[IC] Chapter 2-5: You're whirling 'round...

[Toot]

[OoC: Someone might want to move Torin's mule.  It seems to be trotting away northward with Toot's light enchanted dagger.  If for some odd reason that is what Torin wanted, Toot would have taken back the dagger.]

Toot does not take Shanana's advice to be illuminated by the light.  Instead he creeps over to a large green mushroom and hides behind it so he can peek out (so he has as much cover as possible) and watch what is going on.  At any point that Toot hears a strange language being spoken, he whispers an apology to Boo and switches the Helm of Comprehend Languages to his own head. 

[OoC2:  Toot will make himself appear to be 1' shorter with his hat of disguise which makes him 9".  So he either has a Hide +11 (normal size)or Hide +15 (Diminutive size) plus modifiers for cover.]

Pointing out some specifics about Cover that might help Toot...  

Cover and Hide Checks

You can use cover to make a Hide check. Without cover, you usually need concealment (see below) to make a Hide check.

Cover and Reflex Saves

Cover grants you a +2 bonus on Reflex saves against attacks that originate or burst out from a point on the other side of the cover from you. Note that spread effects can extend around corners and thus negate this cover bonus.

Varying Degrees of Cover

In some cases, cover may provide a greater bonus to AC and Reflex saves. In such situations the normal cover bonuses to AC and Reflex saves can be doubled (to +8 and +4, respectively). A creature with this improved cover effectively gains improved evasion against any attack to which the Reflex save bonus applies. Furthermore, improved cover provides a +10 bonus on Hide checks.