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Old 02-04-2015, 09:21 AM   #22
ArchonShiva
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
Default Re: [Skill] Human Echolocation

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Originally Posted by BraselC5048 View Post
I was under the impression that you still needed clicking in combat, that's what makes it possible, and that the -7 for "being unable to hear at all" in Blind Fighting becomes for "not making any clicks at all." So roll at -7 if being completely silent, noise penalties only if clicking. If combat against objects that make noise (i.e. people) doesn't require clicking, than that's a big benefit. Assuming that you're using the Unusual Training perk, not Trained by a Master, of course, for the not needing clicking in combat.
If your opponent is making normal combat noises, I have a very hard time imagining that clicking will provide any further useful information on a 1-second scale. Echolocation being a VH skill balances the -2 to hearing for the RAW roll, so it's really just trained use of that. You get hit locations because you hear them shifting their weight around and can guess how they're positioned.
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