Cloak & Dagger

The Anarea Thief System

Thievish Activity List

Activity Class	Abbreviation	Activity Type	Abbreviation	Restricted ("R")¹	Relevant Chars²
Hiding	HIDE	Hide in Shadows	HS		Dx(Ph) - Sz
		Move Silently	MS		Dx(Ph)
		Whisper	Wh		Dx(Ph)
		Lose	Ls	R: Ass, Cty	Dx(Ph)
		Handtalk	Ht	R: Ass	Dx(Ph)
		Hide Smell	HSm	R: HB	Dx(Ph) / Dx(M) / Sm
		Pass Unnoticed	PU	R: Ass	Dx(Ph) / In
Man-to-Man	MtoM	Attack from Behind	AfB		Dx(Ph)
		Attack from Side	AfS		Dx(Ph)
		Attack by Surprise	AbS		Dx(Ph)
		Snipe	Sn		Dx(M) / Sg
		Pickpocket	Pp		Dx(Ph) / Tc
		Cutpurse	Cp		Dx(Ph)
		Filch	Fch		Dx(Ph)
		Assassinate	Ass	R: Ass, GX	Dx(Ph) / Tc
		Follow	Flw	R: Ass, Cty	Dx(Ph) / Sg
		Stun	Stn	R: Ass, GX	Dx(Ph) / Tc
Observation	OBS	Detect Hiding	DetH		Sg Hr
		Detect Man-to-Man	DetMM		Sg / Hr
		Detect Disguise	DetD		In / Dx(M) / [Ss]
		Locate Secret Doors	LSD		Sg Sg + Tc
		Locate Hidden Devices	LHD		Sg Sg + Tc
		Spot Details	SD		Sg Sg + Tc
		Hear Noise	Hear		Hr
		Nightsight	NS		Sg
		Infravision	Inf		Sg
		Farsight	FS		Sg
		Truesight	TS		Sg / Dx(M)
		Detect Poison / Identify Potion	DP/IP		Sm Sm + Ts
		Body Language	BL	R: Ass	Sg / In
		Far Hear	FH	R: Ass, Dw, Sc (except Jn)	Hr / Tc
		Far Taste	FT	R: Sn	Ts
		Fogsight	Fg	R: Des, Jn, MW	Sg
		Scent	Sct	R: Orc, Rat, Sc	Sm
		Track	Trk	R: Ass, Sc	Sg / In
		See Through Webs	Web	R: Sp	Sg
		StoneSing	SS	R: Dw	Hr / Tc
Disguise	DIS	Apply Disguise	AppD		Dx(Ph) / In
		Act Disguise	ActD		Dx(Ph) / In / Dx(M)
		Cipher	Ciph		In / Dx(M)
		Decipher	Deciph		In / Dx(M)
		Camouflage	Cam	R: Des, Jn, Sc	Dx(Ph) / In
		Cover Tracks	CvTr	R: Ass, Sc	Dx(Ph) / In
		Mask Smell	MkSm	R: Ass, Sc	Sm / In
		Misdetect	MD	R: Ass	Dx(M) / Wp
Devices	DEV	Open Doors	OD		Dx(Ph)
		Pick Locks	PL		Dx(Ph) / Tc
		Remove Traps	RT		Dx(Ph)
		Build Traps	BT		Dx(Ph) / In
		Hide Devices	HD		Dx(Ph) / In
		Weapons	Weap	R: Ass	Dx(Ph) / In
Climbing	CLIMB	Balance	Bal		Dx(Ph) / Dx(M)
		Climb Poles / Ropes	ClP/R		Dx(Ph) / St
		Chimney	Chm		Dx(Ph) / St
		Climb Walls	ClW		Dx(Ph)
		Jump	Jump		Dx(Ph) / St
		Ice Climb	Ice	R: Dw, Ice	Dx(Ph) / St / Co
		Swing from Ropes	Swing	R: Jn, Sp	Dx(Ph) / St / Co

¹Restricted Activities are only available to certain categories of Thieves. The abbreviations used for these above are as follows:

Ass = Assassins
Cty = City (most Ths with Urban skills)
Des = Desert Nomads (all have Sc)
Dw = Dwarves
GX = not Good Thieves (Neutral and Evil on G/N/E axis only)
HB = certain Hellish Brotherhoods only
Ice = Icelanders
Jn = Jungle Tribes (all have Sc)
MW = Mist Warriors (all have Sc)
Orc = Orcs
Rat = Rat Cultists (all have either Cty or Sc)
Sc = Scouts (most Ths with Wilderness skills, incl. all Elves and Grasslanders)
Sn = Snake Cultists
Sp = Spider Cultists
Sr = Scorpion Cultists (all have Des & either Cty or Sc)

Additional Restricted Activities may exist for certain Cults.

²Some Activity Types have multiple Relevant Chars (and in some cases alternate Relevant Chars). The notation used for these above is as follows:

Ch / Ch = average ChMods
Ch + Ch = sum ChMods
Ch - Ch = subtract 2^nd ChMod from 1^st ChMod
[Ss] = average ChMods for applicable Senses

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