Loot and plunder play a major role in nearly all RPGs, as they can often be used by the player to trade or purchase valuable items like swords, armor, and potions. With that said,The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimdoes things a little different when compared to other open-world video games on the market, as loot can be found in more places than just treasure chests and trunks, withSkyrimplayers being able to pickpocket civiliansthen help themselves to whatever spoils said civilians had in their inventory. However, one hilarious player pushes their pick-pocketing skills to the next level by stealing from one of the game’s most loathed NPCs.
For the uninitiated,Skyrimhas to be one of the most significant and meticulously crafted games of all time. Not only are gamers still hopping into the vast open world of Tamriel10 years after its first release, but many players continue to share their various hilarious, scary, or even down-right strange discoveries that they come across during their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater. Now, as the gamemakes an appearance on next-gen consoles with therelease ofSkyrim Anniversary Edition, more players are driving to social media sites to share their own funny adventures.
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Here to reinforce this notion of theSkyrimcommunity, Reddit user FinancialLimit3391 has shared their humorous yet bountiful encounter with a thief. Captured while exploring Riften, a city situated in the southeastern corner of the Rift, thehilariousSkyrimmomentin the post shows FinancialLimit3391 sneaking up behind a thief. While most players decide to avoid thieves because of their penchant of robbing players blind even in broad daylight, FinancialLimit3391 has other plans. Crouched behind the thief, FinancialLimit3391 pick-pockets a precious ruby from the thief’s inventory.
Because of the image’s tongue in cheek humor, FinancialLimit3391’s post went viral on Reddit as it earned over 7,000 upvotes in just 24 hours. Many users congratulated FinancialLimit3391 on their feat and for serving some sweet justice, while others chatted abouthow absurdSkyrimcan bethanks to its expansive gameplay features with intricate branching elements. Although out of all the responses to the post, one upvoted comment summarizes why there is such contempt for this area of the game, as they state that this post encapsulates “Riften with one image.”
Overall, images like this show how great it can be when RPGs likeThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimallow players to create their own mayhem and fun by letting them do whatever they truly want in its free-roam world. After all, it’s these absurd moments that stay with players long after putting the game down.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
