General questions about skills

[majulen]

1) Can you talk to different npcs with different companions to use their passive skills directly - say I have 11 Metaphysics on Aloth, can he approach a NPC to use his metaphysics in conversation? 

 

2) When you get party assist for skills like stealth, does it work in real time game play as you travel around - say my main has 5 stealth, everyone else has 2, so 8 total for +4 assist.. does that mean my main is getting a 9 stealth rating as he sneaks around? If this is true, do you all have to be within a certain meter distance of each other?

 

3) Ive read that sleight of hand provides better stealing ability, Ive only seen one instance so far where it told me I needed lvl 6 or 7 I think to take an item. The rest of the time does this just mean that you get higher loot table showing as a selection to steal from?

 

Thanks for helping me understand this, my head is a little foggy while pondering so much after playing for a week, so I appreciate your wisdom and patience. If you know of an existing post here or elsewhere that answers this partially or fully, thanks for sharing.

 

 

[Jaget80]

1) I'm almost certain the answer is no.

 

2) Not sure but I think the distance don't matter unless it's a script interaction.

 

You can however test it yourself with the mechanics.

 

3) You should read this;

 

https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/105547-obsidian-could-we-please-fix-pickpocketing/

 

It does not appeare you get higher loot value from the stealing skill.