Re: (TFT) Stealth bonuses in combat

[Joey Beutel <mejobo@comcast.net>]

Within the rules its pretty limited (mostly its just roles to see if  
you avoid detection.... which is hardly an advantage).

However, I like to play sneaky characters, so one thing I've worked  
out is a (somewhat complex) strategy to represent sneaking up on a guy  
from behind and killing him without being detected.

It involves having a high DX, weapons that do JUST enough damage, and  
all the sneaky talents.

Basically, using sneak, get behind someone.
At that point, you have an advantage to DX.
Then, you spend a couple of turns aiming (bonus DX).
Then, aiming for the Head (using the special rules), hit him with your  
biggest weapon.

Its not foolproof, but it usually works, especially with a high DX.

A nice GM might allow additional advantages for ambushes and such, or  
may even add more talents to facilitate this sort of thing.

I think this strategy also requires the interpretation of the various  
sneaky movement talents as allowing VERY close movement, as long as  
you are behind (and they don't have the hearing talent).

The above strategy also works well with ranged weapons (you might even  
be able to hide in front of them and use this, if you are in good  
cover) if you have Missile talents to make up for the lack of a 'from  
behind' bonus for ranged weapons.


On Aug 4, 2011, at 5:23 PM, Margaret Tapley wrote:

> In a campaign I'm...beginning to run, I have one guy who plays a  
> sneaky elf archer, and another who plays a thief with daggers. The  
> elf in particular wants to know if he gets any bonuses in combat for  
> being sneaky. I don't recall any rules in ITL/AdvMelee about this,  
> other than DX bonuses for attacking from side/rear hexes. Any  
> pointers?
>
> (This campaign is utilizing some house rules, ranging from minor  
> fixes up to a way for wizards to specialize in one type of magic,  
> which I've posted about before. If playtesting shows good results  
> and/or people are interested, I'll post those rules on here.)
>
> - Meg
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