This sort of thing happens after four cups

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From: Caligula's Coffee House


A Finger-wagging Parliamentarian is holding court in the corner. The man's spouting nonsense! Give him a piece of your mind!


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 180

  • 123 - very chancy (41%)
  • 153 - chancy (51%)
  • 183 - modest (61%)
  • 213 - very modest (71%)
  • 244 - low-risk (81%)
  • 273 - straightforward (91%)
  • 300 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A stirring debate

[…] You deride his policies and question his discretion. The crowd at the coffee shop laugh in all the right places. […] The proprietor (who, alas, is not called Mr Caligula) shares a wink and some satisfying gossip.

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Rare Success

A drop of the good stuff

[…] You deride his policies and question his discretion. The crowd at the coffee shop laugh in all the right places. […] The proprietor (who, alas, is not called Mr Caligula) gives you a cup of the good stuff.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

Wiki note: Given this action's Rare Success chance of 1%, this is on average a net loss of 0.9 actions (assuming a 100% chance of success and valuing Darkdrop Coffee at +10 actions). Additionally, the locking of this card at 119 Persuasive makes it quite difficult, if not impossible, to succeed 100% without FATE or RETIRED items (see Stat-reducing items and Persuasive Items), further increasing the net action loss incurred by playing this action.
This option is still better than most cards and storylets, but will not result in a net gain of actions as it might appear to. One advantage of Darkdrop Coffee, however, is that you do not need to use it immediately, allowing you to bank actions to redeem at a later time, even if it is a net loss of actions overall.


Failure

"Actually, I think you will find that..."

The coffee may have stirred up his nerves, but this fellow is a veteran of Prime Minister's Questions. You are roasted like the beans behind the counter.
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