shubla wrote:If you find that bad guy chances are he is going to kill you

other than this, you have to even be able to get into the theif's place to get the items. when you do that, you need to appropriate skills to trespass and steal. Finally, you're going to leave scents, too, if you do accomplish these things. No harm is likely to come as long as you just track the perp down (and be smart about it), but how you follow that up can involve great risk if you're not ready.
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