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Pateryiyi: Added the outcome if enemy fail to see through stealth\invisible

2024-05-19T06:06:04Z

Added the outcome if enemy fail to see through stealth\invisible

Pateryiyi at 06:03, 19 May 2024

2024-05-19T06:03:58Z

Vyn: /* Heightened Senses / Infravision */ Missed a critical "not"

2021-10-14T06:16:34Z

‎Heightened Senses / Infravision: Missed a critical "not"

Vyn: /* Introduction */ No more sun infusions in game

2021-10-14T06:15:29Z

‎Introduction: No more sun infusions in game

Vyn: /* Seeing Stealth or Invisible Entities */

2021-10-05T15:33:59Z

‎Seeing Stealth or Invisible Entities

Vyn: /* Seeing Stealth or Invisible Entities */

2021-10-05T15:33:17Z

‎Seeing Stealth or Invisible Entities

Vyn: /* Heightened Senses / Infravision */ No stacking between heightened senses and infravision. Reworded ranged attack issues.

2021-10-05T15:32:18Z

‎Heightened Senses / Infravision: No stacking between heightened senses and infravision. Reworded ranged attack issues.

Vyn: /* Artifacts related to vision */

2021-10-01T14:40:23Z

‎Artifacts related to vision

Vyn: /* Talents and items related to vision */ Added shadow shot

2021-10-01T14:40:10Z

‎Talents and items related to vision: Added shadow shot

Vyn: /* Seeing Stealth or Invisible Entities */ Added notes for zero seeing power

2021-09-30T19:26:12Z

‎Seeing Stealth or Invisible Entities: Added notes for zero seeing power

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 If the hiding entity is both stealthed and invisible, then the observer will have to pass both a stealth and invisibility check in order to see the hider.
-If an enemy didn't see through stealth\invisible, the enemy will have a 2/3 chance to automatically miss with their weapon attack.
+'''If an enemy didn't see through stealth\invisible, the enemy will have a 2/3 chance to automatically miss with their weapon attack.'''
 == Telepathy ==

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	If the hiding entity is both stealthed and invisible, then the observer will have to pass both a stealth and invisibility check in order to see the hider.		If the hiding entity is both stealthed and invisible, then the observer will have to pass both a stealth and invisibility check in order to see the hider.
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		+	If an enemy didn't see through stealth\invisible, the enemy will have a 2/3 chance to automatically miss with their weapon attack.

	== Telepathy ==		== Telepathy ==

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 == Heightened Senses / Infravision ==
-Allows you to see creatures standing in unlit tiles within a certain radius and in your line of sight. Effectively lights up the tile that the creature is standing on, showing items on the ground and any effects in the tile too. Even though a tile may be temporarily lit in such a manner, this does permanently reveal the terrain there. You must see a tile with normal vision in order for the terrain to be permanently revealed.
+Allows you to see creatures standing in unlit tiles within a certain radius and in your line of sight. Effectively lights up the tile that the creature is standing on, showing items on the ground and any effects in the tile too. Even though a tile may be temporarily lit in such a manner, this does not permanently reveal the terrain there. You must see a tile with normal vision in order for the terrain to be permanently revealed.
 Ranged attacks may not take the correct path to a distant enemy that is only lit up by heightened senses or infravision if the intervening terrain has not been fully revealed. For example, if an enemy is poking their head out from behind a corner that you are not aware of, and you can only see the enemy with heightened senses or infravision, then your ranged attack could end up hitting that corner.

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 * Lit: These tiles are lit by the sun, or through magically field, and do not hinder your sight.
 * Unlit: You may not see these tiles unless your [[items#lite|lite]] reaches to it (determined by your [[#Light radius|light radius]]).
-* Covered in magical darkness: Blocks all vision and light, can be only lit up with Sun [[Inscriptions|Infusion]] and certain artifacts.
+* Covered in magical darkness: Blocks all vision and light, can be only lit up with certain talents or artifacts.
 Similarly, there are several stats that help you hide from your enemies:

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 '''B''' = '''S''' / ( '''S''' + '''H''' )
 The table in the image below shows the percentage see chance, given the seeing power in the first column, and the hiding power in the first row:
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 If the hiding entity is both stealthed and invisible, then the observer will have to pass both a stealth and invisibility check in order to see the hider.
 == Telepathy ==

