Solution to City of Thieves

City of Thieves

This is not the shortest or easiest path; it is more gratifying to face difficult situations and barely succeed. Rather than minimizing risk, this solution includes as many interesting parts as possible, while avoiding sections that are blatantly harmful or provide no useful information. You may need high initial scores; this path assumes favorable dice rolls.

Sword, leather armor, backpack, 10 Provisions, Potion of Fortune, 30 GP, broadsword 1 Say you wish to be taken to Nicodemus 202 Allow yourself to be taken away 151 Ignore the old man -Sword 29 Feign illness to attract the guards 143 Tell them that you've got the plague 306 You walk calmly out of the cell 2 GP, sword, merchant's pass 74 Go east down Clock Street 17 Stop to talk to the miserable man 331 Fight the MAD MAN 5/5 86 Smash the glass ball on the ground 45 Place the magnificent helmet on your head 376 You set off east again Magic helmet At+1 Lu+1 161 Enter the big house 245 Walk through the archway 178 Attempt to speak with the Ogre 264 Refuse his request for food 357 Defeat the OGRE 8/9 At+1 71 Smash the box open with your sword 324 Leave the house and continue north 15 GP, 2 gems 282 Keep walking north past the small boy 247 You manage to duck to avoid the blow Lu-1 384 Set off west again 396 Enter the flower shop 145 See what Mrs Pipe has to offer 293 You leave the shop and head west -2 Provisions, flowers 24 Enter the shop on the left 336 Offer to sell the jeweler gems 302 Accept the offer 240 Inquire about the price of his rings 9 GP, -2 gems 36 You leave the shop to head west -8 GP, Ring of Fire 196 You decide to follow the crowd north 148 You walk away from the crowd -1 Provision 287 Stop and listen to the man playing a lyre -1 GP St+2 3 Pay the musician for a song 37 You walk on to the next stall -3 GP Lu+2 398 Take the bare-chested man on at his game 378 You walk on a bit further 5 GP 52 You buy some items and walk north -4 GP, Throwing Knife 200 Enter Madame Star's tent 394 Hear her predictions of the future 368 You leave the tent and head north -2 GP 117 Press on ahead down Bridge Street 31 Climb down the steps underneath the bridge 329 Leave and turn east down Candle Street Map 238 Walk down the alley and open the door 27 Play the deadly game 223 You choose a harmless pill and leave 20 GP 165 Turn right down Candle Street 139 Enter the open house 113 Give the old women something -1 Provision 141 Drink some of the soup 68 Swallow the disgusting soup 380 You feel revitalized and head east St+4 375 Climb over the stone wall 40 Ask to join in the Bays' Ball game 168 You hit the ball over the wall 359 You walk back west along Harbor Street 8 GP, silver flute, St+2 Potion of Mind Control, chalk, eye-patch 91 Toss a Gold Piece into the beggar's tin 332 You continue west -1 GP Lu+1 124 Walk down the alleyway 326 Fight both WILD DOGS 4/4 4/3 together At+1 184 You have one of Mrs Pipe's golden flowers 55 You walk back to Harbor Street 10 GP 180 See who is in the horse-drawn carriage 344 Step out of the path of the carriage 58 You curse the driver and set off west St-1 171 Walk down the jetty to board the ship 399 Board the ship by climbing the rope ladder 87 Creep along the deck to the stairs 50 Open the door on the left 271 Creep up and try to cut the pouch loose 162 You manage without waking the pirates Lu-1 7 Open the other door 6 black pearls Lu+2 232 Hide to see who is about to take a bath 12 Draw your sword and utter a loud "Ahem" 176 Leave the ship and continue your search [Ben Borryman] 78 Continue north up Harbor Street 256 Stop to talk with the jolly women 320 You walk back and turn into Clog Street [Sewers] 216 Stop to help the groaning boy 72 Fight the GOBLIN 5/4 At+1 208 Head east again along Clog Street 2 GP, garlic, knucklebones 317 Continue east past the candle-maker 280 Enter Ben Borryman's shop 213 Talk to the silversmith 248 You can afford his asking price 85 You thank him and set off east -10 GP, silver arrow 100 Continue east into Stable Street 246 Pay the little old man for a drink 98 You set off east again well refreshed -2 GP St+3 Lu+1 363 Lift the large manhole cover 48 Climb down the iron ladder 321 Walk north along the sewer tunnel 356 Kill each GIANT RAT 4/4 5/4 5/5 At+1 28 Continue further north along the tunnel 265 You possess a Potion of Mind Control 82 You walk back to the entrance hole -Potion of Mind Control, Hag's hair 104 Climb up the ladder to the street 205 Walk around the corner 44 You have a Throwing Knife 18 The knife sinks into the vagabond's chest 102 You walk quickly north -Throwing Knife 372 Enter the white house 131 Tell the woman you are a tax collector 179 Open the jingling bag 16 You leave the house quickly 12 GP Lu+1 333 You decide to keep going north 76 Walk through the barn doors 25 Make conversation with the blacksmith 169 Pay for a chainmail coat 46 You leave the stables and continue north -20 GP, chainmail Sk+2 115 Hand the wanted man over to the guards 274 You continue north along Stable Street 5 GP 222 Go into the Public Gardens 370 Risk picking one of the flowers -1 GP 14 You have a Ring of Fire Lotus flower 237 You make your escape into Stable Street 133 Walk down the narrow lane 182 You can afford the tattooist's high price 279 You find your new appearance strange -10 GP, tattoo 307 Risk walking past the two Trolls 290 You have a merchant's pass 219 Answer "No" 393 Attack the Trolls 73 Fight SOURBELLY 10/11 then FATNOSE 9/10 At+1 110 You run off west along Mill Street 239 You have the items and have been tattooed 201 Fight the wandering APE MAN 7/6 Bow, -lotus flower, At+1 St+2 -Hag's hair, compound 138 You fought the Ape Man 312 You continue your journey Golden owl 217 Kill each MOON DOG 9/10 11/9 At+1 259 Pull on a cord hanging down 4 Attack the pale man with your sword 35 Fire the silver arrow at him St-2 189 Take the shield with the unicorn crest 374 You climb to the floor above Unicorn shield Sk+1 21 Explore the tower further 77 Open the second floor door 292 You have some garlic 254 You back out and climb the stairs 310 Open the third floor door 263 You have a golden owl 153 You climb up to the next floor 65 Open the white door 319 Open the decorated sarcophagus 352 Fight the Mummy 193 You have a Ring of Fire 286 The Mummy is consumed by flames 163 You leave the room Ring of the Golden Eye Lu+2 231 Enter the black door 96 Walk over to the open chest 257 You are wearing the Ring of the Golden Eye 385 Fight each SKELETON 6/7 8/6 7/7 At+1 203 The arrow pierces the Night Prince's chest Lu-1 244 Rub lotus flower and Hag's hair compound 337 Zanbar Bone decays before your eyes -Compound 400 You are given a hero's welcome Gold orb