Thieving
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The thieving skill is used for a number of different activities.
The main uses of the thieving skill are pickpocketing, lock picking,
trap disarming and stealing from market stalls. A detailed table about
the thieving skill can be brought up in the game by clicking the
thieving skill icon in the stats menu.
Pickpocketing
It is possible to steal from various
npcs in the game, it is not possible to steal from other players. To
start off with you can only steal from men, later on you can steal from
farmers, warriors, guards and more. To pickpocket an npc right click on
it and select the pickpocket option. There is a chance that the npc you
are stealing from will notice and will attack you. As your thieving
skill increases, you will get noticed less often. |
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Levels required to pick the pockets of various npcs
Character |
Level required |
Man |
0 |
Farmer |
10 |
Female HAM Follower |
15 |
Male HAM Follower |
20 |
Warrior |
25 |
Rogue |
32 |
Guard |
40 |
Fremennik |
45 |
Knight |
55 |
Watchman |
65 |
Paladin |
70 |
Gnome |
75 |
Hero |
80 |
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Lockpicking
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Certain doors in the game can only be opened by picking
their locks. To pick the lock on a door right click on it and select
the picklock option. |
A low level thief will only be able to pick the locks on 1 or 2
doors, as your thieving level increases you will be a able to get into a
greater variety of new areas.
Players can get lockpicks as a random reward from pickpocketing Rogues.
Trap disarming
Certain objects in the
game such as chests have traps on them. If you don't disarm a trap on
an item, you could receive damage or other penalties when trying to use
it. If there is a trap to disarm you will find an option to disarm the
trap when you right click on the item. If you are a high enough thieving
level you will then be able to disarm the trap. Remember traps will
become re-enabled again later. | |
Stealing from market stalls
You can use your thieving
skill to take goods from the various market stalls in Ardougne. To steal
from a market stall right click on it and select the "steal from"
option. If you are a high enough level your character will attempt to
steal something from it. Certain characters will try to stop you
stealing from market stalls, so wait until these npcs do not have a line
of sight to you or are otherwise distracted/dead. |
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Thieving levels needed to be able to steal from the various market stalls.
Stall |
Level required |
Cake Stall |
5 |
Silk Stall |
20 |
Fur Stall |
35 |
Fish Stall |
42 |
Silver Stall |
50 |
Spices Stall |
65 |
Gems Stall |
75 |
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