Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Elessara 07-20-05, 04:03 PM	Is there an ability that would cause a weapon to be silent when you use it in combat? When you're swinging a weapon, they generally do make some sort of noise (the bigger ones at any rate) ... the woosh of a blade through the air, the twang of a bow string, the crack of a whip ... for example. I'd like to remove the possibity of making this noise. Thanks in advance. Ele~
mvincent 07-20-05, 04:24 PM	I believe anyone with a decent Move Silently skill is assumed to have this ability to some degree. Things like Armor of silent Moves and Elixir of Sneaking also dampen sound around them (reflected by an increase to the Move Silently skill).
Ranix 07-20-05, 06:50 PM	You could permanency a Silence modified by Shape Spell. For that matter, you COULD make it invisible with permanency, too. Then what happens?
Elessara 07-20-05, 11:42 PM	Thanks! I think I'll try the Silence spell. Think it's a bit difficult to dampen the sound of a whip cracking otherwise hehe. Ele~
Tyler Do'Urden 07-20-05, 11:54 PM	"My blade wasn't making the noise; it was this guy," he defended, brandishing the orc's severed head." The silence spell might be a bit much. I've run into problems where someone had silence and party communication was completely dead. But it wouldn't be unreasonable to have a +2000 gp weapon ability called silenced. A silenced weapon makes virtually no sound when used. Enemies cannot hear you firing a silenced bow or hear the rattle of a silenced spiked chain. This has no effect on noise generated by your armor or other equipment or your own speech.
aelryinth 07-21-05, 01:01 AM	There's a Blackslake alchemical treatment in Faerun that renders weapons totally silent when being struck or stuff. The stuff they hit might echo, but the blades won't. ==Aelryinth
xver 07-21-05, 04:53 AM	For mundane use on bows, you can employ felt "silencers" that look like a pompom. They muffle much of the twang of the bowstring. (DM adjudicated bonus to move silently.) They do take some range off. (DM adjudicated penalty to range increment.) Obviously, this dosn't make arrows thudding through plate any less noisy. Arrows of silence whould make a great magic weapon. Just have it centered on where the arrow goes off. But should have a baseline cost given how much it hoses arcane spellcasters?
Watchman 07-21-05, 12:30 PM	Just use something stabby. The main source of noise with, say, a knife or sword thrust (that's not actively defended against with something, obviously) is the movement of the wielder (plus creak and rustling and so on of clotches, armour etc.) and then whatever very little is produced by the blade sinking into flesh. Can't say I've much practical experience in poking meat with pointy things at velocity, but I do suspect it's not all that noisy. The other guy dying, dropping what he's holding etc. are likely much more of a stealth problem than the stab itself. 'Course, if the other guy happens to have a breastplate under his or her clotches not only is your sneaky stab between the ribs going to meet an untimely end, there'll also be the annoying and distinctive clang you get when metal hits metal...