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[buzzkill]

Stealth is available on a lot of different items. Lots of small pluses add up. I fear the adding a ring may make it too easy to accrue superb stealth very early, esp. with a stealthy class. In fact, it may already be too easy.

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by buzzkill

Stealth is available on a lot of different items. Lots of small pluses add up. I fear the adding a ring may make it too easy to accrue superb stealth very early, esp. with a stealthy class. In fact, it may already be too easy.

It isn't. I'm chewing my way through Leisas (comp 88), and only two of them found any +stealth before 2000', and one was a Defender, which kind of limits your melee output.

I'm inclined to agree that a pure stealth ring would have plenty of competition - most ppl would wear +3 stat over +3 stealth I think. The argument that we shouldn't introduce stealth amulets because there aren't enough wearable amulets is ... odd. I'm inclined to introduce lots more mixed-blessing early game amulets ...

I like the potion of stealth idea, though it means coding a new TMD_ effect - there is currently no temporary stealth effect. +10 would make a fabulous difference, but it would only last for 2d20 turns or so - possibly enough to grab that loot from beside that dragon, but possibly not ...

OTOH we have too many potions already, and it's hardly likely to warrant an inv slot for anybody. Ho hum. Useful as a find-and-drink though.