Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Second Edition, AD&D 2nd edition Character creation: Kits and Classes: Thief Skill Racial Adjustments

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Table 3.27: Thieving Skill Racial Adjustments

Dwarf

Skill
Dwarf,
Hill Dwarf,
Mountain Dwarf,
Deep Dwarf,
Duergar Mul

Back Protection -10 -10 -10 +5 -5

Bribe Official -5 -5 -5 0 —

Climb Walls -10 -10 -10 -10 —

Detect Illusion -5 -5 0 100* —

Detect Magic +5 +5 +5 +5 —

Detect Noise — — — — —

Dig Tunnel +10 +10 +10 +10 +10

Escape Bond — — — — —

Find Traps +15 +15 +15 +15 +5

Remove Traps
+15 +15 +15 +15 +5

Hide in Shadows — — — +10 -5

Move Silently
— — — +5 -5

Open Locks +10 +10 +10 +5 —

Pick Pockets — — — — —

Read Languages -5 -5 -5 -10 -10

Set Traps +15 +15 +15 +15 —

Elf

Skill Drow Elberethi Oceanus Oldan-
quasti Paladian Vari-
questi Half-elf

Back Protection +15 — +15 +15 +5 +5 —

Bribe Official +15 -5 +10 +15 +15 -10 +5

Climb Walls — +10 -20 -5 — — —

Detect Illusion
— — +5 +5 — — —

Detect Magic +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +15 +5

Detect Noise +5 +5 +15 +5 +5 +5 —

Dig Tunnel -10 -15 -20 -10 -10 -10 -5

Escape Bond — +5 +5 — — +5 —

Find Traps +5 — — +5 +5 +5 —

Remove Traps — — — — — +5 —

Hide in Shadows +10 +15 +10 +10 +10 +10 +5

Move Silently +5 +10 +5 +5 +5 +5 —

Open Locks -5 -10 -5 — -5 +5 —

Pick Pockets +5 -5 +5 +10 +5 +10 +10

Read Languages — — — — — — —

Set Traps — — — — — — —

Underworld Contacts — -10 -15 +15 — -10 +5

Gnome & Uldra

Skill Gnome,
Rock Gnome,
Forest Gnome, Svirfneblin Uldra

Back Protection — — — —

Bribe Official
— -10 -20 —

Climb Walls -15 -15 -10 -15

Detect Illusion
— +5 +5 —

Detect Magic +10 +10 +10 +10

Detect Noise +10 +10 +10 +10

Dig Tunnel +10 +10 +15 +15

Escape Bond — +5 -5 —

Find Traps +10 +15 +5 +10

Remove Traps +15 +15 +10 +15

Hide in Shadows +5 +10 +20 +5

Move Silently +5 +5 +20 +5

Open Locks +5 +5 +5 +5

Pick Pockets — -15 -10 —

Read Languages — -5 -5 —

Set Traps +15 n/a +10 +15

Underworld Contacts -5 -15 -15 -5

Halfling

Skill Halfling, Furchin Halfling, Hairfoot Halfling, Stout Halfling,
Tallfellow Halfling,
Wild

Back Protection +10 +10 +10 +10 +15

Bribe Official — 5 — +5 -15

Climb Walls
-15 -15 -15 -15 +10

Detect Illusion +5 +5 +5 +5 -5

Detect Magic — — — — —

Detect Noise +5 +5 +5 +5 +5

Dig Tunnel +5 +5 +10 — -5

Escape Bond — — — — +5

Find Traps +10 +10 +10 +10 +10

Remove Traps +10 +10 +10 +10 +10

Hide in Shadows +5 +5 +5 +10 +15

Move Silently +15 +15 +15 +15 +15

Open Locks +10 +10 +10 +10 —

Pick Pockets +5 +5 — +5 +5

Read Languages -5 -5 -5 -5 -15

Set Traps +15 +10 +10 +10 +10

Underworld Contacts
— — — — -15

Humanoid

Skill Goblin Half-ogre Hob-
goblin Kobold Lizard Man Orc Half-orc

Back Protection +10 — +10 +15 — +15 +10

Bribe Official — -10 +5 — — +5 +10

Climb Walls -10 -15 — -15 -5 +5 +5

Detect Illusion -5 — — — +5 — —

Detect Magic -5 — — — +5 — —

Detect Noise — — — +10 +5 +5 +5

Dig Tunnel +10 +20 +10 +10 -15 +10 +5

Escape Bond +5 +5 — +15 +5 — —

Find Traps +10 — +5 — — — +5

Remove Traps +10 — +5 — — — +5

Hide in Shadows +5 — — +10 +5 +5 —

Move Silently +5 — — +5 +5 — —

Open Locks — — +5 — -5 — +5

Pick Pockets +5 -5 — +5 -5 -5 -5

Read Languages -10 -10 -10 -10 -5 -10 -10

Set Traps +15 — +5 — — — +5

Underworld Contacts — — — — -5 +5 +15

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