Master Rogue List!!

Mythals act on areas, not doors, so they would still prevent someone from entering that area.

By Sanctuary, do you mean Rite of Sanctuary? Since that specifically blocks an area, it would prevent the secret passage from working. Strangely enough, on close reading, that doesn't actually stop anyone from entering the Sanctuary, just any physical blows, spells, prayers or alchemical effects... however, I think the intention was to stop people from entering, so it would stop secret passage from opening into that area.

If there's a Sanctuary over the area that has to go through, what happens? Example: Master Rogue & her cohorts are traveling from Pendarvin to the Inn. They have to go under the Monastery as it's the most direct route, but a Sanctuary against Dark Clergy prevents a member of the group from passing under. Since the players aren't actually under the Monastery, it's OK for the group to walk around it & keep going?

Yes. You are OOG for your trip to the inn so any IG boundaries you encounter during that time do not affect you.

Sean

So, am I to infer correctly - not within 50 feet of a living person, undead don't count?

Once there, they must appear at least 50 feet from any sentient being, and the rogue and her allies are under the effects of a superior hide in shadows for one minute.

Sentient, doesn't need to be alive.

In the philosophy of consciousness, "sentience" can refer to the ability of any entity to have subjective perceptual experiences, or "qualia".[1] This is distinct from other aspects of the mind and consciousness, such as creativity, intelligence, sapience, self-awareness, and intentionality (the ability to have thoughts that mean something or are "about" something). Sentience is a minimalistic way of defining "consciousness", which is otherwise commonly used to collectively describe sentience plus other characteristics of the mind.

(stolen from wikipedia)

So, if the being can perceive, you can't appear within 50 feet of them. That would include pretty much all NPCs and PCs.

Do you have to be taught the list by someone with the same rogue profession as you, a la Archcaster?

While there is a Death Wish active, do the other rogues still need to call "Backstab" on their damage types in order to use their Backstab profs?