Sneak in a town

[Ninja]

So I sneaked in a town, but the guards saw me.
Can I make something to sneak better?
Or does the spotting skill increase it?
Or is it only luck?

 

[Mortus]

I believe in depends on how much the faction dislikes you, not sure about it though, but I noticed that sneaking in a city of faction that dislikes you a bit (-4 or -6 maybe) is very easy when sneaking in a town that hates you or in war with you is almost impossible. Not sure about how skills could change your chances.

 

[Ninja]

That's interesting, so I will try to don't decrease my relation with a town.

 

[Varric]

to me it seems 50/50, the vaegirs hate me -70 and i manage to sneack into a town

 

[Ninja]

But maybe, it depends on the relation with the town...

 

[Orj]

I think it's random.

 

[Nightblade+--]

I think it's random.

Orj, you sir, have closed the debate!
Random.

 

[radicalhit]

huh ? i thought it was luck and renown ?

 

[CompanionCake]

Nah, completely random.

 

[arbites_augmented]

I dislike the whole thing, as there's not much challenge in escaping when they find you. You start only a few yards away from the exit, with 2 guards between you.

 

[CompanionCake]

Well, there's more than 2 guards, but still, I agree.

Maybe they could impliment where you have to escape your prison cell, after being captured..

 

[arbites_augmented]

or maybe put you further away from the exit.

 

[Ninja]

I hate the guards with bows and crossbows, I can't block their bolts and arrows, because I don't have shield.
They often give me a headshot, so I can load the game... 
(Allow me to quit without saving) 

 

[arbites_augmented]

...Amateur

 

[Nightblade+--]

or maybe put you further away from the exit.

I must agree here. But to put the player further back in the down, the town needs to be more fleshed out - i.e. explorable.
Not huge, just something that makes sense, like castle environments but with more buildings.
And yes and no for the number of troops.
To make it more challenging I'd like at least 10 top tier troops. So yes! 
Bad idea because it is not likely this would be the case. So no.

 

[arbites_augmented]

And maybe the fact that the AI don't know where you are is you manage to escape their line of sight.

 

[Ninja]

...Amateur

What do you do, when you are the aim of two guards with crossbows and you don't have a shield?

 

[Nightblade+--]

Throw the knives of course!

 

[arbites_augmented]

I didnt mean that, I meant the fact that you use the allow me to quit without saving. And yes, throw the knives while running backwards, and dodging the bolts.

 

[Ninja]

Throw the knives of course!

Not when my throwing skill is at 38