Why cant you steal from act 3 merchants?

[Question]

Why cant you pickpocket the act 3 merchants in the merchant's quarter? The ironfist merchant is only immune to sleight of hand. Its absurd.

[kgambit]

:wtf: You SHOULD be able to pickpocket from all of the act 3 merchants. I have NO idea why it's not working for you unless it got changed in a patch after I tried it.

[Question]

With Neeshka selected, i right click on the merchants and get no pickpocket option at all. I cant select them if i use the sleight of hand skill manually either.

[kgambit]

With Neeshka selected, i right click on the merchants and get no pickpocket option at all. I cant select them if i use the sleight of hand skill manually either.

Do you get the option with the earlier merchants in chapters 1 and 2?

Not sure why you are having this problem, the pickpocket option worked fine for me. It might be related to a conflict with custom content.

[Question]

I can pickpocket any other merchant, just not those. I dont have any mods regarding pickpocket or the OC either.

[Epirote]

You're right; you just can't pickpocket them. I guess the devs thought that by this time you don't really need to pickpocket merchants anymore or it is just an oversight.

[kgambit]

Are you absolutely sure? I have been able to successfully pickpocket the merchants in Act 3.

Check out the Item List for the OC and this guide which confirms it:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/922154/46019

It IS possible that this had been changed in a subsequent patch as the guide was run on Game Version: 1.010.1116 + MotB.

Here's what is/was available:

Castle Never
Neverwinter Citizen (Female): Aventurine
Neverwinter Citizen (Male, Grey Hair): Amethyst
Neverwinter Citizen (Male, Dreadlocks): Bloodstone

Merchant District
Axle's Doorman: Key
Bill Logan: Eaglebow, Arrows of the Vampire, Merchant GP
Deekin: Thieves' Tools +10, Merchant GP
Neverwinter Citizen (Docker): Aid Potion
Neverwinter Citizen (Docker): Aid Potion
Neverwinter Citizen (Docker): Thieves' Tools +3
Neverwinter Citizen (Watch Crowd #3): GP
Neverwinter Citizen (Watch Crowd #5): GP
Neverwinter Citizen (Watch Crowd #7): GP
Neverwinter Citizen (Watch Crowd #8): GP
Neverwinter Citizen (Watch Crowd #9): GP
Priest of Tyr: Healer's Kit +6
Randolph: Bracers of Dexterity +4, Merchant GP
Thief #1_1: Thieves' Tools +3
Thief #1_3: Thieves' Tools +6
Thief #2_1: Thieves' Tools +6
Thief #2_2: Thieves' Tools +3
Thief #3_2: Thieves' Tools +10
Watchman Supplier: Amethyst

Ironfist Stronghold
Ironfist Dwarf (Cut #6): Garnet
Ironfist Dwarf (Training Room): Aventurine
Revorax: Chain Shirt +5, Merchant GP

[Epirote]

Yes, I'm sure; I just checked. You can't target those two with pickpocket. I could target various citizens, but not those two merchants. I don't know, if it was possible before patch 1.12, but it aint possible anymore that's for sure.

[kgambit]

I just checked too. You're right. It MUST have been changed with a patch, because I can't get the option to show up either and I know I have successfully pickpocketed both Logan and Randolph in the past, and apparently by the looks of that pickpocketing guide - i wasn't the only one.

:D

At that point in the game, the loss of a couple of minor items is hardly worth worrying about. LOL