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Thieves are a marginal class. They do few things better than any
other class, but have the widest range of skills available.  Thieves
are specialists at thievery and covert actions, being capable of
entering areas undetected where more powerful adventurers would
fear to tread.  They are better fighters than clerics, but lack
the wide weapon selection of warriors.

All thieves begin with the dagger combat skill, and are learned in
steal as well.  Any other weapon skills must be purchased, unless
the default selection is chosen.  This default skill package
includes:

skills:
mace           the use of maces and other blunt weapons
sword          swordplay and fencing
backstab       the art of hitting your opponent by surprise
disarm         used to deprive your opponent of his weapon
dodge          the best way to take a punch is not to be there
second attack  with training, the skilled thief can hit twice as fast
trip           a good way to introduce an opponent to the floor
hide           the art of remaining undetected in a room
peek           used to look into a person's belongings
pick lock      a useful skill for breaking and entering
sneak          with this skill, a thief can walk into a room undetected

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