Pickpocket Equipped Items

[The3rdType]

I've been looking for a mod that allows you to pickpocket equipped items, lately on the Nexus. I just thought I'd post it here and see if it a: did exist or not and b: if it's even possible. Thanks.

[TheLastIstari]

Well, I don't think this has been made due to the fact that it just wouldn't seem right.

 

Think of it this way, wouldn't it seem odd that you could pickpocket Daedric armor right of the Dremora when he's patrolling? It doesn't matter how good you are, the Dremora would naturally feel the cuirass being pulled off him.

 

It probably won't happen, solely because it just seems like a really funky idea.

[Vagrant0]

Well, I don't think this has been made due to the fact that it just wouldn't seem right.

 

Think of it this way, wouldn't it seem odd that you could pickpocket Daedric armor right of the Dremora when he's patrolling? It doesn't matter how good you are, the Dremora would naturally feel the cuirass being pulled off him.

 

It probably won't happen, solely because it just seems like a really funky idea.

No, it won't happen because there is no reasonable system that would allow this to happen. The way pickpocketing works is hard coded, you can only pickpocket non-equipped items. This means that you would have to have scripting which would cause an NPC to unequip everything when you pickpocket them. Needless to say, such a script cannot be used in any way that wouldn't cause serious issues with the game. Additionally, the weight of your usual equipped items usually makes them something that most NPCs would catch you on. Try pickpocketing the armor off of a sleeping guard some time...

[Abramul]

Using a scripted spell to 'pickpocket' a specific item should be possible, though. Whether it would be useful is a different matter.