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Embracing the Enemy (2000) T2 FM

Assassination Autumn Mansion/Estate Rescue

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NOTES: Note from the author: Play sneaksie, as always in my missions it is possible to complete it without ever subduing an AI (unless of course that is your mission).

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Starring:

Paul "Loanstar" Billo as Garrett (loanstar@home.com)
Lesley "Jonquil" Lumsden as Female Servant 3
Terry "Ninjawitch" Haehnel as Benny (ninjawitch@home.com)

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Garett "Kung Fu Gecko" Choy Missions
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Briefing

I love stealing from that old goat Rumsford and generally being a major thorn in his side. But this time it wasn't easy getting this high priced trinket from his possession. I took a couple crossbow bolts in the process of fulfilling my fence's contract and have had to spend the last few days recovering from my wounds. But what pains me most is that the buyer can't pay the full amount. According to my fence, the buyer is Lord Montague and he won't be able to pay up until his next shipping convoy comes in at the end of the month. No other buyers are offering anything close to Montague's offer so it looks like I'm going to have to hold on to the thing for another few days.

But if only things were that simple.

I just got wind that someone's been hired to assassinate ol' Montague. If that happens, I'll never get paid and all my risk and wounds will be for naught. The assassin is Alex the Gray, another thief in town who's earned both my respect and a little resentment as he beat me to the job's prize a couple times before.

To complicate matters even further, I can't just stop the assassination, I have to do it discretely. Alex is a member of the Black Scorpion Society, a triad that takes honor and revenge very seriously. If they found out it was me who spoiled their plans... well, let's just say I don't need people like Alex keeping me on the run.

Montague's castle is built along the cliffs of the river bank just East of the city. I'll start in his vineyard and try to pick up Alex's trail so I can head him off before he hits Montague. When I find Alex, I'm going to have to incapacitate him somehow so he can't complete his mission.

This is more effort for my payment than I was expecting. Sorry Alex, but you are ruining my plans. Nothing personal, it's just business.

OBJECTIVES:

- If Montague dies, you don't get paid. Do whatever you need to do to stop Alex from assassinating him, but try not to be seen.
- (hard) Lord M's winery is renowned for excellent wine; especially '29 Cabernet Private Reserve. Steal a bottle for yourself.
- (expert) No one must know of your involvement; after you stop Alex, clean up any messes.
- (hard/expert) Don't kill any of the guards or servants; not even Alex.
- When everything is done, return to the vineyard.

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Game: Thief II: The Metal Age
Released: Dec. 20, 2000
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Charming

Rokinath Sept. 4, 2024, 3:59 p.m.

This is one of those missions that makes you go "it's really that old?" for not only the creativity on display, but how well it has held up all this time later. The level design is a little clunky, but it works perfectly fine enough, and does encourage you to look carefully for routes. The main objective and the sequences that occur in the leve...

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Unusual, and unique

Angder

April 3, 2024, 5:09 p.m.

One of the downsides to playing so many Fan missions is inevitably becoming jaded to "normal" missions, and naturally biased towards the more unusual FMs in thiefs fandom. (I suspect this is the reason film critics often end up prefering strange indie movies, over blockbusters.) This mission feeds perfectly into that bias.

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Short and sweet - with poop jokes

Brodo Swaggins Feb. 11, 2022, 4:38 p.m.

Short, solid, story-driven sneaker. A linear, asymmetrical castle is the setting for hunting a rival thief. The opening area is a bit drab, but once you get into the castle proper, it’s delightful. There's a great little surprise in the form of a cheese-hungry mouse, and a nice mid-level twist that deepens the already strong story. Not much repl...