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From: Defence of (Trial)


There are any number of questions that need answering here before the trial can proceed further, are there not?

Game Instructions: Success here will significantly increase the prestige – and difficulty – of the case.

Unlocked with exactly 2


Challenge information

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  • 4 and below - almost impossible (10%)
  • 5 - high-risk (20%)
  • 6 - high-risk (30%)
  • 7 - tough (40%)
  • 8 - very chancy (50%)
  • 9 - chancy (60%)
  • 10 - modest (70%)
  • 11 - very modest (80%)
  • 12 - low-risk (90%)
  • 13 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

A nice point of law

Description summary:
The description varies depending on the .

TrialDescription
1You file a motion to have the trial moved to another venue[...] halfway across the Unterzee and [...] known to move around on alternate Wednesdays. [...] the debate occupies the court long enough for the evidence against your client to become somewhat confused.
2You argue that the original signatories [...] no longer exist [...] Yes, they may still be alive, somewhere – perhaps in the Tomb Colonies, perhaps simply enduring middle age. But their quintessential urchin-ness is gone, and with it, their obligations.
3[...] the Gondoliers [...] have no right to be offering their services if they cannot guarantee the integrity and safety of the goods [...] They are, in fact, a menace to civilised persons. Far better[...] that goods be moved by rail, where suitable precautions can be taken.[...]
4[...] the proper defendant in this case is not the [...] innocent occupants of Hell, [...] but rather Her Majesty. [...] perhaps there are many plaintiffs who would like to join in a suit on this basis.

The judge looks first pale, then papery, then positively ill. [...]

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Failure

An embarrassment to your profession

You raise various legal points; your opponent disposes of them all. Your client sinks lower and lower on the bench, looking decidedly disgruntled.