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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3443081" data-attributes="member: 4937">The main skills for picket-pocketing are probably Appraise (for figuring out who has money), Bluff (for getting close without arousing suspicion), Sense Motive (for knowing who is unwary), and Spot (for figuring out where the money is at).&nbsp; Sleight of Hand is just how you seal the deal.&nbsp; You first have to find a good mark to work - one that has money somewhere you can reach and has shown you where it is and has sufficient jink to be worth shaking.&nbsp; It's not like you can be a successful picket pocket and just jostle every Tom that comes along.&nbsp; You end up with a hand full of lint, a paper clip, some nail trimmings, and your arm in the clink.If you could make more money as a picket pocket than you could doing an honest living, more people would be picket pockets.&nbsp; That's why I think the equivalent of a Profession check is a good idea.&nbsp; It's important to remember that pick pockets are at the bottom of the heap in the thief profession because the take on being a picket pocket is so low compared to the return on the investment in time and risk.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 3443081, member: 4937"] The main skills for picket-pocketing are probably Appraise (for figuring out who has money), Bluff (for getting close without arousing suspicion), Sense Motive (for knowing who is unwary), and Spot (for figuring out where the money is at). Sleight of Hand is just how you seal the deal. You first have to find a good mark to work - one that has money somewhere you can reach and has shown you where it is and has sufficient jink to be worth shaking. It's not like you can be a successful picket pocket and just jostle every Tom that comes along. You end up with a hand full of lint, a paper clip, some nail trimmings, and your arm in the clink. If you could make more money as a picket pocket than you could doing an honest living, more people would be picket pockets. That's why I think the equivalent of a Profession check is a good idea. It's important to remember that pick pockets are at the bottom of the heap in the thief profession because the take on being a picket pocket is so low compared to the return on the investment in time and risk. [/QUOTE]

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