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Ambush
Name
ambush -
Set an attack on someone.
Syntax
ambush <person>
ambush
Description
The ambush
command causes you to attack with strength based
on your skill
bonus in the relevant subskill of covert.stealth.
The attempt
costs a total of 75 covert points, with the
difficulty
based on the ambient light of your environment
and the total
amount of light on yourself and things you are
carrying
and on your target's bonus in other.perception.
You can ambush
unarmed or with any melee weapon(s) but you will
need a sufficient
bonus in covert.items.weapons to manage it well.
Some weapons
are specifically suited to ambushing and will be
more effective.
Ambushing is done in two stages. First you find
a suitable
location and use 'ambush' to lay the ambush in that
room which
costs 25 guild points. Then, when a suitable target
enters the
location use 'ambush <person>' to leap out and attack
which costs
an additional 50 guild points.
Example
> ambush
You find a suitable place to hide
and lay an ambush.
A merchant arrives from the north.
> ambush merchant
You smash the merchant.
Case
Name
case - Checks
a potential victim for thefts.
Syntax
case <person>
Description
This command
lets you check a potential victim to see if a theft would
be viable,
in much the same way that "consider" helps you to decide
whether someone
would offer a reasonable fight or not. Casing a person
depends on
your bonus in covert.casing.person for accuracy and your
bonus in
the relevant stealth subskill to see if you're noticed, although
you won't
necessarily be told if you are noticed.
Every attempt
costs 20 covert guild points.
Example
> case merchant
Conceal
Name
conceal -
Conceals an item about your person.
Syntax
conceal <object>
Description
This command
lets you conceal something on your person so that other
people looking
at you won't be able to see it unless they're very perceptive.
It uses your
bonus in covert.hiding.object and costs 10 covert points to
make the
attempt. You cannot conceal something you are holding or wearing,
and suitable
clothing will make hiding things easier.
Example
> conceal
ring
You conceal
the brass ring.
See also
hide
Crack
Name
crack - Crack
a safe.
Syntax
crack <object>
Description
With this
command you will be able to crack safes. It will cost you
50 guild
points for each attempt to open a safe. If you fail it will cost
an additional
50. It uses the skill covert.lockpick.safes for determining
your bonus.
You will need a set of safe cracking tools, and the better the
tools, the
easier the safe will open.
Example
> crack safe
You start
to work on the lock on the safe.
You hear
a satisfying click as you professionally crack the safe.
Filch
Name
filch - Steals
and item from someone.
Syntax
filch <object>
in <object> filch <object> in <object> of <object>
filch <object>
from <object>
Description
This command
allows you to pickpocket people and steal worn or held items.
It will cost
you 100 guild points for everything you attempt to steal.
It uses the
skill covert.manipulation.stealing for determining your bonus.
It is more
difficult to steal heavier things.
Note: This
will leave a receipt, as in the Discworld books.
Example
> filch blowpipe in cloak of brandobas
You filch a blowpipe from brandobas.
Hide
Name
hide - Allows
you to hide from other people.
Syntax
hide hide
stop
Description
This command
lets you hide so that you won't be seen except by very
perceptive
people. It uses your bonus in covert.hiding.person and costs
10 covert
points to make the attempt. Using "hide stop" will bring you
out of hiding.
Example
> hide
You hide.
See also
steal,
ambush,
sneak,
shadow
Lpick
Name
lpick - Pick
the lock of something.
Syntax
lpick <object>
Description
With this
command you will be able to pick locks in doors and containers.
It will cost
you 30 guild points for each attempt to open a lock. It uses
the skill
covert.lockpick.doors for determining your bonus. You will need
a lockpick,
and the better the lockpick, the easier the lock will open.
Example
> lpick east
door
You start
to work on the lock on the east door.
You hear
a satisfying click as you professionally pick the lock.
See also
crack,
probe
Palm
Name
palm - Silently
pick up something.
Syntax
palm <object>
palm <object> from <object>
Description
Will silently
pick up an object either from the ground or from another
object.
This uses the skill covert.manipulation.palming to determine how
good you
are at it. It will cost you 5 covert guild points to do.
Example
> palm coin
You palm
the coin.
See also
steal,
filch
Peek
Name
peek - Look
covertly at someone.
Syntax
peek at <person>
Description
This command
lets you look covertly at someone, whether to see if they
have anything
worth stealing or to see how they might defend themselves if
attacked,
or for whatever other purpose you have in mind.
Peeking successfully,
that is, without being noticed, depends on your bonus
in the relevant
covert.stealth subskill, although you won't necessarily be
told if you
are noticed. Every attempt costs 10 covert points.
Example
> peek merchant
This merchant
has come to Ohulan-Cutash to sell her goods.
She is slightly
hurt.
Holding :
a lightable torch (left hand).
Wearing :
a gold ring, a cloth robe, a pair of soft leather shoes
and a silver ring.
Her purse
is tinkling with coins.
See also
-
Plant
Name
plant - Plant
object covertly on someone.
Syntax
plant <object>
on <object>
Description
This command
allows you to plant things on players without generating a give
message.
The use of this command will cost you 5 guild points for every
object you
plant on someone else.
