do u need to launder recipe/food/material before use?

[redhongkong]

does it accumulate guards' fine, if u steal and use right away without laundering it?

[Wandering Flare]

Yes, it does increase the tax you'll have to pay if you get caught as "disposed items".

[Phil]

I tend to use stolen goods ASAP. If it's been used they cannot confiscate it from you. If you're stealing because you're hungry and have no food, seems the rational thing to do.


I am unaware of any benefits to laundering *consumable* items in the chest before using them. But other may be able to tell me I am wrong?

[redhongkong]

i think sometimes ago the tutorial said something like "guards remember everything u stole"

if i steal $1000 of food and eat them right away, and get caught by guards for stealing $200 item, do i pay 200 or 1200?

i was confused earlier test
(1 single red recipe inside laundering box, get caught right next to jail, paid "90ish tax", go into jail and steal another one and it tells me that i steal from jail, also stole some wood from lumberyard which were already paid?)

[lunaticFortune]

Originally posted by redhongkong:

i think sometimes ago the tutorial said something like "guards remember everything u stole"

if i steal $1000 of food and eat them right away, and get caught by guards for stealing $200 item, do i pay 200 or 1200?

i was confused earlier test
(1 single red recipe inside laundering box, get caught right next to jail, paid "90ish tax", go into jail and steal another one and it tells me that i steal from jail, also stole some wood from lumberyard which were already paid?)

If I understand the mechanics correctly, then using an item that is flagged as stolen (still has its red outline) will count that item's cost as "disposed goods" and contribute to your penalty if caught by the guard. So, if you already have a fine of 200 built up, and use 1000 worth of skill books, your total fine would just go straight up to 1200 since those books were "disposed" without first laundering them.
As far as I can tell, this counts for all methods of consuming or otherwise destroying an item - so, eating stolen food or using stolen materials to craft something will still build up their cost as "disposed goods" unless laundered.

[zAcEz]

IMHO, the question most people are concerned about is how to clear suspicion or get the guards off your back:

1. Reduce suspicion to under 50
   
2. Wait for time to pass (learn related Path, Compendium & food buffs to speed up)
   
3. Use bed under Gosenberg Church of the Saving Eye
   
4. Pay off guards with influence or gold
   
5. Return goods to guards & pay fine
   
6. Pay influence in Flag banner
   
7. Get lucky & accuse a random companion u dont want
   
8. Get lucky & accuse a guard (Requires Path passive - Scapegoats)
   
9. Accuse a random companion
   
10. Choose a companion in Drombach. Must side with Inquisition otherwise cant use this after completing Drombach main quest.

Laundering just reduces the fine amount