How are you handling stealth in combat?

[larsdangly]

Originally Posted by Tenex

I agree with 1 and 2. Those are the clear cut situations. So from ITL:

"(f) MISSILE WEAPON ATTACK. Move up to l hex and... fire a missile weapon... (h) CAST SPELL. Move one hex... and attempt any spell."

So it is possible to attack and engage in minimal movement. If you are in a good hiding spot, i.e. one you have previously successfully made a stealth roll in, could you shoot an arrow and then make a stealth roll to be "invisible" when the targeted creature turns to look your way? You wouldn't be moving from a "good" spot where you achieved earlier success. You would just be reapplying your skill to freeze as the targeted creature looked your way. I'm inclined to say yes, although if the targeted creature moved in your direction that would necessitate additional rolls.

To avoid this becoming too powerful and too much like invisibility I was thinking maybe the targeted creature could attack (if it had a ranged attack), but at a discount like you were blurred. The targeted creature clearly knows something is where you are, but can't see precisely due to your hiding in shadows, vegetation, whatever.

You can't shoot and then move back into cover on the same turn; movement precedes action, always. So, you have to wait until the next turn to return to your cover. If you don't win initiative on that second round, your foe would get to turn and see you before you hid