[PnP] Elf Hiding

[Scott Adams]

Glad to see you back around.
This does add a bit more flair and edge to the elves over a hunter in cmamo.
Will think on this.
Didn't you do a STealth skill in your old New 
Skilsl stuff you did years ago?  My rules are on old pc whcih is off so can't
check.


At 08:06 PM 8/17/2017, you wrote:
>I think when I was running my P&P world using a 
>home-brew system, they way I played it is that 
>the Elf’s Empathy added to their stealth. We 
>viewed it as as sort of like the Forest 
>“Helped” the elf hide, by drooping branches, 
>tightening up bushes, leaves flashing out so as 
>to provide more cover, etc.  Thus the use of Empathy
>
>Now P&P core does not have stealth, or a 
>corresponding notice skill. One could assume 
>that “Stealth” is a skill that everyone has, 
>and is basically Agility for any task roles 
>(multiplied by the difficulty modifier), and the 
>noticing of a stealthy target is based on Int 
>(perception, knowing what to look for).  In this 
>case, an elf in the forest adds Empathy to both 
>their Agility to be sneaky, AND their Int when 
>looking for sneaking targets (the forest helps 
>there as well, by rustling branches, etc).
>
>If people have added an actual Stealth and 
>Notice skill, add Empathy if it is an “or 
>80” skill or Em/5 for normal skills.
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>Burton Choinski
><mailto:bchoinski at verizon.net>bchoinski at verizon.net
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>>On Aug 17, 2017, at 7:41 PM, Thomas O. Magann 
>>Jr. <<mailto:tmagann at earthlink.net>tmagann at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>Folks, while in some game systems Elves are 
>>magically invisible in forests, in most they 
>>just have the same Stealth Skills any human 
>>might. The question is: How good is the elf at hiding?
>>
>>Or, to answer the original question: With my 
>>eyes, if they're young, or With a Detect Hidden Spell, if they're old.
>>
>>In P&P they may not be invisible. It depends, 
>>like so much, on their stats, which are 
>>experienced based. An average Elf, starting 
>>out, only have about a 22% chance of going unnoticed.
>>
>>Don't give them too much credit. By the time 
>>your characters are dealing with the older 
>>ones, either you're skilled(and older, yourself) or you're in deep mulch.
>>
>>Also, simply because their ability IS magical, 
>>they may be sloppy. Branches force out of true, 
>>foot prints on the ground, etc. All the things 
>>Stealth wouldn't leave, invisibility does.
>>
>>Look for the things they forget to conceal, 
>>because they assume you can't see them, so why bother?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Scott Adams <<mailto:longshotgm at comcast.net>longshotgm at comcast.net>
>>>Sent: Aug 17, 2017 4:22 PM
>>>To: <mailto:pnp at list.powersandperils.org>pnp at list.powersandperils.org
>>>Subject: [PnP] Elf Hiding
>>>
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>>>
>>>>You don't see an Elf Hiding in the Forest.  They are real good at
>>>that kind of stuff.
>>>>;)
>>>>Tom
>>>
>>>YEah but it seems way too arbitary.  So if a Elf is 2 feet away in
>>>front of you you just don't see him? Just too easy.
>>>The rules elaborate details but it seems a weird thing.  So Elf and
>>>Hunter compete to hide.
>>>They should have good skills.  But this elf hiding thing seems like
>>>almost a automatic
>>>than a chance.
>>>
>>>Mechanically at least.
>>>I understand the basic idea.
>>>
>>>Just think the rule on this could be tweaked.  I never got to
>>>thinking on it till recently.
>>>Was curious if folks tweaked this skill/rule/mechanic.
>>>
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