TG Idle Hands help

Kattemynte · March 2016

So I am doing the TG quest Idle Hands. I am supposed to pickpocket 3 crafting items in Auridion. However, I have stolen from every possible npc in VG and Skywatch and still have not gotten a single one. Who or what am I supposed to pickpocket to get these?

starlizard70ub17_ESO · March 2016

you can complete the quest by getting either 3 crafting items or 10 of any item type. For crafting items you need to pickpocket around crafting stations, also some entertainters also carry crafting items. I usually just pickpocket until I get the 10 treasure items, then move on to the next location.

Volkodav · March 2016

I found out that you can pickpocket anyone in Auridon.You dont have to be in the big cities.,Anyone out in the countryside as well will work.

Xendyn · March 2016

Yeh, I usually end up with the 10 items as well. In order to do the specific ones, you'd have to Not auto loot and be picky about what you take.
I'm not that patient

emily3989 · March 2016

Reward is the same if you get the 3 or the 10 items, both trigger the same completion.

Nestor · March 2016

dtsv217_ESO wrote: »

Who or what am I supposed to pickpocket to get these?

I find people near the crafting stations for these particular items have the best chance to drop them. Also, anyone who is fishing is an easy mark and have this stuff too. Folks near the crafting/vendor areas are not always in the best postion to pick, so I tend to not worry about the 3 and just go for the 10, see next:

Also, don't forget you can pickpocket each NPC 3 times. Each time you do, the chance for success goes down, but on the Easy ones, if you wait for the game to give you the temporary 20% boost, you can be at 100% on all 3 picks. Note, this is with the Legerdemain passive maxed that makes it easier to pick pockets.