Difference between revisions of "Stealth"

| style="background:lightyellow"|The '''Stealth''' skill is the clandestine practice of all things secretive. Its practitioners conceal themselves within the deepest shadows, biding their time until an opportunity to strike. They are masters of deception and subterfuge, and excel at concealment.

{{SkillTableRow|Deepcover|Mythical|33|Take on the status of the one you masquerade.}}

{{SkillTableRow|ShadowCloak|Mythical|66|Draw on all of your stealthy prowess at once.}}

{{AB

|skillname = Sneak

|syntax = SNEAK, EMERGE

|description = Your training allows you to hide within the shadows and sneak around without others noticing. Emerging from the shadows will cause you to cease sneaking about.

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{{AB

|skillname = Evade

|syntax = EVADE <direction>

|description = You can slip through defenses that prevent you from leaving a location through clever evasion techniques.

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|skillname = Eavesdrop

|syntax = EAVESDROP <direction>

|description = You can listen in on conversations in adjacent locations.

{{AB

|skillname = Bracing

|syntax = STEALTH BRACING

|cost = Damage Modifier: 1/8 cutting and blunt resistance

|description = Attacks can come at any time, so those trained in stealth learn to brace themselves against the possibility of bodily harm.

{{AB

|skillname = Rooftops

|syntax = SCALE ROOFTOPS / CLIMB DOWN <br>

NOOSE <target><br>

|description = You can scale up to rooftops if they are accessible. From the rooftops, you can use a piece of rope to noose someone on the ground, and bring them up to the rooftops with you. Also, if another person is on the rooftops with you, you can shove them off and break their legs.

|skillname = Mislead

|syntax = STEALTH MISLEAD

|cost = Power: 5 (general)

|description = The art of misdirection is one of the hallmarks of stealth, and you can prepare yourself to hide the direction of your next three attempts to [[tumbling|tumble]], [[Furrikin|roll]], [[Acrobatics#Somersault|somersault]], etc.

{{AB

|skillname = Blowgun

|syntax = BLOWGUN CREATE BLOWGUN<br>

BLOWGUN CREATE DARTS<br>

BLOWGUN SHOOT <poison> <target> [<target 2> ...]

|cost = Outlay: wood 1 (for blowgun)<br>

|description = Shooting darts at an enemy does no damage but will afflict with [[Poisons|poison]]. You must have a vial of poison in your inventory as well as darts and a blowgun. You can carve a blowgun out of a wood commodity, and can create a full brace of darts out of 10 iron commodities. You can shoot up to three people in this manner.

|skillname = Stalk

|syntax = STALK <target>

|description = If you are [[#Sneak|sneaking]] about, you can begin following someone in an adjacent location. You can only stalk someone on ground level and cannot stalk over water.

{{AB

|skillname = Awareness

|syntax = STEALTH AWARENESS [ON/OFF]

|description = By becoming hyperaware of your surroundings, you will know when an enemy enters or leaves your general area, at the cost of a constant drain on your mana.

|skillname = Agility

|syntax = STEALTH AGILITY

|description = A user of Stealth not only moves silently, but also quickly. You are now able to increase your reflexes and agility.

{{AB

|skillname = Whisper

|syntax = STEALTH WHISPER

|description = By entering into whisper mode, you will not be easily [[#Eavesdrop|eavesdrop]]ped or [[#Infiltrate|infiltrate]]d by other stealth users.

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{{AB

|skillname = Infiltrate

|syntax = INFILTRATE <target>

|description = In order to successfully infiltrate, your target must be in the same room as you though can be on any elevation. While infiltrating, you will hear the city and guild channels of that person.

|notes = This ability is the primary reason that most organizations form separate clans to coordinate tactics. Ask your city leaders about joining yours today!

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{{AB

|skillname = Snoop

|syntax = SNOOP <target> [<item>]

|description = You can snoop around another person's inventory to see what they have. You may also examine a specific item within another's inventory.

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{{AB

|skillname = Caltrops

|syntax = IRONCRAFT CALTROPS<br>

|description = With the requisite ability in [[Arts#Ironcraft|Arts]], you can now craft caltrops from a bar of iron. When thrown on the ground, they will impede the progress of people through the room. Anyone trying to [[Acrobatics#Sprint|sprint]] (or similar) through the room will find they cannot continue beyond the sharp tacks.

|skillname = Truss

|syntax = TRUSS <target>

|cost = Commodity: rope 1

|description = With a piece of rope, you can truss up a [[prone]] opponent with tight bindings.

