Timeline for In combat, do creatures have complete knowledge of the locations of all other non-Hidden creatures in the combat?
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| Aug 30, 2020 at 20:03 | comment | added | Mark Wells | The essential flaw in this argument is that this: "Thus, if most creatures in combat did not know where the other ones are by default, then most attacks would be made with advantage, which clearly doesn't happen. " ignores the fact that virtually all attacks are made with a clear line of sight and at fairly close range. Yes, creatures that attack each other generally know each other's locations, because otherwise they wouldn't be attacking each other. Generalizing that to "all creatures everywhere" is terrible reasoning. | |
| Aug 30, 2020 at 15:07 | comment | added | Kirt | Your argument turns on interpreting "This is true whether you’re guessing the target’s location" as "This is true whether you’re [having to guess] the target’s location"; I would interpret as "This is true whether you’re [correctly] guessing the target’s location". If a PC wanted to target a creature they could not see or hear, I would make them guess the square, even if the creature was not hidden, and only allow them to target if the guess was correct. I would consider distance and background noise as factors when deciding whether a potential target could be heard, not just Deafenedness. | |
| Jul 5, 2020 at 20:43 | comment | added | Exempt-Medic | Interestingly, this would mean that the Ranger's Feral Senses feature has a completely useless paragraph: "[...] You are also aware of the location of any invisible creature within 30 feet of you, provided that the creature isn’t hidden from you and you aren’t blinded or deafened." since they would know the location of an invisible, non-hidden creature regardless. Just something I felt worth mentioning. Ah we already have a question on it, nevermind. | |
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| Jun 22, 2018 at 16:46 | history | edited | V2Blast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 22, 2018 at 13:05 | history | answered | Percival | CC BY-SA 4.0 |