Topic: Quick question

[dutch206]

Is it possible for a Giant (10 -12 feet tall) to learn the "Stalk & Hide" skill?  Somehow, the idea of someone that big sneaking around seems hard to imagine.

[jdale]

I'd give them a penalty on the rolls (possibly substantial, and less benefit from cover unless it is very high) but I don't see any reason why they couldn't learn the skill.

[providence13]

Maybe it's imperative that they do.
If the Honorable Andre the Giant were sitting behind me at a show, I hope he shows restraint for the applause.  People with very large hands should be careful when clapping..
Someone 10-12ft tall without S&H might be accused of stomping around town, drunk and disorderly, etc just walking around naturally.

Should they have a DR based on size? You betcha. In fact the DR for Ambush vs Size could work. 

[yammahoper]

Certainly!  First, there is the relative nature of stalking or hiding in their own culture, where Andres son Midget, standing only 10' 4", is a sneaky rogue well known for his light fingers and sneaky ways.

Hiding rolls for giants would depend a lot on terrain.  In larger towns/cities, forest, hill country and mountains, a giant could hide. 

Don't forget magic.  A giant ranger would have the arsenal of hiding spells all rangers posses.  Having had giant PC's, I can tell you their mental and magic stat mods aint even good and they lack the higher skill bonuses of normal spell users.  The SL crit makes up for it though.  Our mage fire giant was getting knocked out all the time.  While one rank in body dev was 25 hits, it still cost him 9 dev.

[markc]

  IMHO yes but they might/would get a penalty to hiding and stalking. They should be able to learn any skill with the possibility of a bonus or a penalty.
MDC

[OLF, i.e. Olf Le Fol]

Is it possible for a Giant (10 -12 feet tall) to learn the "Stalk & Hide" skill?  Somehow, the idea of someone that big sneaking around seems hard to imagine.

It's probably what mice think of human beings in a location where everything is at their scale... and ants of mice in a location where everything is at their scale. Does it mean human beings or mice cannot learn the "Stalk & Hide" skill? Or have a penalty doing so?
Or does that just mean a human being would learn the skill normally, but would have a penalty when trying to use it in a location where every hiding spot is at a mouse's scale? You choose~