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<blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 4365086" data-attributes="member: 71699"><p><strong>DM</strong>: <em>Your check beats the monster. You avoid notice, unheard, and hidden from view.</em></p><p><strong>Player</strong>: <em>Great! What does that mean again? Am I invisible?</em></p><p><strong>DM</strong>: <em>Let me explain. Imagine you are the monster...</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>If you can see*, you know what square to attack</strong></p><p>There's no guess-work here. Your target isn't totally concealed or invisible. Either you saw where he ducked down or you see a blur in the shadows, or whatever.</p><p> </p><p><strong>If you can't see, you don't know where to attack</strong></p><p>If you were blinded, you wouldn't know where your target was. Maybe they're still where they were last time you knew?</p><p> </p><p><strong>If you do not feel threatened, you pay attention to something else</strong></p><p>By guile or misdirection, that target just doesn't seem so important any more.</p><p> </p><p><strong>If you do feel threatened, you can pay attention to them</strong></p><p>They're not invisible and you know where they are. You're allowed to attack them with a -2 penalty, or use minors to get a better fix on them. Your friends can, too. You can call on help from any of your friends who don't feel threatened by this guy yet.</p><p> </p><p><strong>They have combat advantage against you</strong></p><p>You're confused by their guile and misdirection. Is that blade coming from the left, or the right, or...</p><p> </p><p>*or use your primary sense unhindered.</p><p> </p><p>-vk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clearstream, post: 4365086, member: 71699"] [B]DM[/B]: [I]Your check beats the monster. You avoid notice, unheard, and hidden from view.[/I] [B]Player[/B]: [I]Great! What does that mean again? Am I invisible?[/I] [B]DM[/B]: [I]Let me explain. Imagine you are the monster...[/I] [B]If you can see*, you know what square to attack[/B] There's no guess-work here. Your target isn't totally concealed or invisible. Either you saw where he ducked down or you see a blur in the shadows, or whatever. [B]If you can't see, you don't know where to attack[/B] If you were blinded, you wouldn't know where your target was. Maybe they're still where they were last time you knew? [B]If you do not feel threatened, you pay attention to something else[/B] By guile or misdirection, that target just doesn't seem so important any more. [B]If you do feel threatened, you can pay attention to them[/B] They're not invisible and you know where they are. You're allowed to attack them with a -2 penalty, or use minors to get a better fix on them. Your friends can, too. You can call on help from any of your friends who don't feel threatened by this guy yet. [B]They have combat advantage against you[/B] You're confused by their guile and misdirection. Is that blade coming from the left, or the right, or... *or use your primary sense unhindered. -vk [/QUOTE]
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