Be subtle 4

ID: 7285

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From: Sabotaging an illusion

The illusion of the Ghost depends on exactness. It will only appear if the mirrors are perfectly aligned; a difference of a degree is the difference between success and failure. So all you should have to do is move one of them. Presumably.

Challenge information

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• 77 - very chancy (41%)
• 96 - chancy (51%)
• 114 - modest (61%)
• 133 - very modest (71%)
• 152 - low-risk (81%)
• 170 - straightforward (91%)
• 187 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A bizarre effect

You sneak through the labyrinthine passages of Mahogany Hall until you reach the wings.

[…] The illusion is brilliant. Peppercorn himself is on stage, trussed up, The illusion is shattered. Your work is done, but you feel bereft. […]

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  An occurrence! Your 'Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion' Quality is now 25!
• An occurrence! Your 'Connected: Glass' Quality is now 1!
•  You've gained 112 x Nodule of Deep Amber
•  Subtle is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
•  An occurrence! Your 'Connected: Shroud' Quality is now 15!
• Your 'Day of the Week' Quality has gone!
• Tales of Mahogany Hall is dropping… (-10 CP)

Failure

The Ghost appears

You sneak through […] Mahogany Hall […] There are the mirrors […] You push one of them slightly out of alignment […]

The illusion is brilliant. […] Peppercorn must have noticed what you did and corrected it. […] You can continue to watch and marvel.

Description summary:
You move one of Peppercorn's mirrors, but he notices it and replaced it. It looks like Peppercorn has managed to open up a doorway to a tropical world. Nothing seems to be working wrong.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Shadowy is increasing…
• Connected: Glass is dropping… (-1 CP, only if it's at least 6)
• Your 'Day of the Week' Quality has gone!
• Tales of Mahogany Hall is dropping… (-20 CP)