Smoke and mirrors

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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.


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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