Stealth skill explanation (try)

[ice3]

Well let have a look to this skill. It has been a big topic in a thread below.

In my point of view, Stealth works in different phases. This is purly a combat skill and has no influence over the rest of the game.

Let say a foe attacks your team:
1) Shadow
A slim has it's attack turn. The slim must choose one opponent. The game do not have race or class preferences so we assume that each member in your team has equal chance to be choosen as the bunching ball. But Stealth enter in action. It will bias the dice so that your character with Stealth has less chance to choosen. This is the shadow effect.

2) Dodge
There is no skill called Dodge in the game, but Stealth has a very similar effect. Assuming ths slim has choosen your Stealthy guy (a ninja) and attacks him. The ninja for example will be able to dodge the attack by shifting position. The typical attack message will be "slim attacks ninja -- missed".

3) Physical Resistance
Assuming your slim has passed the two first stages of attack: Shadow and Dodge. The slim will hit the ninja. But physical resistance (defined by the AC) will absorbs the hit. A typical message I see often "slim attacks ninja -- no damage".

So in conclusion the Stealth skill is a combination of 3 other skills. The last skill is basially a AC modifier.

[ 02-14-2002: Message edited by: ice3 ]

[Oberon]

I think items 2 and 3 are both parts of AC.
My Lord, with good armor and a high shield is also often missed or takes no damage.

I do know the stealth skill gives the shadow bonus as you call it, as well as an AC bonus, but I think the only other thing it does is help rogues with thier backstabbing.

-Oberon