The Complete Thief's Handbook (Comp. Thief's Handbook)

ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®

2nd Edition Player's Handbook Rules Supplement

The Complete Thief's Handbook

Table of Contents:

The Purpose of the Complete Thief's Handbook

The Role of the Thief

Thieves and the Law

Chapter 1: Role-Playing Thieves

Social Background

Sample Archetypes

Other Nonhuman Races

Demihumans, Cities, and Guilds

Code of the Professional

Chapter 2: Proficiencies

New Proficiencies

Fortune Telling

Information Gathering

Reading/Writing

Demihumans and Nonweapon Proficiencies

Chapter 3: Thief Kits

Kits and Thief Types

Kits and the Thief Classes

Kits and Character Creation

Thief Kits and Thieving Skills

Recording Kits on the Character Sheet

Thief Types and Multi-Class Characters

Thief Types and Dual-Class Characters

Creating New Kits

The Thief Kit Creation Sheet

The "Lone Wolf": Unique Thieves

"Bluehand" Ajathar, Lone Wolf

Adventure Suggestion

Glossary of Thief Slang

Chapter 4: Thieves' Guild

What is a Thieves' Guild Anyway

Developing the Thieves' Guild

Benefits of Guild Membership

Specialist Help

Responsibilities of Guild Membership

Providing Information

Limited Territory

The Recalcitrant PC Thief

Activities of Thieves' Guilds

Protection Rackets

Forgery and Coin Clipping

Lawful Operations

Thieves' Guilds in the Campaign World

Size and Wealth of Communities

Social Alignment

Special Social Factors

Divided Alignments

Racial Divisions

Religious Factors

Historical Factors

Thieves' Guilds and Other Groups

Thieves and the Law

Thieves and Merchants

Thieves and Other Guilds

Adventuring Guilds

Thieves and Assassins

Thieves and Beggars

Thieves and Bards

Guildmasters and Guild Structures

Guild Organizations

Guild Rulership

Despotic/Populist

Designing a Thieves' Guild

Using the Tables

Guild Background

Social Alignment

Special Social Factors

Size of Community

Wealth of Community

Attitudes of the Law

Relationship with Merchants

Relationships with other Guilds

Guild Rulership

Guildmembers and the Rest

Experience Levels of Thieves

Multi-classed Thieves

Non-Thief Guildmembers

Fleshing out Guildmembers

Prime Requisite

Normal Resources

Special Resources

Major Activities

Thieves' Guild of Mallain

The Traveling Guild

Piratical Guilds

The Guild of Honorable Gentlemen

The Good-Aligned Guild

Player-Character Guildmasters

Determining Guildmembers

Levels of Operations

The Long Arm of the Law

Special Events and Occurrences

Blueprint Profiles

Guildmaster Septien Selfareine, the "White Lily"

Guildmaster Tulmara Zir Bharann, "Cruelty's Mask"

Quartermaster Marmel Raveiz

Durdlan Silverpalm, Master Fence

Chapter 5: Tools of the Trade

Equipment for the Thief's Skills

Skill Modifiers

Picking Pockets

Improvised Lockpicks

Cutters, Files and hacksaws

Magnifying Glass/Lens

Finding and Removing Traps

Moving Silently

Hiding in Shadows

Camouflage Clothing

Detecting Noise

Climbing Daggers

Special Function Arrows

Spikes and Line

Miscellaneous Equipment

Burglary and Theft

Housebreaker's Harness

Limewood Strips

Self-Protection and Combat

Blinding Powder

The Joy of Sticks

Hand Warming Lamp

Marked Cards and Biased Dice

Cost and Availability of Equipment

Magical Items for Thieves

Detection Resistance

Description of Magical Items

Misc. Magic: Clothing and Jewelry

Misc. Magic: Other Sneaky Stuff

Chapter 6: The Arts of Deception:Classic Cons

Short-Change Swindles

Forgery and Counterfeiting

Jewelry Swindles

Robbing the Robbers

Chapter 7: New Rules for Thieves

Advanced Locks and Traps

Modifying Checks

Building Better Locks

Lockpicking/Trap Removing Noise

Animal Assistants

The Thief's Fetch

Poison and Sedatives

Poison Antidotes

Campaigns without Nonweapon Proficiencies

Healing Proficiency and Poison

Antidote Effects

Producing Antidotes

Mugging—the Thief's KO

Armor and Acrobatic Proficiencies

Armor and Thief Skills

Chapter 8: The Thief Campaign

Cultural Considerations

Social Campaign Environment

Social Overview of Thieves

Detailed and Varied NPCs

Unique Buildings and Structures

A Well-Defined Economic System

Interesting Objects D'Art and Other Treasures

Well-Defined Legal System

Counter-Thief Tactics

Background of Interesting Conflicts

Challenges to Thief Character Class Abilities

The Thieves' Guild

Basic Storylines for Thief Campaigns

The Great Artifact

The Mysterious Client

Playing In and Running the Thief Campaign

Wizards Working With Thieves

Levels of Magic in the Thieves' Campaign

Multi- or Dual classed Thieves

Henchmen and Hirelings of Thieves

Dens and Hideouts

List of Tables

1: Nonweapon Proficiencies-Thieves

2: Suggested Begging Modifiers

3: Fast-Talking Modifiers

4: Thieving Skill, Thief Kit Modifiers

5: Urlar's Skill Adjustments

6: Aljahar's Experience Table and Spells

7: Wealth of Community With Thieves' Guild

8: Legal Attitudes

9: Merchants' Attitudes Toward Thieves

10: Thieves and Other Guilds

11: Thieves in Towns and Cities

12: Guild Rulership

13: Unusual Guild rulership

14: Rulership Style

15: Guild Organization

16: Guild Attitudes Towards Guildless Thieves

17: Experience Levels of Thieves

18: Thief Races

19: Thief Classes

20: NPC Thief Alignments

21: Availability of Resources

22: Modifiers to Guild Income

23: Guild Monthly Income

24: Confrontations with the Law I

25: Confrontations with the Law II

26: Modifiers to Followers Dice Rolls

27: Special Events in Thieves' Guilds

28: Silenced Armor (Elfin Chain) Effect on Skill

29: Grappling Success

30: Special Function Arrows

31: Purchasing Thief Equipment

32: Magical Items for Thieves

33: Potions and Oils

34: Misc. Magic: Clothing and Jewelry

35: Other Sneaky Stuff

36: Magic Weapons

37: Effects of Armor on Acrobatic Proficiencies

38: Effects of Armor on Thief Skills