Does Stealth really work this way?


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Sneak p.158 wrote:
You can attempt to move to another place while becoming or staying unseen. Stride up to half your Speed.
Questions on Stealth:
  • Is it true that if I take 3 Sneak actions, I have to make 3 Stealth rolls? Against an equal level opponent, I probably have a 3-4 bonus advantage, which means I succeed on a 7 or higher. Statistically speaking, I'm going to fail, and become Sensed.
  • Is initiative the only contested Stealth roll, opposed by Perception? I have to make another Stealth roll?

I'm looking forward to testing out to see how it works in game, but I'm struggling with the number of opportunities I have for failure.


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In PF1, Stealth checks have a penalty if you move more that half your speed during your turn. It looks like in PF2 there is no penalty for overall movement during your turn, just a requirement for more checks (which as you pointed out is a penalty of sorts).

In either case, the less you move, the greater the chance that you can stay hidden -- so this method does seem to make sense.

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But that penalty carries over to your next turn, assuming you have to use stealth again to get into position still.

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