[title]Review of Break & Enter: Stealth Encounters[/title]
Check out EN World's official review of Emerald Press' compilation of stealth-related variant rules for D&D 4E.
Check out EN World's official review of Emerald Press' compilation of stealth-related variant rules for D&D 4E.
There is certainly a lot to like about Break & Enter: Stealth Encounters, as it goes a long way to offer a cohesive set of rules for handling stealthy and clandestine adventures in a fantasy role-playing game. It is a crunch-heavy piece of work, but I really like that the author figured out an elegant solution to creating scenarios evocative CoD:Black Ops or Assassin’s Creed, and all without having to break the <ACRONYM title="D&D 4th Edition">4E</ACRONYM> ruleset to do it. While these rules might not work for all adventuring parties, stealth encounters offer a really great alternative to the standard hack-and-slash of combat, but without reverting to a dull old skill challenge.
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