Setups¶
Skill Overview¶
Another illegal body of knowledge, setups are what thieves use to prepare their pray for a grab, pouch cut, or other larceny. If someone seems to be catching your character's eye in an unusual way, check the area-better yet, check your pouch. It may not be there anymore! Thieves often work in teams, with one accomplice drawing attention while another does the dastardly deed almost unseen. You'll have to find your way into the guild or to a thief trainer to learn the details of this skill set.
Setups is in many ways a companion skillset to Pickpocketing. While some of the skills may be useful to less dishonorable folk, a thief will find far more use for them any day of the week.
| Skill Info | Ranks Taught by Trainer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills/Actions | Difficulty | Hidden Iridine Trainer 1 | Hidden RV Trainer 2 |
| Setups | Easy | 25 | 200 |
| Draw Attention | Easy | 25 | 150 |
| Ground Approach | Average | 25 | 150 |
| Assess Target | Average | 25 | 150 |
| Ear for Coin | Easy | 10 | 150 |
| Lip Reading | Difficult | - | 10 |
| Thief's Look | Easy | - | 10 |
| City Stalking | Average | - | 10 |
| Fade Away | Average | - | 10 |
| Drunken Approach | Average | - | 10 |
| Street Approach | Average | - | 10 |
| Gentleman's Touch | Difficult | - | 10 |
| Eavesdrop | Difficult | - | 10 |
1 Shh! It's a secret! Look for a rat holding a glass of posca in the harbor.
2 Shh! It's a secret! May a torch bracket light your way to wisdom in the Northeast part of town.
Notes on Learning¶
- If you're looking to learn skills or lessons that are not taught by NPC trainers, you may wish to discreetly inquire about them to one of the Criminal Orgs. It has always been said that certain people with the right connections can learn a good deal more in the art of stealing. Though sometimes it's best to let them find you, rather than seeking them out yourself.
Skill Details¶
Draw Attention spook
"Pretty simple ta understand. Merchant's don't watch their pouches as good when they're not lookin' at it... Distract tha schmuck's an' it'll be that much easyah fer ya ta... examine 'is wares." the Trainer chuckles.
Distraction is one of the best methods a thief can use on a mark. Have him looking one way, while your mate is busy lifting his pouch and you'll both be a coin purse richer with ease. This skill is useful with a partner, or alone, either way it will help keep your mark looking at your face instead of your hands. Either way, use this on every mark and you'll learn the finer points of setups in no time.
General Notes
* This skill effectively lowers your success requirement for your next few maneuvers and increases their success requirement at the same time. It is highly useful if you use it before using a pickpocketing maneuver that you have not yet perfected, as it will lower your success for that move by a decent amount and increase the likelihood it will succeed.
* While this generally can not be utilized against npc combatants as they will simply ignore it, it can be used during pvp situations against players if you feel like fighting dirty. A proper feint might be more useful and would benefit from the speed boost of reflexes, whereas this will not.
Visibility
* Target: On Success - Visible. On Failure - Hidden.
* Public: Hidden (occasional emote).
When you see this in use you see:
Ground Approach grou?nd [approach]
The Trainer wrinkles his nose as he thinks. "Pretty simple, reallah... ya slip in fast and quick next ta ya target, an tha next thin he notices is that yer right 'side 'him. Itsa good way of gettin' past annoyin' guards, but they still see ya comin', an so does tha target. Thar bettah ways ta get close ta someone unsuspectin'... not that I'd know, of course." the Trainer cackles.
This maneuver is used for quickly approaching a target, and with a bit of skill, bypassing anyone guarding your mark. It will be noticed by the mark when you use this method of approach. If you plan on stealing a good bit, this is a worthwhile training maneuver to use on each mark to help you learn the ropes when it comes to setups.
Visibility
* Target: Visible.
* Public: Hidden (occasional emote).
When you see this in use you see:
Assess Target com?batassess
"Wanna know if ya target's an ignorant schmuck with dat gladius, or a mastah blade with tha balls ta slice ya ta bits? The Trainer chuckles. "Tha bettah ya are at assessin' targets, the bettah ya are at tellin' how good he is with a weap'n."
Good for sizing up an opponent, combat assess will give you a rough idea of how skilled someone is in combat. If they're wielding a weapon, you might be able to get a more precise idea of their exact skill level with that particular weapon. For a thief, if you're using this, you'd be better off running than standing around drooling at their weapon before they use it ta bash yer skull in. For other folk, this is a worthwhile move for 'getting to know' someone else.
Visibility
* Target: Visible.
* Public: Hidden.
When you see this in use you see:
Ear for Coin coin?listen
"Earin' fer coin is a merchant trick, mostly. Ya tell how much money a schmuck's got on 'im by the sound of da jinglin' of 'is pouches an' sacks. Course... its jes a rough guess, but ya judgement gets bettah as ya practice. Itsa useful trick fer choosin' targets."
This is one of the most useful tricks a thief can learn once they know how to lift a pouch from someone. Often, a mark might only be carrying a few sterces, but every now and then you'll come across one carrying far more coin than he should have been around a thief like you. This skill will let you know which ones to lift and which ones to let walk on by.
General Notes
* Requires the target to be moving around (standing) to perform.
* This will only give you an approximate value of the total amount of coin someone is carrying, and it does not specify which container that amount of coin is in. Npcs usually only carry one coin purse but for pcs this is something to consider.
* This ability will not be able to give you even an approximate value over a talent. If they're carrying 200t, it will still give you the same result.
* This move is absolutely silent. If you're standing at the Stone Toga Inn with time to spare and people standing around you - Use It! They'll never know what you're up to, and you're using your time on training instead of just wasting it then.
Visibility
* Target: Hidden.
* Public: Hidden.
When you see this in use you see:
Lip Reading watch lips (toggle)¶
Carefully watching the lips of those whispering around you, you attempt to make out what is being said.
Visibility
* Public: Hidden.
When you see this in use you see:
Thief's Look glan?ce
TBC
Visibility
* Target: TBC
* Public: TBC
When you see this in use you see:
City Stalking city?stalk
TBC
Visibility
* Target: TBC
* Public: TBC
- This skill can be performed without knowledge of the skill set.
When you see this in use you see:
Fade Away fad?e
TBC
Visibility
* Target: TBC
* Public: TBC
When you see this in use you see:
Drunken Approach dru?nkenwalk
TBC
Visibility
* Target: TBC.
* Public: TBC.
When you see this in use you see:
Street Approach stree?tapproach
Using the surrounding crowd as cover, you attempt to silently approach your unsuspecting target.
Visibility
* Target: Hidden.
* Public: Hidden.
When you see this in use you see:
Gentlman's Touch rif?le
TBC
Visibility
* Target: TBC.
* Public: TBC.
When you see this in use you see:
Eavesdrop eav?esdrop
TBC
Visibility
* Target: TBC.
* Public: TBC.
When you see this in use you see: