Editing Persuade the Dean of Xenotheology/Tables

<noinclude>[[Category:Tables]]</noinclude>
==Difficulty==
{{Variant table
|Condition = Question before the Board |Condition alias = Question
|Condition type = <noinclude>Raw</noinclude><includeonly>Math</includeonly>
|Effect = [[Persuade the Dean of Xenotheology/Tables|Base Difficulty]]
|Value 1 = 1 - [[Plan the next route through occupied buildings, alongside the Moloch Line|Recommending a Route through Occupied Buildings]]
|Effect 1 = 380
|Value 2 = 2 - [[Plan the next route through abandoned buildings|Proposing the Demolition of Unused Houses]]
|Effect 2 = 100
|Value 3 = 3 - [[Plan the next route through the Pitiless Bog|Recommending a Route over Marshland]]
|Effect 3 = 100
|Value 4 = 4 - [[Plan the next route across the Plain of Thirsty Grasses|Recommending a Route through Plainsland]]
|Effect 4 = 100
|Value 5 = 5 - [[Plan the next route over the Monkprince Hills|Route through Hills]]
|Effect 5 = 160
|Value 7 = 7 - [[Plan the next route across a ravine|Recommending a Route across a Ravine]]
|Effect 7 = 240
|Value 9 = 9 - [[Plan the next route through Wasteland|Recommending a Route through Wasteland]]
|Effect 9 = 100
|Value 10 = 10 - [[Vote His Amused Lordship off the Board|Proposing the Removal of His Amused Lordship]]
|Effect 10 = 300
|Value 11 = 11 - [[Vote the Efficient Commissioner off the board|Proposing the Removal of the Efficient Commissioner]]
|Effect 11 = 300
|Value 12 = 12 - [[Vote the Jovial Contrarian off the board|Proposing the Removal of the Jovial Contrarian]]
|Effect 12 = 300
|Value 13 = 13 - [[Vote Sinning Jenny off the board|Proposing the Removal of Sinning Jenny]]
|Effect 13 = 300
|Value 14 = 14 - [[Vote Feducci off the board|Proposing the Removal of Feducci]]
|Effect 14 = 300
|Value 15 = 15 - [[Vote Virginia off the board|Proposing the Removal of Virginia]]
|Effect 15 = 300
|Value 16 = 16 - [[Vote Furnace off the board|Proposing the Removal of Furnace Ancona]]
|Effect 16 = 300
|Value 18 = 18 - [[Vote the Bishop of Saint Fiacre's off the board|Proposing the Removal of the Bishop of Saint Fiacre's]]
|Effect 18 = 500
|Value 19 = 19 - [[Vote the Bishop of Southwark off the board|Proposing the Removal of the Bishop of Southwark]]
|Effect 19 = 500
|Value 20 = 20 - [[Vote the Tentacled Entrepreneur off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Tentacled Entrepreneur]]
|Effect 20 = 400
|Value 21 = 21 - [[Vote the Gracious Widow off the board|Proposing the Removal of the Gracious Widow]]
|Effect 21 = 300
|Value 22 = 22 - [[Vote April off the Board|Proposing the Removal of April]]
|Effect 22 = 300
|Value 23 = 23 - [[Vote the Wandering Gondolier off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Wandering Gondolier]]
|Effect 23 = 300
|Value 24 = 24 - [[Vote September off the Board|Proposing the Removal of September]]
|Effect 24 = 500
|Value 26 = 26 - [[Vote the Viscountess off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Viscountess of the Viric Jungle]]
|Effect 26 = 400
|Value 27 = 27 - [[Vote the Rubbery Yes-Man off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Rubbery Yes-Man]]
|Effect 27 = 400
|Value 28 = 28 - [[Vote the Hell-Scarred Gondolier off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Hell-Scarred Gondolier]]
|Effect 28 = 300
|Value 29 = 29 - [[Vote Cornelius off the Board|Proposing the Removal of Cornelius, the Bandaged Prehistoricist]]
|Effect 29 = 300
|Value 30 = 30 - [[Vote January off the Board|Proposing the Removal of January]]
|Effect 30 = 500
|Value 31 = 31 - [[Vote the Wry Functionary off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Wry Functionary]]
|Effect 31 = 300
|Value 32 = 32 - [[Vote the Delightful Reverend off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Delightful Reverend]]
