streamlined, but bear in mind that one of the main purposes of using stealth in combat is to gain Combat Advantage. If a character successfully hides from his intended CA target, but then loses his hidden status as a result of another character pointing him out, then he'll lose CA against his target (and indeed all his opponents). Essentially, the enemy only needs to have a single character with excellent Perception in order for their entire force to defeat Stealth.  By the book, you can hide whenever you have cover or concealment, but I dislike the idea of a character being able to slip away from sight whilst being actively observed without even moving from his current square. Requiring some movement in order to do so resolves that. It is a simpler solution, but it still diminishes the effect of a successful Stealth check of leaving your opponent unable to see you.The -5 is tied to having total concealment. If your opponent is unable to see you, I don't see that there's any qualitative difference between that and total concealment.  In combat, something is likely to change every round, as opponents and allies change positions and gain different viewpoints to your position. I included this based on what I recall was either in a CustServ response or the most recent FAQ, stating that you must re-roll your Stealth check at the end of each turn.  That's a fair way of doing it. Your rules do have the advantage of being faster to use in play. I prefer mine in some respects, but I'll have to see whether the increased management cost is too high a cost to pay for them.</blockquote>

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