Tar Paper

A piece of heavy paper or cloth which has been soaked in tar, honey, or anything suitably sticky. The thief usually used it by slapping it on a window pane before breaking the glass. The sticky surface keeps all the fragments together as the glass breaks. Noise is considerably reduced, both from cushioning the impact of a hammer on glass, and by preventing broken glass from scattering all over the floor. Anyone listening would make a perception check with disadvantage. Passive perception for hearing the broken glass gets a -5.
Tar paper can also be used with a glass-cutter, being affixed to the center of the glass to be cut, so that it can simply be pulled out once the glass is cut out. In this case, the DM can decide if a perception roll is needed at all.

Item type

Tool

Rarity

Varies

Weight

1lb

Base Price

1 sp