Oddly enough, I actually enjoyed the phrase, "killed and took stuff" when the ranger's upgrade was described.
I'm sick and tired of hearing blame leveled at the "WoW Crowd"
heh, I got you all beat,
metal.
seriously, take the post of a chain link fence, (they're hollow)
beat it with a large hammer (i use a 5 pound sledge) until flat,
beat tip into point,
duct tape the handle and a crosspiece on,
commence swinging.
Yea, I would go with just a normal sleight of hand check, unless the player/npc is specifically carrying the pouch in hand to prevent this. (Possible, if he has that in the one hand, he can hold the material/focus in the other hand and make the motions with it.)