In the Day-time they beg from House to House, to spy best where to plant their Designs, which at Night they put in Execution. Make ready your Angling Stick a Word of Command used by these petty Villains, to get ready the Stick with which they perform their Pranks, and as a Signal of a Prey in Sight. a few of my favorites:ĪNGLERS, alias HOOKERS petty Thieves, who have a Stick with a Hook at the End, wherewith they pluck Things out of Windows, Grates, &c. Going through some of these terms gives you some ideas how rich the criminal underworld really was (if only in Elizabethan imagination) and how incredibly many specialist criminal jobs you could use in your campaign (many of these scream Adventure Hook). Real or not, these are a lot of fun to browse through. The Thieves Guild - The Thieves Cant - Simple - Cant to EnglishĬool looking website for all things thievish for DnD actuallyĪnother even more extensive Cant dictionary There are several alleged Cant-to-English dictionaries online, here are a few examples: Thieves' cant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Thieves Cant in particular is really cool and fun to introduce into your game Here is a bit more on the Thieves Cant I was actually kind of rushed when I posted that. One of these days I am going to in fact tackle Ninjas for this thread.
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