 What's Worth Pickpocketing? |
 Dec 26 2011, 01:23 AM
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Building a street kid pickpocket NPC at the moment and realized midway through: what's worth pickpocketing on people in the 6th World? As pointed out in the Cash vs. Credit thread, most people don't carry physical currency on them anymore, and I think stealing a commlink from someone is more trouble than it's worth--there's little chance they won't instantly notice when their Crack-berry, TNG, goes for a walk when people are *that* linked in to the Matrix all the time.
Basically, aside from small personal electronics and drugs, I can't think of any high-value pocketable items that people might be carrying on them--at least not often enough, on a percent-of-population basis, to make pickpocketing worthwhile. Help? (at this point, character design for the pickpocket is on hold, pending some explanation that doesn't require jumping through logical hoops) |
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bibliophile20 What's Worth Pickpocketing? Dec 26 2011, 01:23 AM
Christian Lafay I think pickpocketing would be better suited for r... Dec 26 2011, 01:30 AM Paul Sleight of hand and pick pocket stuff is, as Chris... Dec 26 2011, 02:02 AM
Paul Crap. quoted the wrong poster. My apologies. Dec 27 2011, 02:21 AM Squinky You could nab a persons sidearm, and hit it with a... Dec 26 2011, 03:08 AM 3278 As the utility of physical goods diminishes in com... Dec 26 2011, 03:38 AM CanRay Datachips in a "Blind Drop" walk-by is a... Dec 26 2011, 03:40 AM Tanegar QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 25 2011, 10:40 PM) Da... Dec 27 2011, 03:08 AM Christian Lafay QUOTE (Tanegar @ Dec 27 2011, 04:08 AM) T... Dec 27 2011, 04:42 AM Christian Lafay Obligatory video. Dec 26 2011, 03:50 AM Ryu QUOTE (bibliophile20 @ Dec 26 2011, 02:23... Dec 26 2011, 04:28 PM nightslasthero Most girls these days keep their cell phones in th... Dec 26 2011, 07:00 PM nightslasthero Most girls these days keep their cell phones in th... Dec 26 2011, 07:00 PM Paul My wife, and a lot of women I know keep their cell... Dec 26 2011, 09:32 PM Udoshi An implication that I think a lot of people are fo... Dec 27 2011, 01:55 AM 3278 QUOTE (Udoshi @ Dec 27 2011, 01:55 AM) An... Dec 27 2011, 02:02 AM bibliophile20 QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 26 2011, 09:02 PM) Chri... Dec 27 2011, 02:19 AM 3278 QUOTE (bibliophile20 @ Dec 27 2011, 02:19... Dec 27 2011, 02:26 AM Paul QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 26 2011, 09:26 PM) Or f... Dec 27 2011, 02:30 AM Hida Tsuzua QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 27 2011, 02:02 AM) Chri... Dec 27 2011, 02:24 AM CanRay Credsticks, brushes/lipstick with hair/spittle on ... Dec 27 2011, 02:26 AM CanRay Now that's a nice bit of planning! Dec 27 2011, 03:10 AM 3278 I'm thinking now about Shapechange, and doing ... Dec 27 2011, 04:57 AM CanRay I thought using a silencer and putting the firearm... Dec 27 2011, 05:02 AM 3278 Hey, I thought mortars were subtle. I mean, like, ... Dec 27 2011, 05:08 AM Christian Lafay I thought a room full of nitrogen was subtle. Dec 27 2011, 05:16 AM Tanegar QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 27 2011, 12... Dec 27 2011, 05:33 PM bibliophile20 QUOTE (Tanegar @ Dec 27 2011, 12:33 PM) I... Dec 27 2011, 06:22 PM CanRay QUOTE (bibliophile20 @ Dec 27 2011, 02:22... Dec 27 2011, 06:56 PM Midas Commlinks are risky, but as nightslasthero said if... Dec 27 2011, 05:39 AM Brainpiercing7.62mm All this assumes that a stolen commlink is somehow... Dec 27 2011, 01:29 PM NiL_FisK_Urd Yeah, but if the pickpocket can sell the stolen co... Dec 27 2011, 02:38 PM Paul How does a commlink store it's data? Is it sto... Dec 27 2011, 02:45 PM NiL_FisK_Urd I think that depends on the configuration - but ha... Dec 27 2011, 02:51 PM Paul The reason i ask is the memory unit from a commlin... Dec 27 2011, 03:01 PM CanRay Yeah, but they don't have much memory as I... Dec 27 2011, 04:28 PM Paul QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 27 2011, 11:28 AM) Ye... Dec 27 2011, 06:03 PM Brainpiercing7.62mm QUOTE (Paul @ Dec 27 2011, 07:03 PM) And ... Dec 27 2011, 10:55 PM Paul QUOTE (Brainpiercing7.62mm @ Dec 27 2011, 05... Dec 28 2011, 12:46 AM Doc Chase Drugs.
Drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, drugs, ... Dec 27 2011, 04:46 PM CanRay Drugs on chips! Dec 27 2011, 04:47 PM Doc Chase QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 27 2011, 04:47 PM) Dr... Dec 27 2011, 04:49 PM stevebugge Well it's been well established that Pick Pock... Dec 27 2011, 08:39 PM Ascalaphus How many seconds does it take a pickpocket to swip... Dec 27 2011, 11:57 PM Doc Chase QUOTE (Ascalaphus @ Dec 27 2011, 11:57 PM... Dec 28 2011, 12:01 AM CanRay Pickpocket a datacable to the CommLink from your C... Dec 28 2011, 12:47 AM 3278 QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 28 2011, 12:47 AM) Pi... Dec 28 2011, 01:43 AM CanRay I'd bet that people have physical connections ... Dec 28 2011, 01:53 AM 3278 QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 28 2011, 02:53 AM) I... Dec 28 2011, 02:18 AM Brainpiercing7.62mm QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 28 2011, 03:18 AM) See,... Dec 28 2011, 08:43 AM CanRay No, I just have experience with people and compute... Dec 28 2011, 02:29 AM 3278 QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 28 2011, 03:29 AM) No... Dec 28 2011, 02:34 AM Hida Tsuzua QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 28 2011, 02:34 AM) Well... Dec 28 2011, 02:49 AM 3278 QUOTE (Hida Tsuzua @ Dec 28 2011, 02:49 A... Dec 28 2011, 03:15 AM Udoshi QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 27 2011, 08:15 PM) Hey,... Dec 28 2011, 03:23 AM Paul QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 27 2011, 09:34 PM) It s... Dec 28 2011, 12:43 PM nightslasthero QUOTE (3278 @ Dec 27 2011, 09:34 PM) Well... Dec 28 2011, 09:02 PM CanRay QUOTE (nightslasthero @ Dec 28 2011, 05:0... Dec 28 2011, 09:08 PM CanRay Because it beats getting the information out of th... Dec 28 2011, 02:42 AM Mercer I guess it depends on where the character is from,... Dec 28 2011, 03:40 AM Christian Lafay QUOTE (Tanegar @ Dec 27 2011, 06:33 PM) I... Dec 28 2011, 05:26 AM CanRay QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 28 2011, 01... Dec 28 2011, 07:18 AM nightslasthero I think a hardcore shadowrunner could come up with... Dec 28 2011, 08:45 PM bibliophile20 Well, I finished the NPC: meet Becky Owens (300 BP... Dec 28 2011, 10:31 PM Paul QUOTE (bibliophile20 @ Dec 28 2011, 05:31... Dec 28 2011, 11:24 PM bibliophile20 QUOTE (Paul @ Dec 28 2011, 06:24 PM) Look... Dec 29 2011, 12:04 AM Ascalaphus It all depends on what the standard way is for peo... Dec 28 2011, 11:06 PM Paul Distraction is your friend. Dec 29 2011, 02:03 AM  |
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