Originally Posted by
SinsI
It is *much* easier if you are never invisible on that level till the very last moment.
I.e. you walk into the shop, gather everything valuable on one square, drink invisibility potion and proceed to grab the most expensive things.
This is exactly what I do. Gather stuff first, drink potion of invis and start picking up the very next turn.
I did this with lvl 1 chars that started with a pot of invis and either no stealth or very low values, it doesn't have an impact.
With other shopkeepers, like ones generated in UD for example, when I walk into the store like I would in bandit town, collect items and stash them, then drink the potion, I don't get the usual "shopkeeper stares intently at your position".
That message indicates he's seen through your invisibility.
I pick up an item and the shoppie just announces one of his standard lines, like "take time to examine this" etc.
No information about seeing through invis at all.
I have visited shops with high-level thieves and assassins, with maxed stealth and the related talents but it's all the same.