07-14-2013, 08:11 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
I'm designing (well, revising) a character, who's supposed to be realllly good at stealth - it is a 500 pt character, after all. (perhaps somewhat justifiable for 'one of the best who ever lived,' from a realism standpoint.) I'm allowing a few cinematic skills, but nothing remotely supernatural.
My question is, where does stealth end and invisibility art begin? My version of invisibilty art would involve all black clothing, and only work at night (darkness penalty of at least -2, more like -3). SO, what does stealth allow you do do, in game, and what would my version of invisibility art allow you to do? GURPS Raw doesn't make that clear. Say you need to cross a wide open field, at night, with a few sentries watching - you couldn't walk any closer then a dozen yards in directly in front of them, at best, but of course you could simply circle around when you get near them. So, what's the difference, and boundary, between invisibility art and simple stealth in game? |
07-14-2013, 08:19 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Caxias do Sul, Brazil
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
With stealth you sneak on their backs, trying to go through the ceiling, dark alleys etc...
With invisibility art you do the same, but, if you need to dash in their direction while he is watching, you may stay invisible. |
07-15-2013, 09:24 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
So, what does stealth allow you to do, exactly, at night, and what does invisibility art let you do? Anyone know?
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07-15-2013, 09:39 PM | #4 | ||
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
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Invisibility Art, "I walk up to the sentry, in full sight, walking through the spotlights for kicks and giggles, casually stand in front of him and softly inhale his last breaths as I look into his eyes. He doesn't see a thing until the knife slides in." It is a blatantly supernatural ability that sits between the concepts of "Ninja Vanish!" from various wuxia films and "Holographic Stealth" from the predator movies. |
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07-15-2013, 09:59 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
I wouldn't say that Invisibility Art is blatantly supernatural, but it's at least somewhat dependent on chi powers to hypnotise those that may otherwise see somebody.
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07-15-2013, 10:01 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
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Narratively the difference is the that with Stealth you're actually hiding and with Invisibility Art you're not. Stealth is scurrying along at Move 2, crouching to stay below the tall grass, and takeing -10 to the roll. Invisibility Art is running at full speed making no effort to hide and taking -5. |
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07-15-2013, 10:09 PM | #7 | |
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
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I would say that Stealth works directly on the eyes, whereas Invisibility Art works mostly on the mind. I would allow rolls against both - a failed Stealth means that you are visible, but with a successful Invisibility Art roll you would not be recognized as a person, much less a threat. |
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07-16-2013, 02:42 PM | #8 |
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Caxias do Sul, Brazil
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
If you fail your roll of stealth you can still use invisibility art.
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07-17-2013, 03:04 PM | #9 | |
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Re: Boundary between stealth and invisibility art?
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Stealth is a realistic skill which depends on being quiet and moving such that you don't appear out of place. Invisibility Art, on the other hand seems obviously mystic. It requires both Stealth and Hypnotism at 14+ as prerequisites, as well as TbaM. You can stand in plain sight and people have to roll Vision vs Invisibility Art to see you. Even if you are pointed out, they only get a +3 on the QC to see you. I think that I would have preferred a slightly more self-consistent definition for this skill, and will probably come up with one for my game. I also want it to cost FP. When I come up with something I like, I'll post it here.
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