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Ominous Bequest   (2003) T2 FM

Horror Lost Civilizations Mansion/Estate Mystery/Detective Temples Tombs/Catacombs/Crypts

I was contacted by a man named Grimworth, a dealer in antiques, who offered me an interesting proposal: Lord Robert Farrington, eccentric collector and well-known sympathizer of the Hammerites, ... Read more

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info NOTES:     This mission takes place shortly after the events of Thief: The Dark Project

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He was a man gifted in his arts, but flawed in character.
To achieve his goals he cast aside the oath he had sworn.
Three went out to oppose the threat.
Where they had failed, the ignorant one would succeed.
--Keeper Annals

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Eshaktaar (Renzo Thönen)   Missions
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Briefing

I was contacted by a man named Grimworth, a dealer in antiques, who offered me an interesting proposal:

Lord Robert Farrington, eccentric collector and well-known sympathizer of the Hammerites, passed away some days ago. His two sons are currently arguing over the inheritance, because the late lord's testament has not been found yet. The place used to be heavily guarded, which is one of the reasons why I haven't paid it a visit before. But Farrington's sons have refused to continue paying the considerably large crew of guards. A great number of them quit already, and others have gone on strike.

Grimworth knows that Lord Farrington possessed numerous invaluable artifacts, but his offers to buy any of these relics had been turned down by Robert. Now that Farrington is dead, Grimworth wants me to find the lord's last will and steal all the items mentioned in it. No doubt, the testament will list the most valuable relics of Robert's heritage.

As an addition, Grimworth would like to know if the rumors about ancient quarters of a long forgotten mages order below the manor are true. If I can find documents that confirm this and, perchance, even retrieve information about a supposed way to get in, Grimworth would be willing to pay a considerable bonus. The antique dealer wants me to return with this info, so he can verify it. After that, if the information seems to be authentic, he'd hire me for a second, even more lucrative job, which would involve finding and entering the mages order.

(Later that night...)
Today is certainly not my lucky day: I was about to climb over the southern wall to the lord's estate when several loose bricks under my feet gave way. I managed not to break anything when I landed on the other side, but half of my equipment fell down outside, completely out of my reach. Now I'm inside Farrington's estate but without my blackjack and just a couple of broadheads in my quiver. I guess I have to find some means of replacement inside the manor. I can't risk postponing the job. I have to get that testament and the items listed on it before the heirs do.

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message   Lives up to its Reputation
PaulHumph    May 27, 2025, 5:14 p.m.

I played this after reading Thirteen1355's glowing review and was very glad that I did.

Read the above review for a much better effort than I could make.

I was a bit annoyed that I finished with one secret short and approx 1000 short in loot but I didn't seek any help with the puzzles, although admittedly I stumbled upon some of the answer...

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message   Turns Thief into something greater; a complete masterpiece
Thirteen1355    May 20, 2025, 7:23 p.m.

I hope this mission won't dull the impact other fan missions will have on me, for this is a near-perfect product of sheer ambition. It uses the framework of Thief to create something grander, telling an engrossing story that brings all those ambitions together. It really excels in every aspect.

I would start by telling about the story, becau...

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message   Fantastic technical achievement, terrible mission
Matt    July 28, 2024, 10:33 a.m.

A couple of years ago, when I played it, Ominous Bequest had single-handedly crippled my trust in high ratings over here. Or I'd rather say, it made me realize, my taste in fan missions will hardly meet the ratings (the general opinion) every time. That's actually fine, and since then I've luckily realized that I'm not the only one with mixed - ...

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message   A Masterpiece
Batguerra    Nov. 25, 2023, 1:29 a.m.

I have played the first Thief games a long time ago, and at the time the only fan mission I downloaded was Thief 2X. Little did I know back then the mesmerizing world of fan missions for the Thief games (to a lesser extent including Deadly Shadows). Since this is my first review of a fan mission, I'll be brief.

Ominous Bequest is nothing sho...

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message   Wow!
Massenstein    Nov. 19, 2023, 8:35 a.m.

I'm keeping this as spoiler free as possible in case someone completely new happens to read just this review, but after the following paragraph I will talk vaguely about the mood and structure.

I'm somehow very new into FMs, only having gotten into them this past week despite having been Thief fan for half my life. And what a mission for one ...

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message   Oldie but (mostly) goldie
ScipiO219    July 8, 2023, 8:25 a.m.

This is one of the earliest FMs I ever played and certainly enjoyed it at the time, and still do. There's a great sense of vulnerability in the start after having lost most of your equipment. The layout of the mansion you're robbing is easy to follow, and well detailed. The story very much develops into a true mystery once some information into...

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message   Impressive, but overstays its welcome
zhuoz    Nov. 12, 2022, 10:59 p.m.

Ominous Bequest holds up well despite its age. You will -- at first -- find a dense mansion heist with fun secrets, plenty of intrigue, and even a little humour. There is some DromEd wizardry on display as well, with pleasing touches like a functional telescope, moving ladders, and surprising behaviour from guards that makes them seem more clev...

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message   Ominous Bequest
SPIDIvonMARDER    May 6, 2020, 4:51 p.m.

Recenzja z 23 kwietnia 2012

Rewelacja! Ta FMka mnie naprawdę zachwyciła zwłaszcza, że ostatnio czułem sporo niedosytu FMkami. Grałem albo w jakieś miernoty, albo w... genialną... Elizabeth Bathory. Z nią miałem ten problem, że pomimo swej genialności troszkę przeszkadzała mi jej długość oraz brak Thiefowatości. Wszak inne realia, czasem nawet...

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