Help a medium

ID: 7238

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From: Working with the Cats

A respectable medium needs an assistant for larger and more complicated séances.

Challenge information

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• 68 - very chancy (41%)
• 85 - chancy (51%)
• 101 - modest (61%)
• 118 - very modest (71%)
• 134 - low-risk (81%)
• 151 - straightforward (91%)
• 165 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

The mechanics of spiritualism

[…] Doleful people sit at a round table, exuding glum anticipation. […] The medium assures you that her processes are entirely ethereal and immaterial, but the customers expect a few theatrics to help the atmosphere. […]

Description summary:
The medium performs. Ethereal knocking on the table, with your physical assistance. A successful séance.

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

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  Making Use of Cats is increasing… (+3 CP)
•  You've gained 24 x Cryptic Clue
•  You've gained 51 x Jade Fragment

Failure

Spiritual disappointment

[…] Your job is to provide some atmosphere by rapping at the underside of the table […] you soon discover that a séance is a delicate, complex affair. You realise you've fumbled your cue when the entire room turns to stare at you […]

Description summary:
The medium's assistant. Missing your cues. Suddenly a stranger.

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

• Shadowy is increasing…
• Making Use of Cats is dropping… (-1 CP)