The Acacia and the Butterfly
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A midnight war is raging between the Gracious Widow's smugglers and the city’s dock-gangs. The smugglers want to move their contraband; the gangs want their cut.
Occurs with Very Infrequent Frequency (half as common as Standard)
Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.
Options:
Settle in the Widow's favour
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Success
The smugglers are pleased
- You've gained (250 x ( - 3) x Jade Fragment
- Someone Is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Favour in High Places
- Your 'Favours: The Docks' Quality has gone!
- You've gained 1 x Whisper-Satin Scrap
- You've gained 1 x Surface-Silk Scrap
Make an agreement favouring the dock-gangs
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Success
The dockers are pleased
- Connected: The Widow is dropping… (-500 CP)
- Someone Is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Strong-Backed Labour
- You've gained 1 x Puzzling Map
- You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (1-80)
Work long into the night forging a compromise solution
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Challenge information
Broad, 80 || 55 - very chancy (41%) || 68 - chancy (51%) || 82 - modest (61%) || 95 - very modest (71%) || 108 - low-risk (81%) || 122 - straightforward (91%) || 134 - straightforward (100%)
Success
An end to hostilities
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Connected: The Widow is dropping… (-100 CP)
- You've gained 250 x Jade Fragment
- Subtle is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
- Someone Is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Strong-Backed Labour
- You've lost 1 x Favours: The Docks
- You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (Up to 60)
Failure
Not quite as planned
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Subtle is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
- You've lost 3 x Favours: The Docks
- Connected: The Widow is dropping… (-5 CP)