Accept Mr Spices' advice on the device's mechanics

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From: Mr Spices Relies on You

This is not exactly Mr Spices' main point of expertise – but best not remind it of that fact.

Game Instructions: This will give Laboratory Research proportional to your Artisan of the Red Science skill.

Challenge information

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• 151 - very chancy (41%)
• 187 - chancy (51%)
• 224 - modest (61%)
• 261 - very modest (71%)
• 297 - low-risk (81%)
• 334 - straightforward (91%)
• 367 - straightforward (100%)
  

Each point of reduces the base difficulty by 1 point.

Success

Working in concert, mostly

The accuracy of your calculations seems to satisfy Mr Spices, for now. [...] Its presence is, still, invariably fussy [...] it confides that it fears a misaligned valve in the engine might lead the child to be born with "a chest cavity full of wasps".

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

Artisan of the Red Science	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	6	8	10	12	15	18	20	23	25	27	29	30	31	32	33	33

Failure

Difficulties

Mr Spices claims that its 'delicate condition' prevents doing much work. So it restricts itself to offering 'suggestions' and hovering about your shoulder second-guessing your calculations.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

Artisan of the Red Science	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	13	14	15	16	17	18	18	19