I am reading the new PHB and just saw that Hide skill now requires cover or concealment to attempt a Hide check.
A torch now provides 20 feet of bright light, and another 20 feet of shadowy light, which gives a creature concealment. A creature in an area of bright light can only hide if it has cover.
Additionally, a creature can't hide within the visibility range of a creature with darkvision unless it has cover.
Invisible creatures get +20 on their Hide check, +40 when immobile.
That makes hiding much, much harder than before. Maybe even too hard, seriously hampering roguish types, what do you think?
BTW. There are now only two types of concealment, normal (20% miss chance) and total (50% miss chance).
A torch now provides 20 feet of bright light, and another 20 feet of shadowy light, which gives a creature concealment. A creature in an area of bright light can only hide if it has cover.
Additionally, a creature can't hide within the visibility range of a creature with darkvision unless it has cover.
Invisible creatures get +20 on their Hide check, +40 when immobile.
That makes hiding much, much harder than before. Maybe even too hard, seriously hampering roguish types, what do you think?
BTW. There are now only two types of concealment, normal (20% miss chance) and total (50% miss chance).