Rouxi's Rules of Rouge-ing

"First and foremost, I'd like to let it be known, that though I have gone through the pains to gather and piece together all of the information in this book, I have in no way invented or created a grand majority of the content in this tome. This is the accumulation of a lifetime of study and interviews by masters who have worked this craft far longer than I; who then in turn had learned it from masters before them, and so on and so forth. Know these rules well, my young rouges, and learn from them. Expand them. Never let the craft grow stagnant. Now go. And know this; a crime is only such if one is caught."

- Rouxi Shadowblade


The Rules

  1. Trust No One

  2. Trust No One

  3. Cheese It

  4. Don't Get Greedy

  5. Work is for Suckers

  6. When In Doubt, Know Your Way Out

  7. Know The Enemy

  8. The Best Laid Plans Are Waylaid by the Unexpected Intelligent Guard

  9. Fools Rush In and Leave In Chains

  10. Sometimes the Best Way Out, Is In

  11. Never Shirk Your Studies

  12. In Manipulation, Misdirection and Redirection are Key

  13. Never Trust Tears

  14. Patience, Patience, Patience

  15. Never Work For Free

  16. Everything Has a Price

  17. Not All Gold Glitters

  18. Predictability is Vulnerability

  19. Always Pay Your Debts

  20. Never Owe Unspecified Favors

  21. The Answer is in the Details

  22. Nothing is a Sure Thing

  23. Contingencies, for Contingencies, for Contingencies

  24. Stash your Cache or Flip it Fast

  25. Unique Items Bring Unique Problems

  26. Real Names are for Real Dunces

  27. Cultivate Your Characters

  28. Make Your Mind a Fortress

  29. Believe Your Lies, But Only For a Time

  30. There's No Shame in Doing the Nasty to Get the Goodies

  31. Loose Legs Lead to Loose Lips - Don't Underestimate the Benefits of Pillowtalk

  32. The Best Way to Hide is Sometimes in Plain Sight

  33. Cultivate Your Culture - Know Your Art

  34. Crossing the Fence is a Huge Offense

  35. Don't Be Afraid to Get Some Muscle

  36. Whenever Captured, Make Your Enemies Your Friends

  37. If You Don't Know the Patsy, the Patsy is You


For extra reading, may I present you with;

The 10 Commandments for Con-Artists


  1. Be a patient listener (it is this, not fast talking, that gets a con-man his coups).

  2. Never look bored.

  3. Wait for the other person to reveal any political opinions, then agree with them.

  4. Let the other person reveal religious views, then have the same ones.

  5. Hint at sex talk, but don’t follow it up unless the other fellow shows a strong interest.

  6. Never discuss illness, unless some special concern is shown.

  7. Never pry into a person’s personal circumstances (they’ll tell you all eventually).

  8. Never boast. Just let your importance be quietly obvious.

  9. Never be untidy.

  10. Never get drunk.


"The only thing I ever innovated, is innovation."