The great UO:R thieving contest - December 2015

Mhhh, @a white zombie . That's hard to judge with so little story telling. Maybe you can PM me your thieves name and some more details? I also don't know any of your companions toons (except Million perhaps) in the follow up screen where you do the map. All new players/new toons? But gratz on your steal anyway!


BUMP btw, several days left!

Interesting. I'm baffled by a contradiction of intent.
A thief sticks to the shadows, and due to the course of his work he prefers to remain unknown. A true thief may indeed wear fancy clothes, but to reveal his identity or disguise is counterproductive to his trade. I seem to remember an archery contest thrown to draw the notorious Robin Hood out of Sherwood Forest.



As far as the unknown toons from Santa's Lair go, I've been playing on this shard only since October- I just started earning platinum for being logged in.
Three characters in the dungeon are mine, two are his. a white zombie's bar is occluded by my tamer's backpack.

As far as my thief goes, I hope that you've never seen his name. Or perhaps you have, but you disregarded him because he doesn't have a trammy barstool yet, or any blessed bling. To remain in the shadows would be preferable than to gain infamy. On the other hand, perhaps I am a banksitter with an untarnished reputation. I'd prefer to leave the faceless, nameless noone's identity as a mystery. For this instance, I have disguised myself as a commoner, to better blend in naturally.
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Thievery is devious and vile work, and it is common for the victims to become enraged, thus putting a damper on our relationship. But, in the spirit of Christmas I thought I'd say something nice to the man, to break the vile spirits. Seeing Lord KickingWolf at my favorite bank, I plopped beside him and gave a most heartful Merry Christmas. He didn't even dignify me with a response, which I took as both rude and passive-aggressive. He just kept staring at the blank message board before him, as if he was in a trance. I nudged him twice, expecting a response. His left arm fell, causing the flap of his fanny-pack to unbuckle as he continued to stare intently at the bulletin board.

No scrolls today? Wise man. Everyone makes mistakes, but it is up to the individual to learn from them, purple cape regardless. But seriously.. dat cape might as well have a targeting reticle painted on it.

Say, is that a brand new deluxe Cookie Thumper with Red Tassle? A newly stretched skin drawn across the tambourine gives it a warm tone. The construction is exceptional - finely inlaid designs in the wood give this brand an ergonomic hand feel, and the valorite zils jingle like they were stolen from Santa's own Armored Polar Bear. Forgive me, new Friend as I take my leave (and your Cookie Thumper). I must borrow this to give to a lady musician friend of mine, for it is Truly the Season for Giving!!!

It was like any other day, riding from mine to mine checking permits. I checked mines 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 with no problems but on route to mine #7 I heard a loud squeal off in the woods. I yanked up on old Betsy's rings and dashed off path to see what was making the noise. As I approached I noticed this fencer hurting Prancer with an agapite spear! He says " 11112221521115515112122 EV ".





Like any good thief on horse back I nodded and said nothing. I nudged Betsy in as the man holstered his spear and YANKED it right from his side. "NO REINDEER SHALL BE KILLED ON CHRISTMAS DAY!" I cracked Betsy's back with my whip and continued on to Mine #7.





Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of UOR.

Oh my!

Such slight of hands tricksters and sticky fingers are the lot of you.

Fun tales . Thanks for this thread.



Marjo Governess of Wispfelt

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Excellent contributions and thanks a white zombie for the lengthy PM and gratz again. I am sure, you will soon appreciate some Trammel bling too. At least the pieces that you are able to steal.

Also gratz to Jerome Jackson, the stealthy sixth of the Jackson Five. Was this a disarmer steal, or did you time the steal with his EV casting, @SteelyDan ?

EDIT: So far no new Perks unlocked!

Waited for him to drop the weapon. JJ is not a disarm thief.

Although I am not really participating in this contest (that would be stupid while being the judge), here is a short burglary story by me:

Seeing Johari, the King of AFK, in Nujelm, I knew something big would happen. Probably a nice deal to snoop or some chat to overhear. Captain Silver appeared. Very promising as he is one of the players leading the holiday charts.

Well, CaptainSilver's bag didnt disappoint, that's for sure. They were exchanging some minor items, and a gate was summoned in order to show off some fancy decoing in a probably very fancy building (missed house looting opportunity?). I didnt want to take the gate and made my move in front of the busy bank building: I roughly timed the steal as to CaptainSilver's movements and as he was about to jump into the gate, I grabbed my prize: a +15 xbow of force and repond slayer! The Captain disappeared in the gate in exact the same moment and I had an easy escape. I have to admit that I was extremely lucky, that the guard moved two tiles south out of line of sight at the right moment. *memo to myself, sent holiday gift bag to the guard captain of Nujelm*

You won your own contest Blackeye. Awesome

On my way to The Barely Inn of Delucia, I happened to stumble upon something. Oddly enough, when I looked back there was nothing to be seen. Curious, I began an investigation.

