Stealing

Summary

• Players can use the Stealing skill to take certain items from another player.
• To steal from innocents, a player must join the Red Hand Thieves Guild.
• Base success chance to steal an item is (1 * (Stealing Skill / 100)).
• A minimum of 80 Snooping skill is required to make any Stealing attempts.
• Players cannot make Stealing or Snooping attempts for **2 minutes after death**.
• Stealing an item is considered **"using"** an item, which triggers the **500ms delay** before another item can be used or moved.
• Players **will not be Perma-Flagged** for stealing against a player who attacked them first.
• Stolen items **cannot be lifted** by any player for **30 seconds**.
• Players who make a stealing attempt (success or fail) **cannot use Eject or Help/Stuck** from a house for **5 seconds**.
• Players can join the **Grey Hand Thieves Guild** to perform **Mugging & Pilfering** against creatures.
• The Thieves Codex enhances the **Stealing skill for PvM**.

• • The following apply to stealing from creatures:
  • A player may only steal a maximum of **1,000 gold per creature**.
  • A player can **only successfully steal from a creature once**.
  • A creature will become **barren** after **3 players** have successfully stolen from it.
  • Stealing from a **Paragon mob** will always yield **a Black Goods** item.

• Players **no longer need a free hand** to perform a Stealing action.
• Skill Cooldown for using the Stealing skill is now **5 seconds** (previously 10 seconds) (Patch: June 22, 2024).

Improving Stealing Chance

• Wearing a Disguise Kit **no longer provides** a +25% bonus to stealing success chances.
• Stealing success chance increases by:
  • +25% against a **Disarmed** target.
  • +25% against a **Hamstrung** target.

Stealing Weights

• Item weight **does not** affect stealing success chances.
• Maximum weight a player can steal **per item** is:

 (10 * (Stealing Skill / 100)) stones.

• If an item is stacked (gold, reagents, etc.), the amount stolen is:

 ((5 * (Stealing Skill / 100)) / Individual Item Weight * (Random value between .9 and 1.1)).
 

• • Example: At **100 Stealing skill**, an average of:
  • **50 Reagents** or **250 Gold** can be stolen from a stack.

Stealing from Containers

• The max total weight of items stolen from a **stack** is **no longer reduced** by 50%.
• The max total weight of **Arrows/Bolts stolen from a Quiver** is **scaled downward** based on the quiver's weight reduction scalar.
• The max total weight of **Reagents and Spell Scrolls stolen from a Wizard's Satchel** is **scaled downward** by the satchel's weight reduction scalar.
• The max total weight of **Gold stolen from a player** is **scaled by the thief’s gold weight reduction for Strong Box Customizations**.

Being Noticed

• When a player makes a **criminal stealing attempt** (against a blue target), they have a chance to be **noticed** by:
  • Other players.
  • Human NPCs.

• If a thief is **noticed outside of town**, it will **only generate a system message**.
• If a thief is **noticed inside a town**:
  • **NPCs will call guards**, instantly killing the thief.
  • **Players may call guards** within **30 seconds**, but must be **within 14 tiles**.

• Increased chance of being noticed if:
  • Each **non-friendly player** within **8 tiles** increases the notice chance by **10%** (**5% if not in Line of Sight**).
  • Each **human NPC** within **8 tiles** increases the notice chance by **5%** (**2.5% if not in Line of Sight**).
  • The thief has raised any **Suspicion** in town (see below).

Suspicion

• If a player is noticed **after a stealing attempt**, their **Suspicion** in that **specific town** increases.
• Each time a player is noticed, their **future stealing attempts in that town** have a cumulative **+10% increased chance** to be noticed.
• Suspicion remains for **12 hours** unless the player **avoids being killed by guards** in that period.
• Players can check their **Suspicion levels** for each town by typing:

 "I must consider my sins" or [ConsiderSins.

Locked Containers

• Players **can now use Lockpicking** against **Locked Containers in other players' backpacks**.
• Players **can no longer** drag/drop/stack items **inside Locked Containers** in their own backpack.

Training

1. 1. 1. **Pickpocket Dip Method**

• Pickpocket dips **train Stealing and Snooping simultaneously to 100**.
• Setup a macro to double-click the dip **every 5 seconds**.

• • If you have access to a Pickpocket Dip, this is the easiest method:**

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-80	Use a Pickpocket Dip on Shelter Island
80-100	Use a Pickpocket Dip **outside** of Shelter Island (See pinned messages in #thieves-pvm on the Outlands Discord)*

1. 1. 1. **Pack Animal Method**

• Buy a **Pack Llama** or **Pack Horse** from a Stablemaster and train Stealing on it.

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-100	Steal from a pack animal or another player/character **outside of Shelter Island**.

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