Making your Name: Duelling the Black Ribbon

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You have agreed to duel with the members of the Black Ribbon Society. You will need to prepare for such titanic engagements.

Description summary:
With 5 the name of the storylet changes to Duelling the Black Ribbon and another paragraph appears.

Have you advanced the story?2nd paragraph
YesFrom a comfortable chair in the backroom of the Blind Helmsman, Father Norton keeps the books and makes the necessary arrangements for the bouts.

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

Game Instructions: Increase your Running Battle... to 5 to challenge an opponent. Win duels to increase your Fearsome Duellist quality and unlock new foes!

Unlocked with  5,  2

Storylet appears in

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Issue a challenge to a duel
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Find out more about the Black Ribbon duellists
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    Unlocked with  1-50

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, 74 || 51 - very chancy (41%) || 63 - chancy (51%) || 76 - modest (61%) || 88 - very modest (71%) || 100 - low-risk (81%) || 113 - straightforward (91%) || 124 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    A few whispers

    Rare Success

    Many whispers

    Failure

    Well-guarded privacy

    ^
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Sparring with ring fighters
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    Unlocked with  1-33

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, 82 || 57 - very chancy (41%) || 70 - chancy (51%) || 84 - modest (61%) || 98 - very modest (71%) || 111 - low-risk (81%) || 125 - straightforward (91%) || 137 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    A heartening bout

    Failure

    Seven? Perhaps not

    ^
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Study the fighting styles of the other duellists
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    Unlocked with  34-66

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, 78 || 54 - very chancy (41%) || 67 - chancy (51%) || 80 - modest (61%) || 93 - very modest (71%) || 106 - low-risk (81%) || 119 - straightforward (91%) || 130 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    A world of fighting methods

    Failure

    "Spy on me, would you?"

    ^
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Exercise for rough health
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    Unlocked with  67-100,

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, 76 || 52 - very chancy (41%) || 65 - chancy (51%) || 78 - modest (61%) || 90 - very modest (71%) || 103 - low-risk (81%) || 116 - straightforward (91%) || 127 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Take note of the burning sensation!

    Failure

    Ouch!

    ^
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Scout a battlefield
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    Unlocked with  51-100

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, 80 || 55 - very chancy (41%) || 68 - chancy (51%) || 82 - modest (61%) || 95 - very modest (71%) || 108 - low-risk (81%) || 122 - straightforward (91%) || 134 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Any battlefield will do

    Failure

    An unfriendly place, even for a battlefield

    ^
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Arrange a duel outside the Black Ribbon
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Deal with your wounds
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    Action Cost: 0
    Unlocked with  exactly 5,  2

     

    Redirects to:

    Deal with your Wounds

    ^