Get the lay of the land first

ID: MISSING

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From: Blackmailing the Press

'Measure twice, cut-purse once', as the old saying goes.

Game Instructions: This will send you back to the previous step in the story, but earn you Hastily Scrawled Warning Notes, which may be useful in concluding the matter.

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Success

Knowing where you stand and who's standing behind you

Crooks who take the time to get it right tend to last a lot longer in this business. Belt, braces, balaclava, and blackjack. That sort of thing.

Success Instructions: Hastily Scrawled Warning Notes offer you Second Chances on Shadowy checks. You can use Second Chances to retry a failed check - but you must choose to spend them before attempting it. If you fail, you get another shot. You lose the Second Chance either way.

Second Chances are particularly useful for branches that you can only attempt once, or where failure would set you back to some degree. You may find these useful for concluding this affair.

You can also spend Second Chances in Your Social Engagements to improve your skills.

•  You've gained 3 x Hastily Scrawled Warning Note (up to ?)
•  An occurrence! Your 'Raking the Muck of the Neath' Quality is now 6!
•  An occurrence! Your 'Tutorial: Claimed Warning Notes' Quality is now 1! (hidden)