Given a recent discussion that sparked in the Discord, I wanted to ask about SAM's text. Surprise Anticipation Method says that it allows the Solar to use Awareness Charms while asleep to detect a hidden danger, therefore we know you can't normally use Charms while asleep unless a specific Charm says otherwise. That does end up making ambushes while asleep a very dangerous possibility, so I wondered how it would play out without SAM?
Does the assassin roll Dex + Stealth opposed to a PC's Per + Awareness, both being penalized if applicable (I would assume -3 for the PC being asleep, and maybe -1 or -2 for the assassin if, say, the floor was made out of creaky wooden boards or carried something bright like a torch, etc), and if the assassin wins the roll-off and Joins Battle, is that intended to be as lethal as it sounds while giving the PC little in the way of defense? Would things like Heavenly Guardian Defense, All-Encompassing Earth Sense, etc apply to either defend against or preemptively detect the assassination attempt?
Does the assassin roll Dex + Stealth opposed to a PC's Per + Awareness, both being penalized if applicable (I would assume -3 for the PC being asleep, and maybe -1 or -2 for the assassin if, say, the floor was made out of creaky wooden boards or carried something bright like a torch, etc), and if the assassin wins the roll-off and Joins Battle, is that intended to be as lethal as it sounds while giving the PC little in the way of defense? Would things like Heavenly Guardian Defense, All-Encompassing Earth Sense, etc apply to either defend against or preemptively detect the assassination attempt?
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