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DFRPG / Re: Fighting While Hidden
« on: March 08, 2015, 07:56:00 AM »
Since a veil is a spell, doesn't it have duration built into it?
Because if that's the case, the veil would stay up when the attacker is attacking, just like any other block made with spellcasting powers, right?
I don't think reducing 'hiddenness' is the best way to handle subtle actions from stealth. If somebody wants to do something stealthily, then if it doesn't seem like it would break stealth, they just do it. Less bookkeeping, since that way stealth can just be treated as a block.
Finally, if you've got a veil up before attacking something, you probably just get to ambush them if they didn't notice you were there. Surprise attacks are easy if you're the Invisible Man. Or the invisible demons about chew my face off.
Because if that's the case, the veil would stay up when the attacker is attacking, just like any other block made with spellcasting powers, right?
I don't think reducing 'hiddenness' is the best way to handle subtle actions from stealth. If somebody wants to do something stealthily, then if it doesn't seem like it would break stealth, they just do it. Less bookkeeping, since that way stealth can just be treated as a block.
Finally, if you've got a veil up before attacking something, you probably just get to ambush them if they didn't notice you were there. Surprise attacks are easy if you're the Invisible Man. Or the invisible demons about chew my face off.