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1P Failed Thievish Doings
1P Failed Thievish Doings
Sometimes the thief nds the trap, picks the lock or 1. You slip your hand into the mark’s pocket and search for
ts the hidden treasure. Sometimes they fail, and some small treasure. You cut your hand on something
when they do it is fun to describe the failure; “You jagged within and suffer 1 point of damage.
nd nothing” is a pretty boring result. 2. You miss the mark’s pouch and instead slip your hand
into his trousers (or her skirt). This—unsurprisingly—
FAILING TO FIND ANYTHING immediately alerts them to your attempt!
3. As you slip your hand into your mark’s pouch, they move
unexpectedly. Your hand gets snagged in the pouch,
1. You see nothing out of the ordinary and hear nothing
and you are dragged along with them.
but the laboured breathing of your companions and the
4. You successfully cut the pouch from your mark’s belt, but
creak of their equipment.
fail to actually catch the pouch as it falls. It clatters to the
2. A slight breeze plays across your face, but you can’t
ground, immediately alerting them to your attempt.
make out where it comes from.
5. Just as you slip your hand into the mark’s pouch they
3. Some of the nearby shadows seem slightly deeper than
also reach into it. Embarrassingly (and potentially
they should be.
disastrously), you end up holding hands.
4. You thought you heard a whispered conversation for just
6. Picking pockets is hard. As you reach your hand forth
a moment, but all is now quiet.
you start to daydream about what you’ll lift. Sadly, this
5. As you search the area, a shiver runs down your spine. Is
distracts you, and you miss the target instead slipping
someone watching you?
your hand into his shirt (or her dress). When you feel
6. You suddenly feel warm, as if you had exerted yourself
warm esh beneath your hands, you realise your
for some time. Perhaps it’s just the stress of the
mistake, but it is too late...
adventure?
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