Steal some scarabs

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From: Room 387


They're worth a pretty penny. And she's got plenty to spare.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 117

  • 80 - very chancy (41%)
  • 100 - chancy (51%)
  • 119 - modest (61%)
  • 139 - very modest (71%)
  • 158 - low-risk (81%)
  • 178 - straightforward (91%)
  • 195 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Gathering bugs

The woman never stirs as you tiptoe around the room, plucking scarabs from the wall and dropping them into your pockets. Surely there are more pleasant ways of making money?


Failure

Watch your step

It all goes well until you step on a scarab. It collapses with an audible crunch. The woman whirls around, her eyes wide, and screams: "MURDERER! MURDERER! MURDERER!"

You beat a hasty retreat, her shrieks ringing in your ears.