Does stealing books, reading them, and putting them back where I stole them count as stealing?

[Oedipus's Stepdad]

Like will the "stolen groschens" meter increase?

[zeanomourph]

Very good question. Drink a savior schnapps, try it, and let us know.

[Dansoprazole]

Originally posted by Oedipus's Stepdad:

Like will the "stolen groschens" meter increase?

I think so. It would be extra work for the game to be coded so that returning stolen items removes the value of the item from the crime tracker.

All putting it back should accomplish is it’ll prevent the owner from finding something missing and going on high alert (which can result in you being blamed for the theft if your reputation isn’t high enough).