Can a part of the group remain stealthy when combat starts?
A group of 4 PCs roll Dexterity (stealth) checks. They sneak around and 3 of them get noticed by the enemy (because of line of sight or just bad Dexterity (stealth) rolls). Combat starts, everyone rolls initiative.
If the remaining PC has a Dexterity (stealth) roll higher than the enemy's passive perception, does he remain hidden? Can he then go around to get an attack with advantage on that enemy (while remaining out of sight)?
dnd-5e combat stealth sneak-attack
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A group of 4 PCs roll Dexterity (stealth) checks. They sneak around and 3 of them get noticed by the enemy (because of line of sight or just bad Dexterity (stealth) rolls). Combat starts, everyone rolls initiative.
If the remaining PC has a Dexterity (stealth) roll higher than the enemy's passive perception, does he remain hidden? Can he then go around to get an attack with advantage on that enemy (while remaining out of sight)?
dnd-5e combat stealth sneak-attack
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A group of 4 PCs roll Dexterity (stealth) checks. They sneak around and 3 of them get noticed by the enemy (because of line of sight or just bad Dexterity (stealth) rolls). Combat starts, everyone rolls initiative.
If the remaining PC has a Dexterity (stealth) roll higher than the enemy's passive perception, does he remain hidden? Can he then go around to get an attack with advantage on that enemy (while remaining out of sight)?
dnd-5e combat stealth sneak-attack
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A group of 4 PCs roll Dexterity (stealth) checks. They sneak around and 3 of them get noticed by the enemy (because of line of sight or just bad Dexterity (stealth) rolls). Combat starts, everyone rolls initiative.
If the remaining PC has a Dexterity (stealth) roll higher than the enemy's passive perception, does he remain hidden? Can he then go around to get an attack with advantage on that enemy (while remaining out of sight)?
dnd-5e combat stealth sneak-attack
dnd-5e combat stealth sneak-attack
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edited 49 mins ago
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edited 49 mins ago
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The character simply wouldn't be detected yet at the first round of combat and would fall under the rules for the "Hide" combat action, and thus the "Unseen Attacker/Target" rules. The other stipulations you were probably already following as per a normal stealth roll (p177 PHB). If they were only being quiet, for example, the successful stealth check may not matter anyway since the enemy is now looking directly at them.
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The character simply wouldn't be detected yet at the first round of combat and would fall under the rules for the "Hide" combat action, and thus the "Unseen Attacker/Target" rules. The other stipulations you were probably already following as per a normal stealth roll (p177 PHB). If they were only being quiet, for example, the successful stealth check may not matter anyway since the enemy is now looking directly at them.
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The character simply wouldn't be detected yet at the first round of combat and would fall under the rules for the "Hide" combat action, and thus the "Unseen Attacker/Target" rules. The other stipulations you were probably already following as per a normal stealth roll (p177 PHB). If they were only being quiet, for example, the successful stealth check may not matter anyway since the enemy is now looking directly at them.
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The character simply wouldn't be detected yet at the first round of combat and would fall under the rules for the "Hide" combat action, and thus the "Unseen Attacker/Target" rules. The other stipulations you were probably already following as per a normal stealth roll (p177 PHB). If they were only being quiet, for example, the successful stealth check may not matter anyway since the enemy is now looking directly at them.
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The character simply wouldn't be detected yet at the first round of combat and would fall under the rules for the "Hide" combat action, and thus the "Unseen Attacker/Target" rules. The other stipulations you were probably already following as per a normal stealth roll (p177 PHB). If they were only being quiet, for example, the successful stealth check may not matter anyway since the enemy is now looking directly at them.
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