Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

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Howdy folks,

How do we usually handle sneaking around during combat? I imagine Stealth rolls as a free action each round are common...

I don't like making players roll Stealth many times before they are in a position to attack, and I wonder if anyone else does something different.

I imagine it like this:
Player tells the GM where he is sneaking and by what route. GM determines modifiers and the player makes one roll for the whole distance (against 'inactive' opponents if he was hiding all along and the bad guys don't know he's there, otherwise they are 'active'). He then moves at -1 pace (normal pace with a raise), and his Stealth result stands throughout, even if it takes several rounds. For opposed rolls, if the player fails, the GM determines on which round the player is discovered- best to roll this one behind the screen.

If the player wants to backstab someone, his target gets one more opposed roll notice him. If the player wins, the target is at -2 parry; if the player gets a raise, he has the drop on his target. Failure means the target defends normally.

The idea is to reduce it to two Stealth rolls total to sneak up and backstab someone.

So... how would this work with firearms? What happens if the situation changes- a new Stealth roll, or maybe apply new modifiers to the standing result of the first one?
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[Harboe]

I'd be hesitant to formalize Stealth rules... if you look at D&D 4th Edition, they re-wrote the Stealth section three or four times before I gave up following their reasoning.

Basically, my idea is that if you've got cover, concealment or the target wouldn't actively be looking for you, you'll get the roll.

Of course, I'm a big fan of "if you spend a Benny, it's alright," so a person could spend a benny to decide why they get a roll.
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[islan]

From my understand, a character makes a Stealth check once a round, and opponents roll against that if they are active or if ever he enters within 5" of an opponent. Success at sneaking up on someone grants you The Drop (+4 attack / +4 damage). Hm, but does a backstabbing character get the -2 MAP for both Sneaking and Attacking in the same round, normally?

[ProfMarks]

Asked Clint about the MAP and the answer was no..


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[Clint]

To quote myself...