How to stop guards from searching you with stolen goods? No one saw me steal in a closed room?

[Turd Cutter]

Not sure why they want to search me. I stole 2 keys out of a chest with no one around. How do they know and why do they search me when walking by me?

[Vellari]

Rattay guards randomly search you no matter what. I don't think you can get them to not do that, but you can persuade them to let you pass if you have high enough speech/perks.

Funny story, I was attending the execution at Gallows Hill and there's a bunch of guards there too. Immediately after the cut scene ended they we're like "Oi, empty your pockets!"...I was like, 'dude wth'...

[Kryten]

Even with good reputation and in full noble/knight armor, I still get randomly searched a lot. I can use my rep to get away, but mostly I just let them search me and imagine that they must feel really stupid afterwards :D

[DargonBlak]

Copied my recent answer to a similar thread (welcome to KCD all you newbs)

(edited)

this "Search Henry" mechanic only exists in Rattay

the mechanic works by increasing the guards overall "Desire to Search Henry" each time Henry commits a crime in Rattay

( and "no", Henry does not need to be "seen" committing the crime in Rattay for it to count - the effect is applied as guard omniscience (awareness?) - the best RP explanation i've heard is that the guards are fully aware Henry has been sneaking about )

but the Guard's "Desire to Search Henry" is countered by Henry's Charisma (clothing and cleanliness) and his Speech skill

this means that as Henry develops his skills, it's less likely he'll be Searched

p.s.
i'm pretty sure there is a "Search Henry" cooldown - so the best time to go 'a robbin' might be right after being searched (during the mechanic cooldown)

[Kryten]

Question: Does a Search include my Horse Inventory?
I try to play my first run without intentional crimes, but sometimes some meat is marked as stolen because I hunted too close to Rattay or maybe some book I saw was too good not to be taken :D I usually put these things into my horse inventory asap, but never found out if that is searched as well.

[Philippe_at_bay]

As far as I know, horses are immune to searches.

That means that unless you're brain-dead you probably won't get caught with contraband.

So unless you're dumb and greedy, the key issue (in town) for poaching is how much can your horse carry.

And if any of your weapons and armor are hot, keep them in your saddlebags and never carry them on your person.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by Kryten:

Question: Does a Search include my Horse Inventory?
I try to play my first run without intentional crimes, but sometimes some meat is marked as stolen because I hunted too close to Rattay or maybe some book I saw was too good not to be taken :D I usually put these things into my horse inventory asap, but never found out if that is searched as well.

i've heard both answers

the most popular answer is that the "(horse inventory is not included in a guard's search)"

(some of the earlier reports said it may be related to distance from horse)

i've never tested it - since i'm mostly done stealing (in Rattay) by the time i have a horse

it is certainly true that guards will never search you if you are mounted on a horse

[MF]

Originally posted by Turd Cutter:

Not sure why they want to search me. I stole 2 keys out of a chest with no one around. How do they know and why do they search me when walking by me?

Crime is up. They suspect everyone, including you. Keep your stolen crap in your saddlebags.

[Philippe_at_bay]

I'll be the first to admit that I've never tested it either because apart from industrial strength poaching, stealing is something that for the most part my Henry doesn't ever feel the need to do (except when he's in a monastery).

[SympliKrazi]

industrial strength. Henry has a whole assembly line going (=
I remember doing that as a newb and buying a horse before I knew the main quest has one for free