Pickpocketing

Pickpocketing is the skill that allows you to make someone else's wealth your own. It is a method of supplementing a good thief's income. It is also a factor in the success of Rogue Gambits Stealth.

Ranks and Training Point Costs

Type	Square			Semi			Pure
Profession	Rogue	Warrior	Monk	Bard	Paladin	Ranger	Cleric	Empath	Savant	Sorcerer	Wizard
Max Ranks Per Level	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	-	1	1
Training Point Cost	1/0	2/3	2/2	2/1	4/4	2/3	3/3	3/3	-	3/3	3/3

What can be stolen

Only common magical items or commonly found treasure items can be stolen. The following is a list of items that can be stolen:

• silvers (up to the thief's bonus level of Pickpocketing, found by using the SKILLS verb)
• gems (if they have not been imbedded with magic)
• creature skins
• medicinal herbs (e.g. acantha leaf)
• crystals (black, white, and blue, as well as alchemy crystals)
• wands
• gold rings that have not been set
• crystal amulets

Note that cursed gems can be stolen, and will become stuck to the thief's hand. Depending on the curse used, the curse can have other nasty effects.

Besides silvers, items can only be stolen from containers that are back-, cloak-, belt-, shoulder-, or pin-worn.

Factors for Success

There are many factors that go into success when pickpocketing. When the skill is used, it is essentially a contest between the thief and the mark.

	Beneficial	Harmful
The Thief	The thief's profession is rogue. The thief's Pickpocketing ranks Thief's Dexterity bonus Thief's Discipline bonus Thief is hiding or invisible The mark's use of the WATCH verb on someone else Hands being free Room lighting - the darker, the more the thief benefits Room fog - the more foggy, the more the thief benefits The spell, Mobility (618) A large crowd	The thief's armor The mark's use of the WATCH verb on the thief Things in the thief's hands The thief's level of encumbrance The thief's injuries The thief is sitting, prone, or kneeling A small crowd, or no crowd
The Mark	The mark's Pickpocketing ranks The mark's Perception ranks Mark's Wisdom bonus Mark's Intuition bonus Watching the thief If the thief steals from the mark in succession A small crowd, or no crowd	The mark's injuries If the mark is incapacitated Watching someone other than the thief A large crowd

A target that is incapacitated cannot defend themselves from a thief. Being stunned, dead, bound, or other forms of immobilization prevents a character from "guarding their pockets." Being in roundtime, however, does not allow a thief who has been caught to steal from the target.

Also, a thief has to watch for thief traps. Any character can be carrying a trap. However, sorcerers are very good at dealing with thieves due to the spell, Curse (715), and the existence of minor demons, which will bite a thief that tries to steal from its master.

Resources

• Saved posts
• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/skills.asp#pickpockets
• Officials folder