Move Silently

(Dex) Armor Penalty

During Commando Raids on the French coast British soldiers often had to sneak up on sentries in order to quietly remove the chance that they will raise the alarm. The Move Silently skill represents the characters skill at moving with stealth.

Check: A character’s Move Silently check is opposed by the Listen check of anyone who might hear the character. A character can move up to half his or her normal speed at no penalty. At more than half speed and up to the character’s full speed, he or she takes a –5 penalty. It’s practically impossible (–20 penalty) to move silently while attacking, running, or charging.

Special: A character can take 10 when making a Move Silently check, but can’t take 20.

A character with the Stealthy feat gets a +2 bonus on all Move Silently checks.

Time: Move Silently is a move action.