{{AB

|skillname = Waylay

|syntax = STEALTH WAYLAY <target>

|description = You must first set up to waylay a target, who cannot be in the same room as you but must be on the same [[:Category:continent|continent]]. If the target enters the room, you will immediately spring out and waylay him or her, [[sprawled|throwing the target to the ground]]. Once waylaid, there is a chance that you can block the target's movement out of the room (chance increases with your skill in stealth).

'''Changelog:'''<br />

*Stealth Waylay's same continent/plane restriction has been removed. '''(#1441 on 2018-Jun-22)'''

*Stealth - Waylay will no longer confer information as to the online status of a player. '''(#1493 on 2018-Jul-27)'''

{{AB

|skillname = Rush

|syntax = STEALTH RUSH <target> <direction>

|cost = Power: 2 (Any)<br>

|description = Rush at an enemy in an adjacent room and quickly [[#Truss|truss]] them up.

|skillname = Drag

|syntax = DRAG <target> <direction>

|description = If your target is [[#Truss|truss]]ed up, you can drag him or her to adjacent locations.

{{AB

|skillname = Ghostwalk

|syntax = GHOSTWALK <target>

|cost = Power: 3 (any)

|description = By sensing out and focusing on a target who is no more than 10 rooms away from you, you can begin a ghostly walk to their location. After a 1-second channel, your journey will begin and you will instinctively know where your target is, as long as they stay within the 10-room radius. You will automatically move towards them, and if you manage to track them down before they evade you, you will [[#Waylay|waylay]] them and throw down [[#Caltrops|caltrops]], should you have some to hand. Ghostwalking will avoid things like [[Elementalism#Icewall|walls]], pits and rubble.

'''Changelog:'''<br />

*The countdown was increased back up to 3 seconds. '''(#2109 on 6-13-2020)'''

*Ghostwalking now only takes 1 second and will avoid movement-hindering effects on the way to your target. '''(#1438 on 6-20-2018)'''

|skillname = Aim

|syntax = BLOWGUN AIM <poison> <target> [<target> ...]

|description = You can now aim your [[#Blowgun|blowgun]] at a target, which will allow you to hit that target if in adjacent rooms or at different elevations in the room you are in. Note that aiming takes a little more balance than simply shooting. You can target up to three people in this manner.

{{AB

|skillname = Screen

|syntax = STEALTH SCREEN

|description = You can cleverly hide the items you carry, so they cannot be seen by those [[#snoop|trying to peek into your inventory]].

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|skillname = Obscure

|syntax = BLOWGUN AIM OBSCURE <poison> <target> [<target> ...]

|description = By obscuring your [[#Aim|aimed shots]], it will not be apparent from what direction or elevation the darts are coming from. This adds a small amount of balance recovery to the aimed shot. You can target up to three people in this manner.

{{AB

|skillname = DeepCover

|syntax = STEALTH DEEPCOVER

|cost = Power: 10 (any)

|description = While under a [[#Masquerade|masquerade]], you will be able to briefly assume that identity to such an extent that you will fool organizations. While under deep cover, organizations will truly think you are indeed that person when checking their enemy lists. However, this does NOT fool individuals who have you on their personal enemy list. This is very taxing and you will not be able to maintain deepcover for long so use that time wisely.

|skillname = ShadowCloak

|syntax = STEALTH SHADOWCLOAK

|cost = Power: 5 (any)

|description = Utilising all of your acquired skills in Stealth, you can engage the following defenses instantly: [[#Sneak|Sneaking]], [[#Bracing|Bracing]], [[#Whisper|Whisper]] and [[#Screen|Screen]].

{{AB

|skillname = Veil

|syntax = STEALTH VEIL

|cost = Power: 5 (any)

|description = By veiling your aura, no one will be able to detect your whereabouts by almost any means. Do not underestimate this ability, it is extremely powerful! It will last 5 minutes before dissipating, after which you will need a couple minutes of rest before casting it again.