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|location = The Copper Quarter | |location = The Copper Quarter | ||
| − | |Description = | + | |Description = (See table below) |
|Description summary = The description changes once various qualities are acquired. | |Description summary = The description changes once various qualities are acquired. | ||
{{Variant table|Condition = Establishing a Front|Effect = Description|Compact = yes | {{Variant table|Condition = Establishing a Front|Effect = Description|Compact = yes | ||
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|Value 3 = "Yes, this is a compelling fiction." The Reformer […] has helped weather some of your forged documents […] As he talks, he idly flicks and bends […] to make them realistically old and battered. "Now, for the truths: what methods do you intend to employ?" | |Value 3 = "Yes, this is a compelling fiction." The Reformer […] has helped weather some of your forged documents […] As he talks, he idly flicks and bends […] to make them realistically old and battered. "Now, for the truths: what methods do you intend to employ?" | ||
|Value 4 = "We are very nearly done." The Reformer of Reputations has assembled the various documents […] "Now, every player of the Game must every so often remove an impediment. Regrettable, but true. When such an occasion presents itself, how do you proceed?" | |Value 4 = "We are very nearly done." The Reformer of Reputations has assembled the various documents […] "Now, every player of the Game must every so often remove an impediment. Regrettable, but true. When such an occasion presents itself, how do you proceed?" | ||
| + | |Value 5 = The Reformer of Reputations delicately closes the briefcase. "Let us review this plan, then." | ||
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| + | [see tables below] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Variant table|Condition = Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:|Condition alias = Appearance|Effect = First Snippet | ||
| + | |Value 1 = Academic | ||
| + | |Effect 1 = "You will pose as a Surface philologist. Your agents and associates will appear to be research assistants, subjects, and other academic hangers-on. This will provide cover to a wide variety of actions, no matter how bizarre." | ||
| + | |Value 2 = Criminal | ||
| + | |Effect 2 ="You will pose as the leader of a criminal enterprise. This will enable you to use the Khanate's criminal element as pawns in the Game – if you can project enough dread." | ||
| + | |Value 3 = Mercantile | ||
| + | |Effect 3 = "You will pose as London tea-merchant who trades in Surface teas. This will give you a perpetually moribund business that nevertheless will supply you with a cover story and a veneer of respectability." | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Variant table|Condition = Methods of a Khaganian Front:|Condition alias = Methods|Effect = Second Snippet | ||
| + | |Value 1 = Observation | ||
| + | |Effect 1 = As he talks, he walks around the room, opening a few of the drawers in those dozens of cabinets. "You intend to propagate a broad network of spies and informants, which will siphon information towards you. | ||
| + | |Value 2 = Subversion | ||
| + | |Effect 2 = As he talks, he walks around the room, opening a few of the drawers in those dozens of cabinets. "You intend to rely on clandestine action as a primary tool – skullduggery in the shadows. | ||
| + | |Value 3 = Manipulation | ||
| + | |Effect 3 = As he talks, he walks around the room, opening a few of the drawers in those dozens of cabinets. "You intend to operate in plain sight, employing carefully-manipulated assets and cut-outs. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Variant table|Condition = Weapon of a Khaganian Front:|Condition alias = Weapon|Effect = Third Snippet | ||
| + | |Value 1 = Misinformation | ||
| + | |Effect 1 = And if pressed, you will make use of misinformation to provide cover to your agents." | ||
| + | |Value 2 = Poison | ||
| + | |Effect 2 = And if pressed, you will make use of poison to remove any impediment." | ||
| + | |Value 3 = Dream-Shaping | ||
| + | |Effect 3 = And if pressed, you will take to Parabola to fulfil your work." | ||
}} | }} | ||
|Unlocked with = a redirect from [[Build a Khaganian front]] | |Unlocked with = a redirect from [[Build a Khaganian front]] | ||
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{{Options|Arm yourself with disinformation}} | {{Options|Arm yourself with disinformation}} | ||
{{Options|Arm yourself with poison}} | {{Options|Arm yourself with poison}} | ||
| − | {{Options|Arm yourself with dreams}} | + | {{Options|Arm yourself with dreams}}<!-- |
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| + | ==With {{IL|Establishing a Front}} exactly 5== | ||
| + | {{Options|Commit to forming a spy network}} | ||