Using my adept skill of tracking, I located some marks on the ground that indicated I was correct; something was here.

Being ever so curious, I attempted to detect what sort of hidden thing was there. Attempt after attempt only ended in failure. Just as I was about to give up, a veil was lifted. Bright orange hair shone instantly in the sun, and I saw that an expeditioner from the town of Cove was indeed the hidden trip hazard.



In his pack was a quite exciting tambourine; much more exciting than even a Cookie Thumper!



However, it did not remain there for long. I work in acquisitions and redistribution, so the item was relinquished from the expeditioner.


After the coast was clear, I slipped the repond slayer instrument into my safety deposit box at the bank. But I wasn't finished with my investigation. I would require some help for the next leg of my journey; I would hire a couple of goons from the socioeconomically challenged side of town to do my dirty work.


After some brief yet dangerous networking, I worked out a deal with some hard, axe weildin' orcs. I escorted them into Delucia behind the town Guards' backs, to do the one thing they truly enjoy... killing 'oomies'.

Protip: Never get too close to an Orc, or they may bludgeon you with an axe, as this one did!



I hid nearby the location of the expeditioner, and the Orcs went for the nearest Oomie in sight. This ended terribly for the expeditioner.



Cove's Lead Expeditioner was struck down by the insidious orcs, as I hid in the shadows. The expeditioner's soot was all that was left behind.



As the lead orc was killed by a very angry horsie, the other Orc, 'Kebub', did something very strange to the horsie's behind. I took advantage of the odd spectacle by looting the corpse of this fallen hero while the horsie and orc were engaged in 'reindeer games' of various and disturbing sorts.



In the sack were crucial ingredients to many of the spells I use, in decent amounts. My work finished, I banked the contribution and returned to the scene of the crime to feign shock and surprise at the disturbing scene.

I turned this investigation over to the Delucia Guards, who did absolutely nothing.

Ho ho ho, happy xmas stealing going on! Gratulation a white zombie, you caught a known thief's tamer toon this time in Delucia, which, I am sure, is fine, as this toon doesnt seem to be a thief toon. And he shouldnt be standing there in the first place, especially in Delucia that seems to be Zombie's new turf. (Sidenote to all: Never forget the honor among thieves rule - we don't steal from our kind (other toons free in my opinion!)).

And gratz to unlocking new perks:

1) First one to post 3 thieving tales --> Stack of 3 golden ingots (spawning rare)

2) First dry stealing of a AFK toon (or arrangement of "dry murder" in this case) --> Glowing firework + 5 firework wands (to wake up the AFK player)

Just witnessed A Crooked Warden stealing 64hcoins in front of NPCs in Glow and running like the wind. Gratz! Sadly, he didnt take some screens.

Due to the fact that he got the full stack without a GW and me standing directly beside him, I announce the completion of the following perk by A Crooked Warden:

First GW-able steal in front of NPCs that succeded --> Shamrock + Horse shoes

Good game Crooked Warden, Steely Dan, and Blackeye! I am personally jealous of the stack of H coins, the aggy spear, and the repond crossbow. P.S., saw of the Lake playing Tamer Tag in Serpents Hold yesterday; Did not g- whack, lol.

Having spent the holidays in Vesper with his in-laws, The Warden reluctantly returned home to the outskirts of Yew. Once the family had gone to sleep, he crept out the window and set off to work.


I arrived in Occlo, making my rounds searching for the famed green coins I have been hearing much chatter about. Unfortunately, I was only able to find two bank sitters with a different sort of shiny on them. Later I came upon a pair of the "Holiday Coins" on a man named Ominous in the magical city of Moonglow. This would be a great start to a day filled with numerous other snags of Holiday coins that went undocumented.


The next night, I awoke feeling hopeful that it would another successful run. I returned to Vesper, the home of my in-laws, praying to not run into any of them on the streets. With the coast clear, I made a grab on a green coin right in front of the bank. After clearing the area, I stumbled into the notorious BlackEye who had also been checking for goodies. We spoke briefly about our successes and failures during this holiday season before I expressed my interest in joining the ranks of 5D. With this, we were off to Moonglow in order to start my indoctrination. Great luck would befall on me as we searched the few people that were loitering at Moonglow Bank. None other than Na'Vi sprinted up beside me while I was hidden, hoping to make a trade of sorts with Ominous. A great weight dropped into her backpack just as I was slipping my hand into it. Feeling a large bundle of coins, I quickly grabbed them without checking the amount and ran to my safe house. Once out of danger I was able to see that I had just made off with 64 HOLIDAY COINS! I rejoined BlackEye at the 5D guild house in order to finish the initiation and tell him off my new found treasures. After my indoctrination, I recalled to Serpents Hold where I tracked Ominous once again at the Bank! Suspecting that he may be trying to do another deal with Na'Vi, I stealthed my way over. No more than 20 seconds later, Na'Vi appeared carrying a trophy, unblessed 3rd Anniversary Clothing, and a fishing net piece. Unsure as to a plan, since I was on foot and in the middle of the bank, I hesitated… Soon these items started to vanish from her pack so I knew the trade was going down! In a last ditch effort, I snagged the fishing net piece and ran for the hills. She attempted to pursue me but was unable to discover my whereabouts.



