Making Use of Cats (storylet)

ID: 232887

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You have worked hard to maintain a delicate network of contacts among cats. You have spent a small fortune on fishy snacks and allowed your shoe-laces to be put to undignified uses. It is time to get something back.

Unlocked with a redirect from Bats and Cats

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Follow up a tip-off

•  Spoiler ID: 179041
  

  Unlocked with  5,  5
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 85 || 59 - very chancy (41%) || 73 - chancy (51%) || 87 - modest (61%) || 101 - very modest (71%) || 115 - low-risk (81%) || 129 - straightforward (91%) || 142 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  A strange gathering

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  • 'Making Use of Cats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
  • 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
  •  You've gained 540 x Cryptic Clue

  Rare Success

  A cryptic parlour-game

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  • 'Making Use of Cats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
  • 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
  •  You've gained 540 x Cryptic Clue
  •  Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+3 CP)

  Failure

  You need to work on your demeanour

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
  • Making Use of Cats is dropping… (-5 CP)
  • Investigating... is dropping… (-5 CP)

  ^

Ask for help with a little sabotage

•  Spoiler ID: 179050
  

  Unlocked with  5,
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, 3 (50% base) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Creeaakkk...snap!

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  • 'Making Use of Cats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
  •  You've gained 140 x Cryptic Clue
  • You've lost 3 x Rat on a String
  •  You've gained 260 x Piece of Rostygold

  Rare Success

  Deeper secrets

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  • 'Making Use of Cats' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
  • You've lost 3 x Rat on a String
  •  You've gained 270 x Cryptic Clue

  Failure

  Capricious creatures

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Seeking... is increasing… (+1 CP)
  • Making Use of Cats is dropping… (-5 CP)
  • You've lost 3 x Rat on a String
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)

  ^

Enough

•  Spoiler ID: 179262
  

  Action Cost: 0
  

   

  Redirects to:

  → Bats and Cats

  ^