All the other templates suggested are mediocre at best for true spawn stealing!
120 Fencing (100 real)
100 Tactics
120 Stealing (75 real)
100 Hiding
120 Stealth (85 real)
106 Ninjitsu (100 real, looking for +15 ring)
100 Snooping (90 real)
60 Chivalry
This is the closest to viable but wasting ALOT of skill points, imo anyway.
This is more a Thug thief template designed for the days gone past when you could actually kill your marks! Now it is all about survivability and this template is wasting so much skill. Let me elaborate;
120 fencing.. great, definatly needed!
100tactics(why?? only 90 is needed and lets be honest you actually need 0 for the only effective thief avoidance strike...shadowstrike)
120stealing...imo a waste of 10 points, a true spawn thief will never be stealing above 7stones(replicas)
100hiding, a must
120stealth? (waste unless you plan to deathstrike, can gain another 40points here!)
106ninja...about right, needs to move to 110.
100snooping a must!
60chiv...imo 60 wasted points! canot heal on the run...end of statement!
The template i have used for a long time and will continue to use for a long time still is as follows;
100snooping
100hiding
120ninja
110stealing (ferret tali for the VERY rare occasion i notice something 11stone+)
110stealth
120wrestle
100alchemy
And still have points to play with.
Suit set up is, 15HPR 50EP(80 with alchy) 65DCI +around 80 in skill (shadow dancer legs, mark of travesty, DCI +stealth +wrestle bracelet)
Cant remeber what the actual HPI i have but, when i have potted and in wolf form i have around 170HP!
The tactics are simple, take your time...move slowly, wait for your marks to make a mistake...steal and run! Run some more(you shouldnt need to worry about moving shot archers too much) heal, cure, smoke bomb, tele ring/shadowjump. In the rare occasions, Disarm...deathstrike, run heal cure smokebomb...and GLOAT!