With an exciting day coming to an end, my final effort was to make my way towards a house in Occlo that was soon to decay. With a growing crowd of onlookers, I remained hidden in hopes of scoring the housing spot. As it fell, myself and 4-5 others began to check the remains of the home for anything of value. A magical gate appeared moments after and death and destruction soon followed as a group of well known House Hunters arrived. Unfortunately for me… I was the first person they unleashed hell on (go figure). Well I returned to the site and went back to the shadows as they continued to kill off any survivors and remove the remains of the home. Fearing that they would discover me, I remained ever so still even as fire and lightning rained down around me. With the gentlest touch, I placed my new Occlo home (former home of the Bone Baron himself!!) to the dismay of many a murderer in the area.

Can't wait to start playing again - looks like more pvp, thievery and around more action!

Wow, Crooked Warden! Excellent contribution!

Blooper Reel! Additional Antics!

My Buddy - Vesper Chillin with Kickin Whizeeezy

Doc Bizzle got the cure that ain't.


Although my spider senses were properly tingling, the injection process was interrupted by the Vesper authorities.


Properly trolled, however.

A few minutes later we both rested from our activites in front of Vesper Bank.
Tense Aftersit...

Later on in Skara Brae, I noticed a few tamers. One of them was breaking the common order against public nudity. She was obviously drugged out of her mind, making her a target in more than one way. In her pack I noticed an 8-ball Summoning ball and some loose powders. I stealthed away with these items before Azeroth woke up from whatever self-induced coma caused him to slump over on his steed momentarily.



And I took a look into PVM bosslady's sack... and it grossed me out. I no longer stare at PVM based pinup calendars of this chick because of her poor organization skills.

Shit did I miss out on that skull thingie or was it a regular ass skull? Vinyl was too slick to grab ahold of and so Good Game lady, you made it away unscathed!

Welp, better check Occlo.
There were some guardwhacks. Every hard working envelope pusher knows this feel. The price of about six deaths was three runebooks, taken from Occlo Banksitters. This helps my noob self get around, so thanks for those who participated!!!


The pack to the left is Isabella's. The box to the right was hidden by Isabella in her pack, under ten or twelve cloaks and robes.
An experienced thief has no problem washing aside foolish garments. This is true GM slight-of-hand. Rather than stealing Isabella, I read back a list of her items in the box. The reaction was priceless, and cathartic on her end I'm sure.

Then I went back to Skara to check my traps:
Skara Brae stage has been cleared. Check Del


aww.... not again

yep

again....

A few moments later (6:15am EST on 12-31-15), we both met up at the Bank and exchanged morning salutations. This is the first real communication I've had with KickingWolf, who was really cool and understanding about the whole affair. Or, he was super manipulative. Feeling empathy, I gave him his supreme force hatchet, an empty bag which was left over and even one of my stolen breads. And since I killed like four of his ostards, I gave him my '550' horse.



BTW, that horse was tinker-trapped to self-destruct the next time he dismounts, so don't let it affect ya. Never banksit near LKW as a result of this precautionary warning.
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As far as town inspections go, I'd like to present Extra Points to Medusa in Delucia (pictured in red) who has banksit straight the whole time without being ganked or killed. She has a near perfect ratio of Nothing in her bag and Down to Earth feluccawear, making her untouchable. The plain face also keeps strangers at bay. Good Game, folks!

Explain to all the non experienced thieves how to get under so many garments.

If I remember right, it's just half a dozen pieces. You can even do it manually without much tricks if you are fast enough. I wont mention all the other more sopphisticated methods now, as I am here to congratulate a white zombie for another nice contribution and his achievement of another perk:

First GW/death --> Bloody bandages + patriot ale



PS: I will accept contributions during the 1st January for the contest as some people might have been too drunk to post their Silvester adventures.

It's a drag. ..
Notice that when you drag an item there is a millisecond before it lands. You must be faster. The last thing you drag around ends up on top.
It's simple once mastered.