|Effect 32 = 500
|Value 33 = 33 - [[Vote the Drummer off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Drummer]]
|Effect 33 = 300
|Value 35 = 35 - [[Vote the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner]]
|Effect 35 = 300
|Value 37 = 37 - [[Vote the Implacable Detective off the Board|Proposing the Removal of the Implacable Detective]]
|Effect 37 = 300
|Value 100 = 100 - [[Propose a plan for the next Station building and for the train engines to go there|Proposing a Station Plan]]
|Effect 100 = 100
|Value 105 = 105 - [[Propose a station that is a defiance to All|Proposing a Station Plan more like a Fortress]]
|Effect 105 = 520
|Value 115 = 115 - [[Propose a daringly-built station in brass and rose, tribute to Hell|Proposing a Station Plan styled in the Manner of Hell]]
|Effect 115 = 300
|Value 120 = 120 - [[Propose a station building proclaiming the Bazaar's great reach|Proposing a Station Plan that Honours the Bazaar]]
|Effect 120 = 100
|Value 130 = 130 - [[Propose a station building unmistakably of the Empress' realm|Proposing a Station Plan that Speaks to the Glory of London and the Empress]]
|Effect 130 = 100
|Value 140 = 140 - [[Propose a station fit for the wilderness|Proposing a Station Plan Suited to Wasteland]]
|Effect 140 = 100
|Value 150 = 150 - [[Propose the kind of station one might find in a sleepy village in Oxfordshire|Proposing a Station Plan Suited to a Surface Summer]]
|Effect 150 = 100
|Value 160 = 160 - [[Plan for an icy route to the Hurlers|Proposing an ice-resistant route and a well-insulated station]]
|Effect 160 = 100
|Value 181 = 181 - [[Plan your last route, and set aside land for a tracklayers' city near Ealing Gardens|Proposing a Tracklayers' City near Ealing Gardens]]
|Effect 181 = 300
|Value 182 = 182 - [[Plan your last route, and set aside land for a tracklayers' city near the Magistracy of the Evenlode|Proposing a Tracklayers' City near the Magistracy of the Evenlode]]
|Effect 182 = 100
|Value 183 = 183 - [[Plan your last route, and set aside land for a tracklayers' city near Balmoral|Proposing a Tracklayers' City near Balmoral]]
|Effect 183 = 100
|Value 184 = 184 - [[Plan your last route, and set aside land for a tracklayers' city near Station VIII|Proposing a Tracklayers' City near Station VIII]]
|Effect 184 = 100
|Value 185 = 185 - [[Plan your last route, and set aside land for a tracklayers' city near Burrow-infra-Mump|Proposing a Tracklayers' City near Burrow-infra-Mump]]
|Effect 185 = 100
|Value 186 = 186 - [[Plan your last route, and set aside land for a tracklayers' city between Moulin and Hurlers|Proposing a Tracklayers' City somewhere between Moulin and Hurlers, as no one sensible wants that land at all]]
|Effect 186 = 300
|Value 187 = 187 - [[Plan your last route, and set aside land for a tracklayers' city at the outskirts of Hell|Proposing a Tracklayers' City near Marigold Station, under the walls of Hell]]
|Effect 187 = 300
|Value 200 = 200 - [[Add Train Defences|Recommending Better Defences for Each Train]]
|Effect 200 = 100 + (60 × {{<noinclude>IL</noinclude><includeonly>Use|Type=Math</includeonly>|Train Defences}})
|Value 205 = 205 - [[Build more room for baggage on the train|Recommending More Baggage Accommodations for Each Train]]
|Effect 205 = 100 + (60 × {{<noinclude>IL</noinclude><includeonly>Use|Type=Math</includeonly>|Train Baggage Accommodations}})
|Value 210 = 210 - [[Add Train Luxuries|Recommending More Luxurious Fittings for Each Train]]
|Effect 210 = 100 + (60 × {{<noinclude>IL</noinclude><includeonly>Use|Type=Math</includeonly>|Train Luxuries}})
|Value 220 = 220 - [[Advocate paying off the striking workers|Recommending More Worker Compensation]]
