Silent (Quality)

This weapon is unusually quiet when used. If you use a silent weapon while stealthed, the sniping penalty (–20) is reduced when you make a follow-up Stealth check. The reduction for a simple weapon is 2, for a martial it is 4, and for an exotic it is 6. If the weapon has an enhancement bonus for to-hit and damage, that bonus is also subtracted from the sniping penalty.