It's per PnP rules.

I assume the Bioware developers didn't implement it properly merely because the Detect Illusion skill was not available in BG1 when the Potion of Perception was first introduced.
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looks like the Pick Pockets score will actually become a little bit meaningful again.
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Yes, it is now much more important to actually invest some points into pickpocketing in case one desires to use it.