New Posts For Thread: How exactly does Stealth and making enemies flat-footed work?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75862/29504535/How_exactly_does_Stealth_and_making_enemies_flat-footed_workI have a Jedi PC who uses the Cloak power and wants to make enemies flat-footed.I wasn't (and still am not) too sure on when enemies are flat-footed, so I handled it like this:The enemy and the PC were in a sparring ring in the Jedi Temple. They wereYep, you guys are right, I certainly could have been more clear in what I said.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75862/29504535/How_exactly_does_Stealth_and_making_enemies_flat-footed_work?post_id=526504199#526504199Yep, you guys are right, I certainly could have been more clear in what I said.Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:39:36 -0600When it comes to Flat-footedness in combat if everyone is aware when the combat begins (ie. no Surprise round) then no one is ever caught "flat-footed" but if there is a Surprise round everyone is flat-footed until they get to act, some acting duringhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75862/29504535/How_exactly_does_Stealth_and_making_enemies_flat-footed_work?post_id=526461527#526461527When it comes to Flat-footedness in combat if everyone is aware when the combat begins (ie. no Surprise round) then no one is ever caught "flat-footed" but if there is a Surprise round everyone is flat-footed until they get to act, some acting duringThu, 29 Nov 2012 12:37:21 -0600Just a little correction: You regain your DEX bonus to Ref only when you act on your first turn in the regular initiative order, not when the surprise round is done. This means that if you were surprised and rolled low Initiative, you can be flat-foohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75862/29504535/How_exactly_does_Stealth_and_making_enemies_flat-footed_work?post_id=526458751#526458751Just a little correction: You regain your DEX bonus to Ref only when you act on your first turn in the regular initiative order, not when the surprise round is done. This means that if you were surprised and rolled low Initiative, you can be flat-fooThu, 29 Nov 2012 10:53:08 -0600I'd agree, just having stealth and being hidden does not necessarily mean that you can make a target flat footed or deny their DEX bonus to them.I think it's complicated. You have the issue of a surprise round and awareness to start. Surprised oppohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75862/29504535/How_exactly_does_Stealth_and_making_enemies_flat-footed_work?post_id=526441211#526441211I'd agree, just having stealth and being hidden does not necessarily mean that you can make a target flat footed or deny their DEX bonus to them.I think it's complicated. You have the issue of a surprise round and awareness to start. Surprised oppoWed, 28 Nov 2012 15:47:33 -0600Here I'd need to go with "you never get discovered" while things are happening. Basically, if you can come to a fight hidden and continually use the Snipe application of Stealth successfully you can remain hidden with the enemy unaware of "you" althhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75862/29504535/How_exactly_does_Stealth_and_making_enemies_flat-footed_work?post_id=526290073#526290073Here I'd need to go with "you never get discovered" while things are happening. Basically, if you can come to a fight hidden and continually use the Snipe application of Stealth successfully you can remain hidden with the enemy unaware of "you" althThu, 22 Nov 2012 16:07:01 -0600