Furthermore, you do not get the item you would have stolen from it as loot. * If you kill an enemy, you can no longer try to steal from it. (You can't in Final Fantasy 5, but you can in Final Fantasy 9, for example.) Whether you can steal two different items from the same enemy depends on the game. * An enemy may have multiple items that can be stolen. So you can't steal from the same goblin twice, but if there are 3 goblins in the fight, you can get 3 steal items in the same battle. * If it's possible to steal from an enemy, you can steal from that particular enemy once. As is typical of JRPGs, interesting actions are usually combat-only.

Perhaps I could mention the way Final Fantasy games and some other JRPGs handle stealing, particularly since it's radically different from how WRPGs usually handle it. What are your thoughts or experiences with PP systems in games? Do you enjoy PP, and is that because of games with fun systems, or despite them? What games stick in your mind as having great or terrible PP systems? Dex bonus, fame, etc.Īs a bonus, have side quests, thieves' guilds or the like if you rob enough Give xp for PP, or some other 'growth' feature for your character.

Have the loot received be completely separate from what the NPC is carrying, so killing them wouldn't yield it anyway Have an economy where the money and items received feel meaningful, not a waste of skill points and player's time Usually getting money, but occasionally give other loot, for variety. The elements that I think make up a fun PP system include: And unlike BG or DAO, I actually enjoyed robbing the NPCs of the world, which is what I think features in games should do. All the loot I got from PP actually made me feel 'rich', while loot from killing monsters didn't really. The coins were usually a decent amount, you would occasionally get things besides coins, you got increasing xp for every person robbed, and each PP had a lovely 'ching' sound of coins going in your own pocket. You get an option in dialog giving a rough idea of how difficult the attempt would be. However the skill also had a 10s cooldown for any attempt, succeed or not, making using the skill in a crowded area an annoying waste of time. The penalty is FAR harsher than the reward.ĭragon Age Origins also gave pathetic loot, though at least NPCs never turned hostile. just a handful of coins, there's absolutely no reason to even bother. That's a game over, and because the loot you get from a successful PP is garbage. In Baldur's Gate for example, a failed PP would cause the NPC to turn hostile and fight you to the death, causing all other nearby NPCs to attack you also, quickly leading you to have to kill an entire town. I've always enjoyed pickpocketing (PP) in video games, but sadly most of them have been bad to awful.

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