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| - | '''Stealth''' is the skill of moving without being detected. | + | '''Stealth''' is the skill of moving without being detected. What most people think of when one mentions the word "stealth" is often a shadowy agent, robed in black, running silently down an alley. While silent movement is certainly a large part of stealth, it's only the tip of the iceberg. Controlling one's breathing, avoiding line of sight through use of the environment or [[camouflage]], making one's profile smaller by crouching or crawling, masking one's scent, taking circuitous routes. All of these play just as big a part in remaining undetected as light feet. |
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==Prerequisites and Related Skills== | ==Prerequisites and Related Skills== | ||
| - | + | A number of skills can aid in avoiding detection, including [[Camouflage]], [[Perfumery]] for hiding one's scent, [[Larceny]] for opening alternate paths, and many others. | |
==Skill Progression== | ==Skill Progression== | ||
{{Skilltable | {{Skilltable | ||
| - | | stage1 = | + | | stage1 = |
| - | | stage2 = | + | A novice at stealth has just barely begun to grasp the principles involved in remaining unnoticed. They can muffle their footsteps well enough, and can suppress the sound of their breath, but falter when it comes to using their surroundings to their advantage or moving quickly. At this level, silent strides often take up to thirty seconds to a minute to complete. |
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| - | | stage3 = | + | Growing more familiar with their bodies and aware of their surroundings, a person at this level can effectively use their environment to aid them through use of lighting conditions and obstacles. Speed is still an issue, with strides taking twenty five to forty five seconds to complete, but someone proficient at stealth needs to worry less about being spotted. |
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| - | | stage4 = | + | An expert at stealth has gained an intimate understanding of how people perceive their environments, and how to slip through the holes nature has provided him. Matching their steps with background noises, they can now move silently at the speed of a casual stroll, and can easily avoid prying eyes. |
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| + | A master of stealth has spent a lifetime hiding, and has perfected the art to a degree bordering on the supernatural. These are the people that step into shadows and vanish into thin air, or fall behind behind a barrel only to appear yards away. Their skill at suppressing sound is such that they can run full pelt without so much as a squeak. Few reach this level, and even fewer know of those that do. | ||
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Stealth is the skill of moving without being detected. What most people think of when one mentions the word "stealth" is often a shadowy agent, robed in black, running silently down an alley. While silent movement is certainly a large part of stealth, it's only the tip of the iceberg. Controlling one's breathing, avoiding line of sight through use of the environment or camouflage, making one's profile smaller by crouching or crawling, masking one's scent, taking circuitous routes. All of these play just as big a part in remaining undetected as light feet.
Prerequisites and Related Skills
A number of skills can aid in avoiding detection, including Camouflage, Perfumery for hiding one's scent, Larceny for opening alternate paths, and many others.
Skill Progression
| Novice (1-25) | |
| A novice at stealth has just barely begun to grasp the principles involved in remaining unnoticed. They can muffle their footsteps well enough, and can suppress the sound of their breath, but falter when it comes to using their surroundings to their advantage or moving quickly. At this level, silent strides often take up to thirty seconds to a minute to complete. | |
| Competent (26-50) | |
| Growing more familiar with their bodies and aware of their surroundings, a person at this level can effectively use their environment to aid them through use of lighting conditions and obstacles. Speed is still an issue, with strides taking twenty five to forty five seconds to complete, but someone proficient at stealth needs to worry less about being spotted. | |
| Expert (51-75) | |
| An expert at stealth has gained an intimate understanding of how people perceive their environments, and how to slip through the holes nature has provided him. Matching their steps with background noises, they can now move silently at the speed of a casual stroll, and can easily avoid prying eyes. | |
| Master (76-100) | |
| A master of stealth has spent a lifetime hiding, and has perfected the art to a degree bordering on the supernatural. These are the people that step into shadows and vanish into thin air, or fall behind behind a barrel only to appear yards away. Their skill at suppressing sound is such that they can run full pelt without so much as a squeak. Few reach this level, and even fewer know of those that do. | |