Hide in Plain Sight [Archive] - Wizards Community

Hide in Plain Sight [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
bassist33333
02-18-06, 02:33 PM Quick question. For the Hide In Plain Sight ability, does this fool also people who have Darkvision? Or would it be the equivalent of hiding in the shadows (meaning Darkvision could foil it better) even though you aren't actually in the shadows.
Asciiman
02-18-06, 05:07 PM Hide in Plain Sight can not be seen by any normal and most magical means. Darkvision, True Sight, See Invisibilty all change nothing. When a person hides, a person can only roll spot to see them and this can be modified by things like Glitterdust.

The reason for this is because hiding never actually makes anyone invisible, it just makes them not be easily percieved.
Vaelan
02-18-06, 08:09 PM The official ruling is that shadows exist independently of one's perceptions, and thus a character with Darkvision gains no advantage against a character with Hide in Plain Sight.

This is the only rational conclusion one can draw, as Shadowdancers, who have several abilities that require shadows within a certain distance, gain Darkvision. If Darkvision eliminated the existence of shadows. their class abilities would be entirely unusable.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
bassist33333 02-18-06, 02:33 PM	Quick question. For the Hide In Plain Sight ability, does this fool also people who have Darkvision? Or would it be the equivalent of hiding in the shadows (meaning Darkvision could foil it better) even though you aren't actually in the shadows.
Asciiman 02-18-06, 05:07 PM	Hide in Plain Sight can not be seen by any normal and most magical means. Darkvision, True Sight, See Invisibilty all change nothing. When a person hides, a person can only roll spot to see them and this can be modified by things like Glitterdust. The reason for this is because hiding never actually makes anyone invisible, it just makes them not be easily percieved.
Vaelan 02-18-06, 08:09 PM	The official ruling is that shadows exist independently of one's perceptions, and thus a character with Darkvision gains no advantage against a character with Hide in Plain Sight. This is the only rational conclusion one can draw, as Shadowdancers, who have several abilities that require shadows within a certain distance, gain Darkvision. If Darkvision eliminated the existence of shadows. their class abilities would be entirely unusable.