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Mar 19, 2012 -- 3:15PM, Stefann wrote:

Let's say you are in stealth. Your move comes and you want to walk up to someone 6 squares away, and attack. Do you need to roll the dice for the 3rd and 5th square of movement, suffering the -5 penalty, and be successful to get combat advantage?

You only roll once, at the end of your move.

You also only roll to stay Hidden if you have at least Cover or Concealment.  If you walk right up to the guy and you don't have Cover or Concealment during the *entire* move, you lose Hidden at the end of the move.

Remember, once you've broken a rule, you only keep Hidden until the end of your current ACTION.  "Walk" is an action, and once it's over, you're not Hidden any more if you broke any of the rules during your walk.

If you get to move and attack as a single action - Charge, Deft Strike, Attacks On The Run, something like that - then even if you break the rules and step out into the open, you're still Hidden (no roll required) when you make the attack.

Mar 19, 2012 -- 3:15PM, Stefann wrote:

 And if someone is rolling for perception checks it's their perception + their roll, vs the stealth roll and stealth bonus right?

It's against the number you rolled on Stealth to become Hidden, yes.  Whatever your D20 was, + your Stealth skill.

Mar 19, 2012 -- 3:31PM, Stefann wrote:

Why no roll required? Auto hit? Do you roll for dmg?

You don't need to roll STEALTH again because you're not trying to STAY HIDDEN.

Hence why I said "you're still Hidden (no roll required)"

Mar 19, 2012 -- 7:16PM, Stefann wrote:

Ok. So essentially you can't melee attack unless the creature is right beside you and you do a trigger attack for when it walks beside you, or you do one of the following suggestions to gain combat advantage. Can you do a ranged attack while in stealth and get combat advantage from stealth?

Combat Advantage is Combat Advantage, no matter what kind of attack you're using.  Read the rules on Stealth to find out what being Hidden is, and the rules on Combat Advantage to find out what grants it.

Mar 19, 2012 -- 7:16PM, Stefann wrote:

If you are in stealth, and attack, my understanding is you can't go back into stealth for that turn, right?

Why don't you read the original post in this thread, maybe read the book, *then* ask questions?

Mar 19, 2012 -- 7:16PM, Stefann wrote:

Ok. So essentially you can't melee attack unless the creature is right beside you and you do a trigger attack for when it walks beside you, or you do one of the following suggestions to gain combat advantage. Can you do a ranged attack while in stealth and get combat advantage from stealth? If you are in stealth, and attack, my understanding is you can't go back into stealth for that turn, right?

Stealth only adds combat advantage to attacks.  Doesn't matter what kind of attack, if they don't know where you are, you get CA.  

Combat Advantage is achiveable plenty of other ways (such as flanking, or feats).  It's not a powerful offensive option.

Stealth in melee is much harder then stealth at ranged, simply because it's easy to gain concealment or cover at ranged.  The move+attack powers are quite useful for attacking while stealthed.  But if your fighting in fog, you could (with a good roll) walk right up to someone without them noticing.

You cannot hide if you unhid that action.  You could deft strike out, attack someone (loose hidden), then use your move action to run back behind a wall.