Investigate his pockets

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ID: 39611

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From: A Special Constable

Investigate his pockets, as he investigates us. So moral calculus dictates.

Challenge information

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• 28 - very chancy (42%)
• 34 - chancy (51%)
• 41 - modest (61%)
• 48 - very modest (72%)
• 54 - low-risk (81%)
• 61 - straightforward (91%)
• 67 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A successful sleight

There's something perched on the crown of his hat: something with pinions and talons, but not quite a bird. It doesn't twitch as you brush past him, though. Nicely dipped.

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  You've gained (see below) Pickpocket's Trophy
•  You've gained 1 x Approaching your Destination

Base Shadowy	1–69	70–89	90–99	100–107	108–113	114–120	121–126	127–132	133–140	141–150	151–170	171–230
	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16

Failure

Something unsettling

As your hand snakes out, something uncoils from the crown of his hat: something with eyes like flecks of anthracite and feathers like charred glim. "Not too close," it croaks. […] The Constable turns towards you, and you make haste to be elsewhere.

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• Shadowy is increasing…
•  You've gained 2 x Approaching your Destination
• You've lost 2 x Unseen