|Effect 220 = 200
|Value 230 = 230 - [[Recommend giving the workers a share of the company|Recommending Worker Co-ownership]]
|Effect 230 = 100
|Value 240 = 240 - [[Recommend giving the workers a sharp corrective|Recommending the Strike be Broken]]
|Effect 240 = 100
|Value 250 = 250 - [[Free up the funds to excavate whatever the Tracklayers found|Requesting Funds to Excavate the Remains of a Prehistoric Creature]]
|Effect 250 = 160
|Value 260 = 260 - [[Pave over whatever the Tracklayers found|Suggesting the Union Pave Over a Prehistoric Creature]]
|Effect 260 = 500
|Value 270 = 270 - [[Vote extra funds to build around the anomalous block|Requesting Funds to Route Around an Anomalous Section of London]]
|Effect 270 = 320
|Value 280 = 280 - [[Propose a Red Science solution that would remove the anomalous block|Proposing to Drive the Track through the Zone]]
|Effect 280 = 180
|Value 340 = 340 - [[Accept the Bishop of Southwark's argument for an emphatically mission-oriented charter|Proposing a Charter engaging in the Work of the Church]]
|Effect 340 = 200
|Value 400 = 400 - [[Vote a dividend to the shareholders|Proposing to Pay Dividends to Shareholders]]
|Effect 400 = 200 + (20 × <noinclude>{{IL</noinclude><includeonly>{{Use|Type=Math</includeonly>|In Corporate Debt}})
|Value 500 = 500 - [[Suggest a detour through Parabola|Proposing a Bypass through Parabola]]
|Effect 500 = 300
|Value 510 = 510 - [[Plan to hire Hellworms and drill through rock that way|Proposing the Rental of Hellworms]]
|Effect 510 = 340
|Value 520 = 520 - [[Plan the next route through former battlefields|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell]]
|Effect 520 = 380
|Value 521 = 521 - [[Support Feducci's motion regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following Feducci's Guidance]]
|Effect 521 = 240
|Value 522 = 522 - [[Support April's motion regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following April's Guidance]]
|Effect 522 = 200
|Value 523 = 523 - [[Support Virginia's motion regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following Virginia's Guidance]]
|Effect 523 = 300
|Value 525 = 525 - [[Support the motion of the Bishop of Southwark regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following the Bishop of Southwark's Guidance]]
|Effect 525 = 240
|Value 526 = 526 - [[Support His Amused Lordship's motion regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following His Amused Lordship's Guidance]]
|Effect 526 = 0
|Value 527 = 527 - [[Support the motion of the Wandering Gondolier regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following the Wandering Gondolier's Guidance]]
|Effect 527 = 240
|Value 528 = 528 - [[Support Cornelius' motion regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following Cornelius' Guidance]]
|Effect 528 = 240
|Value 529 = 529 - [[Support the Viscountess' motion regarding a route to Moulin|Proposing to Venture into the Former Battlefields Around Hell, following the Viscountess' Guidance]]
|Effect 529 = 100
|Value 610 = 610 - [[Propose that the Board endorse the Viscountess of the Viric Jungle|Proposing that the Board Endorse the Viscountess of the Viric Jungle for Lord Mayor]]
|Effect 610 = 440
|Value 700 = 700 - [[Propose that the Unyielding Highlander become Castellan of Balmoral|Proposing that the Unyielding Highlander become Castellan of Balmoral]]
|Effect 700 = 100
|Value 710 = 710 - [[Propose September become Castellan of Balmoral|Proposing that September become Castellan of Balmoral]]
|Effect 710 = 200
|Value 720 = 720 - [[Propose the Fervent Widow become Castellan of Balmoral|Proposing that the Fervent Widow become Castellan of Balmoral]]
|Effect 720 = 200
