Profession Thief
Role stealth, thief
Starting Gear Leather Brigandine, leather cloak, Steel Dagger.
Pay Rate 1d% shillings per game week from items sold to the local fence  - must steal at least once per week for pay rate. Each extra steal adds 1d% to payrate
Gen Dice
  • Vitality   Creation     1d12     Level Up/Rest    1d6
  • Soul       Creation     1d12     Level Up/Rest    1d8
  • Power   Creation     1d6        Level Up/Rest    1d4
Weapon & Armor Types
  • Small and light weapons such as daggers & knives
  • Cannot use large weapons, heavy weapons, or noisy weapons
  • Can only wear light armor
  • +1 Evade in dark environments
Speciality:

Thieves are masters of stealth. For this reason their stealth check is automatically 1 level lower in difficulty, making it a Normal check.

Thief, rogue, conman - they are all basically the same thing. You excel at stealth, lifting and stealing things, and getting into locked places. You might be noble in your pursuits but your skill-set causes others to find you hard to trust. Knives, daggers, and other small weapons that you can easily conceal are your tools of the trade and you can move around in light armor as if you were never even there. Don't try to wear heavy armor though and stay clear of the heavy great sword.

The classic thief. This is a profession about speed and stealth, and taking what is rightly yours. This profession also covers Rogues and Assassins. Basically anyone that would do their work in the shadows, whether their work be for good or for ill.

Effects on Weapon Usage

Thieves are best suited for small, light weapons. Daggers are the weapons that they are best at, which they have +10 to Melee Power when wielding them. They do not handle large weapons, heavy weapons, or noisy weapons well.

Effects on Armor Usage

Thieves are unable to wear heavy armor. They must stick with light armor. Thieves gain a +1 evade in dark environments, but only if they are wearing light armor.

Profession Level Progression 

Thieves are masters of the shadow, of being sneaky, and being evasive. 

Thieves progress following the Thief Node Chart.

When reading this chart, +1d4 DAGGER or +2 DAGGER is extra offensive power when using daggers or knives. +1d4 THROW or +2 THROW is extra offensive power when throwing weapons as an attack. 

  • In order to progress to the next level you need to meet the required nodes and pay the progression XP cost.
  • Each node cost XP to acquire.
  • You can only acquire the nodes for your profession.
  • You can acquire as many nodes as you want, but you must acquire the minimum required nodes to progress to the next level.
  • You get your gen dice rolls for Vitality, Soul, and Power at each new level.

Skills

Thieves deal with skills that deal with sneaking, thievery, deception, and conning others. 

Thief Skills Progression 

Thief Skills

Thief Skills are categorized into Melee Skills, Throwing Skills, Stealth Skills, and Proficiency Skills.

Melee Skills

Action Type: ⚔️ Attack Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Assasination Hit ⚔️ Attack Action 💀 Instant Death 8 Soul weapon's range affecting 1 target instant Impossible Critical

Hit kills target instantly.

Stunning Hit
Action Type: 🔗 Skill Chain Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Silent Hit 🔗 Skill Chain Action 🥷 Stealth Skill 2 Soul self instant Easy Deception

This skill allows you to attack and not be detected. This gives the target a -5 to evade. You can use this skill with any attack skill.

N/A
Sleeper Hit (thief) 🔗 Skill Chain Action 💤 Sleep Effect 4 Soul weapon's range affecting 1 target instant Normal Critical

Critical hit puts target to sleep until awakened. You can use this skill with any attack skill.

Silent Hit
Stunning Hit 🔗 Skill Chain Action ⚡⚡ Stun Effect 6 Soul weapon's range affecting 1 target instant Hard Critical

Attack stuns target for 1 round. You can use this skill with any attack skill.

Sleeper Hit

Throwing Skills

Action Type: 🔮 Support Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Aiming 🔮 Support Action 🎯 Precision N/A self instant Easy Perceive

Roll a 1d6 along with your Focus Check when making a focused attack. 

N/A
Throw Empowerment 🔮 Support Action 💪 Empowerment 2 Soul self 1d6 rounds Easy Critical

With this skill you double your throw range and increase the thrown damage by 1d4 and decreases target's evade by 1.

N/A
Action Type: ⚔️ Attack Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Blind Throw ⚔️ Attack Action 𖣘 Throwing Attack 3 Soul throwing range affecting 1 target instant Normal Insight

Able to attack target you cannot see with a thrown weapon. This can be used when the target is out of sight range, obscured due to weather or lack of lighting, hidden, or you have a status effect obscuring vision thus removing those penalties for this attack.

