Benefits: This is a skill feat that scales with your ranks in Hide. * 0 ranks: You gain a +3 bonus to your Hide checks. * 4 ranks: You can Hide as a free action after attacking, and snipe with melee attacks (or ranged attacks from closer than 10'). * 9 ranks: A constant nondetection effect protects you and your equipment, with an effective caster level equal to your ranks in Hide. * 14 ranks: You can attempt to Hide even when under direct observation, but you take the usual -20 penalty to your check. * 19 ranks: Even opponents who can see you have trouble locating you. If they succeed at beating your Hide check with Spot (and thus can see you), they have a 50% concealment miss chance when attacking you, which decreases by 5% for each point they beat your Hide DC.