'Convince' them to 'work' for you

From Fallen London Wiki
Fist2.png
Spoiler warning!
This page contains details about Fallen London Actions.

From: The Silent Partner


There's a time for reasoned discussion, and a time for a brutal display of dominance. You know which you'd respect more, were you in their shoes.


Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 170

  • 117 - very chancy (41%)
  • 145 - chancy (51%)
  • 173 - modest (61%)
  • 202 - very modest (71%)
  • 230 - low-risk (81%)
  • 258 - straightforward (91%)
  • 284 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A convincing display

They don't stand a chance. […]

[…] one painful headlock later, they submit. They understand the game, as well as you do – they'll follow you, for now. Perhaps not the most auspicious means of recruitment, but anything that wears your face must answer to you. […]

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

Success Instructions: The Silent Partner is Constrained; their movements are limited by their nature or circumstances. In this case, they cannot leave Parabola, and can only take part in Parabolan plots.


Failure

Failed negotiations

They know your every move – and a few of their own. Even here, in your base-camp, […]. They are, after all, a creature of dream. You are merely a tourist.

They leave you wrapped in vines. […] simply dust themselves off and […] back to their chosen exile.

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

Failure Instructions: To try again, make contact with the Partner once more.