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The Thieves Codex is a tool crafted using the Inscription skill, allowing members of the Thieves Guild to enhance their pilfering and mugging attempts against creatures. These bonuses do not apply towards players.

To utilize a Thieves Codex, players must have at least 80 Stealing and at least 80 in one of Snooping, Hiding, or Stealth. Additionally, to perform a pilfering or mugging attempt, players must have at least 80 Stealing and Snooping, unless they have the Shadow Hands trait enabled, which allows pilfering and mugging with only Stealing.

Thieves Codex Upgrades

Thieves Codex
Name	Points Per Tier	Description
Camouflage	1 / 2 / 3	Player has a (33% / 66% / 99%) chance to not be revealed after making successful Pilfer attempts while hidden
Distraction	1 / 2 / 3	Player receives (7% / 14% / 21%) Damage Resistance for 10 seconds towards any creatures they making stealing attempts against (including Retaliation damage)
Extortion	1 / 2 / 3	Player has a (7% / 14% / 21%) chance to increase Gold stolen by 100% and receive an additional Black Goods when stealing one
Overlooked	1 / 2 / 3	Reduce initial combat Aggro range of creatures towards you by (1 / 2 / 3) tiles and increase Gold stolen by (4% / 8% / 12%)
Ransack	1 / 2 / 3	Gain a Damage Bonus of (1% / 2% / 3%) for each unused Stealth Step the player has remaining (to a max of 10 steps) when making Mugging attempts
Ruffian	1 / 2 / 3	Player can use up to (33 / 66 / 100) points of Stealth skill in place of Tactics skill when making Mugging attempts and for 10 seconds afterwards
Shadow Hands	1 / 2 / 3	Player can use up to (33 / 66 / 100) points of Hiding skill in place of Snooping skill when Pilfering or Mugging creatures
Without a Trace	1 / 2 / 3	Reduce the cooldown on Smoke Bombs by (20 / 40 / 60) seconds and adds (2 / 4 / 6) bonus Stealth Steps when using them

Experience and Upgrades

Players earn Thieves Codex Experience based on the raw gold (before bonuses) acquired through successful pilfering and mugging attempts against creatures. Once enough experience is gained, players receive a Thieves Codex Point to spend on upgrades.

Upgrade points can be reset once every five minutes.

Pilfering and Mugging

When a player successfully executes a Pilfering or Mugging action, they will receive gold and may also obtain a Black Goods item in their backpack. Any Thieves Codex upgrades that enhance pilfering or mugging will still apply even if the target creature no longer has gold remaining.


Examples of Pilfering and Mugging Success

Ruffian Upgrade

The Ruffian upgrade allows players to use their printed Stealth skill in place of Tactics when performing a mugging attempt (Backstab + Stealing) and for 10 seconds afterward. This provides an opportunity for thieves to optimize their template by reducing or eliminating the need for Tactics skill.

This upgrade does not allow players to combine Stealth and Tactics to exceed 100 effective Tactics; instead, they can substitute some or all of their Stealth skill for Tactics.

Ruffian Tier 1: 67 printed Tactics + 33 Stealth = 100 effective Tactics for Mugging and 10 seconds after.
Ruffian Tier 2: 33 printed Tactics + 67 Stealth = 100 effective Tactics for Mugging and 10 seconds after.
Ruffian Tier 3: 0 printed Tactics + 100 Stealth = 100 effective Tactics for Mugging and 10 seconds after.

Shadow Hands Upgrade

The Shadow Hands upgrade allows players to use their printed Hiding skill in place of Snooping when pilfering or mugging creatures. This enables thieves to reduce or remove Snooping from their build by substituting their Hiding skill for required Snooping checks.

This upgrade does not allow players to combine Snooping and Hiding to exceed 100 effective Snooping; rather, it enables them to substitute some or all of their Hiding skill for Snooping.

Shadow Hands Tier 1: 67 printed Snooping + 33 Hiding = 100 effective Snooping for Pilfering/Mugging.
Shadow Hands Tier 2: 33 printed Snooping + 67 Hiding = 100 effective Snooping for Pilfering/Mugging.
Shadow Hands Tier 3: 0 printed Snooping + 100 Hiding = 100 effective Snooping for Pilfering/Mugging.

