Stealth vs. SM - Page 4

Black Leviathan · 01-12-2021, 01:51 PM

I feel like more than anything SM should impact stealth. Above and beyond the benefits of available cover for a smaller stealther there are just going to be more places in a SM-0 environment to hide. Furthermore structures build for SM 0 creatures is going to make less noise if you're smaller and significantly more noise for larger heavier creatures. Even remaining still behind an obstruction, a bigger animal breathes louder, has a body that struggles more to remain in concealment, is more likely to have ill-fitting equipment not suited to their environment that could make noise.

I hadn't thought about this before but I think double the SM as a stealth penalty makes sense.

01-12-2021, 01:51 PM	#31
Black Leviathan Join Date: Sep 2018	Re: Stealth vs. SM I feel like more than anything SM should impact stealth. Above and beyond the benefits of available cover for a smaller stealther there are just going to be more places in a SM-0 environment to hide. Furthermore structures build for SM 0 creatures is going to make less noise if you're smaller and significantly more noise for larger heavier creatures. Even remaining still behind an obstruction, a bigger animal breathes louder, has a body that struggles more to remain in concealment, is more likely to have ill-fitting equipment not suited to their environment that could make noise. I hadn't thought about this before but I think double the SM as a stealth penalty makes sense.