Is it possible to sneak while mounted

[A sneaky Ranger]

Well, is it is possilbe if your skills are high enough?  or should I give up trying?

[Quirk]

Think of this from a common sense point of view.

Imagine you're a highly trained special forces agent, skilled in camouflage and blending into the shadows.

If you're stuck on the back of a horse, what are the chances of you being able to use that knowledge? The horse won't be watching for twigs that look like they might snap. The horse won't be hurrying from shadow to shadow. Your training won't help you become mystically inaudible.

The same principles apply to Armageddon.

Quirk

[Anonymous]

Even if you are a highly trained special forces soldier.  I would be willing to bet that he would be able to move a lot more silently on a horse, than I could on foot.  Considering the size of outdoor rooms, I think you could at least make a pretty good effort and keep some people from seeing your arrive.

[Ghost]

Of course you can sneak, that is not even a question.  But can your mount do so?

Even if you are a highly trained special forces soldier. I would be willing to bet that he would be able to move a lot more silently on a horse, than I could on foot. Considering the size of outdoor rooms, I think you could at least make a pretty good effort and keep some people from seeing your arrive.

I am sure you can camouflage yourself, and make no sound when you are moving, but what about your mount?  Does it care about being sneaky?  You guide it to some direction, and it -walks- there.  And while going there, it clacks its pincers, rubs its mandibles etc etc.  It is a large beast, and is only trained to carry you.  Or maybe you can have a mount which can help you in fight also.  But on Zalanthas, no common type of mount exist which is highly trained for stealth moves.

And considering outside rooms:  They are large and vast plains, stretching on all directions.  Such long and plain sight, and you have a mount which does not care about stealth, you can be easily sighted before you reach to the adjacent room

[Cuusardo]

Ask yourself this:   Does your mount -really- have the mental capacity to understand the concept of anything other than simple locomotion?

[Armaddict]

Heh.  I think you're all wrong.

Use the command while mounted.  I say so, because I know of at least one mount who can hide.  Not so sure about sneaking.  Look at descriptions to see what blends in, what doesn't.  What's lithe, what's huge and bulky.  I'm sure you'll find it, sooner or later

[Agent_137]

mounts that are animals that naturally have reason to hide and stalk could probably do so with a skilled rider.

[Bogre]

Ask yourself this:   Does your mount -really- have the mental capacity to understand the concept of anything other than simple locomotion?

I'm sure sunbacks could probably grasp the concept eventually.

[Cuusardo]

Perhaps a sunback alone could learn, but I would think it'd be a bit difficult to do so when you've got the weight of a human on your back.

[flashz00]

Ingame I have actually seen someone trying to sneak while on a kank, this was quite some time back. It says the same echo to the room as it normally does when you enter riding except it says stealthy arrives. But seeing that I don't think you would be able to -successfully- sneak while on a mount.I mean come on, the kank is HUGE.

[Angela Christine]

There are plenty of mounts that can sneak and hide very well.  The problem is that they are not sold in any of the regular stables.  See, they are just SO damned sneaky that no one has ever spotted one, much less tamed it.  :twisted:


Ok, I don't really know.


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