rs-sdk/learnings/thieving.md

Thieving

Successful patterns for thieving training.

Pickpocketing Men (Level 1-40)

Men at Lumbridge castle are excellent for early thieving. Proven: 1 → 43 in ~10 minutes.

Location

Target	Coordinates	Notes
Men at Lumbridge castle	(3222, 3218)	Multiple men, "Pickpocket" option

Basic Pickpocket Pattern

// Find a man to pickpocket
const man = sdk.getState()?.nearbyNpcs.find(n => /^man$/i.test(n.name));
if (!man) {
    console.log('No man found nearby');
    return;
}

// Find the Pickpocket option
const pickpocketOpt = man.optionsWithIndex.find(o => /pickpocket/i.test(o.text));
if (!pickpocketOpt) {
    console.log('No pickpocket option on this NPC');
    return;
}

// Execute pickpocket
await sdk.sendInteractNpc(man.index, pickpocketOpt.opIndex);
await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1500));  // Wait for result

XP and Gold Rates

Outcome	GP Gained	XP
Success	3 GP	8 XP
Success (bonus)	6 GP	8 XP
Stunned	0 GP	0 XP

• ~52 successful pickpockets = 200+ GP and level 43
• Stun recovery takes ~5 seconds

Handling Stuns

When caught, the character is stunned for ~5 seconds:

// Check for stun (player can't act)
const messages = sdk.getState()?.gameMessages ?? [];
const wasStunned = messages.some(m => /stunned|caught/i.test(m.text));

if (wasStunned) {
    console.log('Stunned! Waiting for recovery...');
    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 5000));  // 5 second stun
}

Full Thieving Loop

async function pickpocketLoop(duration) {
    const startTime = Date.now();
    let successCount = 0;

    while (Date.now() - startTime < duration) {
        // Dismiss any dialogs first
        if (sdk.getState()?.dialog.isOpen) {
            await sdk.sendClickDialog(0);
            continue;
        }

        // Find target
        const man = sdk.getState()?.nearbyNpcs.find(n => /^man$/i.test(n.name));
        if (!man) {
            // Walk to Lumbridge castle
            await bot.walkTo(3222, 3218);
            await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));
            continue;
        }

        // Pickpocket
        const opt = man.optionsWithIndex.find(o => /pickpocket/i.test(o.text));
        if (opt) {
            await sdk.sendInteractNpc(man.index, opt.opIndex);
            await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1500));
            successCount++;
        }
    }

    console.log(`Completed ${successCount} pickpocket attempts`);
}

Thieving + Banking Loop

Bank when you hit 200-500 GP to avoid losing progress on disconnect:

const GP_BANK_THRESHOLD = 500;

// Check GP in inventory
const coins = sdk.getState()?.inventory.find(i => /coins/i.test(i.name));
const gp = coins?.count ?? 0;

if (gp >= GP_BANK_THRESHOLD) {
    console.log(`Have ${gp} GP - banking!`);
    await bankTrip();  // Walk to Draynor, deposit
}

Draynor Bank is closest to Lumbridge thieving spot.

Al Kharid Thieving (with Kebab Sustain)

Al Kharid is excellent for sustained thieving because kebabs cost only 1gp and can heal the stun damage. Warriors can also be thieved.

Location

Target	Coordinates	Notes
Al-Kharid warriors near palace	~(3293, 3170)	Good density. NPC name is Al-Kharid warrior (id 18) — not "Man". Has a Pickpocket option
Al Kharid men	~(3277, 3187), (3294, 3196)	NPC name Man (id 16), also pickpocketable, but scattered — 15+ tiles north of the warriors
Kebab seller (kebabs)	(3273, 3180)	1gp per kebab (dialog shop).

Thieving + Kebab Loop

const MIN_KEBABS = 3;
const EAT_HP_THRESHOLD = 7;

// Check if we need food
const state = sdk.getState();
if (!state?.player) throw new Error('No player state');
const hp = state.player.hp;
const kebabCount = state.inventory
    .filter(item => /kebab/i.test(item.name))
    .reduce((total, item) => total + item.count, 0);
const coins = state.inventory.find(item => /coins/i.test(item.name))?.count ?? 0;

if (hp <= EAT_HP_THRESHOLD) {
    // Eat food if available
    const food = sdk.getState()?.inventory.find(i => /kebab/i.test(i.name));
    if (food) {
        const eatOpt = food.optionsWithIndex.find(o => /eat/i.test(o.text));
        if (eatOpt) await sdk.sendUseItem(food.slot, eatOpt.opIndex);
    }
}

// Restock kebabs if low
if (kebabCount < MIN_KEBABS && coins >= 3) {
    await bot.walkTo(3273, 3180);  // Kebab seller
    // ... buy kebab dialog (see dialogs.md)
}

// Walk to the warriors if not nearby
const distToTargets = Math.hypot(
    state.player.worldX - 3293,
    state.player.worldZ - 3170,
);
if (distToTargets > 15) {
    await bot.walkTo(3293, 3170);
}

// Pickpocket - match the actual NPC name, /^man$/i finds nothing here
const target = sdk.getState()?.nearbyNpcs.find(n => /^al-kharid warrior$/i.test(n.name));
// ... standard pickpocket pattern

Results from calk Character

• Thieving 1 → 54 in ~15 minutes total
• ~3gp per successful pickpocket
• ~70% success rate at higher levels
• Kebab sustain works well (bought 14, ate ~28 including starting food)

Baker's Stall Cake Stealing (Safe Spot)

Stand on (2669, 3310) to steal from the east Baker's stall at (2667, 3310) without guards aggroing. This is a safe spot — guards don't path here.

• Heads up on the stand tile: (2669, 3310) is the Baker's own spawn tile, and Baker (id 571) is blockwalk=yes. You can only stand there once he has wandered off it — expect the walk to fail or stop short while he's home. Retry, or accept an adjacent tile.
• Only use the east stall — the west stall at (2655, 3311) has no safe spot and guards will attack.
• Stall id: 2561, steal opIndex: 2
• Gives cakes, bread, chocolate slices (all heal HP)
• Use cakes to sustain HP while pickpocketing knights/heroes

// Safe spot cake stealing
const SAFE_X = 2669, SAFE_Z = 3310;
const STALL_X = 2667, STALL_Z = 3310;

// Make sure you're on the safe spot
await sdk.sendWalk(SAFE_X, SAFE_Z, true);
await sdk.waitForTicks(5);

// Steal - find stall by coords to avoid targeting wrong one
const locs = sdk.getState()?.nearbyLocs ?? [];
const eastStall = locs.find(l =>
    l.x === STALL_X && l.z === STALL_Z &&
    l.optionsWithIndex.some(o => /steal/i.test(o.text))
);
if (eastStall) {
    await sdk.sendInteractLoc(STALL_X, STALL_Z, eastStall.id, 2);
    await sdk.waitForTicks(4);
}

Why Thieving for Money?

Thieving requires no tools or equipment - making it ideal for:

• Early game gold farming
• Recovery after death (lost all items)
• Characters with no starting capital

With Attack 70+ you could easily farm goblins for drops, but thieving works from level 1 with nothing in inventory.