The Thief Forum FAQ

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The Thief Forum FAQ
by Crazy Joe, Chaotic Jelly, Snoopy the Neon Ninja, Zole, and Chad Sexington
Revised last on 1/9/08

Before we begin, if you came here looking for answers to questions about stealing rares from Doom, treasures from crates, sigils from faction towns, or basically anywhere except from another player; you are in the wrong place. This FAQ is for the pickpocket profession and nothing else.

This FAQ is a very old document and has a lot of history associated with it. After first being written by Crazy Joe & Chaotic Jelly in the years soon after UO's release in 1997. It was then revised by Neon Ninja a few years after that. Zole later added onto the original document. This is just the latest version of that FAQ.

This FAQ was previously updated on 4/7/03 for the UO Stratics Thief Forum. I got permission from the thieves that were left on the thief forum to feature it here on UOThief.com. This decision to update the FAQ, I'm making on my own. I haven't altered any of the original text, but I have added notes in sections that are outdated.

Section 1: General Thief Information

• 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 2: Gaining Skill

• 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 3: Templates

• 3.1: The Pure Thief
• 3.2: The Mage Thief
• 3.3: The Thug Thief
• 3.4: The Disarm Thief

Section 4: Pulling Off the Theft (written by Zole)

• 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 5: Chad's Tips & Tricks

• 5.1: The Base Thief Template
• 5.2: Four Stealing Macros
• 5.3: My Macros
• 5.4: Stealing
• 5.5: Snooping
• 5.6: Snooping Continued
• 5.7: Shadow Jump / Auto Reveal
• 5.8: Auto Reveal Continued
• 5.9: Brit / Yew Gate Stealing
• 5.10: DANGER!
• 5.11: Wraith Form
• 5.12: Ferret Form
• 5.13: Cu Sidhe Form & Bandage Summoning
• 5.14: Champ Spawn Stealing
• 5.15: Personal Bless Deed
• 5.16: Two-Minute Bless
• 5.17: Invisibility
• 5.18: Eating Power Scrolls
• 5.19: "Help I'm stuck."
• 5.20: Organizing Your Screen
• 5.21: Jumping Red Gates in Trammel
• 5.22: A Lesson in Patience.
• 5.23: Avoiding the Shadow Jump Bug
• 5.24: Picking Your Ethereal Mount
• 5.25: Shadow Strike

Section 6: Poisoning Mini-FAQ (written by Chad Sexington)

• 6.1: Why have Poisoning at all?
• 6.2: Training Poisoning
• 6.3: Magery & Poisoning
• 6.4: Busting the "Swords/Fencing + Poisoning = 200.0" Myth

-Crazy Joe, Chaotic Jelly, Snoopy the Neon Ninja, Zole, and Chad Sexington
1-9-08

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