Pickpocket

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Pickpocket Type: Combat MP Cost: 0 When getting the jump on a monster due to Combat Initiative, Moxie class characters (including the Avatar of Sneaky Pete) have the option to try to steal an item. Picking pockets can only be attempted during the first round of combat. Note that Sneaky Pete cannot do this and Mug for the Audience at the same time. Note that if two combats occur on the same turn, such as when using a tangle of rat tails, you cannot pickpocket twice even if you get the jump both times- though it is possible for Pete to pickpocket the first and mug the second. The effects Form of...Bird! as well as Riboflavin', or the tiny black hole or mime army infiltration glove items can grant pickpocket ability to characters of other classes. There are several other items that perform pickpocket-like actions. (See Methods section below.) Attempts to steal an item from the monster.

View metadata Skill number: N/A refreshedit data

Source:	Starting skill for moxie classes, having the Form of...Bird! status effect, having the Riboflavin' status effect, having a tiny black hole equipped or having a mime army infiltration glove equipped
Price:	N/A
Class:	Disco Bandit, Accordion Thief, Avatar of Sneaky Pete, and Gelatinous Noob
Level:	N/A
When Used:

Normal pickpocket success: You deftly slip your fingers into your opponent's pocket and grab something. Normal pickpocket failure: You fish around in your opponent's pocket, but you don't find anything. Attempting to steal something while conditions for pickpocketing aren't satisfied: You can't steal anything right now. Success under the Form of...Bird! effect: You manage to wrest a shiny object from your opponent's grasp. Failure under Form of...Bird!: You're unable to find any shiny objects. How sad!

• Success with Rave Steal:

Your savage beatdown seems to have knocked loose some treasure. Sweet!

• Failure with Rave Steal:

Your savage beatdown fails to knock loose any treasure. Lame!

The Logic of Pickpocketing

• If the monster has a pickpocket-only drop, roll for that item first.
• For each pickpocket-able item (in random order):
  • Roll a random number between 0 and 99. (Items with fractional base drop rates are Conditional Drops)
  • If the rolled number is below the item's base drop rate, then that item is stolen, and stop.
• If no items were stolen, then pickpocket fails.

The Math of Pickpocketing

If a monster can drop n different items with associated base drop rates p₁, p₂, ..., p_n, then the probability that item #1 will be obtained from a single pickpocket is given by the formula

• The probabilities of pickpocketing the other items can be found by permuting the variables.

• Another, possibly easier formula, where A is the base chance of the wanted item dropping, B is the base chance of another dropping, and C is the chance of a third item dropping, is:
  • If the monster can drop 2 items, Pickpocketing Chance = A(1-B)+AB/2
  • If the monster can drop 3 items, Pickpocketing Chance = A(1-B)(1-C)+(AB)(1-C)/2+(AC)(1-B)/2+ABC/3
  • The total chance of getting an item from a monster if you Pickpocket it and kill it is:

    Base Chance (1+ Item Drop Modifiers)(1- Pickpocketing Chance) + Pickpocketing Chance

Methods

These are the normal pickpocket skills. They can grab pickpocket-only items. Only one item can be stolen per combat.

• Pickpocket itself is available to Moxie classes, characters under Form of...Bird! or Riboflavin', and characters equipped with a tiny black hole or a mime army infiltration glove. Pickpocket is only available in the first round of combat, upon getting the jump on the monster.
• A second Pickpocket attempt is allowed for Disco Bandits equipped with Bling of the New Wave, but only if the first attempt is attempted and fails.

The following abilities can be attempted later in combat. They can NOT grab pickpocket-only items. Because only one item can be stolen per combat, they will NOT steal an item if a previous pickpocket succeeded.

• The V for Vivala mask, on critical hit, may steal an item with 100%, chosen at random with equal probability.
• Divine crackers are a pickpocket-like combat item which act with a +60% bonus.
• Rave Steal chooses one item at random (with equal probability) and forces it to drop.
  • Hugs and Kisses! seems to work the same way.
• Peppermint crooks are another pickpocket-like combat item, which are not consumed until an item is stolen successfully.
• Smash & Graaagh seems to act like Rave Steal and V for Vivala mask.

