This skill is often used to perform sleight of hand tricks, such as quickly shuffling cards or making coins seem to appear or disappear. It is also used for confusing sight tricks, such shifting the shells in a shell game, or shuffling the cards about in 3 Card Monty. It is also used in picking the pockets of an individual, or for placing objects into another person’s pocket or pack, all without them being aware of it.

When this skill is first learned, the player must decide whether the character will learn the skill using Charisma or Dexterity as the stat that is associated with this skill. Once that choice is made, it cannot be changed.

If the character uses this skill successfully, the defender gets to make either a Save vs. Intelligence or a Save vs. Will. The defending character gets to use whichever stat is better for him. If he succeeds, he will realize what is going on, or be allowed a Perception roll in order to be able to spot what the character is trying to avoid having him spot.