((All right, first skill use of the actual shake-down game.  When a situation like this comes up, I'll be doing the resolutions.))<br/><br/>((Kite did right by declaring his actions like that; he could either do that or just post them narratively and put a note at the end asking for resolution.  Either way, the point is to notify me I have to dice it out for you.  Now, this is a physical thing, so it's different from a mental convincing; you can't use, like Persuasion or Fast Talk on a fellow PC, but you can Sneak and attack and whatnot.))<br/><br/>((First step: the Sneak.  Koh is stealing up behind Chay, getting close enough to try a Pickpocket attempt.  He's not using any special items, as that would draw too much attention in a crowded room.  It's Sneak versus Perception, and because of the noise of the room and the focus on the wrong guy, Chay's got a disadvantage.))<br/><br/>((Koh's Sneak is 6D, so his roll is 3, 6, 3, 1, 6, 3.  Wild Die does not come up anything special, so the total roll is 22.  Chay's Perception is 4D, but he's got a penalty, aforementioned, so he'll have to beat a 27.  His roll is 4, 1, 3, 5.  No Wild Die, and a total 13.  That means Koh gets right up behind him, and if he weren't being careful, Chay would feel his breath on the back of his neck.))<br/><br/>((Koh's Pickpocket is also 6D.  Lifting the wallet (or coin pouch, whichever) and the dagger will be two separate rolls.  Koh rolls a strangely symmetrical 6, 2, 4, 6, 2, 4.  Six on the Wild Die is rerolled as another 6, and that's rerolled to a 3.  Total roll on the wallet is 31!  As for the dagger, initial roll is 2, 1, 3, 3, 3, 6.  No Wild Die, so the total is 18.  Chay's Perception comes into play again, but this time, I'm not assessing a penalty of any sort.  His roll of 2, 3, 6, 3 (no Wild Die, total 14) does not detect his wallet being lifted, but when Koh went for his dagger (a foolhardy move, some might say), Chay rolled a 6, 1, 5, 4.  That's 16, and a 6 on the Wild Die, so a re-roll of that 6 add another 6, and that's more than enough (the roll after that was a 4, anyway).  So the roll to notice the dagger being moved is 26.))<br/><br/><br/>The bearded man at the table looks up, surprised and a little annoyed to be interrupted when he's winning.  Seeing the blue tabard of the City Guard, in a place like the Blue Boggan, his annoyance moves toward anger with a touch of fear, but he doesn't move much, he just turns his head down to stare at the offending hand on his shoulder.<br/><br/>Just as Chay is about to react (apologize, play it off, whatever), he feels a tug at his belt, his dagger scabbard shifting a bit.  However, he's not moving, so there's no reason for it to shift... other than the stealthy hand that has sneaked around his side and is gently lifting the blade free...