These act independently from the other pickpockets and can succeed in the same combat:

• The Slimeling familiar, at the end of combat, will randomly choose one of the monster's equipment pieces which didn't drop and try to disgorge it. This mechanic is somewhat similar to pickpocket, but is implemented differently. See the Disgorging section on the Slimeling's page for more details. This is independent from all of the above, meaning that it can happen in conjunction with one of the above succeeding.

Special Pockets For Picking

The following areas/monsters have items that can only be gained through the pickpocket ability:

Item	Monster	Location	Rate
Boozehounds Anonymous token	half-orc hobo (drunken and hungover)	The Sleazy Back Alley	10%
C.H.U.M. chum	C. H. U. M./C. H. U. M. chieftain	A Maze of Sewer Tunnels	40%
calavera concertina	mariachi calavera	South of The Border	5%
caret	Anime Smiley	The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm	4%
cheap cigar butt	rushing bum	The Sleazy Back Alley	60%
Colon Annihilation Hot Sauce	Knob Goblin Barbecue Team	Outskirts of Cobb's Knob	20%
dollar sign	Uppercase Q	The Enormous Greater-Than Sign	20%?
enchanted handwarmer	eXtreme cross-country hippy or Orcish snowboarder	The eXtreme Slope	5%
fat wallet	wealthy pirate	The Poop Deck	10%
flask of port	Mob Penguin union rail worker	A Monorail Station	?%
frigid mote	Ninja Snowman Weaponmaster	Lair of the Ninja Snowmen	5%
fumble formula	Dr. Awkward	The Palindome	5%
glass gnoll eye	one-eyed Gnoll	The Degrassi Knoll Gym	5%
hand grenegg	demonic icebox	The Haunted Kitchen	20%
handful of bees	The Guy Made Of Bees	The Haunted Bathroom	10%
little piece of steel	Mob Penguin steel driver	A Monorail Station	?%
little round pebble	ancient insane monk	The Haiku Dungeon	55%
lucky lighter	Cloaca-Cola/Dyspepsi-Cola Soldier	A Battlefield	5%
mafia organizer badge	Mob Penguin organizer	A Monorail Station	?%
manly bloomers	decent lumberjack	Camp Logging Camp	15%
mother's secret recipe	white chocolate golem	Whitey's Grove	3%
Nardz energy beverage	Lamz0r N00b	The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm	30%
packet of beer nuts	Orcish Frat Boy (Music Lover, Paddler, or Pledge)	The Orcish Frat House	15%
pile of gold coins	Quantum Mechanic	The Dungeons of Doom	20%
polka-dot bow tie	creepy/scary clown	The "Fun" House	5%
possessed tomato	possessed can of tomatoes	The Haunted Pantry	15%
ratarang	ratbat	Batrat and Ratbat Burrow	5%
roll of meat	Mob Penguin protector	A Monorail Station	?%
smudged alchemical recipe	Knob Goblin Very Mad Scientist	Laboratory	5%
software glitch	bugged bugbear	The Bugbear Pens	25%
spectral jelly	Spectral Jellyfish	Menagerie Level 3	1%
unstable quark	Hellion	The Deep Fat Friars' Gate/Pandamonium Slums	20%
vampire pearl	vampire clam	The Daily Dungeon	35%
worksite credentials	Mob Penguin negotiator	A Monorail Station	?%

Pickpocket Immunity

When pickpocket was originally implemented, all conditional drops were marked as not pickpocketable. Generally, this remains true for older content, although CDMoyer has stated that in more recent content, each item's pickpocketability and conditionality are determined separately.

For example, shirts drop conditionally based on whether you have Torso Awaregness. In older content, shirts could not be stolen, but in the Knob revamp, pickpocket can steal shirts.

The following is a list of notable monsters that either can not be pickpocketed or have items that can not be stolen.

