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AlexanderHowl · 10-22-2020, 11:00 PM

There is really no particular reason to spend a lot of points on the Stealth skill. For example, a character with ST 12 [20], DX 12 [40], IQ 12 [40], HT 12 [20], Craftiness 4 [20], and Stalker 4 [20] can purchase Camouflage (E) IQ+8 [1]-20 and Stealth (A) DX+8 [2]-20 without any issues, and they are good at a lot of other stuff as well (they can easily acquire Acting, Disguise, Hiking, Holdout, Navigation (Land), Shadowing, and Tracking at '16' with minimal investment). If you give them Guns (Rifle) (E) DX+8 [28], they become very good snipers because they are capable of operating any high caliber rifle. It is a good build for a 200 CP character (given a few disadvantages and some other skills), as it does not require any cinematic or supernatural abilities to be a major threat.

Of course, the above character could benefit from future development, though IQ would likely be more important than anything else. +1 IQ would give 23 CP of benefits and +2 IQ would give 59 CP of benefits. Further IQ increases would give +38 CP in benefits per level.

10-22-2020, 11:00 PM	#83
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Stop Spending Earned Character Points There is really no particular reason to spend a lot of points on the Stealth skill. For example, a character with ST 12 [20], DX 12 [40], IQ 12 [40], HT 12 [20], Craftiness 4 [20], and Stalker 4 [20] can purchase Camouflage (E) IQ+8 [1]-20 and Stealth (A) DX+8 [2]-20 without any issues, and they are good at a lot of other stuff as well (they can easily acquire Acting, Disguise, Hiking, Holdout, Navigation (Land), Shadowing, and Tracking at '16' with minimal investment). If you give them Guns (Rifle) (E) DX+8 [28], they become very good snipers because they are capable of operating any high caliber rifle. It is a good build for a 200 CP character (given a few disadvantages and some other skills), as it does not require any cinematic or supernatural abilities to be a major threat. Of course, the above character could benefit from future development, though IQ would likely be more important than anything else. +1 IQ would give 23 CP of benefits and +2 IQ would give 59 CP of benefits. Further IQ increases would give +38 CP in benefits per level.