|Value 800 = 800 - [[Appoint (a Tracklayer) in Furnace's place|Proposing a tracklayer aligned with Mr Fires]]
|Effect 800 = 500
|Value 850 = 850 - [[Appoint Cornelius in Furnace's place|Proposing Cornelius to lead]]
|Effect 850 = 200
|Value 910 = 910 - [[Propose that the Bishop of St Fiacre's become Patron of the Burrow Church|Proposing the Bishop of St Fiacre's as Patron of the Burrow Church]]
|Effect 910 = 300
|Value 931 = 931 - [[Vote a new set of concessions to the Union|Resuming Normal Operations with Furnace in Charge]]
|Effect 931 = 420
|Value 932 = 932 - [[Vote on Cornelius' plan to build a Tracklaying Beast|Supporting Cornelius' Prehistoricist Building Approach]]
|Effect 932 = 420
|Value 933 = 933 - [[Vote on new illumination for the stations|Supporting a Brightly-Lit Building Approach]]
|Effect 933 = 220
|Value 934 = 934 - [[Vote a package of measures intended to get work to resume|Proposing a Package of Measures to Resume Normal Operations]]
|Effect 934 = 180
|Value 940 = 940 - [[Propose special consideration to certain charitable groups|Proposing special consideration to certain charitable groups]]
|Effect 940 = 260 or 300
|Value 941 = 941 - [[Propose paying a dividend to the poor of the Hinterlands|Proposing a dividend be paid out to the poor of the Hinterlands]]
|Effect 941 = 260 or 300
|Value 1000 = 1000 - [[Propose a costly but effective tribute to Hillchanger Tower|Proposing an expensive tribute to the Hillchanger Tower]]
|Effect 1000 = 420
|Value 1010 = 1010 - [[Accept a proposal from those board members with a non-human perspective|Proposing an inhuman tribute to the Hillchanger Tower]]
|Effect 1010 = 240
|Value 1020 = 1020 - [[Accept a proposal from those board members aligned with a month|Proposing a calendrical tribute to the Hillchanger Tower]]
|Effect 1020 = 240
|Value 1100 = 1100 - Proposing to send your train to war in Parabola<br/>([[Propose you deploy your train in the Parabolan War on behalf of Cats|Cats]], [[Propose you deploy your train in the Parabolan War on behalf of Fingerkings|FKs]], [[Propose you deploy your train in your Parabolan War campaign for the Ophidian Gentleman|Gent]], [[Propose you deploy your train in the Parabolan War for the Viscountess|Visc.]], [[Propose you deploy your train in the Parabolan War|Other]])
|Effect 1100 = 200 (Cats)<br>240 (FKs, Gent)<br>300 (Visc.)<br>340 (Other)
|Value 1110 = 1110 - [[Suggest building a spur line into Parabola|Proposing to build a spur line into Parabola so that you can send in a war-train]]
|Effect 1110 = 300
}}
==Success Text==
{{Variant table
|Condition = Question before the Board |Condition alias = Question|Compact = yes
<noinclude>|Condition type = Raw</noinclude>
|Effect = [[Persuade the Dean of Xenotheology/Tables|Success Description]]
|Value 3 - 5, 9 = "Yes," she says. "There are no safe routes to Hell, after all."
|Value 7 = […] while one wouldn't like to see any […] colleagues harmed, naturally, it would be of interest to know how being submerged in the lava happens to affect the survivors. We might question […] and record their answers for further research."

[…]
|Value 10 - 16, 18 - 24, 26 - 29, 31 - 33, 35, 37 = "I have considerable experience on matters of personnel," says the Dean; and she treats the company to half an hour's gossip about the Dean of Supernumerary Faculty, by way of saying that she agrees.
|Value 30 = "I don't wish to speak ill of a former ''colleague''," says the Dean. "And I have very much appreciated her insight on the board..." But, it appears, she is in fact able to dispense with January's presence.
|Value 100, 105, 115 - 170, 181 - 187 = The Dean of Xenotheology frowns at the plans. "There's usually a Buildings and Estates Committee for this sort of question. But I suppose it looks like a building."
