Sneak

Key facts

Characteristic

Agility

Overview

Sneak covers moving without drawing attention: crossing a creaky hall, slipping past a sentry, trailing someone through a market, closing on an enemy from behind. Staying still in a hiding place is Hide; Sneak is the movement between. It is the core infiltration skill and appears in nearly every stealth scene. In combat it lets a hero approach unseen for a first strike or slip around a flank without drawing fire.

How it works

Characteristic: Agility. Skill group: Agility skills. Test: 2d10 + Agility; 11 or lower is tier 1, 12 to 16 tier 2, 17 or higher tier 3. Training grants a benefit and unlocks attempts untrained heroes cannot make. How it is used: Tier 3 gets you there with no one aware. Tier 2 gets you there but leaves a sound or glimpse that raises suspicion. Tier 1 means you are heard or seen. Edges and banes: Darkness, background noise, or soft ground grants an edge (+2). Heavy armor, gravel, alert guards, or bright light imposes a bane (-2).

Tips and playstyle

Best for: Scouts and strikers, and any party that prefers to choose when a fight starts. Character concepts: Shadow class infiltrator, Criminal career second-story thief, wilderness hunter. Synergies: Hide for stopping points, Pick Lock for the door at the end, Alertness for noticing the sentry before the sentry notices you.

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