Advance your Spouse's Career

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From: The Mirrored Salon


There are so many well-dressed people in the room. He only needs to circulate amongst them.

Unlocked with Master Jewel Thief, Train Luxuries 5, Casing... 3


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 400

  • 274 - very chancy (41%)
  • 340 - chancy (51%)
  • 407 - modest (61%)
  • 474 - very modest (71%)
  • 540 - low-risk (81%)
  • 607 - straightforward (91%)
  • 667 - straightforward (100%)

The difficulty is modified by 50 x ( Bizarre - Respectable). Note that Bizarre and Respectable can be negative even though they appear as 0.

Broad, Time Remaining at Helicon House 2

  • 1 - high-risk (30%)
  • 2 - chancy (60%)
  • 3 - low-risk (90%)
  • 4 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A sea of light

Behind [varies] stands a lady […] You conjure in the mirror a scene of writhing snakes; the lady shrieks; the tiara is deftly extracted without disordering a hair on her head.

Your spouse meets your eye with the faintest smile. All part of the show!

Description summary:
The varied bit of text appears in success and failure. It is likely, but unconfirmed, the same for both.

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Airs of PassengersPassenger
0a person in a dove-grey suit
1001 - 1029a lady in a blue gown
1030 - 1049a gentleman in a grey silk waistcoat
1050 - 1059a Rubbery man in fawn-coloured gloves
1060 - 1064a Gondolier of upper rank with the uniform to prove it
1065 - 1069an agent of the Bazaar
1070 - 1079a judge from the Evenlode
1080 - 1089a friend of the Veteran Privy Counsellor
1090 - 1099a very bureaucratic-looking man
1100 - 1109a woman dressed in Bohemian style but very expensive fabrics
1110 - 1119a man with a briefcase covered with Correspondence sigils
1120 - 1124a man in a very thick fur coat
1125 - 1129a woman with a mink stole
1130a determined Baroness with a hand-stamped letter of recommendation to the gates of Hell
2001 - 2049a mushroom-farmer
2050 - 2059a Rubbery man dressed for the factory
2060 - 2069a down-at-heels ex-Gondolier
2070 - 2074an escapee from the prisons of the Evenlode
2075 - 2136a speechless woman with a lamp affixed to her hand
3001 - 3009a scholar in Benthic robes
3010 - 3024a palaeontologist (bag of tools uncouthly on the table)
3025 - 3049a scholar in Summerset robes
3050 - 3059a scholar of Rubbery linguistics
3060 - 3064a professor interested in the sociology of the Gondoliers
3065 - 3069an archaeologist investigating the Sere Palace
3070 - 3130a legal scholar of the Evenlode
4001 - 4009a determined-looking Tracklayer
4010 - 4019a Tracklayer wearing the insignia of the Prehistoricists
4020 - 4049a solicitor employed by the Tracklayers' Union
4050 - 4059a Rubbery man in a Tracklayer's uniform
4060 - 4069a Tracklayer recruited from the Gondoliers
4070 - 4079a burly Tracklayer
4080 - 4089a wiry Tracklayer
4090 - 4099a scrawny Tracklayer
4100 - 4109a Tracklayer with a book of psalms
4110 - 4119a Tracklayer with thick protective boots
4120 - 4129a Tracklayer who hasn't bothered removing her helmet
4130 - 4137a Tracklayer in fire-proof gloves
5001 - 5009a vicar
5010 - 5024a deacon
5025 - 5039a rector
5040 - 5049a lay preacher
5050 - 5059a lay theologist translating the Bible to Rubbery speech
5060 - 5069the vicar-sailor of the floating Church of Saint Barbara
5070 - 5079a prison chaplain
5080 - 5089a dour-looking rector
5090 - 5099a factory chaplain
5100 - 5109a lay preacher of the Church in the Wild
5110 - 5119a Church historian
5120 - 5124a monk in black robes
5125 - 5129a Follower of the Anchoress
5130 - 5138a militant preacher against devils
10001 - 10009a sardonic-looking Devil
10010 - 10019a grim-looking Devil
10020 - 10029a glum Deviless
10030 - 10049a smug Deviless
10050 - 10059an expert in Rubbery souls
10060 - 10130one of the regulars of the Fiddler's Scarlet


Failure

Excessive

[…] It is a theft requiring dexterity, speed, and distraction. You conjure in the mirror a scene of writhing snakes; the lady shrieks and runs from the room. It might have been wise to determine first whether she was afflicted by any significant phobias.

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