Ready the guns!

ID: 248122

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From: A Pirate Steamer!

The crew is wary of engaging; there's little to be gained by fighting pirates. But you won't be cowed by some tenpenny buccaneers.

Challenge information

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• 171 - very chancy (41%)
• 213 - chancy (51%)
• 255 - modest (61%)
• 296 - very modest (71%)
• 338 - low-risk (81%)
• 380 - straightforward (91%)
• 417 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Flanking speed! Man the guns!

The pirate ship is armed with a […] Revolving Cannon […] they're nimble, fast, and vicious […] their crew […] shouldering old muzzle-loading rifles […]

[…] all you need is one good shot […] you land one squarely […] sending the pirates to a cold death […]

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

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+4 CP)
•  You've gained () x Zailing...
•  You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)

Failure

Boarded

The pirate ship evades […] and instead alights next to your own vessel – […] to imagine that such a small boat could hold so many armed cutthroats. The zailors […] are momentarily taken hostage while […] the pirates cart off whatever valuables they can find […]

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

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  Troubled Waters is increasing… (+16 CP)
• You've lost 50 x Moon-Pearl
• You've lost 50 x Shard of Glim
• You've lost 50 x Piece of Rostygold
• You've lost 50 x Jade Fragment