[I wish my name was Baggins]

Obviously the thief in YOUR party is one whose talents are...how shall we say it(???)Substandard. If you had a thief like ME in your party then you would have no problems at all with traps or chests and you would find that your coffers were overflowing with gold. Sadly that it is true that true professional thieves like Shady and myself have to constantly try to distance ourselves from those who are but leaning the craft, but who among you did not start as an insecure adventurer put to task but the flaming arrows of a pack of woefully misunderstood Kobolds. Keraptisdm, I am sorry that your thief doesn't cut the mustard but believe me when you have someone with not onlt the skill but the soul for the work you will see the picks dance to a symphony and your enemies laid to waste before you by their unseen foe.