Publish a monograph on obscure scientific minutiae

ID: 48456

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From: The Means to Knowledge

Perhaps it'll be on the relationship of lichens and the stones of Hangman's Arch; or the colours of mud, when mixed with peligin water. Specialised research like this won't sell, but it'll make you known in certain circles […]

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Game Instructions: If this is successful, it'll ensure you're recognised as a practitioner of the Implacable Method.

Unlocked with  4, , ,  [The Legacy of the Anchoress, The Unconfined, The Implacable Method, or Your Own Genius]

Challenge information

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• 35 - very chancy (42%)
• 43 - chancy (51%)
• 51 - modest (61%)
• 60 - very modest (72%)
• 68 - low-risk (81%)
• 76 - straightforward (91%)
• 84 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

High recommendation

Niche publications often languish in forgotten reference libraries […] But your work suffers no such fate - after the Implacable Detective was seen with a copy, the eager investigators of London bought out the whole of the first printing. […]

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•  You are most often associated with the Implacable Method. (Sets Identified with a Philosophy: to 3 - The Implacable Method)
• Watchful is increasing…
•  Subtle is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
• Forceful is dropping… (-3 CP)
•  Making Waves is increasing… (+2-6 CP) [a variable amount - not sure about the range]
• Suspicion is dropping… (-3 CP)
•  You've gained 5? x Compromising Document
• You've lost 50 x Cryptic Clue
• You've lost 100 x Silk Scrap

Failure

The merciless market

Publications as niche as yours risk being left to languish in forgotten reference libraries and unpopular bookshops. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happens. Perhaps you'll have better luck with another monograph.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)