HTML HEAD TITLEIntro To Thievery/TITLE link rel=stylesheet href="/style.css" type="text/css" /HEAD BODY
The Bad News is that if you have come to DartMUD expecting to play a thief (burglar, pickpocket, spy, or assassin) as a character, you may be disappointed. p
It requires some time and effort to learn your way around the Lands - both physically and socially - enough to survive as a regular person, let alone in a profession destined to make you unpopular. p
It will also require some time and effort to acquire the necessary technical skills, and then to practice them to a useful level. These skills are not just handed out indiscriminately. You can acquire them on your own, but it may take you some time to discover how. p
You will probably attract unwanted attention and get yourself killed, possibly even for mentioning that you want to be a thief. p
You will not get rich. Farming is much more profitable. (But when was the last time you got an adrenaline rush from weeding?) p
The Good News is that you can take up thievery as a second career at almost any time. Once you are sufficiently well versed and skilled to survive, you may begin to learn the arts in secret, while maintaining the cover of a simple blacksmith, etc. Or, you may gain favor with a group that will support your education and protect you as you learn. p
Don't say we didn't warn you. p /BODY /HTML