|Value 205 = She hears you out, then notes that lack of adequate space is the perennial bugbear of every college and university, and that one can never have too much room.
|Value 400 = "I suppose," she says. "If the numbers work out. I try to avoid those things, but I trust that your calculations are accurate."
|Value 500 = "It would be very instructive," she says. "And we're told to give more attention to Parabola these days."
|Value 510 = "The possibility of studying these creatures..." she says. "Consider what we might learn about the Law Furnaces! It is a little outside my own domain of expertise, of course, but I would be honoured to participate in a study."
|Value 520 - 523, 525 - 529 = The Dean votes yes. "I expect this investigation to yield a great deal of discovery," she says.
|Value 610 = "Certainly," says the Dean. She looks gleeful. "We never get to vote on political matters in the University committees."
|Value 700 - 720 = "If we think the candidate shows the proper administrative skills," she says. "Then it could be a very good thing for the region, which, I'm given to understand, has been somewhat underdeveloped."
|Value 800 (?) = "His palaeontological interests are commendable," says the Dean. "But I have some doubts about his morals."
|Value 850 = "He is plainly a person of sound scientific curiosity," says the Dean. "I think we could do much worse than to engage him. To be honest, Furnace never seemed so concerned about such matters as she should have been."
|Value 910 = "Well, I suppose he's the next best choice. Isn't he?" She says, giving you a cool stare.
|Value 931, 933 - 934, 940 - 941 = The Dean spends a great deal of time listing out the numerous pros and cons of the proposal. "...and on balance, I vote aye," she concludes.
|Value 932 = "Yes!," she says. "By all means let's fund this fascinating experiment. I have grave doubts as to its efficacy but it will doubtlessly be instructive."
|Value 1000 - 1020 = The Dean […] has been radiant with excitement since the story of the Tower was first divulged […]

When you […] get a 'yes' […] she goes back […] to outlining her theory about the worldview […] of beings conventionally supposed to be inanimate […]
|Value 1100 - 1110 = The Dean of Xenotheology gives a simple nod. "Even if the train is lost, we will have learned something." She looks[…]around the table. "Oh! I was speaking merely hypothetically. I'm sure nothing will go wrong with us sending a war-train into Parabola."
|Value 1200 = The Dean of Xenotheology looks keen. She votes yes {{...}} her allotted time (and somewhat more than her allotted time) {{...}} plans to visit the area {{...}} practices both of the citizens and of the landscape. {{...}} Creditor {{...}} worship the moon, {{...}}? {{...}} Greco-Roman tradition, {{...}}
}}
{{Variant table
|Condition = Other Vote |Condition type = <noinclude>Raw</noinclude><includeonly>Quality</includeonly>
|Effect = Second paragraph of Success Description
|Value Contrarian = Jovial Contrarian's Vote
|Alias Contrarian = Jovial Contrarian
|Effect Contrarian = The Jovial Contrarian remarks that the Dean is on everyone's side at all times[…]. The Dean gives a long-winded and well-meaning speech about how she tries to see all issues from the perspective of the parties concerned. After the third paragraph […]
}}
==Failure Text==
{{Variant table
|Condition = Question before the Board |Condition alias = Question|Compact = yes
<noinclude>|Condition type = Raw</noinclude>
|Effect = [[Persuade the Dean of Xenotheology/Tables|Failure Description]]
|Value 1 - 3, 250 = The Dean of Xenotheology is eager to get back to her own research – but not so eager that she will put up with your follies and misguided proposals.
|Value 4 - 5, 7, 9 = "One doesn't feel quite right proposing such a dangerous route," […] "Though the University does sometimes permit students to undertake quite unsafe courses of study, there, of course, there is at least the pursuit of knowledge to justify..." […]
|Value 10 - 16, 18 - 24, 26 - 29, 31 - 33, 35, 37 = "But should we really be kicking anyone out?" the Dean asks. "It is so difficult to persuade people to serve on a committee in the first place. I think we should try to make the best of the contributions we have."
|Value 30 = "Our colleague is a distinguished and illustrious scholar in her own right and also formidably gifted as an administrator and manager of people," […] "And it would be a travesty to remove her from the board when she is so obviously […] capable."
