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[THIEF ANNIVERSARY CONTEST] - BAD INTENTIONS My third 10th
Anniversary mission was ‘Bad Intentions’. The objectives this time were to
enter Lord Jonstone’s manor and steal his precious gem ring. 2,500 was the
required loot amount, and the objectives already demanded Ghosting
procedures. In addition, I had to find a way to make Jonstone unsuspicious of
me. The first stop of trouble
was passing the guarded storage room in the basement. The door in the
opposite corner led to the 1st floor, so there was no way around
it. A patrolling swordsman from the hallway had this room as part of his
route also, making it even tougher (left image above). For plain Ghost it
wasn’t a problem, but eliminating all comments without dousing either of the two torches was a pain. The sentry
had three facing angles, and turned quite frequently. As I entered he was
facing away, and I snuck towards the dark nook with the barrels on my right,
hoping he would stay turned. After about 10-12 tries he finally stayed turned
long enough. Reaching the door to the stairs was easier, as I could move
swifter without getting spotted. The key from the patrolling guard
disappeared upon use. After all the hard work passing the basement unseen, I
found it very anticlimactic to bust Supreme in the first room of the next
floor. A lady servant stood her ground in the kitchen, immediately commenting
on the basement door opening. Frustrating, but inevitable. I moved my way upwards
without further problems. The mission design was ok, but lacked some detail
to pass for a realistic manor. By far the prettiest area was the living room
on the second floor (right image above). The girl here had a longer patrol
route going back and forth from the downstairs kitchen. Lord Jonstone’s loot was
hidden behind one of his bedroom paintings. Cleverly, there was a hidden
switch within this secret nook (left image above). It opened a crawlspace
behind the dresser with information on his stolen gem. This spawned some
items in the downstairs study, including a money box unlockable with the
well-hidden key from the attic (right image above). This was the only key
that could be replaced, so I made my way back up one last time to cover my
tracks. Had to drop the confession note onto Jonstone’s nightstand anyway. Passing the basement
storage room to exit the mission wasn’t as hard as before. The kitchen lady
still gave a comment when I descended the stairs though. Overall, a decent
contest mission. Statistics: Time: 23:27 Loot: 2700 out of 2700 Pickpockets: 2 out of 3 Locks Picked: 3 Damage Dealt: 0 Damage
Taken: 0 Consumables: None Ghost: Success! Perfect Thief: Success! Supreme Thief: Failed! Perfect Supreme Thief:
Failed! Notes: -
Got a comment from the old lady
servant in the kitchen when opening the basement door. Had to return to the
basement later also. These two comments busted Supreme in the end. |