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 Observers with zero "see invisible" power will not be able to see invisible entities at all, and will not even get a chance to participate in the invisibility check.
-Observers with zero "see stealth" power can still can still participate in the stealth check, and will see stealthed entities with the chance shown in the table above. This situation can occur if the observer is significantly debuffed.
+Observers with zero "see stealth" power can still participate in stealth checks, and will see stealthed entities with the chance shown in the table above. This situation can occur if the observer is significantly debuffed.
 If the hiding entity is both stealthed and invisible, then the observer will have to pass both a stealth and invisibility check in order to see the hider.

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 == Heightened Senses / Infravision ==
-Allows you to see creatures standing in unlit tiles within a certain radius and your line of sight.
+Allows you to see creatures standing in unlit tiles within a certain radius and in your line of sight. Effectively lights up the tile that the creature is standing on, showing items on the ground and any effects in the tile too. Even though a tile may be temporarily lit in such a manner, this does permanently reveal the terrain there. You must see a tile with normal vision in order for the terrain to be permanently revealed.
-This effectively lights up the tile that the creature is standing on, showing items on the ground and any effects in the tile too.
+Ranged attacks may not take the correct path to a distant enemy that is only lit up by heightened senses or infravision if the intervening terrain has not been fully revealed. For example, if an enemy is poking their head out from behind a corner that you are not aware of, and you can only see the enemy with heightened senses or infravision, then your ranged attack could end up hitting that corner.
-Even though a tile may be temporarily lit with infravision, this does not technically reveal the terrain. As a result, ranged attacks may not take the correct path to the target. For example, if an enemy is poking their head out from behind a corner that you are not aware of, and you can only see the enemy with infravision, then your ranged attack could end up hitting that corner. You must see a tile with normal vision in order for the terrain to be permanently revealed.
+Heightened Senses is normally acquired from the {{t|Heightened Senses|eponymous talent}}, whereas infravision is typically acquired from items. These two separate ratings do not stack: whichever is higher will take effect.
 == Seeing Stealth or Invisible Entities ==

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 == Artifacts related to vision ==
-* [[Umbraphage]]: turn tiles lit
+* [[Umbraphage]]: makes tiles lit
 * [[Burning Star]]: reveals terrain
 [[Category:Game Mechanics]]

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 Diggable walls, doors, blindness, invisibility or magical darkness do not affect telepathy. Undiggable walls, such as those surrounding vaults, may block telepathy.
-== Talents and items related to vision ==
+== Talents related to vision ==
-* {{t|Stealth}}: stealth power
+* {{t|Stealth}}: grants stealth power
-* {{t|Invisibility}}: invisibility power
+* {{t|Invisibility}}: grants invisibility power
-* [[Inscriptions#ethereal|Ethereal Rune]]: invisibility power
+* [[Inscriptions#ethereal|Ethereal Rune]]: grants invisibility power
-* {{t|Heightened Senses}}: see stealth and see invisibility
+* {{t|Heightened Senses}}: increase see stealth and see invisibility
-* {{t|Overseer of Nations}}: vision range
+* {{t|Overseer of Nations}}: increase vision range
-* {{t|Chant Adept}}: light radius
+* {{t|Shadow Shot}}: decrease vision range
-* {{t|Hymn Adept}}: infravision
+* {{t|Chant Adept}}: increase light radius
-* {{t|Armour of Shadows}}: turn tiles unlit
+* {{t|Hymn Adept}}: increase infravision
 * {{t|Vision}}: reveals terrain
 * {{t|Smoke Bomb}}: blocks line of sight

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		+	Observers with zero "see invisible" power will not be able to see invisible entities at all, and will not even get a chance to participate in the invisibility check.
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		+	Observers with zero "see stealth" power can still can still participate in the stealth check, and will see stealthed entities with the chance shown in the table above. This situation can occur if the observer is significantly debuffed.

	If the hiding entity is both stealthed and invisible, then the observer will have to pass both a stealth and invisibility check in order to see the hider.		If the hiding entity is both stealthed and invisible, then the observer will have to pass both a stealth and invisibility check in order to see the hider.