Good things I've seen bandits do:
-have another person distract and then sneak up from behind and put a dagger to their throat
-make sure the person is focused elsewhere
-drag someone to a more secluded area so if they scream it wont likely be heard.
Bad things ive seen bandits do
-put a knife on someone neck from the front without giving a reaction time to see it coming and dodge
-mug somebody in the middle of the streets when its just barely nighttime
Good things ive seen thieves (myself included
) do
-Get another thief to distract while pickpocketing
-slip up slightly if taking a large object
-distract someone by making noise ont eh toher side of the room
-get the victim to look at one arm while the other reaches into their bag
Bad things I've seen thieves (myself, once or twice, earlier in my thieving days, included
) do
-Try robbing someone while at their side by a depot without any distraction
-log if found out (I did this once but that was because someone did horrible rp, and attacked me with no #me after i rpd sneaking up and trying to take something)
Good things victims have done
-Rp'd being scared if there's a knife to their throat
-treat possible death as serious and not just as slight equipment loss, so they dont try running if there's a knife to their throat
-Rp as they should when theyre being distracted, for instance, going over to investigate a nosie on the other side fot he room, or looking intently on a large gash on my thief's arm
-Noticed something, but not know right away who did it, if their bag is tugged on
Bad things victims have done
-equipped weapons and attacked when a knife is to their throat and heart, and another bandit has a rapier to their heart as well, and a blade ready to strike
-notice a thief when its dark, they rp'd sneaking up quietly, the victim is distracted, and it's nighttime (I hate when this happens, even if you had 18 perception, you wouldnt notice a trained thief under these conditions)
-Just happen to want to light up the fireplace when a thief rp's hiding in the shadows in a building
So yeah, Obviously I've dealt with a lot of things. Hope this helps people