Talk:Master Thief/@comment-33780977-20190217184305

"Enemy spellcasters (such as Skeleton Sorcerers or Goblin Shamans) can be stolen from whilst they are casting - some spellcasters have nothing to steal under these conditions, whilst others yield items reliably. "

I always had some problems with this statement, cause maser Thief was always giving something when properly used. And this randomness that comes with "ave nothing to steal under these conditions" is simply bugging'. ' So I did a little research.

An excellent research situation happens at Pre-Daimon Ward of Regret. There we have two sets (and one more as an ambush) of Skeleton Sorcerers: the ones by the exit to Midnight Helix don't use Ingle, and I've never seen them performing it, the ones by the shortcut (and ambush) do. And here are the results.

- it is a misconception about Skeleton Sorcerers that they can be Master Thief-ed when casting, but sometimes they have nothing to steal. This is bs, it's not that they don't have anything, it's that these have different "kinds" of conditions. IOW These that you get nothing from while they casting aren't in the same condition as these you get something from...while they casting.

- I was able to Master Thief every single casting Skeleton Sorcerer at Chamber of Absence or Pre-Daimon Midnight Helix and not a single one at Chamber of Anxiety, Barta Crags and Moonsbit Pass. Why? Cause these aren't the same Sorcerer "kinds". The ones that use only Frazil, Levin and Lassitude can't be robbed while casting, the ones that use also Ingle can. Ancient Scroll, Forgotten Arcanum, Mage's Talisman, Pideon's Blood, 'Sundering Spear' Tome, Fulgurous Lord Tome, 'Winter's Path' Tome, no problem.

- also, another misconception is about condition of casting too: you can Dazzle Blast them and rob them just the same.

- but that's not all. Those who even use Ingle would lose the ability to do so after displacing them in some way. Luring them away from spawn point, picking and tossing, anything. And then they wouldn't be susceptible to Master Thief anymore. Interesting?

- and fun fact at the end, about Skeleton Sorcerers' "kind" that can use Ingle. They can also be picked up while casting. Yeah, you can pick them up and this way tell they can both cast Ingle and be robbed...without actually seeing them casting Ingle or Master Thief-ing them.

Conclusion: This all above drove me to conclusion that it is the very ability to cast Ingle that causes some Skeleton Sorcerers to be in this special condition when they can be robbed while casting spells. I assume it's some kind of [temporal] glitch that Skeleton Sorcerers even use Ingle, and this glitch causes them to be "robbable".