Re: [BNW] Sneak Weak?

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

> > My group was talking about the Sneak PP. One of the players was thinking
> > about playing one, but it seemed under-powered to her/us. <snip>
> 
> Whether or not the sneak is underpowered depends entirely on the style of
> the gamemaster. If he allows non-violent solutions to solve scenarios then
> the sneak is very well made. But if the GM is of the type who prefers a big
> fight to solve cases then the sneak is almost completely useless.
> 
> I the later case I would suggest that the sneaks power were changed to real
> invisibility instead of just +5 on the sneak skill.

Well I was assuming a fairly balanced game between the aspects
(combat/sneaking/thinking/etc.) 
That's why I chose these two packages to compare. The Gunner is all combat
and the Sneak is all sneaking, so in a balanced campaign their abilities
should be equivalent too.

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