Stealth

There are several changes to the stealth mechanics in the list.

Armor Penalty

Any shield or heavy armor will add a sneak penalty equal to 1/3 the weight of the shield or each armor piece. Being unarmored gives a 10% bonus to sneak. Light armor has no penalty or bonus.

Weapon Penalty

When you hold a weapon while sneaking a penalty to your sneak skill is applied depending on the weapon’s general type and reach.

• Bows & Staves: -6
• Two Handed: -12
• One Handed: 11 * reach -5 (rounded up)

When the equipped weapon is a dagger the penalty is further reduced by your grade of mastery in the Sneak Skill (Novice = 0 … Master = 4)

Melee Sneak Attacks

Sneak-attack damage with melee weapons is now dependent on the weapon type and speed, and sneak skill has a greater effect on the damage.

Sneak Level	Weak	Standard	Strong	Deadly
Novice	x1	x2	x2	x3
Apprentice	x2	x4	x4	x6
Journeyman	x2	x4	x6	x9
Expert	x3	x6	x8	x12
Master	x3	x6	x10	x15

• Weak: Slow 1h weapon (Slow Waraxes, Fast Maces, Fast Longswords)
• Standard: Katana/Waraxe
• Strong: Shortsword
• Deadly: Dagger

No Sneak Multiplier: 2h and very slow 1h weapons (Longsword/Mace)

Marksman Sneak Attacks

Sneak attack damage with a bow is determined by the Sneak skill as well as the Marksman Skill:

Sneak Level	Novice	Apprentice	Journeyman	Expert	Master
Novice	x1	x1	x2	x3	x3
Apprentice	x1	x2	x3	x4	x4
Journeyman	x2	x3	x4	x5	x5
Expert	x3	x4	x5	x6	x6
Master	x3	x4	x5	x6	x7