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Old 07-22-2018, 11:06 AM   #9
Skarg
 
Join Date: May 2015
Default Re: Splitting up the Thief talent

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Originally Posted by JLV View Post
"Thieves' cant" (a private language used by thieves; many of their slang words are now commonly accepted by proper English) was in vogue long before the Napoleonic Wars in England -- and had probably been in use for at least a century or two by then, along with recognition signs among thieves (at least in Western Europe).

A "secret" language sort of indicates a certain level of organization, I'd say...
[joke] (And everyone who knows it is DX 14 and can pick locks and pockets and lie really well.) [/joke]
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