Thieves Tools: They can be found on loot corpses or purchased from some specific NPCs, used to help the character unlocking a locked lock (chest, door, etc). Thieves Tools are not used nor considered for traps disarming.

ALL traps, both from placeables or on the ground will re-spawn after some time.

Pickpocket:
Pickpocket can be executed almost everywhere, there are some areas with restrictions though, like most temples. (Basically, it won't work into any NON-PvP area)

To start Pickpocketing, just use the Pickpocket Skill against your target:

• Once the target is selected, if you are out of combat, a conversation appears, and you have to select if you want to try to steal gold or items (see down here on this page for specific rules and limits).
• Once selected, your character will start to move towards the target
• When the target is reached, a progress bar will appear for a few seconds, showing you how long the theft will take.
• If you are in combat, you automatically try to steal from the target (without choosing what to steal), but with a higher DC.

Pickpocket attempt:
Attempt is made using your Pickpocket skill + d20, against target's Spot Skill + d20 + other modifiers:

• if your target is the same as your last target,  DC increased by +5
• if your target is already an enemy,  DC increased by +5
• if you are already in combat while performing the PP action, DC increased by +10
• if your target is already in combat,  DC decreased by -10
• if you are on stealth mode while performing the PP action,  DC decreased by -5
• if your target is on detect mode, DC increased by +5
• if your target can see you, DC increased by +10
• if your target can't see you, DC decreased by -10
• if your target can hear you, DC increased by +5
• if your target can't hear you, DC decreased by -5
• if your target is in an outside area, during night, without darkvision and true see, DC decreased by -5
• if your target is blind while performing the PP action, its Spot skill is set to 20% of its value if the creature has the Blind Fight feat, 40% if that creature is a Boss creature, or ZERO otherwise. Creatures with True Sight are not affected.

Then:

• If you are caught, your character will perform a NOT skippable animation, and the target is notified and you are instantly set as hostile.
• If you are not caught, no one will be notified, and you will try to steal what you have selected in the conversation.
• If you are caught, but you have failed the DC for less than 10%, you can still attempt to complete the theft

Limits:
Maximum Gold that can be stolen with 1 attempt: 1000 gp.

• if your Pickpocket skill is at least 40 (pure skill), you can steal x5 gp

Maximum Weight of a single item that can be stolen is 10 lbs.

• if your Pickpocket skill is at least 40 (pure skill), you can steal x3 lbs weight

Maximum Single Item Value that can be stolen is 10000 gp.

• if your Pickpocket skill is at least 40 (pure skill), you can steal x5 gp item value

Also:

• When used against a Boss Creatures, you can steal a maximum of 1 Heal Potion in that fight.
• Anyone is FREE to attack you if you get caught stealing from a Player Character!
• You can attempt a maximum of 3 Pickpockets + 1 each 10 Pure Pick Pocket skill points per rest!
• You can successfully steal a maximum of 3 times from the same character per server reset!
• You can't steal from out-of-party-range players!
• You can't steal if you have some XP Debt!
• You can't steal containers or equipped items!
• You can't steal from Players Vault Chests!
• You can't steal Socketable Items or Boss Items!
• Stolen item can't be SOLD or Stored into your Personal Vault if the item was stolen from a player (this property gets automatically after some time has passed from the theft)
• Stolen item from players will DROP on the ground in case you get killed (and if the property above hasn't been removed yet)