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The higher your [[Dexterity]] Score, the more likely you are to succeed on Sleight of Hand [[Ability Check]]s.
The higher your [[Dexterity]] Score, the more likely you are to succeed on Sleight of Hand [[Ability Check]]s.
==Proficiency==
Characters who are '''proficient''' in {{PAGENAME}} can add their [[Proficiency Bonus]] when making {{Ability Check}}s.
The following [[backgrounds]] grant proficiency in '''{{PAGENAME}}''':
* [[Charlatan]]
* [[Urchin]]
The following classes can choose to select '''{{PAGENAME}}''' as a proficient skill at Level 1:
* {{Class|Bard}}
* {{Class|Rogue}}
==Uses==
* Used to pickpocket NPCs.


===Picking Pockets and Stealing Tips===
===Picking Pockets and Stealing Tips===
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*Picking pockets and stealing items in crowded areas can be difficult due to NPCs in the area having overlapping sight cones or moving around. A trick around this is to use your party members to start conversations with the NPCs that are causing you trouble. Typically the NPC will turn to face the party member they are in a conversation with and thus you can turn their sight cone away from the mark you are intending to pickpocket or the item you wish to steal. This can also be used to hold an NPC still while you attempt to pickpocket them.
*Picking pockets and stealing items in crowded areas can be difficult due to NPCs in the area having overlapping sight cones or moving around. A trick around this is to use your party members to start conversations with the NPCs that are causing you trouble. Typically the NPC will turn to face the party member they are in a conversation with and thus you can turn their sight cone away from the mark you are intending to pickpocket or the item you wish to steal. This can also be used to hold an NPC still while you attempt to pickpocket them.


==Items That Give a Bonus to Sleight of Hand==
==Related Items==
===+1 to Skill Checks===
*{{RarityItem|Gloves of Power|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Knock Knuckle Gloves|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Smuggler's Ring|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Dark Displacement Gloves|40}}
*{{RarityItem|Nimblefinger Gloves|40}}


*{{SmallIcon|Smugglers Ring Icon.png}}[[Smuggler's Ring]]
===+2 to Skill Checks===
*{{SmallIcon|Leather_Gloves_Magical_Icon.png}}[[Gloves of Power]]
*{{RarityItem|Unlucky Thief's Gloves|40}}
*{{SmallIcon|Gloves_Unlucky_Thief's_Gloves_Faded.png}}[[Unlucky Thief's Gloves]]
 
*{{SmallIcon|Nimblefinger_Gloves_Icon.png}}[[Nimblefinger Gloves]]
===Advantage on Skill Checks===
*{{SmallIcon|Gloves_of_Dexterity_Icon.png}}[[Knock Knuckle Gloves]]
*{{RarityItem|Gloves of Thievery|40}}
*{{SmallIcon|Gloves_of_the_Balanced_Hands_Icon.png}}[[Dark Displacement Gloves]]
 
*{{SmallIcon|Gloves_of_Thievery_Icon.png}}[[Gloves of Thievery]]
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Revision as of 01:31, 12 October 2023

Wield nimble fingers. Steal stuff.

Sleight of Hand is a Dexterity Skill. It helps you pick locks, pick pockets, and disarm traps.

The higher your Dexterity Score, the more likely you are to succeed on Sleight of Hand Ability Checks.

Proficiency

Characters who are proficient in Sleight of Hand can add their Proficiency Bonus when making Ability checks.

The following backgrounds grant proficiency in Sleight of Hand:

The following classes can choose to select Sleight of Hand as a proficient skill at Level 1:

Uses

  • Used to pickpocket NPCs.

Picking Pockets and Stealing Tips

  • Picking pockets and stealing items in crowded areas can be difficult due to NPCs in the area having overlapping sight cones or moving around. A trick around this is to use your party members to start conversations with the NPCs that are causing you trouble. Typically the NPC will turn to face the party member they are in a conversation with and thus you can turn their sight cone away from the mark you are intending to pickpocket or the item you wish to steal. This can also be used to hold an NPC still while you attempt to pickpocket them.

Related Items

+1 to Skill Checks

+2 to Skill Checks

Advantage on Skill Checks