Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 4)
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You need to obtain seventy-seven First City coins. The Bishop's words linger in your ears: "You can't steal them. […] They have to be bought, or gambled and won, or freely given. […]"
[…] you could pay someone else who's just happened to steal them. Probably.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Game Instructions: After you acquire seventy-seven First City coins, you must travel to the Flit to continue.
Unlocked with 
exactly 4
Locked with 
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261
Options:
Send your monkey out into the night looking for coins
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Challenge information
A matter of luck: A long shot...but you might win (success chance: 10%)Success
A sticky prize
Inciting a Simian Revenge? is increasing… (+1 CP)
You've gained 1 x First City Coin
Failure
A shivering monkey
- Inciting a Simian Revenge? is increasing… (+1 CP)
Gamble for silver!
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Challenge information
A matter of luck: The odds are strongly against you here (success chance: 20%)Success
Luck is with you this evening…
- You've gained 2 x First City Coin
Rare Success
Luck is sitting in your lap. Luck is toying with your wine-glass. Luck, in all probability, is coming home with you tonight...
- You've gained 10 x First City Coin
You've gained 1 x Ridiculous Hat
Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
Daring is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
Hedonist is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
You've gained 1 x Nodule of Warm Amber
You've gained 20 x Nodule of Deep Amber
You've gained 1 x Horsehead Amulet
You've gained 24 x Jade Fragment
Failure
Luck is dining elsewhere tonight.
You've lost 2 x Mystery of the Elder Continent
A polypous offer
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Success
A bag of coins!
- You've lost 5 x Nodule of Warm Amber
You've lost 1 x Favours: Rubbery Men- You've gained 6 x First City Coin
Accidentally commission burglaries
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Challenge information
Broad,
60 || 41 - very chancy (41%) || 51 - chancy (51%) || 61 - modest (61%) || 71 - very modest (71%) || 81 - low-risk (81%) || 91 - straightforward (91%) || 100 - straightforward (100%)Success
A successful evening's work
Shadowy is increasing…
You've lost 1 x Favours: Criminals
You've lost 10 x Inkling of Identity- You've gained 6 x First City Coin
Failure
That didn't go so well
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've lost 10 x Inkling of Identity
Visit the Numismatrix
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Success
A single shiny silver coin
You've lost 111 x Fistful of Surface Currency- You've gained 1 x First City Coin
The Master's Voice
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Success
To your surprise, it's Mr. Mirrors you hear from
Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar is dropping… (-1 CP)
You've gained 1 x Hastily Scrawled Warning Note- You've gained 50 x First City Coin
Arrange for a theft from the Museum of Mistakes
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When Sent
The plan is in motion Let's hope your intelligence-gathering wasn't wasted. Everything is up to your friend now.
Your friend will receive:
[Friend] wants you to steal coins from the Museum of Mistakes for them...
Once Accepted
You will receive:
[Friend] has accepted the commission! You may want to explain the situation to them.
You've lost 400 x Cryptic Clue- Shadowy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 200 +
)
Your friend will receive:
You have accepted the commission from [Friend]. Learn how to prepare your theft in London.
A twist in your tale! You are now Planning a Theft from the Museum of Mistakes.- Wiki note: This will unlock Prepare your Theft from the Museum of Mistakes! as a universal storylet.
Twist together the skeins of destiny (38 FATE)
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Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You've gained 20 x First City Coin
Watchful is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 200 + 
)