Aiming
Precise Throw ⚔️ Attack Action 🎯 Precision 4 Soul throwing range affecting 1 target instant Challenging Perceive

Your throw is true and precise, finding the weak point in the target's armor. Target's evade is decreased by Focus + 1d4 and your damage is increased by 1d6.

Lucky Throw
Throwing Blitz ⚔️ Attack Action 𖣘 Throwing Attack 10 Power throw range affecting at least 1 target per thrown weapon instant Hard React

Throw 1d6 +1 throwing weapons at your target. You can use a different target per thrown weapon or throw all at one target. 

Precise Throw
Trick Throw ⚔️ Attack Action 𖣘 Throwing Attack 5 Soul throwing range affecting 1 target instant Challenging Deception

Trick your target with a thrown attack that seems aimed elsewhere. This catches the target off guard, increasing their evade chance difficulty up one level. In other words if it is a normal evade chance it becomes a hard evade chance.

Blind Throw
Action Type: 🔗 Skill Chain Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
One Hit Toss 🔗 Skill Chain Action 𖣘 Throwing Attack 10 Soul throwing range affecting 1 target instant Hard Critical -1

Roll a 1d6 with your throwing attack, a 6 = instant death of target. You can use this skill with any throwing attack skill.

Precise Throw
Silent Hit 🔗 Skill Chain Action 🥷 Stealth Skill 2 Soul self instant Easy Deception

This skill allows you to attack and not be detected. This gives the target a -5 to evade. You can use this skill with any attack skill.

N/A
Sleeper Hit (thief) 🔗 Skill Chain Action 💤 Sleep Effect 4 Soul weapon's range affecting 1 target instant Normal Critical

Critical hit puts target to sleep until awakened. You can use this skill with any attack skill.

Silent Hit
Stunning Hit 🔗 Skill Chain Action ⚡⚡ Stun Effect 6 Soul weapon's range affecting 1 target instant Hard Critical

Attack stuns target for 1 round. You can use this skill with any attack skill.

Sleeper Hit

Stealth Skills

Action Type: 🔮 Support Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Cover Tracks 🔮 Support Action 🥷 Stealth Skill N/A area as you walk instant Easy Deception

You are able to cover your tracks so that you cannot be followed. 

N/A
Detection Sense 🔮 Support Action 🔍 Identify/Investigate 2 Soul self 1 hour Normal Perceive

You will know that someone or something has detected your presence. This prevents you from being ambushed. 

Cover Tracks
Disarm Magic Trap 🔮 Support Action ✨ Magic Related 4 Soul 1 trapped area near you instant Normal Arcana

You can safely disarm most magical traps. Penalties apply depending upon the complexity of the trap.

Disarm Trap
Disarm Traps 🔮 Support Action 🛠️ Utility 2 Soul 1 trapped area near you instant Easy Luck

You can safely disarm most normal traps. Penalties depend upon the complexity of the trap.

N/A
Fast Talk (thief) 🔮 Support Action 🎭 Performance/Deception 2 Soul 1 target within hearing range instant Easy Deception

You can talk your way out of most situations. Different penalties apply depending upon circumstances. With this skill your words confuse the target unless the target makes a Normal Mental Balance check, allowing you to convince the target to leave you be. 

N/A
Hide 🔮 Support Action 🥷 Stealth Skill 1 Soul self instant Normal Stealth +2

Hide behind objects or in shadows giving the enemy a penalty of -3 to Perceive to find you.

N/A
Hide In Plain Sight 🔮 Support Action 🥷 Stealth Skill 2 Soul self instant (rest of round) Normal Stealth -2

Allows you to make yourself seem small and hide out in the open. By becoming still, no one seems to notice you unless they stumble upon you or make a Normal Perceive check on you. If you move or make a sound you are no longer hiding.

Hide
Pick Locks 🔮 Support Action 💰 Thievery N/A touch instant Luck difficulty depending upon lock

You can pick locks with a lock pick. You will need to have possession of a lock pick. The difficulty depends on the level of the lock and range from Easy Lock to Impossible Lock with the Luck check difficulty being the same as the lock level.

N/A
Pick Magic Locks 🔮 Support Action 💰 Thievery Soul cost depends on lock level touch instant Arcana difficulty depending on lock

You can pick magic locks with a lock pick. You will need to have possession of a lock pick. The difficulty depends on the level of the lock and range from Easy Lock to Impossible Lock with the Arcana check difficulty being the same as the lock level. 

