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JC the Builder: New page: frame {{tocright}} Curiosity killed the cat, and in Britannia it can certainly put you in hot water. To assess their marks, thieves and brigands often embrace t...

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New page: frame {{tocright}} Curiosity killed the cat, and in Britannia it can certainly put you in hot water. To assess their marks, thieves and brigands often embrace t...

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Curiosity killed the cat, and in Britannia it can certainly put you in hot water. To assess their marks, thieves and brigands often embrace the Snooping skill. But beware — Snooping is often looked on as an act of aggression.
==Training==
Purchase up to 100 pouches, bags, and backpacks from a [[Provisioner]]. Arrange them neatly in multiple backpacks so they are easy to access. Have a friend hold them in their own backpack. If your friend is in the same [[Guild]], you can train in [[Trammel]]. Otherwise you will need to train on the [[Felucca]] facet.

Open your friend's backpack and then the first container holding all the to be snooped containers. Then simply go down each row attempting to snoop each container. You only have to snoop each container once. If you do not gain on one container you can not gain on that one until you gain on another. Once you reach a high level of snooping it is possible you will go through every container and not have a gain. You should then go and buy some more containers and have your friend switch between them until you gain again.
==See Also==
* [[Stealing]]
* http://guide.uo.com/skill_28.html - Snooping page on UO.com

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-Curiosity killed the cat, and in Britannia it can certainly put you in hot water. To assess their marks, thieves and brigands often embrace the '''Snooping''' skill. But beware — Snooping is typically looked on as an act of aggression.
+:''Curiosity killed the cat, and in Britannia it can certainly put you in hot water.''
-Although [[guards]] cannot be called on your for snooping and nor will you be flagged as a [[criminal]], it's use ''will'' lower your [[karma]]. You might consider the use of the [[Stealth]] skill as most players will not let you get close to them if they suspect ill intentions.
+By and large, '''Snooping''' is considered a prerequsite for the [[Stealing]] skill. A [[character]] only can steal random items from other characters, [[NPC]]s, or [[Pack Llama|pack animals]] unless they possess the Snooping skill. Like the [[Hiding]] skill, Snooping can be practiced to its own end, ''i.e.'' just to be able to see what others are toting around Sosaria. However unlike Hiding, it is typically looked upon as aggressive act.
-In order to peek, you must find a target with a backpack - For example, another [[character]], or a [[Pack Horse]]. While standing no more then a single tile away double click the pack. If successful, you will be able to see the contents in the same way as your own.
+You cannot be [[Guard wacked|Guard Wacked]] for Snooping nor will you be flagged as a [[criminal]]. Snooping ''will'' lower your [[karma]]. You might consider the use of the [[Stealth]] skill as most players will not let you get close to them if they suspect ill intentions.
-Whether you succeed or not, there is a chance you will be noticed (nearby players will receive a message concerning your action), and if [[Hiding|hidden]], a chance of being revealed. Higher levels of skill increase your chances of success while decreasing the chances of detection.
+There are no [[Power Scrolls]] for Snooping; the maximum skill for all players is [[Grand Master]], or 100 points. And while there is only one item that has any Snooping skill points (''i.e.'' [[Burglar's Bandana]]), there is no cool down timer for this skill's use, so the gains come that much quicker.
-Snooping is an essential skill for the budding thief in that once you can see into a pack you may target a specific item to [[Stealing|Steal]]. Without the use of Snooping you can only blindly target the characters themselves and hope that the random item you grab will be of some value.
+While standing no more then a single tile away double click the pack. If successful, you will be able to see the contents in the same way as you see your own backpack.
 Player owned characters or pets can not be Snooped outside of the [[Felucca]] facet unless they are in the same [[Guild]] as you. Be warned, snooping your own guildmates without permission may lead to your swift and sudden eviction!
 ==Training==
-Find an NPC, bring up their paperdoll image, and double click their backpack. You might consider creating a single button macro for "last target", tap this approximately once per second until the desired skill level is reached.
+Visit a bank or moongate with a high amount of traffic. Locate a pack animal; unattended pack animals are the best as they don't move away. Simply double click the animal. Alternately, you can find an NPC that is outside of a guard zone, bring up their paperdoll image, and double click their backpack.
 ==See Also==

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 Curiosity killed the cat, and in Britannia it can certainly put you in hot water. To assess their marks, thieves and brigands often embrace the Snooping skill. But beware — Snooping is often looked on as an act of aggression.
 ==Training==
-Purchase up to 100 pouches, bags, and backpacks from a [[Provisioner]]. Arrange them neatly in multiple backpacks so they are easy to access. Have a friend hold them in their own backpack. If your friend is in the same [[Guild]], you can train in [[Trammel]]. Otherwise you will need to train on the [[Felucca]] facet.
+Purchase up to 100 pouches, bags, and backpacks from a [[Provisioner]]. Arrange them neatly in multiple backpacks so they are easy to access. Have a friend hold them in their own [[backpack]]. If your friend is in the same [[Guild]], you can train in [[Trammel]]. Otherwise you will need to train on the [[Felucca]] facet.
 Open your friend's backpack and then the first container holding all the to be snooped containers. Then simply go down each row attempting to snoop each container. You only have to snoop each container once. If you do not gain on one container you can not gain on that one until you gain on another. Once you reach a high level of snooping it is possible you will go through every container and not have a gain. You should then go and buy some more containers and have your friend switch between them until you gain again.