I've just discovered that the dollar signs surrounding objects meant it was yet to be bought (as I suspected) after finding an abandoned town's abandoned weaponsmith shop. I've just a couple of questions about how it works.
- I don't suppose there's a way to buy the stuff from an abandoned shop?
- When do the people of world label you as a THIEF? Is it when you pick up an unpaid item, when you leave the shop with it, or when you encounter someone whilst holding it?
- If the answer to 2 is "when someone sees you holding it", would it be safe to assume then that the news is instantly known by the whole world?
Currently I've picked up $objects$ but have yet to leave the shop. I'm wondering if I should dare step outside, or if I'm already labeled a stealer and should just keep the stuff at this point.
Though I can't remember what triggers the Thief flag, you cannot buy items unless there's a trader present, and the Thief flag travels by telepathy. so if you take the item, everyone in the civ will Hate you, and that includes tame creatures.
If you need items, any in the forts and local warehouses are free for the taking.
I just started playing a new adventurer and I went to a fort to get some friends. There was a item inside the fort that was simply called "It Is Death" what does this do? is it a easter egg?
There are no Easter eggs in DF, and what the found item is, I don't know. If it were me and my adventurer was new, I'd take the risk and try to interact with it. You never know, some dwarf might engrave a wall about it some day.