  • Easy Magic Lock: Easy Arcana and 2 Soul
  • Normal Magic Lock: Normal Arcana and 4 Soul
  • Hard Magic Lock: Hard Arcana and 6 Soul
  • Impossible Magic Lock: Impossible Arcana and 8 Soul

Pick Locks
Pick Trapped Locks 🔮 Support Action 🔗 Chain With Other Skill 8 Soul touch instant Hard Luck

You use this skill with your Pick Locks skill to pick a trapped lock without setting off the trap. If you are picking a normal lock that is trapped, use this skill first and then Pick Locks. If picking a magic lock that is trapped use this skill first then Pick Magic Locks. Once you use this skill you must then use the lock picking skill, even if you fail at this skill. If you succeed, the trap will not spring. However if you fail when you go to pick the lock the trap will spring.

Pick Magic Locks
Plausible Deniability 🔮 Support Action 🎭 Performance/Deception 4 Soul self 1 hour Normal Deception

Increases Deception by 2 to make it easier to deceive others.

Fast Talk
Sly Deception 🔮 Support Action 🎭 Performance/Deception N/A self instant Normal Deception

Adds your deception score to your deception score making it easier to deceive your target. 

Sly Persuasion
Sly Intimidation 🔮 Support Action 🎭 Performance/Deception N/A self instant Hard Deception

Adds your Deception score to your Intimidate score, making it easier to intimidate your target. 

Sly Deception
Sly Persuasion 🔮 Support Action 🎭 Performance/Deception N/A self instant Easy Deception

Adds your Deception score to Persuade to make it easier to persuade the target.

N/A
Action Type: 👣 Move Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Stealth Opportunity 👣 Move Action 🥷 Stealth Skill 2 Soul self instant (movement rate) Normal Stealth

Allows you to move without causing an attack of opportunity. Also allows you to take an attack of opportunity when the target is not aware, increasing their evade chance difficulty up one level. In other words if it is a normal evade chance it becomes a hard evade chance.

Silent Hit and Hide
Action Type: 🛡️ Defense Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Use Others as Shield 🛡️ Defense Action 👣 Movement Based N/A self and any nearby target instant Normal React

Allows you to quickly move behind anyone else, friend or foe, making them take the hit instead.

N/A

Proficiency Skills

Action Type: 🔮 Support Action
Skill Action Type Skill Types Stat Cost Range & Area Duration Check Roll Effects Requirements
Advanced Piercing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Hard Critical

Increases Focus by 3 and piercing damage by 1d6. Minimum damage of attack to affect Vitality will be 1d6 damage instead of 1 damage. 1d4 bleeding out damage per round until healed. 

Novice Piercing Proficiency
Advanced Slashing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Hard Critical

Increases Focus by 3 and slashing damage by 1d6. Causes 1d4 wound damage per round until healed. If unarmored causes 1 bleeding out damage until healed. 

Novice Slashing Proficiency
Basic Piercing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Normal Critical

Decreases target's evade by 1 and increases piercing damage by 1.

Must have a piercing weapon equipped.
Basic Slashing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Normal Critical

Decreases target's evade by 1 and increases slashing damage by 1.

Must equip a slashing weapon.
Master Piercing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Impossible Critical

Decreases target's evade by 2 and piercing damage by 1d8. Minimum damage of attack to affect Vitality will be 1d8 damage instead of 1 damage. 1d6 bleeding out damage per round until healed. 

Advanced Piercing Proficiency
Master Slashing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Impossible Critical

Decreases target's evade by 2 and slashing damage by 1d8. Causes 1d6 wound damage per round until healed. If unarmored causes 1d4 bleeding out damage until healed. 

Advanced Slashing Proficiency
Novice Piercing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Challenging Critical

Decreases target's evade by 1 and increases piercing damage by 1d4. Minimum damage of attack to affect Vitality will be 1d4 damage instead of 1 damage. If unarmored, 1 bleeding out damage per round until healed. 

Basic Piercing Proficiency
Novice Slashing Proficiency 🔮 Support Action 📜 Proficiency N/A self 1d6 rounds Challenging Critical

Decreases target's evade by 1 and increases slashing damage by 1d4. Causes 1 wound damage per round until healed. 

Basic Slashing Proficiency

Thief Abilities

As you develop and master skills within your thief profession, you will become a more capable thief. Each set of skills mastered will increase your tier level in your profession, which in turn will provide you with more benefits.

