Hobbit pickpocket

h hobbit pickpocket File:Hobbit pickpocket.png
Difficulty	3
Attacks	Weapon 1d6, Weapon 1d6 steal item

h hobbit pickpocket File:Hobbit pickpocket.png
Difficulty	3
Attacks	Weapon 1d6, Weapon 1d6 steal item
Base level	2
Base experience	17
Speed	9
Base AC	8
Base MR	0
Alignment	-1 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	2 (Quite rare)
Genocidable	Yes
Weight	500
Nutritional value	200
Size	Small
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A hobbit pickpocket: has a head, a couple of arms, and a torso. is omnivorous. can pick up weapons and food. has infravision. can be seen through infravision.
Reference	EvilHack - monst.c, line 559

A hobbit pickpocket, h, is a monster that appears in EvilHack and Hack'EM. In versions of EvilHack prior to 0.7, they are known as hobbit rogues.

A hobbit pickpocket is similar to the "base" hobbit, and has a weapon attack along with a second weapon attack that can steal items similar to monkeys, and they may generate with some of a rogue's trademark tools.

Generation

Hobbit pickpockets may occasionally generate as peaceful towards player hobbits, as well as any chaotic or unaligned player character.

Like regular hobbits, hobbit pickpockets have a chance of being generated with the following: one of a dagger, a elven dagger, or a sling and some flint stones. They also have a ¹⁄₁₀ chance of generating with a dwarvish cloak, and an independent ¹⁄₁₀ chance of generating with mithril elven chain mail. They will also receive some gold, with an additional ¹⁄₈ chance of receiving a lock pick and a separate ¹⁄₆ chance of getting a sack.

Strategy

Hobbit pickpockets are slightly tougher than the standard hobbit, and their chance of carrying a sling and flint stones makes them somewhat dangerous for early game giants. However, they are not much more difficult to defeat - a giant in particular can easily flatten one with a thrown boulder.

Hobbit pickpockets are a good early source of unlocking tools, containers and even armor for most characters.