Re: Scopes, Sniping and Reloading: Was new life for...

[Mike Fortey <forteymj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Good point, but after the first or second shot, if
> you are still there, you
> deserve the incoming barrage!

Hopefully not, unless you cleaned your rifle with too
much oil =P
 
> What
> about the other skills a
> sniper needs? Does anybody consider things like
> moving undetected (Hiding:
> Creeping)? 

Which is a major consideration. A PC sniper has about
a ton of very specialised skills to invest in; most of
which are rarely useful. Adding another skill almost
'penalises' a sniper PC. After all, most snipers don't
get to snipe every scenario anyway.

Stuff you need as a military sniper:

Sneak and perhaps camoflage
Survival
Longarm skill
Mil science (tactics) [Otherwise you might set up your
shot at totally the wrong angle]
Perception [Tons of this. Sniper courses spend as much
-if not more- time training perception than they do
shooting skills. You get to play Kim's Game an awful
lot.]
Navigation [Again, a surprisingly stressed skill]
Gunsmithing

Stat-wise:
Int (memory)
Will (patience)
Sensibility (perception and an eye for ground)


Mike







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