Roguelike shopkeepers know this trick - that’s why they always stand in front of the door as soon as you pick something up.

Huh, I swear I’ve seen a version of this comic where the shopkeeper has been robbed blind in the last panel.

my cat Mittens likes to pick things up. I just keep the shopkeeper distracted while she purrloins various wares.

the one i saw each of the last two panels had progressively more items missing

Amateur move. The rest of the items are still in the shop.

Yeah, that sounds about right for what I remember, too.

Anti magic field and guards at the door if he’s not naive.

Neck stabby

Like this? https://youtube.com/shorts/aR2Ah7mhlZU

The ring is also cursed to be unremovable. You either need to get used to stealing every single mundane item from clothes to food every single day or pay the shopkeeper to remove it.

Pawn shops may have locked doors that someone behind the counter has to trigger to open.

Went to one once (California) and think they said the fire chief had approved the system. Quick search shows perhaps that’s plausible.

TBF: You meant True Sight.

AMF’d nullify the magic store’s wares and the guards’d be at disad to do shit w/o it on them, anyhow.

You can leave money for purchases on the counter, etc

Who cares if your wares are temporarily nullified. Some scofflaw is making off with your child’s sword training money. Time to use AMF and beat them with a stick.

But true sight is better. I totally forgot about it lol.

Ah so that’s why the nazgul always hunt the ring bearer. They’re store security

I definitely saw that version too, i guess it was a fan edit and i only found this lol

A lot of people didn’t get your reference it seems.

What you do not see or smell is Vizzini, the most serious Sicilian when it comes to death known to man.