The Heights of Chicanery
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Game Instructions: Increase your Investigating... or Seeking... to 5 to seize couriers' secrets. As you do, you will begin to learn more about the feuding powers that they serve.
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Shadowing Couriers
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Raid a Message-Drop
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5
Challenge information
Narrow,
3 (50% base) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
The King and the cats
Shadowy is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 200 + 
)
'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
You've gained 270 x Cryptic Clue
Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 8)
Failure
How very rude
- Shadowy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 200 + )
Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)- Investigating... is dropping… (-5 CP)
More than just Messages
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5
Challenge information
Narrow,
3 (50% base) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
The cost of doing business
- 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
You've gained 540 x Piece of Rostygold- Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+1 CP)
Rare Success
A peculiar miscellany
You've gained 540 x Foxfire Candle Stub
You've gained 10 x Relic of the Second City
You've gained 1 x Reprehensible Lizard- 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Failure
The bulging sack
- Investigating... is dropping… (-5 CP)
Encounters in the Smoke
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5
Challenge information
Narrow,
3 (50% base) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Nobody at all...
'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
You've gained 540 x Jade Fragment- Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+1 CP)
Failure
Nobody of any consequence
- Seeking... is dropping… (-5 CP)
Intercept a Message
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5
Challenge information
Narrow,
3 (50% base) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Ciphers and bats
- Shadowy is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 200 + )
- 'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
- You've gained 270 x Cryptic Clue
- Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 8)
Failure
Dust in the wind
- Shadowy is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Seeking... is dropping… (-5 CP)
Dropping the Eaves
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5, 5
Challenge information
Broad,
85 || 59 - very chancy (41%) || 73 - chancy (51%) || 87 - modest (61%) || 101 - very modest (71%) || 115 - low-risk (81%) || 129 - straightforward (91%) || 142 - straightforward (100%)Success
Bridges and theatres
- Shadowy is increasing…
- 'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
- 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
- You've gained 536 x Cryptic Clue
- Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 8)
Failure
'Nice weather we're not having...'
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Seeking... is dropping… (-5 CP)
- Investigating... is dropping… (-5 CP)
