HOW TO CATCH RUNNING THIEF??????

[|Pipe Dreams]

He runs 3x as fast as i do, its bloody impossible.

[RK/Dragonfly]

Make yourself lighter by storing some items, chase him, smack him a bit, press f. Done. :)

[DarkRaven]

Switch to fighter or a dagger vocation. Slot Burst/Blink Strike. Get within ~6 to 10 feet of him, use it and immediately grab. Done in less than 30 seconds.

EDIT: as post above, make sure you're as light as possible.

[Willow Rivers]

No it isn't, the trick is not to chase him but stand where you know he will be coming and when he runs towards you tackle him. I stand by crossroads near the inn and wait for him to come.

[monkmith]

i just stood in that intersetcion by the front gate and shot him as he ran past.

[William Dyer]

Catch him when he runs down the narrow alley after he circles back from running up the hill towards the church.

[Daffi]

Deposit your items and armor so that you're more lightweight. I managed to get him by sprinting, jumping, and grabbing while in the air.

You might have more luck grabbing him as he turns the corner to move around

[ttdat]

You just need to stood near the inn, he will always end up running to the gate. Wait there, attack him and go grab him when he's sprawling on the ground.

[delighted_people]

I grabbed him while he was lock picking a house.

[Serious Business]

He runs in a static pattern. Just wait for him in in the crossroad near the gate, line up a shot and hit him with all you have, then pick him up as he's on the ground bawling.

[Lokhe]

Originally posted by delighted_people:

I grabbed him while he was lock picking a house.

Seriously? Didn't know he did this, cool :D

[bodyinthewater]

ive done the crossroads trick numerous times.. works like a charm

[Netflix]

Originally posted by |Pipe Dreams| #BASED:

He runs 3x as fast as i do, its bloody impossible.

My frustration with this as a sorceror (I probably should have casted High Torpor in the road somewhere) led me to casting High Bolide. And while I heard a knockdown / death grunt somewhere in town, I don't think it was the thief, because he was running around.

In the end, I took out a sword, bought the Fighter vocation with Blink Strike, stood by he inn and thrust him several times (or tried, I missed and he eventually escaped) before picking him up on the fourth try.

[cimerians]

Save the game.

Then just stand by the entrance to Cassardis. He will eventually run right into you while he try's to leave the village.

I guess the devs never "fixed" that. :P

[Ardbug]

I stand by the doorway opposite the inn closest to the exit and wait for him to run past the inn and into that little narrow piece of grass, then run to the start of the grass and wait for him to come back the same way, hit him once with a weapon and pick him up, works like a charm.

[Selfish Lee Everett]

He doesn't run faster than you, unless you are really short or overencumbered. I was able to keep pace with him until he ran on the narrow ledge on the side of the house, where he will usually double back and run past you the other way. You can hit him or just grab him outright.