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ID: 5055

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From: Virginia's attention

Devils love this sort of thing. The stakes: the Correspondence Stones against Hell rescinding all claims to them for a little under two years. Virginia will represent Hell in person.

Challenge information

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• 56 - very chancy (41%)
• 69 - chancy (51%)
• 83 - modest (61%)
• 96 - very modest (71%)
• 110 - low-risk (81%)
• 123 - straightforward (91%)
• 135 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

And that would be checkmate, Virginia

Virginia is graceful in defeat[…]. She chanced the Fried Liver Attack, but you countered easily with the Luzhin Defence. True to their word, Hell ceases hunting the Correspondence Stones, at least for the moment. […] you sleep a little easier.

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

• Watchful is increasing…
• Your 'Engaged in a Rivalry of Antiquities' Quality has gone!
• Your 'Hearing Rumours of Virginia's Progress' Quality has gone!
• Nightmares is dropping… (- ~3-4 CP)

Failure

A mind like a mirror

You chance the Fried Liver Attack. She effortlessly counters with the Luzhin Defence. Your defeat comes out of nowhere[…]y. The mob of burly goat-demons Virginia brought with her take possession of the Stones […]

How unfortunate. […]

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

• Watchful is increasing…
• Your 'Engaged in a Rivalry of Antiquities' Quality has gone!
• Your 'Hearing Rumours of Virginia's Progress' Quality has gone!
• You no longer have any of this: Set of Correspondence Stones
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)