Thieves use specialized abilities to survive.

• Humans: Start with 6 Thief Special Abilities.
• Non-Humans: Must use 2 open Class Skill slots to select 1 ability or accept a 10% experience point penalty per ability (max 20% penalty).
• Mystics and Hin: May use open Class Skill slots on a one to one exchange.
• Thieves receive General and Martial skills but may trade them for additional Thief Special Abilities.

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Open Locks #

Using professional lockpicks (“thieves’ tools”), a thief can attempt to open a lock.

• Requirement: Requires lockpicks; cannot be used without them.
• Attempts: Only one attempt is allowed per lock. Failure means the thief cannot try again on that specific lock until they gain an experience level.

Find/Remove Traps #

The thief examines a room or object for traps.

• Finding Traps: One check per object or area. Failure prevents the character from finding any trap in that location. (The DM rolls secretly.)
• Removing Traps: If a trap is found, the thief may make a second check to remove or deactivate it, gaining a +5% bonus to the roll.
• Failure: A failed attempt to remove a trap automatically triggers it.

Climb Walls #

The thief can climb steep surfaces (cliffs, sheer walls, etc.).

• Rolling: The DM rolls once for every 100 feet climbed.
• Failure: A failed roll means the thief falls at the halfway point of that segment.
• Falling Damage: The thief takes 1d6 damage per 10 feet fallen.

Infiltration (Move Silently & Hide in Shadows) #

A successful check means the thief moves silently and remains unseen within shadows.

• Observation: Observers only get a chance to see the thief if they look directly at them, requiring a new check to remain hidden.
• Movement: The thief can move silently while hidden but must roll again for the silent movement check.
• Attacking: Attacking immediately reveals the thief.
• Failure: If the hide attempt fails, the player is unaware of the failure until spotted by an NPC.
• Direct Line of Sight: A thief cannot hide in shadows if they are under direct observation.

Pick Pockets #

The ability to steal items from a person without them noticing.

• Risk: This is a high-risk skill.
• Success: A successful roll secures the item unnoticed.
• Simple Failure: The thief fails to get the item, but is not caught.
• Caught: If the roll is more than twice the needed percentage (or a natural 00), the thief is caught in the act.
• Victim Level Penalty: Subtract 5% from the thief’s base chance for every level or Hit Die of the victim (0-level normal men use no penalty).

Hear Noise #

The ability to hear faint sounds like breathing behind a door or distant footsteps.

• DM Discretion: The DM determines if the general environment (e.g., a battle) is too loud for this skill to be used.

Backstabbing #

If a thief can get close to a victim completely unnoticed, they may perform a powerful attack with a one-handed melee weapon.

• Requirements:
  • Target must be completely unaware of the thief.
  • Must use a one-handed melee weapon (can be a club, dagger, etc.).
  • Requires a successful Infiltration check if performed outside of active combat.
• Benefits:
  • +4 bonus to the attack roll.
  • If the attack hits, damage is doubled (roll damage, multiply by two, then add modifiers).
• If Spotted: If the victim sees, hears, or is warned of the thief, it is treated as a normal attack with normal damage.

Ability	DEX	JJm	Jm	SJm	Ms	CM
Open Locks	x1	5	45	50	60	+lvl x3
Find/Remove Traps	x1	0	30	45	50	+lvl x3
Climb Walls	STR x2 +DEX	40	50	60	70	80
Infiltration	x2	0	15	30	50	+lvl x1
Pick Pockets	x2	0	+lvl x2	+lvl x3	+lvl x4	+lvl x4 (DEX x3)
Hear Noise	x2	0	15	+lvl x1	+lvl x2	+lvl x3
Backstabbing	–	Die Dmg x2	HR +6	2nd Atk (if HR 2)	2nd BS (if HR 2)	Die Dmg x3