pickpocketing - getting the most out of it (spoilers!)
Lemernis
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The pickpocketing skill is something I haven't used all that much. You're swimming in cash by midgame, so stealing a few semi-precious gems and whatnot from passersby on the street isn't necessary. Stealing items of real value is the only thing that really interests me.
I know of a few targets that have items worth pickpocketing. There's Algernon at Feldepost's. The dwarf who wants you to retrieve the Soultaker dagger in Ulgoth's Beard. The halfling standing outside the inn at Ulgoth's Beard...
But, honestly, I can't think of any others at the moment.
Who else has some decent items to pickpocket?
Is there a list somewhere of all the characters in the game that have something decent to pickpocket?
I know of a few targets that have items worth pickpocketing. There's Algernon at Feldepost's. The dwarf who wants you to retrieve the Soultaker dagger in Ulgoth's Beard. The halfling standing outside the inn at Ulgoth's Beard...
But, honestly, I can't think of any others at the moment.
Who else has some decent items to pickpocket?
Is there a list somewhere of all the characters in the game that have something decent to pickpocket?
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Though, honestly I keep expecting them to finally equip the scimitars to Drizit like they are suppose to be and fix that.
And yeah, he's got the swords right in his hands. So...
PC THROWS POTION
PC (whispers to Imoen): "He had to sheathe his scimitars to catch and drink the potion, snatch them now!"
This is especially useful for evil and/or low charisma parties as they usually receive less items (e.g. Drienne in Dryad Falls will give you a scroll of Protection from Undead only if the NPC reaction is high; the scroll however can be pickpocketed, etc.).
Edit: I've just checked (in BGEE 1.0.2012) and the Emeralds aren't pickpocketable anymore (you get the "Target has no items" message), but they will still drop if you kill him.
You can pickpocket the Emeralds from Prism (checked in NI as I don't have a suitable save at the moment)
http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/Pockets_to_Pick
+ Cloak of Balduran from Quenash in the basement of the Blushing Mermaid Tavern
Looks like it's missing ToSC content, but that's a great list.
However, this list is not complete (e.g. Drienne's scroll is missing) and not up to date for BGEE (e.g. you can no longer pickpocket the Bastard Sword from Aldeth Sashenstar). Still a good reference though.
For example, Fuller in Cadnlekeep will give you a +1 Dagger if you Charisma is high but will give you 10 gold otherwise.
The +1 Dagger can't be pickpockected, it only pops up with the "Target has no valid items" message.
I haven't tried it in quite awhile, quite a few patches ago, maybe they made it pickpocketable.
You can pick pocket the Red Wizards on the platform if they don't attack you for good scrolls. If Edwin is in your party and they won't fight you, they walk by in a line and you can steal from all of them before they disappear. It is obviously more profitable if you kill them though.
The guy who is afraid of the bear and gives Boots of the North to high rep parties. You can steal the boots if he only gives you gold. But again, more profitable to kill him because that way you also get the remaining gold.
In most cases, you can only steal things that you would get anyway if your rep/charisma is good and you gain more if you just kill the person. Usually, it doesn't even lower your rep.
You can't charm elves though.