Thief questions

[Darlon]

I maybe getting Morrowind soon and I need to know some questions about thieves.

1) Is there any opportunity to steal in the game (there has to be!!)?

EDIT: 2) What kind of skills are there a thief can use?

EDIT: 3) Can you steal from NPC's without conflict (such as killing them)?

[ 06-17-2003, 08:34 AM: Message edited by: Darlon ]

[Kakero]

1. Yes

2. Get the thief skill then.

3. You can have Security, Sneak, Acrobatic, Light armor, Short blade, Markman, Merchantile, Speechcraft and hand to hand.

4. Yes.

[B_part]

1. Yes! Stealing is one of the easiest things in Morrowind.

4. Yes, but it's really difficult to pickpocket. And useless too.

3. Sneak is what you use to go by undetected (and backstab), security is the art of opening locks and disarming traps, acrobatics that of jumping high and far (useful when you must escape, mercantile the art of selling high whatever you stole and buying low whatever you cannot steal. These are basic requirements for a thief.
Then you need a weapon proficiency (I suggest long blade), and an armor skill (I sugegst light, allows you to carry more loot).
Hand to hand and speechcraft aren't that important, so I suggest you build your own sneak oriented custom adventurer instead of choosing the built-in thief class. This way you can choose two other more useful skills (suggestion: mysticism, athletics)

[Skunk]

Yes, but it's really difficult to pickpocket. And useless too.

Oh I don't know - many a merchant has discovered that, after my assassin has paid a visit, several items have (eh-hem) 'dissappeared'. I also pickpocketed a certain 'code-book' and a key from a couple of folks when they weren't willing to hand them over.

For pickpocket to be any good though, you need to have your sneak skill at 50+..

[HammerHead]

Originally posted by Skunk: quote: Yes, but it's really difficult to pickpocket. And useless too.

Oh I don't know - many a merchant has discovered that, after my assassin has paid a visit, several items have (eh-hem) 'dissappeared'. I also pickpocketed a certain 'code-book' and a key from a couple of folks when they weren't willing to hand them over.

For pickpocket to be any good though, you need to have your sneak skill at 50+.. [/QUOTE]It really depents on who you're going to pickpocket. I was trying to pick this bow from a certain npc, and with sneak at 100 and security at around 55, I got caught every time.

But I will return...

C

[Kakero]

Originally posted by HammerHead: It really depents on who you're going to pickpocket. I was trying to pick this bow from a certain npc, and with sneak at 100 and security at around 55, I got caught every time.

try casting a chameleon spell before trying to pickpocket. it might make a difference.