• The monsters in the Wine Racks
• Your nemesis in the Dark and Dank and Sinister Cave
• Ultra-Rare monsters
• All monsters found in Fernswarthy's Basement (they don't drop anything anyway)
• The DoD mimic, due to a bug that initially allowed you to get more than one wand
• The mimics in The Barrel full of Barrels
• Your shadow
• Feast of Boris monsters
• El Dia de Los Muertos Borrachos monsters
• Most monsters in The Sea cannot be successfully pickpocketed. Exceptions include the bazookafish (bazookafish bubble gum), patrons of The Dive Bar (all booze drops) and select items in The Skate Park.
• The gnarly gnome and the gnasty gnome cannot have their clockwork keys stolen, though their other drops are yoinkable.

Bonus Pickpocket Chance

These act as item drop modifiers, but for pickpocket attempts: +100% pickpocket chance would double the base drop rate for each item. This is different from doubling each item's total chance of being pickpocketed. These effects only affect the regular "Pick Pocket" command (as granted by Moxie classes, Birdform, and the tiny black hole) and not similar effects like the peppermint crook or divine cracker.

Source	Source Type	Pickpocket Chance	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
Legendary Regalia of the Master Squeezeboxer	Outfit Bonus	50%	Always		60 Moxie	Accordion Thief only
Quiets-Your-Steps	Accessory	50%	Always		100 Moxie	May not equip more than one
Troutsers	Pants	50%	Always		None	Moxie +50% +11 Prismatic Damage Disappears at the end of the day
Nanoballsy	Effect	30%	50 Adv		None	Obtained by using a moxie-based ability while your Nanorhino is at 100% charge
Sneaky Pete's leather jacket	Shirt	30%	Always		None
Elvish sunglasses	Accessory	25%	Always		None	May not equip more than one
FantasyRealm Thief's Outfit	Outfit Bonus	25%	Always		40 Moxie
kelp-holly gun	Weapon (1H)	25%	Always		25 Mox	Moxie +10 Ranged Damage +50%
tiny black hole	Off-Hand Item	25%	Always		None	Allows pickpocketing Combat Initiative -200%
Mime army infiltration glove	Accessory	25%	Always		200 Moxie	Allows pickpocketing Combat Initiative -200%
Danish Cunning	Food	25%	30 Adv	1 Full	Level 4	Obtained from eating a forbidden danish, frozen danish or smashed danish
Third Based	Booze	25%	40 Adv	1 Drunk	Level 4	Obtained from drinking a Third Base
wooly loincloth	Pants	25%	Always		40 Moxie	Regenerate 4-8 MP per adventure
Biker's hat	Hat	20%	Always		85 Moxie	Moxie +40% +40% Booze Drops from Monsters
El Tango de la Maldita Suegra	Item	20%	10 Adv	Item loss	None	Obtained from evil vihuela (AT only)
Jokin' Drunk	Booze	20%	20 Adv	2 Drunk	Level 6	Obtained from drinking a bottle of Rapier Witbier
Lord Soggyraven's Slippers	Accessory	20%	Always		60 Mysticality	Combat Initiative +20% Maximum HP/MP +20 May not equip more than one
sticky gloves	Accessory	20%	Always		None	May not equip more than one
Thor's Pliers	Weapon (1H)	20%	Always		None	+4 Stat(s) Per Fight Lets You Smith and Make Jewelry Faster Regenerate 6-9 MP per adventure Regular Attacks Can't Miss Allows You to Ply Reality Regenerates Lightning Power (in Heavy Rains only)
Nicksilver ring	Accessory	15%	Always		None	+15% Item Drops from Monsters +30% Weapon Drops from Monsters
aerogel attache case	Off-Hand item	10%	Always		None	+10 Stench Damage Produce random cocktailcrafting ingredients as you adventure
Candy necktie	Accessory	10%	Always		None	Combat Initiative +20% Ranged Damage +15
Glasshole	Item	10%	50 Adv	Item loss	None	Obtained from augmented-reality shades
Isskay like an Ashtray	Effect	10%	50 Adv		None	Obtained from Saved by the Bell (KOLHS)
Knight's Armor	Outfit Bonus	10%	Always		15 Myst 15 Moxie
Master Accordion Master Thief	Passive Skill (AT)	10%	Always
Polyester pulsera	Accessory	10%	Always		None	Combat Initiative +20%
Sensitive Fingers	Passive Skill (DB)	10%	Always
Skipper's accordion	Weapon (2H)	10%	Always		10 Mox	Moxie +15%
sticky hand whip	Weapon (1H)	10%	Always		None	+5% Item Drops from Monsters +15% Meat from Monsters
Top Dog	Food	10%	50 Adv	10 skeleton bones 2 Full	Access to a Hot Dog Stand with the hot dog unlocked	Obtained from eating a sly dog
Things Man Was Not Meant to Eat	Item	10%	10 Adv	Item loss	None	Obtained from fudge-shaped hole in space-time
Sheila Take a Crossbow	Weapon (1H)	5%	Always		None	Regenerate 1-2 HP per adventure Regenerate 1-2 MP per adventure +5 Smithsness (+Initiative based on Smithsness)
Video... Games?	Effect	5%	5 turns		None	Obtained by using a defective Game Grid token (once per day) +5 to just about everything else; see page for a full list
	Food			1 Full	Level 5	Obtained from bowl of Tastee-Wheet™ +5 to just about everything else; see page for a full list
Curse of Clumsiness	Effect	-50%	Varies		None	Obtained from fighting spooky monsters in Dreadsylvania

