Hide in shadows/ move silently questions

spiritualis · Post by **spiritualis** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:50 pm

I have a fighter/thief character and i was wondering if wearing a helmet adds a negative modifier to hide in shadows and/or move silently like wearing armour does?

Also, does anyone know how much of a negative modifier daylight has with regard to hide in shadows and/or move silently?

(Basically, i want to know the amount of points i need in hide in shadows and move silently to succeed nearly all the time; while wearing a helmet and studded leather armor in sunlight)

shogplobber · Post by **shogplobber** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:29 pm

AFAIK, helmets don't add any penalties to thief skills, nor does daylight/nighttime have any effect that I'm aware of. 100 points in hide and move silently should make your attempts succeed 100% of the time as long as there are no enemies around. I've never had any problems with it at that skill level.

Stworca · Post by **Stworca** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:52 pm

I believe that boots give you penalty to move silently and i'm almost sure that helmet's have no influence on hiding or sneaking. Aside from that? No idea, sorry.

Philos · Post by **Philos** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:35 am

Although it is more pronounced in BG1, at least to me, there does seem to be a difference when my thief is in a well lit area as opposed to one that is in shadows. In Irenicus' dungeon, I have had Yoshimo try to hide in a lit (even modestly lit) area and often fail, but every attempt in a darkened area seems to work. Imoen's hide in shadow ability is low to start with so does work for her. In BG1, if I am outside day or night does make a difference and in the daylight if I want to hide, I almost always have to find a shady tree to park under when I make the attempt. That usually will work if the H.I.S. % is at least 40ish or so.