Cloak & Dagger

The Anarea Thief System

Thievish Activity Specifications

Activity Class: Devices

• Open Doors

• Pick Locks

• Remove Traps

• Build Traps

• Hide Devices

Restricted DEV Activities:

• Weapons

Open Doors ("OD")

DEV

Relevant Chars: Dx(Ph)

Succeeds on: 25%

This involves the opening of locked or otherwise unopenable doors by dexterity rather than brute force or by picking a lock.  An implement will usually be required.

Difficulty Levels:

1. All doors have DL0 or greater.  Doors which are apparently impossible to open this way have DL13 or greater.
2. If barred, bolted, etc. in several ways, each way must be overcome separately, each with its own DL.
3. Doors locked by Druidic or Elementalist Hold Portal Spells will have their DL determined by the Throw obtained on the Spell.
4. Doors may also be opened non-Thievishly by shoulder-charging or battering rams with % chance success dependent on Strength = 5St-10DL%.  Battering rams allow multiple Beings to add their Sts at Ö (A² + B² + C²) for Sts of A, B & C etc.  Success may shatter the door.

Pick Locks ("PL")

DEV

Relevant Chars: Dx(Ph) / Tc

Succeeds on: 15%

Difficulty Levels:

1. All locks have DL0 or greater.
2. Doors locked by Hold Portal Spells cannot be opened by this Activity.  Use Open Doors instead.  However if the door is locked by both a Hold Portal Spell and a mechanical lock, the lock must also be picked to open it.

Remove Traps ("RT")

DEV

Relevant Chars: Dx(Ph)

Succeeds on:10% (Resetting deactivated trap succeeds on -15%)

To reset a deactivated trap, use the Effects table below.  It is still the Remove Traps Activity, but the experience gained by resetting a trap that has been successfully deactivated will typically be +1.1 in total for stress situations and +0.1 in total for non-stress siyuations..

Difficulty Levels:

All traps have DL0 or greater (see Build Traps below).

Build Traps ("BT")

DEV

Relevant Chars: Dx(Ph) / In

Succeeds on: 50%

As much detail may be specified about the trap to be built as is thought necessary / desirable. Certain types of Trap will have a minimum DL. When these are attempted, the degrees of Failure (1 to 2) start above the %Throw required to achieve the desired DL.

Results are given in terms of DL for Remove Traps.  Use Hide Devices to prevent the Trap from being spotted by the victim.

Difficulty Levels:

Building Traps can take some time, but time can be sacrificed.  For speedily designed / built Traps, a DL applies to the T on Building the Trap at the DM’s discretion.  Traps can be previously designed without a DL for hasty designing, and then built on the spot.

Hide Devices ("HD")

DEV

Relevant Chars: Dx(Ph) / In

Succeeds on: 60%

Devices to be hidden may be Traps or other objects.  To hide Beings, use the Camouflage Restricted DIS Activity.

As much detail may be specified about the method of hiding as is thought necessary / desirable.  

Results are given in terms of DL for Locate Hidden Devices.  If Hide Devices is successful, the resulting DL refers to how well the Device is hidden, and not how well the Device is made.

Difficulty Levels:

Additional DL may apply to the T on Hiding the Device for:

1.  How badly the location of the Device is suited to the Hiding of such a Device;
2. Sacrificing time during the Hiding of the Device; though there is usually less time required to Hide a Device than to design and Build one.

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