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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tilla the Hun (work)" data-source="post: 1205344" data-attributes="member: 14214">I thought he was looking for a rite of initiation into the thieves guild, i.e. that contact with the thieves guild had already been established...If not, that's a great idea - steal something in their territory to 'make' them come looking for you, then ask them if you can join.You could go several ways with this 'rite of initiation'.  Firstly, you could have the thieves guilds in communication with one another, in which case it's only a matter of time until the player is recognized.  Or, secondly, you could have the thieves guild be rather treacherous, and double cross the player on the initiation...As for the actual act of initiation - it could be as simple as going along on a job, being point man on the job, or going and doing a solo job without getting caught or raising the alarm.Perhaps there's a highly guarded item the guild wishes to acquire, but they can't get in to check the defenses - send this new recruit in on a scouting mission.Have him steal the flag of the guards, the guard captains hat, and return both to the guild without raising an alarm.Have him steal sufficient items to qualify.Or just pass off the whole initiation thing, give him a single contact, and that's the contact he has to clear any jobs he wants to do through.  If he wants to get into the thieves guild interior, he has to prove his merit by clearing jobs with his contact and then successfully performing them.  Eventually, with enough jobs under his belt, the contact will come to trust him more, and possibly introduce him to one or two others.  Repeat as needed to climb higher into the guild.  Vary stealing with smuggling, extortion, blackmail, fraud, forgery, prostitution, and drug dealing.Every so often, with success stories racking up, he get's introduced to a few new guild members or a new level of the guild.  Eventually, he'd start going out with groups on jobs, etc.This last is potentially the most realistic initiation you could have.</blockquote>

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