Wow, thanks everyone for chiming in on this, ive really been enjoying reading this. I think the course of action that was suggested that would best suit the situation would be to put some kind of magical alarm on the backpack that made a lot of noise when someone other than my character opened it. one of the problems is that we are all deep inside a dungeon right now that is far below the earth. I do have a few spell-casters in the party other than the problem wizard however. so, how would I go about getting my bag enchanted in that way?
a lot of people have suggested talking to the person playing the wizard and maybe putting a stop to his shenanigans that way. I could understand why in some situations that would be a good idea. in this case, however, I really want to find an in-game solution. I don't really mind him stealing my stuff because that is how he wants to play his character and the other players (not characters) in the game are aware that hes doing that and seem fine with it as well. he has told us many times that the motivation of his character is simply to become more powerful. all of that is fine with me because, to me, it offers fun RP opportunities. it has actually been quite fun to see my own characters development as far as her relationship with this wizard has been. as a LG pally she wants to give people who are good aligned the benefit of the doubt. I mean, most people in the world you bump into in the world who aren't enemies are probably something like chaotic or neutral good, and that is the moral alignment of most of the party as well. however, as time goes on and my character and this other persons wizard interact more, my pally is becoming more and more distrustful and wary of this wizard even thought, as I said, she hasn't really caught the wizard red handed in anything, mostly because hes so sneaky and my perception rolls are no match for his stealth checks. the wizard has a reputation within the party of appearing and disappearing basically at will, so when he does that no one really blinks an eye. the reason the party keeps him around is because he supplies the party with enough positive things, like finding hidden stuff, identifying magical things, being really stealthy, to keep the party happy, while he is clearly just using the party for his own gain. for example, lets say he finds a cache of items that we probably would have bypassed. he will find it, go through it, keep what he wants, and pass out whatever is left\he cant use.
anyway, the reason i decided to post about this is because our party came across a number of protection from good potions. now, as i said my character is starting to understand that this wizard is really only out for himself and would probably abandon the party after picking all our pockets if he got the chance. the party, as a party, gave me the potions to keep because they knew they could be used against me most effectively, being the pally. so, i then put two and two together and realized that it was really important for me to keep this wizard from getting his hands on these pots. this is why i am suddenly more concerned with protecting my stuff! yet, as i said we are deep in a dungeon with no prospect of seeing home again for quite a while. so i need to macgyver something up with the resources i have available to me in this dungeon.
