Thieving

Introduction

 

It's easy enough to get started, but fairly hard to stop. Once you begin mastering this skill you will find new opportunities become open to you. Locked doors become nothing more than a minor inconvenience, chests spring open welcomingly at your touch, while you will also discover an uncanny gift for "acquiring" those things around you that your heart desires but your purse cannot afford.

 

Pickpocketing

 

The basic form of Thieving in RuneScape is pickpocketing. All you have to do with this method is right-click a NPC (Non-Player Character) and click pickpocket. This option is not available on all NPCs, but it is available on quite a few. Each NPC will require a certain Thieving level to steal from. Your first NPC available for pickpocketing is a Man (or Woman). See the image below for an example of the pickpocket option.

 

 

You will not always be successful with your theft. When you are caught in the act, you'll be stunned and take a certain amount of damage. While you are stunned, you cannot pickpocket or move. A sound effect will play when you are stunned, and little birds will fly around your head as well.

 

 

A successful pickpocket will reward you with gp. The higher the Thieving level required, the more gp you will be rewarded per pickpocket.

 

Note: You do not have to be behind the target in order to successfully pickpocket.

 

Pickpocket Table

 

The following is a list of NPCs that you can pickpocket from, their level required, the XP rewarded, and the gp rewarded for doing so.

 

Level	Image	Name	XP	Reward
1		Man/Woman	8	3 gp (9 gp after Lost Her Marbles miniquest, see Buyers and Cellars)
10		Farmer	14.5	9 gp, Potato Seed
15		Female H.A.M.	18.5	Various gp, H.A.M. Clothing, Easy Clue Scroll, ect.
20		Male H.A.M.	22.2	Various gp, H.A.M. Clothing, Easy Clue Scroll, ect.
25		Warrior	26	18 gp, Court Summons
32		Rogue	36.5	25 or 40 gp, Lockpick, Jug of Wine, Iron Dagger (P), 8 Air Runes
36		Cave Goblin	40	Various gp, Cave Goblin Wire, Bullseye Lantern, ect.
38		Master Farmer	43	All vegetable, hop, herb, bush, and flower seeds, Cactus Seed, Belladona Seed, Mushroom Spore
40		Guard	46.8	30 gp
45		Fremennik	65	40 gp
45		Bearded Pollnivnian Bandit	65	40 gp, Antipoison (3), Lockpick
53		Desert Bandit	79.4	30 gp, Antipoison (3), Lockpick
55		Knight	84.3	50 gp, Court Summons
55		Pollnivnian Bandit	84.3	50 gp
65		Watchman	137.5	60 gp, Bread
65		Menaphite Thug	137.5	60 gp
70		Paladin	151.8	80 gp, 2 Chaos Runes, Court Summons
75		Gnome	198.3	300 gp, Earth Rune, Swamp Toad, Gold Ore, Fire Orb, King Worm, Court Summons.png
80		Hero	273.3	200 or 300 gp, Blood Rune, Diamond, Jug of Wine, 2 Death Runes, Fire Orb, Gold Ore, Court Summons
85		Elf	353.3	280 or 350 gp, 3 Nature Runes, Diamond, Jug of Wine, 2 Death Runes, Fire Orb, Gold Ore
90		Dwarf Trader	556.5	100 or 400 gp, Noted Ore (Copper/Tin-Rune and Coal), Hard Clue Scroll, Court Summons

 

Multiple Pickpockets

 

As your Thieving level increases, you will have a chance at doing multiple pickpockets at one time. You can steal double, triple, or even quadruple the loot at once if your level is high enough. If you do multiple pickpockets, it'll show a sparkle emote and your hands will move faster to do the multiple grabs. Keep in mind, multiple pickpocketing requires a certain Agility level for each one. You do not gain extra experience for the extra pickpockets.

 

Multiple Pickpockets Table

 

Thieving Level	Image	Name	Multiple Chance	Agility Level
11		Man	Double	1
20		Farmer	Double	10
21		Man	Triple	11
25		Female H.A.M.	Double	15
30		Farmer	Triple	20
30		Male H.A.M.	Double	20
31		Man	Quadruple	21
35		Female H.A.M.	Triple	25
35		Warrior	Double	25
40		Farmer	Quadruple	30
40		Male H.A.M.	Triple	30
42		Rogue	Double	32
45		Female H.A.M.	Quadruple	35
45		Warrior	Triple	35
46		Cave Goblin	Double	36
48		Master Farmer	Double	38
50		Male H.A.M.	Quadruple	40
50		Guard	Double	40
52		Rogue	Triple	42
55		Warrior	Quadruple	45
55		Fremennik	Double	45
55		Bearded Pollnivnian Bandit	Double	45
56		Cave Goblin	Triple	46
58		Master Farmer	Triple	48
60		Guard	Triple	50
62		Rogue	Quadruple	52
63		Desert Bandit	Double	53
65		Fremennik	Triple	55
65		Bearded Pollnivnian Bandit	Triple	55
65		Knight	Double	55
65		Pollnivnian Bandit	Double	55
66		Cave Goblin	Quadruple	56
68		Master Farmer	Quadruple	58
70		Guard	Quadruple	60
73		Desert Bandit	Triple	63
75		Fremennik	Quadruple	65
75		Bearded Pollnivnian Bandit	Quadruple	65
75		Knight	Triple	65
75		Pollnivnian Bandit	Triple	65
75		Watchman	Double	65
75		Menaphite Thug	Double	65
80		Paladin	Double	70
83		Desert Bandit	Quadruple	73
85		Knight	Quadruple	75
85		Pollnivnian Bandit	Quadruple	75
85		Watchman	Triple	75
85		Menaphite Thug	Triple	75
85		Gnome	Double	75
90		Paladin	Triple	80
90		Hero	Double	80
95		Watchman	Quadruple	85
95		Menaphite Thug	Quadruple	85
95		Gnome	Triple	85
95		Elf	Double	85

 

Skill Cape

 

Once you reach Level 99 Thieving, you may go and purchase a special skill cape and hood from a man named Martin Thwait who is in the Rogues' Den in Burthorpe (underneath the inn/bar) . The cape and hood cost 99k to buy. When you put the Thieving Cape on, you'll temporarily gain a boost in Thieving that will put it at Level 100/99 instead of 99/99. Awesome!

 

There are two forms of the Thieving Cape, one that is non-trimmed (You only have one level 99 skill), and one that is trimmed (You have more than one level 99 skill). A trimmed cape will have a +4 Prayer bonus, when worn, under your equipment stats.