Rouge sneak attacking from hidden place during combat

[Torek-the-GM]

So my question is as a GM for a campaign i am currently running regarding rules for flat-footed and sneak attack.
Let's say there are 3 playeres. A human fighter, a halfling rouge and a cleric something.

They stumble across 3 orcs attacking a farmer 60 feet away. That is too far for the rouge to reach during the surprise round from their current hiding place. The fighter steps forward (15 feet or so) and attract the attention from the orcs, drawing them away from their pray. Initiative is rolled. The fighter stays in place doing a ready action or something. The orcs attack the fighter and NOW comes the question. Since this is after initiative, they are technically not flatt footed. But if the rouge has not been spotted, and now charge and damage one of the orcs that is attacking the fighter (never mind flanking) will the rouge gets sneak attack since they were technically not aware of the rouge?

Thanks in advance for all the knowledge and wisdom.

[BigNorseWolf]

No.

It's impossible to use Stealth while attacking, running, or charging.

The rogue begins charging, stealth breaks, the rogue stabs. At this point the rogue is not hiding, and the orc is not flat footed, so there's no grounds for a sneak attack.

If the rogue had started in cover and walked up through a cornfield and made a stealth check he could sneak attack.

I'm not sure even the new modifications to the stealth skill would let the rogue start in the woods, walk accross an open field, and stab the orc.

[Cosmo]

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