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|classes=[[Bard]], [[Monk]], [[Ranger]], [[Rogue]]; [[Arcane Archer]], [[Arcane Trickster]], [[Assassin]], [[Blackguard]], [[Harper Agent]], [[Invisible Blade]], [[Pale Master]], [[Shadow Dancer]]
|classes=[[Bard]], [[Monk]], [[Ranger]], [[Rogue]]; [[Arcane Archer]], [[Arcane Trickster]], [[Assassin]], [[Blackguard]], [[Harper Agent]], [[Invisible Blade]], [[Pale Master]], [[Shadow Dancer]]
|training=No
|training=No
|check=Your hide check is opposed by the [[spot]] check of anyone who might see you. You activate the use of your hide (and [[move silently]]) skill by going into stealth mode. You move at half speed while in stealth mode.
|check=Your hide check is opposed by the [[spot]] check of anyone who might see you. You activate the use of your hide (and [[Move Silently|move silently]]) skill by going into stealth mode. You move at half speed while in stealth mode.
|special=This skill is subject to an [[armor check penalty]]. It also takes penalties in areas with lots of light (so don't carry a torch when you use it!), and receives bonuses in low-lighting. [[Small]] characters receive an additional size bonus to this skill.  
|special=This skill is subject to an [[armor check penalty]]. It also takes penalties in areas with lots of light (so don't carry a torch when you use it!), and receives bonuses in low-lighting. [[Small]] characters receive an additional size bonus to this skill.  
|use=Selected (stealth mode)
|use=Selected (stealth mode)
}}
}}
==Hide in PnP==
*"You need cover or concealment in order to attempt a Hide check. Total cover or total concealment usually (but not always; see Special, below) obviates the need for a Hide check, since nothing can see you anyway. If people are observing you, even casually, you can’t hide. You can run around a corner or behind cover so that you’re out of sight and then hide, but the others then know at least where you went." (Source: https://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/hide.htm)
*The cover and concealment mechanics are not enforced in NWN2.
*See [[Hide in Plain Sight]] for more information.


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Latest revision as of 14:17, 26 March 2025

Use the hide skill to sink back into the shadows and proceed unseen, to approach a wizard's tower under cover of brush, or to tail someone through a busy street without being noticed.

Modifying ability: Dexterity

Classes: Bard, Monk, Ranger, Rogue; Arcane Archer, Arcane Trickster, Assassin, Blackguard, Harper Agent, Invisible Blade, Pale Master, Shadow Dancer

Requires training: No

Check: Your hide check is opposed by the spot check of anyone who might see you. You activate the use of your hide (and move silently) skill by going into stealth mode. You move at half speed while in stealth mode.

Use: Selected (stealth mode)


Hide in PnP

  • "You need cover or concealment in order to attempt a Hide check. Total cover or total concealment usually (but not always; see Special, below) obviates the need for a Hide check, since nothing can see you anyway. If people are observing you, even casually, you can’t hide. You can run around a corner or behind cover so that you’re out of sight and then hide, but the others then know at least where you went." (Source: https://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/hide.htm)
  • The cover and concealment mechanics are not enforced in NWN2.
  • See Hide in Plain Sight for more information.

External resources