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From: Publish a Memoir of Distant Shores
Benthic College's press has an infernal deputy editor. If you are no longer welcome at the University, you'll need to bribe her lavishly to get your work published on the quiet.
Game Instructions: This will always gain you Collated Research. There may be other effects. You can remove the Unwelcome at the University quality by embarking on a Scientific Expedition.
Unlocked with 
Out on your ear, 
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Challenge information
A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 60%)
Success
Screaming city
"...Polythreme, eh? That place is best forgotten. Never seen a soul stretched that thin. I'm not even sure it was a real soul to begin with. And really, should table fittings talk back to one? They should not."
You've lost 1 x Portfolio of Souls
You've lost 50 x Memory of Distant Shores
You've gained 10 x Volume of Collated Research
You've gained 50 x Cryptic Clue
Making Waves is increasing… (+1-15 CP)
Rare Success
A ghost of the North
"...ah yes, the Northern wastes. Did you know that there's the remnants of a Third City colony up that way somewhere. Haunted, they say. Which is nonsense, of course. Who believes in ghosts these days? Well, Madame Petrovksy and her ilk. […]"
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- You've lost 1 x Portfolio of Souls
- You've lost 50 x Memory of Distant Shores
- You've gained 10 x Volume of Collated Research
You've gained 2 x Uncanny Incunabulum- Making Waves is increasing… (+1-20 CP)
Failure
Ruffians and scoundrels
"...oh, you're talking about the Iron Republic. Terrible oiks, the lot of them. How are you meant to tally souls when they keep changing the nature of mathematics every Thursday? It's barbaric, that's what it is."
- You've lost 1 x Portfolio of Souls
- You've lost 50 x Memory of Distant Shores
- You've gained 10 x Volume of Collated Research
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1-15 CP)
