The Snooping skill allows players to discreetly inspect another player's backpack and containers, a crucial ability for thieves preparing to use Stealing.
Mechanics
Players have a (100% * (Snooping Skill / 100)) chance to successfully snoop another player's backpack and containers
Players when Snooping have a (100% - (75% * (Snooping Skill / 100)) chance to be noticed by nearby players within 8 tiles (which simply generates a "You notice X snooping Y" system message)
If the thief is Hiding while making Snooping attempts, no system message notifications will be displayed to other players (i.e. "You notice Luthius attempting to peak into Serathi's belongings")
A minimum of 80 Snooping skill is required to make any Stealing attempts
Players cannot make Stealing or Snooping attempts for 2 minutes after death
Players Snooping another player (main or other containers in the pack) will trigger a 1 second Snooping skill cooldown
Snooping requires line of sight of a container (cannot snoop from different levels of houses or dungeons)==Trapped Pouches==
Players attempting to snoop a trapped pouch that is empty (no items inside) will be prevented from doing so
Training
| Skill | Activity |
|---|---|
| 0-50 | Train from NPC |
| 50-80 | Use Pickpocket Dips on Shelter Island |
| 80-100 | Snoop another player/character or use a Pickpocket Dip outside of Shelter |