My character has recently obtained the ability to hide in plain sight. And I am having trouble understanding how it all works. So if my character is hiding (using the hide in plain sight ability). And then moves, performs a melee attack on a foe, and then moves away to hide in plain sight again, does it work?
My understanding is:
Hide in plain sight is a supernatural ability, and therefore it takes no action : see Do special abilities require an action every round they are active?
Spring attack allows me to move, then attack, and then move.
The hide skill ability can be a part of a move action :
Usually none. Normally, you make a Hide check as part
of movement, so it doesn’t take a separate action. However, hiding
immediately after a ranged attack (see Sniping, above) is a move
action.
Is the above all possible?
My other question is, while my character is moving and attacking, is he still hidden, or is he only hidden after the move is completed?
Will the foe know which square my character ended in?
Best Answer
So you can remain hidden while making a spring attack, but the DC to spot you is not going to be very high. If you still manage to win the opposed roll, your target will be denied its Dexterity bonus to AC and will have an additional -2 penalty because you are effectively invisible.
From Skip Williams' column:
That is the main reason to spring attack: you need to move after attacking, even if invisible, otherwise your target will know your location. If your target has failed its spot check, you still have total concealment (50% miss chance).