What ever happened to Sleight of hand?

[lisagb]

Dont people pick pockets in the 57th century?

 

[notagoodusername]

Pick-pocketing is rather less common in Traveller than in other genres, though there is no reason why you can't add a Sleight of Hand skill (or if you wanna be posh, call it Prestidigitation..

) and allow appropriate characters to take it (likely Rogues and maybe Travellers).

Shane

 

[Shadowdancer]

I allowed it for one of the characters in our current game. It fit her background.

 

[Eric]

I've used it for my Gambler class. They do more than pick pockets.

 

[lisagb]

Quite..plus in d20 modern etc its the skill you use for smuggling items into nightclubs etc..highly useful i'd have thought!
My characters are alwyas tryin to slip sommut past security!!

 

[Mythmere]

Interesting question there - the THB suggests that the "hide" skill might be the one. Read the description of the rogue's smuggle feat.

 

[clementk]

My PC / NPC Asu being streetwise circus / carney / faire folk often makes coins and such appear and disappear and has pickpocketed a few times.

At the time I didn't noticed the implication of the Hide skill etc. and she has a high Dex anyway. She also has the fest Professional Specialty - Juggling and Entertain/ Juggling - 6
which ties into this.

So far it's come in handy as distractions, entertainment, and such. As Asu would say, "Yu-chun, fay fay d’pian." (Silly, you saw it wrong.) While showing empty palms.
/me innocent look



Casey