Establish a false Curriculum Vitae

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From: Lies for Clay Men to Tell


The age of these Unfinished Men cannot be disguised. But perhaps it may be made into a virtue, with a recitation of their unblemished reputations from days gone by.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 50

  • 35 - very chancy (42%)
  • 43 - chancy (51%)
  • 51 - modest (61%)
  • 60 - very modest (72%)
  • 68 - low-risk (81%)
  • 76 - straightforward (91%)
  • 84 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Cultivation

[…]You need to find those who will cooperate – willing to say on record[…] Records must be purloined […]Ship's manifests are altered and replaced […]Every thread must be solid, so that if one fails, the rest can still catch your Clay Man before they plunge[…]

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Failure

History's victors

(see table below)
Assisting an Unfinished ManDescription
1 (Studious Clay Woman)The problem is that the Studious Clay Woman will not stop offering corrections, digressions and alterations to your carefully constructed histories. "I AM SORRY," she says. "BUT I WOULD HATE FOR YOUR PEOPLE TO GET THE WRONG IDEA."
2 (Recalcitrant Clay Man)The Recalcitrant Clay Man considers your ideas for a moment. "NO," he says at length. "IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT."
3 (Mutinous Clay Man)The Mutinous Clay Man is too adept […] Once he understands that history is a narrative, and that a narrative can be altered, he sets to the task with gusto. "THERE WERE NO KHANS. NO PRIESTS. NO DEVILS. ALL WAS HELD IN KIND AND EVERY THRONE WAS TOPPLED." […]