Steal the books

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From: A Polite Deacon needs discreet work


The books burn later today. Can you pilfer them in time?


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 7

  • 5 - very chancy (42%)
  • 6 - chancy (51%)
  • 8 - modest (68%)
  • 9 - very modest (77%)
  • 10 - low-risk (85%)
  • 11 - straightforward (94%)
  • 12 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Light and shadow

Despite the concerns [...] don't merit the Ministry's full security arrangements. The courier is green [...]. You have no difficulty in shadowing her steps. When she stops [...] you pilfer the books.

The Polite Deacon is delighted. [...]


Failure

Alas not

You didn't get there in time. The courier disappears into the well-guarded Ministry building. A short time later, black smoke drifts out of the great brick chimneys.