>Thank you both for the excellent information. Few quick
>clarifications and followups:
>
>Autosneak is very useful indead, one thing, though. If I leave
>the area, does the assassinations "stalk score" or whatever
>reset?

Nope, doesn't reset. Bear in mind that much is this is speculation, since I haven't seen the code, but I think I have a "decent" handle on how it works. "Stalk" is a command the assassin can use once every two hours. In order to stalk you he has to be able to see you on "where", so he has to be in the same area to stalk. Being seen by you can reduce or eliminate his stalk total. It also decays with time. However, if he stalks you in town then he can still reap the benefit of those stalks right after you leave town (usually to assassinate you).

>is the risk of ending up somewhere dangerous far less than if
>I just take a gamble and step outside?

Depends on a few things. Rank is one. A hero healer has a lot less to fear from a "bad" teleport than does a lower ranked healer. However, it's possible to teleport directly into death traps, so the hero healer can still die that way. Teleporting is somewhat less dangerous for healers compared to other classes because they get alot of built-in damage reduction and lag protection (i.e. fly and protective shield). So if you do teleport into some aggressive mob, you have a better chance than some other classes do of being able to word or flee/teleport away.

That said, you don't have a ton to fear from hiding classes outside of assassinate. If a thief jacks you, you can probably last long enough to word. Ditto with assassin. So in that sense, the risk is low. But the assassins know that too, so they will probably be trying for the assassinate.

I was exagerrating a little bit when I said, "never ever walk out of your guild". Another tip: keep "nofollow" up whenever you're not grouped.

>Gate can't be used from within the guild or a temple. Same
>with teleportation and similar abilities, isn't it?

You can teleport/word out of a guild. Not sure what you mean by temple. A shrine? In general, I think you can word/teleport of shrines as well.