stealth curiousity

[EZ_Maei CB]

if i have 39 +11 stealth do you get safe fall V

or do you have to have a true 50 +(whatever) to get the safefall

[EZ_Shyru]

True 50...stats/items don't give you abilities.

Shyru, Infiltrator of Igraine.

[EZ_martoQ]

That one I know, but I just thought of something. Do RP Bonuses give you skills? Or do they act like item stat increases?

[EZ_WrathOG777]

Rank bonus is identical to item bonus.

[EZ_Maei CB]

hrmm okies but that doesnt apply to poisions? or am i reading this wrong also?

39 +11 envenom skill will allow a person to use the lvl 50 poisons?

or is that the same way.

[EZ_Sljivarion]

But can't you see the difference??? Safe fall level, along with weapons styles, is something that is given to your character once and your character retains the ability. That is why +skill items dont give you the abilities, since you cannot gain an ability just to lose later when you remove the item.

Evenom, on the other hand, is not an ability that is printed in your character stats screen or something that is given to you in styles or spells list. It is the number that is checked against the level of a poison every time you try to apply the poison. Hence +evenom items let you use higher level poisons.

Am I the only one seeing this clear distinction?

[EZ_dakkath]

Amen..brudda

[EZ_Aunoa Pyrotechnica]

I just discovered The Safehouse forum. This thread really helped me understand a few things that were bugging me. I kept wondering why I didn't get PA when my Crit was at 21. Of course my base skill was still at 19 and item bonuses took me to 21.

So, now that I understand that concept another question comes to mind. What benefit do item bonuses offer? Edited by: Aunoa Pyrotechnica at: 3/21/02 1:15:47 pm

[EZ_Kehvrynne]

While item and Realm Point bonuses don't grant the styles associated with a given level of training, they DO increase your effective score for other calculations.

Take weapon skill. Let's say you have a trained Pierce score of 19, but have +4 Pierce due to items and/or Realm Point bonuses. You won't be able to perform the Copperhead attack style, since your trainer hasn't taught it to you (and won't until you train Pierce to 21). However, for purposes of damage calculation your effective Pierce skill is 23.

Same applies to Critical Strike (damage multiplier only), Stealth, etc. Kehvrynne Quickblade, Professional Damsel of Distress
No matter how subtle the wizard, a dirk between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.