An Author of Gothic Tales
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Storylet appears in The Bone Market
Options:
Sell to an Author of Gothic Tales
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Skeleton in Progress 100,
Skeleton: Antiquity,
Skeleton: Menace
Locked withBone Market Exhaustion 4
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 225 || 154 - very chancy (41%) || 192 - chancy (51%) || 229 - modest (61%) || 267 - very modest (71%) || 304 - low-risk (81%) || 342 - straightforward (91%) || 375 - straightforward (100%)
The challenge info shown is obtained at 3 levels of
Skeleton: Self-Evident Implausibility. The base level is (75 x
Implausibility), meaning that having zero level of that guarantees a sale.
Success
The more antique and menacing the better
Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained (5 + ((
Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies +
Zoological Mania Bonus) / 50)) x Hinterland Scrip
You've gained (
Antiquity *
Menace / 20) x Bone Market Exhaustion (rounded down)
If
Bone Market Fluctuations: is Antiquity:
You've gained (
Skeleton: Antiquity * (
Skeleton: Menace + 0.5)) x Carved Ball of Stygian Ivory
If
Bone Market Fluctuations: is Menace:
You've gained ((
Skeleton: Antiquity + 0.5) *
Skeleton: Menace) x Carved Ball of Stygian Ivory
Otherwise:
You've gained (
Skeleton: Antiquity *
Skeleton: Menace) x Carved Ball of Stygian Ivory
Redirects to: Packing away your Skeleton
Failure
No sale
^
Sell her a Viric Frock
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1 x Viric Frock
Success
In exchange —
You've lost 1 x Viric Frock
You've gained 10 x First City Coin
You've gained 450 x Hinterland Scrip
Contribute some expertise to her next novel
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Challenge information
Narrow,
Kataleptic Toxicology 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
Success
For those effects, two grains dissolved in spirit...
You've gained 1 x First City Coin
You've gained 4 x Hinterland Scrip
Failure
Too realistic?
Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
Sell her a Percipient Egg
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1 x Percipient Egg, Untreated
Success
Inspiring, apparently
You've lost 1 x Percipient Egg, Untreated
You've gained 10 x Hinterland Scrip