Ability Ability Type Effects Requirements
Agent 🛡️ Passive Ability

Acrobatics, Stealth, and Luck increased by 1 permanently.

Stalker
Attack & Retreat 🛠️ Utility Ability

If you have movement left should you move up to attack a target you will move back the same direction you came without an attack of opportunity.

Trickster
Detect Lies 🛡️ Passive Ability

+1 to Insight to detect lies.

N/A
Detect Motive 🛡️ Passive Ability

+1 to Insight to detect motive.

Detect Lies
Disguise 🛠️ Utility Ability

Increase deception by +1 when wearing a disguise.

N/A
Double Movement 🛠️ Utility Ability

You can move twice per round.

Double Support
Double Support 🛠️ Utility Ability

You can perform 2 support actions per round.

Improved Acrobatics
Eaavesdropper 🛠️ Utility Ability

The thief gains +2 to Perceive to eavesdrop on a conversation or hear beyond 1 wall or closed door. 

N/A
Enhanced Weapon Poisoning 🛠️ Utility Ability

Poisons added to weapon deals an extra 2 poison damage.

Knife Mastery
Fence’s Intuition 🛠️ Utility Ability

When looking at an object, you can immediately tell its market value.

N/A
Finders Keepers 🛡️ Passive Ability

All money rewards are increased by 20% for the thief. 

N/A
Hide Reaction ⚡ Activated Ability

You can make a Hard React check to use Hide or Hide in Plain Sight skills should you evade an attack.

N/A
Improved Acrobatics 🛡️ Passive Ability

Increase Acrobatics by 2.

N/A
Improved Initiative 🛠️ Utility Ability

Add a 1d6 roll to your initiative roll for initiative checks.

Sleight of Hand
Knife Mastery 🛠️ Utility Ability

Increase knife and dagger damages by 1d4, and decreases target's evade by 2 when wielding a knife or dagger. Can dual wield knives and daggers but only prominent hand gains Offensive Power.

Knife Proficiency
Knife Proficiency 🛠️ Utility Ability

Increase knife and dagger damages by 2.

N/A
Lucky Agility 🛡️ Passive Ability

Increase Acrobatics by Luck trait

Lucky Defense
Lucky Break 🛠️ Utility Ability

Should you fail a Luck Check by 2 or less points it counts as a success. 

Lucky Reaction
Lucky Deception 🛡️ Passive Ability

Increase Deception by Luck Trait

Lucky Reaction
Lucky Defense 🛡️ Passive Ability

Increase Defense trait and armor defense by Luck trait.

N/A
Lucky Reaction 🛡️ Passive Ability

Increase React by Luck trait

Lucky Acrobatics
Masterful Pickpocket 🛠️ Utility Ability

Increase Stealth and Luck by 1 for pick pocketing.

N/A
Masterful Sneak 🛠️ Utility Ability

Increase Stealth and Deception by 1 for sneaking.

Masterful Pickpocket
Poker Face 🛠️ Utility Ability

+1 to Deception and Perform when lying.

Fast Talk skill
Rip Off ⚡ Activated Ability

Sell any item for double of what it is worth with a successful Normal Deception check.

Sell Damaged Item
Sell Damaged Item ⚡ Activated Ability

Sell damaged item as if it was not damaged with a successful Normal Deception check.

Swindle
Sleight of Hand 🛠️ Utility Ability

Decrease target's Evade by Deception when attacking. Also allows for grabbing a potion or applying poisons to weapons as a free action instead of a support action.

N/A
Space Saving 🛡️ Passive Ability

Things stored in your bags or packs take half as much storage space.

N/A
Stalker 🛠️ Utility Ability

Increase Stealth and Perception by 1 when stalking a target.

Masterful Sneak
Stand Downwind 🛡️ Passive Ability

-2 penalty to perceive for any target that is trying to perceive you.

N/A
Swindle ⚡ Activated Ability

+2 to Luck and Deception to trick someone about the worth of whatever you are selling, increasing its worth by 1d20%.

N/A
Tax Evasion 🛡️ Passive Ability

You do not pay any taxes therefore all items are 25% cheaper for you.

Swindle
Trickster 🛡️ Passive Ability

Deception +2

Tricky Hit
Tricky Hit ⚡ Activated Ability

Add deception checks to deceive your target about whether or not you are attacking, with a successful deception decreasing the target's Evade by 2. 

N/A
Urban Agent 🛠️ Utility Ability

You can climb up walls and leap across roof tops while in a town or city without any movement penalties. These are all done as part of your movement action while moving. 

N/A

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