A question about skill checks

By Axalara, in Arkham Horror Second Edition

For example: Is a sneak check the same thing as an evade check ??? I mean, for example, the sneak skill.It says you get to roll two dice when spending clues for a SNEAK CHECK.Is the effect valid for an evade check,since it's based on sneak ???

Another question: When you use revelation of script,and then you fight the dark pharaoh,do you get the bonus ??? Im confused,since that is a combat check,and not a lore check ...

I think Dark Pharaoh is still Combat Check, you just use Lore, not Fight.

If something gives a bonus to sneak checks, it gives bonus to sneak and evade. If it's bonus to evade, it does NOT bonus sneak checks.

If you read the rules carefully on the very last page, they say that

Evade, Combat, Horror and Spell checks are a special type of skill checks, which can be boosted by using certain items (dark cloak, rifle, cross and such). Since Clue tokens can be used for skill checks, they work with Spacial Skil checks too. gui%C3%B1o.gif

I don't have Dark Pharaoh at grasp's reach, but if its description reads "ANY PHASE", then you can cast it in combat. Since it doesn't require hands, I guess it might sound a bit broken- probably an unwanted (untested?) side effect.

But since the Dark Pharaoh is the only possible monster to require Lore instead of Fight, and since he's an easy kill anyway, I guess using such spell wouldn't unbalance a game, after all.

Then,when using storm of spirits with revelation of script,you get the bonus ??? Since the combat check is now based on lore,it can be considerd a lore check for the purposes of bonuses ???

Well, I guess it's an interaction that developers must have overlooked (like *too* many others).

Well, first if you want that to happen, you have to mix two different expansions- which is something I never recommend to do, since it dilutes the atmosphere a lot.

Aaaanyway: Just think of it thematically: a "storm of spirits" is supposed to summon -well- a storm of spirits. So the reason you use Lore instead of fight is that probably you just try to control the spirits as better as you can in order to wipe your opponent off. So, if "revelation of scripts" is supposed to temporarily improve your understanding of forgotten knowledge, so that be. gui%C3%B1o.gif