The player needs to be hidden in order to stealth (using the Invis spell works too!)
The player needs to have 80 Hiding skill
The player can have a maximum of a stealth specific armor rating of 50 points (see table “Stealth Armor Rating”) to be able to go into stealth.
Pass a stealth skill check (See SkillCheck)
Stealth Armor Rating Table
Type
Gorget
Glove
Helmet
Arms
Legs
Chest
Shield
Cloth
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Leather
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Studded
2
2
0
4
6
10
0
Bone
0
5
10
10
15
25
0
Ring
0
5
0
10
15
25
0
Chain
0
0
10
0
15
25
0
Plate
5
5
10
10
15
25
0
Skill Check
Min: -20.0 + armorRating * 2
Max: 40 + armorRating * 2
Allowed Steps
Stealth skill / 10, but min 1 step on successful skill check
Misc
When hidden while lockpicking: Revealing chance = 120 - Stealth Skill
Chance to stay hidden while mining/lumberjacking: (Stealth Skill Value - 100) / 20) * 0.5. (This results in 0% chance on 100 skill, 25% chance on 101 skill with a linear scaling to 50% chance on 120 skill.)