It uses the
skill covert.manipulation.passing for determining the skill bonus.
Example
> plant frog
on allana
You plant
a frog on Allana.
See also
palm,
slip
Probe
Name
probe - Probe
an object to determine what kind of
lock it has and if it's trapped.
Syntax
probe <object>
Description
With this
command you will be able to determine how difficulty it will
be to pick
a lock or crack a safe. It will cost you 40 guild points.
It uses the
skill covert.casing.place and covert.items.traps to determine
your success.
Example
> probe east
You start
to study the east door.
You think
this job looks as though it will be easy and that you will
need a set
of lockpicks. Hidden inside the lock is a small ampule
which, if
touched by an unwary tool would trigger a puff of poisonous
gas.
It looks as though the trap will be very easy to avoid.
See also
crack,
lpick
Scope
Name
scope - Scopes
out a place for shoplifting.
Syntax
scope <item>
Description
This command
will give you an idea of how easily you think you'll be able
to steal
an item from a shop. It is the equivalent of case for shops.
Scoping an
item depends on your bonus is covert.casing.place for accuracy
and your
bonus in the relevant stealth subskill to see if you're noticed,
although
you won't necessarily be told if you are noticed.
Every attempt
costs 20 covert guild points.
Example
> scope brooch
You guess
that it would not be too easy to steal a silver brooch from Sylver's.
See also
shoplift,
case
Shadow
Name
shadow -
Covertly follow someone.
Syntax
shadow shadow
<level> <person> shadow stop
Description
This command
causes you to covertly follow someone. There are three
levels of
shadowing 'high', 'medium' and 'low'. The level determines
how careful
you are in attempting to shadow, thus it affects the likelihood
that you
will be spotted and the guild points it takes. With shadow
set
to high you
will use all your skill and lots of guild points. At low some
of your skill
and fewer guild points and medium is somewhere in the middle.
You can also
stop shadowing someone using 'shadow stop' or review your
current shadow
level with just 'shadow'. When shadowing every move will
cost covert
guild points, how many will depend on the level of shadowing you
are using.
Example
> shadow
high ceres
You will
now attempt to shadow Ceres.
> shadow
stop
You stop
shadowing.
See also
ambush,
hide
Shoplift
Name
shoplift
- Steals an object from a shop.
Syntax
shoplift
<object>
Description
This command
allows you to steal things from shops. It will cost you 50
guild points
for everything you attempt to steal. It uses the skill
covert.manipulation.stealing
for determining your bonus.
It is more
difficult to shoplift heavier things.
Example
> shoplift
bucket
You steal
a bucket from the armoury.
See also
steal,
filch,
scope,
case,
snatch
Slip
Name
slip - Slip
things silently to someone else.
Syntax
slip <object>
[in]to <object>
Description
This command
allows you to slip things to players or containers without
others in
the room seeing. If you don't want the recipient to know you
gave them
an item use the command 'hide'. You can also use the special
destination
'here' to covertly drop an item. The use of this command will
cost you
5 guild points for every object you slip to someone else.
It uses the
skill covert.manipulation.passing for determining the skill
Example
> slip frog
to khaos
You slip
a frog to Khaos.
Snatch
Name
snatch -
Snatch something off someone and run away.
Syntax
snatch <object>
from <object> leaving <direction>
Description
This command
allows you to snatch things from people. It will cost you 25
guild points
for everything you attempt to steal. It uses the skill
covert.manipulation.stealing
for determining your bonus. It is more
difficult
to steal heavier things.
Since snatching
is a very unsophisticated method of stealing you'll
almost certainly
be spotted so you have to specify a direction to run in.
Note: As
per the books, all thieves will leave a receipt, but non-members
will not.
There will still be evidence, and it's up to you to sort it out.
Example
> snatch
5 dollars from ceres leaving south
You snatch
5 dollars from ceres.
See also
steal
Sneak
Name
sneak - Sneakily
move around.
Syntax
sneak <level|stop>
Description
This command
controls how stealthily you attempt to move. There are three
levels of
sneaking 'high', 'medium', 'low' and 'stop'. The level determines
how careful
you are in attempting to sneak, thus it affects the likelihood
that you
will be spotted and the guild points it takes. With sneak set to
high you
will use all your skill and lots of guild points. At low some
of
your skill
and fewer guild points and medium is somewhere in the middle.
You can also
stop moving sneakily using 'sneak stop' or review your
current sneak
level with just 'sneak'.
When sneaking
every move will cost covert guild points, how many will
depend on
the level of sneaking you are using.
Example
> sneak high
You will
now attempt to move stealthily.
> sneak stop
You stop
sneaking.
Steal
Name
steal - Steal
something from someone.
Syntax
steal <object>
from <object>
Description
This command
allows you to steal things from people. It will cost you
50 guild
points for everything you attempt to steal.
It uses the
skill covert.manipulation.stealing for determining your bonus.
It is
more difficult to steal heavier things.
Note: As
per the books, all thieves will leave a receipt, but non-members
will not.
There will still be evidence, and it's up to you to sort it out.
Example
> steal bucket
from brandobas
You steal
a bucket from brandobas.