Notes

• If you successfully pickpocket something, you won't get it as a normal drop after killing the monster. However, if the monster can drop more than one of a certain item (for example, monsters in The Hole in the Sky that can drop multiple stars or lines), the other instances of that item can still drop normally.
• Even if a monster has no item drops, you may still attempt to pick its pocket if you get initiative.
• Item drop modifiers do not affect pickpocketing probability.
• If you click on a different link or log out of KoL when you get the initiative to get to the "You twiddle your thumbs" message, when you click on the Pick its Pocket button, you are still able to pickpocket.
• It is possible to pickpocket an item, and then successfully run away from the monster, or even use a yoinked combat item in the same combat.
• Does not count as a "skill" for the purposes of such items as Drunkula's wineglass.
• See this forum thread for more information.
• Pickpocketing as an Avatar of Sneaky Pete increases audience Hate by 1 (or 2 if wearing Sneaky Pete's leather jacket). The audience within that challenge path will react accordingly when doing so.
  • If the audience loves you:

The Studio Audience holds their breath, a little appalled that their beloved character would attempt to steal from someone.

The Studio Audience's cheers get a little less enthusiastic as they see you're more lawless than they thought.

The Studio Audience stops cheering and looks a little shocked. They may not believe you're as loveable a rogue as they did before.

The Studio Audience's applause gets less enthusiastic, as they see you're a little too roguelike for their taste.

The Studio Audience gasps, shocked that their beloved cultural icon would engage in petty larceny.

There are a few scattered boos among the Studio Audience's applause after your attempted petty larceny.

The Studio Audience's applause grows fainter and they look at each other, bewildered. Maybe you're not the anti-hero they thought you were.

The Studio Audience stops applauding and gasps in shock at your lawlessness.

The Studio Audience's applause grows fainter after your dastardly deed. You dastard.

The people in the Studio Audience glance at each other, bewildered that their hero would try to steal from someone.

• If the audience hates you:

The Studio Audience howls their fury at your attempted petty larceny.

The Studio Audience adds some boos to their chorus of hisses. You're much more rogue than loveable rogue now.

The Studio Audience stands up en masse, about to walk out, disgusted by your pickpocketing.

The Studio Audience jeers and boos at your petty larceny.

The Studio Audience howls their disapproval at your pickpocketing, their boos and catcalls louder than ever.

The Studio Audience shouts their disapproval, their boos getting even louder.

The Studio Audience jeers and boos at your pickpocketing, hating you even harder than they did before.

The members of the Studio Audience frown and "tsk, tsk," too aghast at your petty larceny to even boo.

The Studio Audience's boos intensify. It seems like they were right about you from the start.

The Studio Audience starts throwing tomatoes that are even more rotten than the ones they were throwing before.

History

• This ability was added to the game as a Tuesday update on January 9, 2007.

See Also

• Conditional Drops