Pick Pocket

The favored skill of any sticky fingered Rogue, this skill allows a Rogue to steal money and items from NPCs. This theft comes directly from a mobs loot, meaning an unscrupulous Rogue is able to enhance his or her share of a group's loot.

Pick Pocket Books

• The Art of Purse Snatching

Skill Mechanics

Besides skill level, the success rate of thieving is affected by:

• The level difference between the Rogue and target NPC.
• Whether the Rogue is sneaking.
• Whether the Rogue is behind the NPC.

Heat

When pickpocketing, your rogue may be noticed and gain Heat producing the following messages:

• <Your Name> was noticed while trying to steal!
• You have drawn heat to yourself...

A rogue may check their current Heat by using the #stats command:

• <Your Name> has drawn far too much heat! <Your Name> should lie low for a while...

Guards around a city may Consider apprehensive, but will attack the Rogue due to your Heat. Be sure to not #bind your character in guard-heavy location if you plan to pickpocket.

Limitations

• Items with the Magic Item tag cannot be stolen (the sole discovered exception to this is Swarmborn Pineal Gland, which is a Magic Item that can only be acquired via pick pocket).
• The skill cannot be used while auto-attacking (one can still steal from a mob in combat by simply stopping auto-attack).
• The maximum amount of money that can be stolen per pick pocket is 10 platinum (increased to 11 with mods).
• Pick pocketing certain NPCs (e.g., chests in Kaesora) may result in catastrophic effects...

Skill-ups occur for every 6-7 (random) undetected attempts on an NPC which has something to steal. NPC level does not matter (one could max this skill stealing from lvl 1 mobs if one desired).

Skill Modifying Items

Pick Pocket

Item	Image	Skill Modifier	Slots	Class	Source
Girdle of Clasped Hands		Pick Pocket +05	Waist	WAR, CLR, PAL, RNG, SHD, DRU, MNK, BRD, ROG, SHM, NEC, WIZ, MAG, ENC
Gloves of Shadowed Gestures		Pick Pocket +10	Hands	WAR, PAL, RNG, SHD, MNK, BRD, ROG, BST
Gloves of Deceit		Pick Pocket +10	Hands	ROG
Skulker's Gloves		Pick Pocket +05	Hands	RNG, DRU, MNK, BRD, ROG, BST
Frilakh Scale Gloves		Pick Pocket +02	Hands	WAR, RNG, BRD, ROG
Light Cloth Gloves		Pick Pocket +05	Hands	ROG