Stealth

Stay out of sight. Melt into the shadows.

Stealth is a Skill based on Dexterity. It helps you with staying hidden from enemies or other NPCs.

Stealth Checks benefit from your Dexterity Modifier, and if you have Proficiency in Stealth, also from your Proficiency Bonus.

Proficiency

Characters who are proficient in Stealth can add their Proficiency Bonus when making Ability checks.

The following backgrounds grant proficiency in Stealth:

• Criminal
• Urchin

The following races are proficient in Stealth:

• Wood Elf
• Wood Half-Elf

The following races have advantage in Stealth:

• Lightfoot Halfling

The following classes can choose to select Stealth as a proficient skill at Level 1:

•  Bard
•  Monk
•  Ranger
•  Rogue

Uses

• Used to  Hide out of sight of NPCs.

Related Items

• The +1 to Dexterity Checks from Armour with the Balance passive does not affect Acrobatics Checks.

+1 to Skill Checks

• Gloomstrand Shield
• Leather Armour +1
• Scarlet Leather Armour
• Drow Studded Leather Armour
• Leather Armour +2
• Shadeclinger Armour
• Spidersilk Armour

+2 to Skill Checks

Smuggler's Ring

+3 to Skill Checks

Penumbral Armour while Obscured

Advantage on Skill Checks

• Assassin's Shortsword
• Dark Justiciar Half-Plate (Rare) while Obscured
• Viconia's Priestess Robe while Obscured
• Dark Justiciar Half-Plate (Very Rare) while Obscured
• Elegant Studded Leather

Disadvantage on Skill Checks

With the exception of the following items, all Heavy Armour and all variations of Padded Armour, Scale Mail and Half Plate Armour provide Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

• Unwanted Masterwork Scalemail
• Yuan-Ti Scale Mail
• Armour of Agility
• Helldusk Armour
• Protective Plate

Advantage on All Dexterity Checks

The Graceful Cloth

Related Spells

•  Astral Knowledge - Grants Proficiency in all Skills of a chosen Ability.
•  Knowledge of the Ages: Dexterity - Grants Proficiency in all Dexterity Skills.
•  Blessing of the Trickster - Grants Advantage on Stealth Checks.
•  Guidance - Grants a +1d4 bonus on all Skill Checks.
•  Cat's Grace - Grants Advantage on all Dexterity Checks.
•  Pass Without Trace - Grants a +10 bonus to Stealth Checks.
•  Hex (Dexterity) - Grants Disadvantage on all Dexterity Checks.
•  Greater Invisibility - Requires a succesful Stealth Check to remain Invisible after acting.