|Value 100, 105, 115 - 160, 181 - 187 = "I don't know much on the topic, […] But I have heard my colleagues on the Buildings and Estates committee say it is crucial to review the foundations […]"
A 'no,' it appears, until the Dean understands how the building compares to others.
|Value 200 = "Capital improvements always require new investment," says the Dean, with the certain air of someone who has heard a lot of academic gossip. "We should invite a named donor to sponsor […]. Perhaps put a commemorative plaque on the guard-car."
|Value 205 = "Capital improvements always require new investment," says the Dean, with the certain air of someone who has heard a lot of academic gossip. "Perhaps we could induce a maker of bespoke luggage to provide funds."
|Value 210 = "Luxuries […] rank […] behind the rigour of the curriculum and the advancement of research." […] in this analogy […] the train's regular adherence to schedule and progress on its intended course represent "curriculum" and "research advancement."
|Value 220 - 280 = "I doubt whether this is the best use of our capital," says the Dean. She proposes several other uses for it, […]. The conversation remains in the realm of the theoretical, since (by her own admission) she has no head for accountancy […].
|Value 300, 310, 340 = "The Statement of Purpose should not be rushed," says the Dean, in a reverent voice. "Consider how long the Council of Nicaea devoted to developing its Creed."
|Value 400 = The Dean has difficulty concentrating on the topic of money. Generally speaking, one leaves that to other committees – the ones she isn't on.
|Value 500 = The Dean is very interested in mounting an expedition to Parabola and exploring the place thoroughly. She is less interested in putting any immediate effort into applying that research […] after ten or perhaps twenty years of study […]
|Value 510 = "The concept is of course very appealing," […] There's a general sigh from the rest of the table. This […] means that she is going to vote 'no' but that she is going to spend the next fifteen minutes expressing sympathy for the other side […]
|Value 520 - 523, 525, 527 - 529 = "We could do it that way," says the Dean thoughtfully. "But there might be other approaches that would be more informative and leave more learning to posterity."
|Value 700 - 720 = "I am not sure that this Castellan would be concerned for the best interests of the region," says the Dean of Xenotheology. She goes on in this hesitant vein for at least five minutes: a no, but with plenty of frills.
|Value 800 = "I do not have the impression that he reads," says the Dean, and this is the most blighting possible indictment.
|Value 850 = "His palaeontological interests are commendable," says the Dean. "But I have some doubts about his morals."
|Value 910 = "I'm sorry I just think he's of more use here. You evidently thought the same about me, after all," she says, giving you a long stare.
|Value 931, 933, 934, 940 - 941 = The Dean spends a great deal of time listing out the numerous pros and cons of the proposal. "...and on balance, I vote nay," she concludes.
|Value 932 = "This proposal is half-cooked," the Dean notes. "I would not approve a grant."
|Value 1000 - 1020 = […] "I want to speak with it," she says. "There are so many questions – even down to its physical extent! Is it just the tower, or does it have other parts? […] I'm sorry, I get distracted. I do not have faith in this particular approach," […]
|Value 1100 - 1110 = The Dean frowns. "I think the risks outweigh the benefits here. We know that we can go to Parabola with our trains, and indeed we do. I'm not sure what more there is to be learned on this front."
|Value 1200 = The Dean frowns. She would like to visit the place, especially given the intriguing whispers […] about cult practices springing up ex nihilo in the area. But isn't there a risk that joining the place to the railway might extinguish those practices […]?
}}
{{Variant table
|Condition = Other Vote |Condition type = <noinclude>Raw</noinclude><includeonly>Quality</includeonly>
|Effect = Second paragraph of Failure Description
|Value Entrepreneur = Tentacled Entrepreneur's Vote
|Alias Entrepreneur = Tentacled Entrepreneur
|Effect Entrepreneur = The Tentacled Entrepreneur turns a disappointed gaze in her direction and burbles something in the Rubbery language. You cannot interpret it. The Dean, however, looks chastened. "Nonetheless," she says, and gurgles a response.
}}