The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
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Due to an accidental entanglement […] the […] dumbwaiters connect […] to a modest-sized townhouse in Edinburgh.
The compartment is, alas, not large[…] But with determination and a great many tugs of the rope, it will transfer items secretly and without tariffs.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
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Intercept a message
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Challenge information
Broad,
300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)The base difficulty is presumably 300, likely reduced by 25 for every level of
.Success
Cunning
Shadowy is increasing…
You've intercepted the most interesting post from your train's baggage. (Sets 
Intercepted Document to 11)- Redirects to: Balmoral
Conclusion for Intercepted Document: Plans for the Surface
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Failure
Out! Out of the scullery!
- Shadowy is increasing…
Suspicion is increasing… (+3 CP)- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Intercept a shipment
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Challenge information
Broad,
250 || 171 - very chancy (41%) || 213 - chancy (51%) || 255 - modest (61%) || 296 - very modest (71%) || 338 - low-risk (81%) || 380 - straightforward (91%) || 417 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
reduces the base difficulty by 25 points.
Success
This explains a great deal
- Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Preserved Surface Blooms- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Failure
Out! Out of the scullery!
^
Help yourself to some venison bones
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Challenge information
Broad,
150 || 103 - very chancy (41%) || 128 - chancy (51%) || 153 - modest (61%) || 178 - very modest (71%) || 203 - low-risk (81%) || 228 - straightforward (91%) || 250 - straightforward (100%)Success
A clatter of bone
- Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained 25 x Femur of a Surface Deer
Failure
Out! Out of the scullery!
^
Export the Skeleton of a Neathy Bird
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3, 
180-189, 
250
Challenge information
Broad,
200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)Narrow,
7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)
does not matter here, by the way.Success
Laughter that knows sunlight
- Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained (
/250) x An Identity Uncovered!- Redirects to: Packing away your Skeleton
Failure
Why are you bleeding?
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)
Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Establish contact with a Surface smuggler
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Base Shadowy 215, 
40,
Locked with
21, 
Success
Contact
You've lost 3 x Favours: Criminals
You now have 1 x Acquaintance: The Woman Upstairs
Sneak back upstairs
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