Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+]

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How do people handle

Sneak attack- if it’s a crowded room with 1 enemy vs say 6 how often can a rogue sneak that 1 enemy

Area affect spells - can you place the blast so that only 1 enemy can be targeted and say the rest is absorbed into a neighboring room

What rules did you think needed clarifying

Per Kelsey:

How often should thieves be able to sneak up and backstab a creature?

Usually at least once per combat, and potentially more times if the thief invests the effort in hiding out of sight and sneaking around to an unaware creature. I don’t feel this should be given as readily as in a system like 5E D&D – it really requires the thief to go fully out of sight and then sneak around, undetected, into a surprising new position.