I tried making a Stealth (tal+eth) runeword offline. It didnt work. What am I doing wrong?
You likely tried it with a Mechanics armor. The Mechanic prefix adds 1-2 sockets.
it wasnt a blue item. I know about mechanics/blues not being eligible. Ive made Stealth before online many times but only online. Ive never really played offline so this was weird having it not work.
If you got the rune order right and the armor had 2 sockets, that is the only reason that I can think of why it wouldn’t work.
could you post a pic of the failed armour?
All possible ideas have been covered and it seems like they weren’t it. So we’re all interested in a good puzzle. 
10 karma points its a eth tal runeword install lol.