Larceny

Key facts

Category

physical

Overview

Larceny is the practical craft of theft: locks, alarms, safes, pockets, and the patient work of learning a building's routine before you go anywhere near it. It is a hands-and-planning skill rather than a sneaking skill. Stealth keeps you unseen while you cross the room; Larceny is what you do once you reach the door. Kindred use it more than they admit. Havens have to be entered when keys are lost, evidence has to disappear before mortal police file it, and the thing an elder wants recovered is usually somewhere with a camera on it. A coterie with no Larceny either recruits a thief or breaks a lot of windows, and broken windows are Masquerade problems.

How it works

Common Rolls:

• Dexterity + Larceny: Picking locks, pickpocketing
• Intelligence + Larceny: Bypassing security systems
• Wits + Larceny: Spotting security measures Opposed By: Wits plus Awareness for a guard noticing you work, and the security rating the Storyteller assigns to the obstacle itself. Specialties: Lockpicking, Pickpocketing, Security Systems, Safecracking, Hotwiring

Tips and playstyle

Character Concepts: Career burglar, locksmith, ex-con, fence, security consultant who tests their own advice at night. Synergies: Stealth gets you into position, Technology handles electronic systems where Larceny handles physical ones, and Obfuscate removes the witness problem entirely. Worth Knowing: Larceny is the classic coterie gap. If nobody has it, plan for noisy entries, and budget for the Masquerade cleanup that follows them.

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