slight of hand - creative uses

[Gwaedh]

I have never used slight of hand. I have a new character that just happens to have a really decent slight of hand skill and I'm looking for fun ways to use it.

Anyone have favorite uses for this skill? I'd appreciate some inspiration.

Thanks in advance...

[Gwaedh]

Nothing?

[Count Coltello]

I dunno besides stealing everything and hiding stuff when you go through a check point (city doesn't allow weapons) or go to a formal ball (no weapons allowed) to assassinate the king or something I dunno

[Drejk]

Check your pockets ;)

[Kazaan]

You can use SoH in place of a Perform check to entertain a crowd for doing things like legerdmain (sleight of hand magic tricks), juggling, etc. You could earn daily income from this as with a Perform check; DC 10 for 1d10 coppers, up to DC 30 for 3d6 gold per day. Nice way for a character with decent Dex and investing in SoH anyway to have a way to earn pocket change if he has no performance, profession, or craft skill.

[Mark Hoover]

Planting evidence?

[Elbedor]

The Skill Description doesn't mention it, but your GM may allow you to use it to "plant" something on a person instead of taking something from them. This would be useful for framing people (such as picking a few pockets and, if discovered, slipping one of those items onto someone else and calling them out as the thief).

I could also envision the uses Merry and Pippin could have put it to had they been gradually stuffing their Uruk-hai captors' bags with rocks to slow them down.

Edit: Ninja'ed by Mark.