Do not go gently

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From: Captured by the Clay Highwayman!

Kidnap? You? Do they know who they're dealing with?

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Challenge information

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• 260 - very chancy (41%)
• 323 - chancy (51%)
• 387 - modest (61%)
• 450 - very modest (71%)
• 513 - low-risk (81%)
• 577 - straightforward (91%)
• 634 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Hardscrabble fighting

There's a lot of them, and they're quite strong. In the end, you prevail, but not without more than a few bruises.

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  Wounds is increasing… (+3 CP)
• An occurrence! Your 'Seeing Banditry in the Upper River' Quality is now 7! (hidden)

Failure

Yes, they do

They manage to grapple you and get a black bag over your head; there's an awful lot of grasping hands. Not long after, you're marching […] towards some unknown destination.

The bag is a formality, they explain. […] The accents are Scottish.

[…]

Description summary:
The third paragraph changes if this isn't your first visit.

On the Trail	Third paragraph
5	When they remove the bag, you stand before a lavish tent on the edge of the moonlit woods, where the forest gives way to the rocky terrain of the Neath. Little caves dot the landscape.
100	Before long, you arrive once more at the Clay Highwayman's camp. "Welcome back," he says, with a grin. "I am glad you continue to enjoy my hospitality."

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

• You have moved to a new area: a hidden camp nestled in the woods of Balmoral
• You have a new Accomplishment... Discovered: The Clay Highwayman's Hideout!
• Dangerous is increasing…
•  Wounds is increasing… (+4 CP)
•  An occurrence! Your 'Waiting on a Ransom' Quality is now 8!
• An occurrence! Your 'Seeing Banditry in the Upper River' Quality is now 4! (hidden)

Redirects to: A First Impression of the Clay Highwayman (With < 100)