Break into a storehouse of lily-balm

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From: The Eyes of the Ministry


In their infinite mercy, the agents of order turn a blind eye to the petty theft of vital supplies. But no thief has lived to learn how the balm is manufactured.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 120

  • 82 - very chancy (41%)
  • 102 - chancy (51%)
  • 122 - modest (61%)
  • 142 - very modest (71%)
  • 162 - low-risk (81%)
  • 182 - straightforward (91%)
  • 200 - straightforward (100%)

Success

The manufacture of wax

[...] [T]he interior of the building is abuzz with activity. [...] There's no safe way to retrieve the precious balm [...] still warm in storage vats [...] The source of the balm is a group of captive devils [...] Men from the Ministry use [...] blades to scrape the waxy substance [...]


Failure

Caught

As you tap at the pins on the padlock, you feel a heavy hand on your shoulder. More forceful gestures to follow. You don't walk all the way down the path of this unpleasantness – best leave this thread behind.