Larceny at Balmoral
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The Clay Highwayman's doorstep, though he ranges further afield to make sure there is confusion about his point of origin.
Unlocked with (hidden)
Locked with (hidden)
Occurs with Standard Frequency
Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.
Options:
Join a group of marauders headed for Crathie
- Spoiler Locked with
Success
The Matter of the Dumbwaiter
- You have a new Accomplishment... Discovered: the Balmoral Dumbwaiter!
Join a scouting party
- Spoiler
Challenge information
Broad, 300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)
Each point of reduces the base difficulty by 10 points.
Success
The dumbwaiter's output
Failure
An aborted expedition
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Ambush a smuggler
- Spoiler Unlocked with 6
Success
Diamonds!
- Casing... is dropping… (-21 CP)
- A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+1 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Magnificent Diamond
Ambush a courier
- Spoiler Unlocked with 8
Success
The contents of a courier's bag
- Casing... is dropping… (-36 CP)
- A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+2 CP)
- You've gained 2 x Vital Intelligence
Con a Palaeontological Yank
- Spoiler Unlocked with 10, 80, 10, 5, 5, 4
Success
"Say, that's a bully idea!"
- Casing... is dropping… (-55 CP)
- A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+3 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Prismatic Frame
- Your 'Cover Identity: Elaboration' Quality has gone!
- Your 'Cover Identity: Backstory' Quality has gone!
- Your 'Cover Identity: Nuance' Quality has gone!
- Your 'Cover Identity: Credentials' Quality has gone!
- You've gained 1 x Fabricator of Past Lives