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| - We've got to get inside, but the place is crawling with guards. But no need to fight them! Using my amazing powers of stealth, we'll be in and back out before... ...aw crap. So Much for Stealth. In a situation where a character is trying to sneak around unnoticed, their attempt at stealth will suddenly be threatened by them stepping on a dry twig, sneezing, knocking something over, setting off an alarm, blowing their cover, or otherwise alerting others to their presence. If no one notices, they might be okay - in the worst case, they might be captured, or have to face the enemy in a full-blown battle. Either way, heads will turn suddenly.
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| - We've got to get inside, but the place is crawling with guards. But no need to fight them! Using my amazing powers of stealth, we'll be in and back out before... ...aw crap. So Much for Stealth. In a situation where a character is trying to sneak around unnoticed, their attempt at stealth will suddenly be threatened by them stepping on a dry twig, sneezing, knocking something over, setting off an alarm, blowing their cover, or otherwise alerting others to their presence. If no one notices, they might be okay - in the worst case, they might be captured, or have to face the enemy in a full-blown battle. Either way, heads will turn suddenly. Note that this trope often applies in situations where it would make no sense in real life for guards to be so super-sensitive, given the likelihood of the most startling noises being a Cat Scare. When considering what the hero is doing there in the first place, this falls Right Under Their Noses. As a result, Genre Savvy sneaker-uppers will toss a stone so that it lands with a "plunk" in the direction opposite their position to make the guards go investigate -- see Throwing the Distraction. The guards, even seasoned Border Patrol, will always go for this old chestnut. If nobody notices when they really should have, see It's Probably Nothing and The Guards Must Be Crazy. If the attempt at stealth is laughably inept, see With Catlike Tread. Examples of So Much for Stealth include:
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