Smoke and mirrors

ID: 7286

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From: The Most Daring Feat of Illusion and Escapology!

You will be escaping from a fiendish amount of chains, ropes and padlocks, while your Fingerking helpers take care of bringing objects on and off the stage, via mirror-entrances to Parabola. Should be easy enough. […]

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Challenge information

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• 78 - very chancy (41%)
• 97 - chancy (51%)
• 115 - modest (61%)
• 134 - very modest (71%)
• 153 - low-risk (81%)
• 172 - straightforward (91%)
• 189 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A triumph

[…] [Y]our knot of chains and ropes looks Gordian from the outside, but conceals an ingenious system of releases. […]on the other side of the stage, the mirror room reflects another world back at you. […]This is the real secret of the Glass. […]

Description summary:
All you do is a bit of sleight of hand, but it is enhanced by a display of Parabolan wonder from the Fingerkings. They open a doorway, and you time your finale perfectly with its closing. The audience loves it.

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Success Instructions: This is not the end of The Wars of Illusion. They will continue! In the meantime, you can still participate in shows at Mahogany Hall.

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  An occurrence! Your 'Connected: Glass' Quality is now 20!
•  You've gained 226 x Moon-Pearl
•  Tales of Mahogany Hall is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 14)
• Your 'Day of the Week' Quality has gone!
•  Shadowy is increasing… (+51 CP, up to level 200 + )
•  Persuasive is increasing… (+25 CP, up to level 200 + )

Failure

Tangled in a lie

Your knot of chains and ropes looks Gordian from the outside, but a system of releases inside means all you have to do is pull a couple of strings whilst pretending to struggle. […]You seem to be working the knots tighter, not looser. […]

Description summary:
Something goes wrong with the release in your ropes and chains.

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• Shadowy is increasing…
•  Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
• Your 'Day of the Week' Quality has gone!
•  Plagued by a Popular Song is increasing… (+3 CP)
• Tales of Mahogany Hall is dropping… (-8 CP)