View Single Post
Old 02-12-2010, 08:18 AM   #7
Azinctus
 
Azinctus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lyon, France
Default Re: Newbie Question on Surprise rules

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kromm View Post
[*]One party successfully sneaks up on another party that was expecting trouble. This is normally the result of winning a Quick Contest of Camouflage, Shadowing, Stealth, or similar vs. the prey's Per score or Observation skill. Don't roll for initiative! The Quick Contest above replaces the initiative roll, and victory at sneaking automatically gives the initiative to the sneaky party. The surprised party is affected as described under Partial Surprise.
Crikey! Is that a new rule? Its a good rule and I'll use it. Is it anywhere in the Basic Set? If not I think it is errata for page B.393.
__________________
"wars and storms are best to be read of, but peace and calms are better to endure" Jeremy Bentham
Azinctus is offline   Reply With Quote