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The Thief Forum FAQ
Before we begin, if you came here looking for answers to questions about scamming easy targets in Trammel, stealing rares from Doom, picking up treasures from crates, or basically, if you're looking to do anything except steal from another player in Felucca -- you are in the wrong place. This FAQ is for the pickpocket profession and nothing else.
This document is very old. The first three sections were written by Crazy Joe & Chaotic Jelly in the years soon after UO's release in 1997-1999. It was then revised by Snoopy & Neon Ninja (with input from Zellorian, Lonegamer, Corran Horn, drewniu, and Grommit) when UO Renaissance & Trammel were introduced in 2000, only to be updated yet again in 2003. The fourth section ("Pulling Off the Theft") was later added onto the original FAQ by Zole. And in the years between 2007-2010, I included three new sections of my own, covering production shards, poisoning, and Siege Perilous. In February 2007, the calculations for the Stealing Formula were posted by EA on a "Five on Friday" and Spock the thief breaks down "The Theft Formula" in the eighth section. This information was lost deep within the UO Thief forums until May 2011, when it was finally recovered. And last but not least, below is the original version of "The Code" written by Brenden & Jamison. The Code was written with consensus from the thieves of the UO Stratics Thief Forum over a decade ago. (Note: Any thief that violates The Code for another forfeits protection of The Code for themselves and then become subject to KOS/SOS by their former brethren.)
In the face of a dwindling thief community, in 2007, I got permission from the thieves that were left on the UO Stratics Thief Forum to feature it here on UO Thief. I've decided to leave the original text from the 2003 version of the FAQ intact while adding notes to outdated sections (and deciding not to re-write them completely). While many other players have written several informational documents found on various other sites, this remains and always will be the definitive and most historic guide for the UO Thief.
Section 1: General Thief InformationSection 2: Gaining Skill
- 1.1: What is the difference between Trammel and Felucca?
- 1.2: How do I obtain the rares in containers on the ground / where they are located / etc.?
- 1.3: Why do guards attack me when I steal from my packhorse?
- 1.4: Why do I get the message "the creature blocks your attempt" while trying to steal?
- 1.5: How do I join the thief guild / Where is the thief guildmaster?
- 1.6: How does the disguise kit work?
- 1.7: What is perma grey and when can I be freely attacked?
- 1.8: Are items which seem "blessed" for a period of time after stealing legal?
- 1.9: When can I defend myself without taking a murder count?
- 1.10: How does disarming or disarm weapon work?
- 1.11: What can happen when I steal?
- 1.12: How can I protect myself from a thief?
- 1.13: What is Power Hour / Burst Hour / Guaranteed Gain System?
- 1.14: What are "IDOCs?"
- 1.15: What about AoS Blessed and insured items? And containers?
Section 3: Templates Section 4: Pulling Off the Theft
- 2.1: Introduction to post-16 gaining, the 8x8 method, and what to do when a skill is stuck.
- 2.2: Stealing
- 2.3: Hiding
- 2.4: Stealth
- 2.5: Wrestling
- 2.6: Snooping (training info and an explanation of how it works.)
- 2.7: Arms Lore
- 2.8: Other Skills (magery, resist spells, warrior skills, etc.)
Section 5: A Thief's Guide to Production Shards
- 4.1: Introduction & Macros
- 4.2: Putting it to use
- 4.3: Disarm Stealing
- 4.4: An Alternative for Last Target Stealing
- 4.5: Tips for Snooping
- 4.6: Finding Marks
- 4.7: "Beetle Stealing"
- 4.8: Stealthers: The Slippery Ones
- 4.9: Final Tips
Section 6: Poisoning Mini-FAQ
- 5.1: What skills should I have on my thief?
- 5.2: How should I set up my macros for stealing?
- 5.3: How should I set up the rest of my macros?
- 5.4: What happens when you attempt to steal an item? How is Stealing calculated?
- 5.5: What do I need to know about Snooping?
- 5.6: What do I need to know about Auto-Reveal? Why is Shadow Jump so important?
- 5.7: Why would I ever want to use Wraith Form?
- 5.8: Why would I ever want to use a Ferret Form Talisman?
- 5.9: Can you give a Step-by-Step guide for gate stealing?
- 5.10: Can you give a Step-by-Step guide for champion spawn stealing?
- 5.11: How should I organize my screen?
Section 7: A Thief's Guide to Siege Perilous
- 6.1: Why would you want Poisoning on a thief?
- 6.2: How do you train Poisoning?
- 6.3: Busting the "Weapon Skill + Poisoning = 200.0" Myth
Section 8: The Theft Formula
- 7.1: Choosing to be a thief on Siege is a big commitment, isn't it?
- 7.2: When I create my thief, which skills should I choose?
- 7.3: What do I need to know about training skill between 0.0 to 30.0?
- 7.4: What do I need to know about training skill between 30.0 to 70.0?
- 7.5: What do I need to know about training skill in ROT (70.0+)?
- 7.6: Why do I need to plan out my template from the start?
- 7.7: How much Magery should I have on my template?
- 7.8: Are Disarm Thieves worth making on Siege?
- 7.9: Playing a thief on Siege is hard, isn't it?
- 7.10: Which items should I horde? Which daily items are the most important on Siege?
- 7.11: Which item should I use my Siege Bless on? Shadow Dancer Leggings?
- 7.12: Are there any items that are more valuable on Siege than they are on other shards?
- 7.13: I logged on and only found a couple people in Luna. Where is everyone?
- 7.14: I logged on and didn't find anyone at Yew Gate. Where does everyone PvP?
- 7.15: How do I make an explosion trapped crate?
~ The Code ~
1. Thou shalt not steal from or loot fellow thieves.
2. Thou shalt not purposely reveal fellow thieves.
3. Thou shalt not identify disguised thieves.
4. Thou shalt not kill fellow thieves.
5. Thou shalt not follow fellow thieves around telling people that they are thieves.
6. Thou shalt offer aid and comfort to fellow thieves when possible.
7. Thou shalt not ask stupid questions that are thoroughly covered in the FAQ.
8. Thou shalt check the forum to see if thine question has already been answered.
9. Thou shalt retain a sense of humor.
10. Thou shalt not call thyself a thief if thou hast not stolen from thine fellow player.
11. Thou shalt remember that thine profession is spelled thief and not theif.
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-Crazy Joe, Chaotic Jelly, Snoopy, Neon Ninja, Zellorian, Lonegamer, Corran Horn, drewniu, Grommit, Zole, Spock the thief, Brendon, Jamison, and Chad Sexington
5-21-2011
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