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-==Summary==
+The '''Thieves Codex''' is a tool crafted using the [[Inscription]] skill, allowing members of the [[Thieves Guild]] to enhance their pilfering and mugging attempts against creatures. These bonuses '''do not apply''' towards players.
-* The Thieves Codex can be crafted with the [[Inscription]] skill
-* Players who are members of the [[Thieves Guild]] can utilize a Thieves Codex to supplement their thievery against Creatures (bonuses will not apply towards players)
+To utilize a Thieves Codex, players must have at least '''80 [[Stealing]]''' and at least '''80 in one of [[Snooping]], [[Hiding]], or [[Stealth]]'''. Additionally, to perform a pilfering or mugging attempt, players must have at least '''80 [[Stealing]] and [[Snooping]]''', unless they have the '''Shadow Hands''' trait enabled, which allows pilfering and mugging with only Stealing.
-* To use a Thieves Codex players must have at least 80 [[Stealing]] and at least 80 in one of [[Snooping]], [[Hiding]], or [[Stealth]]
-* In order to make a pilfering or mugging attempt, players must have at least 80 [[Stealing]] and [[Snooping]] (or just Stealing if player has selected the Shadow Hands thief codex trait).
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+== Thieves Codex Upgrades ==
-{{#ev:youtube|https://youtu.be/Qdbm5rQ_sqM}}
-==Thieves Codex Upgrades==
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-===Experience and Upgrades===
+=== Experience and Upgrades ===
-* Players earn Thieves Codex Experience based on the Raw Gold (before bonuses) they acquire when making successful Pilfer and Mugging actions against creatures
+Players earn '''Thieves Codex Experience''' based on the raw gold (before bonuses) acquired through successful pilfering and mugging attempts against creatures. Once enough experience is gained, players receive a '''Thieves Codex Point''' to spend on upgrades.
-* When players earn enough Experience, they will earn a Thieves Codex Point they can spend towards upgrades
-* Players can Reset Spent Points for a Thieves Codex once every 5 minutes
+Upgrade points can be reset once every '''five minutes'''.
-===Pilfering and Mugging===
+=== Pilfering and Mugging ===
-* If the player succeeds in [[Thieves_Guild#Pilfering|Pilfering]] or [[Thieves_Guild#Mugging|Mugging]] a target, the player will receive some gold and potentially a [[Black Goods]] item in their backpack
+When a player successfully executes a [[Thieves_Guild#Pilfering|Pilfering]] or [[Thieves_Guild#Mugging|Mugging]] action, they will receive gold and may also obtain a [[Black Goods]] item in their backpack. Any Thieves Codex upgrades that enhance pilfering or mugging will still apply even if the target creature no longer has gold remaining.
-* Any Thieves Codex upgrades that are listed as working during/after a Pilfering/Mugging success will apply even if the target creature no longer has any Gold remaining for that player to steal
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+=== Ruffian Upgrade ===
+The '''Ruffian''' upgrade allows players to use their printed [[Stealth]] skill in place of [[Tactics]] when performing a mugging attempt (Backstab + Stealing) and for '''10 seconds''' afterward. This provides an opportunity for thieves to optimize their template by reducing or eliminating the need for Tactics skill.
-===Ruffian Upgrade===
+This upgrade '''does not''' allow players to combine Stealth and Tactics to exceed 100 effective Tactics; instead, they can substitute some or all of their Stealth skill for Tactics.
-* Allows the player use their printed Stealth skill in place of Tactics skill when doing a Mugging attempt (Backstab + Stealing) and for 10 seconds afterwards
-* This upgrade effectively allows players to drop some amount of Tactics skill from their template, and use their Stealth skill in its place when making Mugging and for any melee weapon swings occuring for 10 seconds after the attempt
-* Note: this does *not* allow the player to combine their Stealth skill and Tactics together to go above 100 Tactics: they can simply use some amount of Stealth skill in place of printed Tactics
-Examples:
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-| A player with '''Ruffian Tier 1''' could have 67 printed Tactics and utilize 33 Stealth skill to have an effective Tactics of 100 for Mugging + 10 seconds afterwards
+| '''Ruffian Tier 1:''' 67 printed Tactics + 33 Stealth = 100 effective Tactics for Mugging and 10 seconds after.
 |-
-| A player with '''Ruffian Tier 2''' could have 33 printed Tactics and utilize 67 Stealth skill to have an effective Tactics of 100 for Mugging + 10 seconds afterwards
+| '''Ruffian Tier 2:''' 33 printed Tactics + 67 Stealth = 100 effective Tactics for Mugging and 10 seconds after.
 |-
-| A player with '''Ruffian Tier 3''' could have 0 printed Tactics and utilize 100 Stealth skill to have an effective Tactics of 100 for Mugging + 10 seconds afterwards
+| '''Ruffian Tier 3:''' 0 printed Tactics + 100 Stealth = 100 effective Tactics for Mugging and 10 seconds after.
 |}
+=== Shadow Hands Upgrade ===
+The '''Shadow Hands''' upgrade allows players to use their printed [[Hiding]] skill in place of [[Snooping]] when pilfering or mugging creatures. This enables thieves to reduce or remove Snooping from their build by substituting their Hiding skill for required Snooping checks.
-===Shadow Hands Upgrade===
+This upgrade '''does not''' allow players to combine Snooping and Hiding to exceed 100 effective Snooping; rather, it enables them to substitute some or all of their Hiding skill for Snooping.
-* Allows the player use their printed Hiding skill in place of Snooping skill when Pilfering or Mugging creatures
-* This upgrade effectively allows players to drop some amount of Snooping skill from their template, and use their Hiding skill in its place to making the Snooping skill checks needed to successfully do Pilfer or Mugging attempts on creatures
-* Note: this does *not* allow the player to combine their Snooping skill and Hiding together to go above 100 Snooping: they can simply use some amount of Hiding skill in place of Snooping
-Examples:
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-| A player with '''Shadow Hands Tier 1''' could have 67 printed Snooping and utilize 33 Hiding skill to have an effective Snooping of 100 for Pilfering/Mugging
+| '''Shadow Hands Tier 1:''' 67 printed Snooping + 33 Hiding = 100 effective Snooping for Pilfering/Mugging.
 |-
-| A player with '''Shadow Hands Tier 2''' could have 33 printed Snooping and utilize 67 Hiding skill to have an effective Snooping of 100 for Pilfering/Mugging
+| '''Shadow Hands Tier 2:''' 33 printed Snooping + 67 Hiding = 100 effective Snooping for Pilfering/Mugging.
 |-
-| A player with '''Shadow Hands Tier 3''' could have 0 printed Snooping and utilize 100 Hiding skill to have an effective Snooping of 100 for Pilfering/Mugging
+| '''Shadow Hands Tier 3:''' 0 printed Snooping + 100 Hiding = 100 effective Snooping for Pilfering/Mugging.
 |}