Theft

Theft
"While not entirely honorable, and certainly not legal, it is nonetheless occasionally necessary to discreetly remove property from someone's person."
Skill Tree	Social
Skill Tier	Novice (1)
Primary Utility	Looting
Secondary Utilities	Economy
Related Backgrounds	Cyber Runner, Gangster

Theft is a Novice Social Skill. It unlocks and improves the Pickpocket ability.

Ranks

Rank	Challenge	Bonuses
1	Successfully pickpocket 5 times.	Unlock the ability to pickpocket targets.
2	Successfully pickpocket 10 times.	10% greater chance to successfully pickpocket.
3	Successfully pickpocket 20 times.	30% greater chance to successfully pickpocket.
4	N/A	50% greater chance to successfully pickpocket. Can now pickpocket holstered weapons.

Progression and Strategy

Theft is relatively easy to level. The player just needs to go to an area with a lot of relatively spread out people. The player can pickpocket hostiles, but this (obviously) is a bit more tricky than pickpocketing neutral characters.

It is recommended for the player to get at least one level of Theft, as it is required for some quests. The player is hard-gated from the pickpocket ability without theft. The Levels 2 and 3 are not particularly useful, as the player can use 'save scumming' to avoid being caught. Level 4 can be very strong to disarm enemies or acquire valuable items.

Theft synergizes very well with Stealth.