


Generally what happens when you attempt to ambush a cart, is you will select the Waylay skill go near a road and a cart will go by and if it has anything worth stealing (not sure the scripting for this skill even knows what's actually valuable or not as I have gotten worthless hauls more than once) it appears a smoke bomb is dropped on it, the cart handler runs away a little ways away and a thug or mercenary will spawn somewhere. It also requires a lot of micro management compared to the other Rogue activities as it is very buggy and tends to require a little finesse to pull off without regularly losing employees. As you may die or your employees could die very easily. Attempting to do this early on without decent gear can prove to be fatal to your life and/or wallet. Waylaying is one of the higher risk activities you can participate in as the Rogue class. The in-game text states the stealth talent helps with the success of this (I am not convinced it changes anything). Selecting this skill from the red section of your abilities, you setup in a bush (the bush appears out of thin air) near a road and wait to ambush unsuspecting carts. Waylaying is a skill available to Owners and employees of the Robbers' Nest (including associated upgrades) and Smugglers' Den (including associated upgrades).
