Stealth and Detection: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:15, 6 June 2025

The mechanics of stealth and its detection have been changed from vanilla Third Edition sources in The Domains of Dread. When a player enters Stealth Mode they become hidden, unable to be seen through conventional means unless detected. The primary skill for detection is Perception, and stealth likewise Stealth. Any character may detect another character even if they are not in Detect Mode, but being in Detect Mode confers additional benefits. Detect Mode also flatfoots the detector when used. The intended feature to manage walking over running is the !walk chat command.

To perceive a hidden character, the detector passively rolls the following every turn IGT if they are not in Detect Mode and every half to quarter turn (30-15 seconds IRT) if they are depending on their hard ranks in Perception:

d10 + Perception +/- environmental modifiers +/- proximity modifiers +/- miscellaneous modifiers

If their roll beats the DC set by the hidden character’s Stealth skill after any modifiers, that character is permanently revealed to the detector until line of sight is broken. A visual indicator orbits the detected character to clarify that they had been trying to hide to the detector.

Factors of Detection

Common factors which make a hidden character easier or more difficult to spot include:

Ambient light level and light level from held or nearby light sources;
The detector not being in Detect Mode, imposing a -5 modifier;
Ongoing weather, including fog or storms;
Distance from the hidden character;
Noise the hidden character makes from changing held items, equipment, or casting spells;
Whether the hidden character has the benefit of concealment, adding to their DC at a 1:5 ratio up to +10 DC (eg, 100% concealment contributing +10 DC, as would 50% concealment)
Whether the hidden character has been recently detected by the detector;
The present influence of any spells that heighten or lower Perception.

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-Stealth and its detection thereof has been changed dramatically from vanilla Third Edition in ''[[The Domains of Dread]].'' When a character enters stealth, they become ''<code>hidden</code>,'' unable to be seen by conventional means unless detected. The primary skill for detection is [[Perception]], where the primary skill for stealth is likewise [[Stealth]]. Any character can detect another character even if they are not in Detect Mode, but Detect Mode confers additional benefits on part of the detector.
+The mechanics of stealth and its detection have been changed from vanilla Third Edition sources in ''[[The Domains of Dread]]''. When a player enters Stealth Mode they become ''<code>hidden</code>'', unable to be seen through conventional means unless detected. The primary skill for detection is [[Perception]], and stealth likewise [[Stealth]]. Any character may detect another character even if they are not in Detect Mode, but being in Detect Mode confers additional benefits. Detect Mode also ''<code>[[Status Effects|flatfoots]]</code>'' the detector when used. The intended feature to manage walking over running is the ''<code>!walk</code>'' [[Chat Commands|chat command]].
-To perceive a ''<code>hidden</code>'' character, the detector passively rolls the following every turn (60 seconds IRT) if they are not in Detect Mode, and every half to quarter turn (30-15 seconds IRT) if they are depending on hard ranks in Perception:
+To perceive a ''<code>hidden</code>'' character, the detector passively rolls the following every turn IGT if they are not in Detect Mode and every half to quarter turn (30-15 seconds IRT) if they are depending on their hard ranks in Perception:
   d10 + Perception +/- environmental modifiers +/- proximity modifiers +/- miscellaneous modifiers
-If their roll beats the <code>DC</code> set by the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character's total Stealth score, they are permanently revealed to the detector until line of sight is broken. A visual indicator will orbit the detected character to indicate to the detector that the character had been trying to hide.
+If their roll beats the <code>DC</code> set by the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character’s Stealth skill after any modifiers, that character is permanently revealed to the detector until line of sight is broken. A visual indicator orbits the detected character to clarify that they had been trying to hide to the detector.
 == Factors of Detection ==
-Common factors which may make a ''<code>hidden</code>'' character easier or more difficult to spot in ''The Domains of Dread'' include:
+Common factors which make a ''<code>hidden</code>'' character easier or more difficult to spot include:
 # Ambient light level and light level from held or nearby light sources;
-# The detector not being in Detect Mode, imposing a <code>-5 miscellaneous modifier</code>;
+# The detector not being in Detect Mode, imposing a <code>-5 modifier</code>;
 # Ongoing weather, including fog or storms;
-# Distance to the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character;
+# Distance from the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character;
-# Noise the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character is making from changing held items, equipment, or casting spells;
+# Noise the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character makes from changing held items, equipment, or casting spells;
-# Whether the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character has the benefit of ''<code>concealment</code>;''
+# Whether the hidden character has the benefit of concealment, adding to their <code>DC</code> at a <code>1:5</code> ratio up to <code>+10 DC</code> (eg, <code>100% ''concealment''</code> contributing <code>+10 DC</code>, as would <code>50% ''concealment''</code>)
-# If the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character has been recently detected by the detector;
+# Whether the ''<code>hidden</code>'' character has been recently detected by the detector;
-# Any spells which heighten or lower present perceptions.
+# The present influence of any spells that heighten or lower Perception.