'The Blunt Instrument'

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ID: 255654

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From: The Business of a Licentiate

This one's a real bruiser. And for some reason, it mustn't look like an accident.

Unlocked with Airs of Industry 60

Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 90

• 62 - very chancy (41%)
• 77 - chancy (51%)
• 92 - modest (61%)
• 107 - very modest (71%)
• 122 - low-risk (81%)
• 137 - straightforward (91%)
• 150 - straightforward (100%)
  

Narrow, Kataleptic Toxicology 0 (50% base)

• 0 - very chancy (50%)
• 1 - chancy (60%)
• 2 - modest (70%)
• 3 - very modest (80%)
• 4 - low-risk (90%)
• 5 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Bruises

The direct approach: [...] Blood, fists, and bruises. [...]

She [...] might be able to take you in a fair fight. Except, whoops, you caught her with one of your nails. [...] Shame. The thing you coated them with is quite nasty.

After that, it's all over [...]

• Dangerous is increasing…
• [Airs of Industry change…] (random)
•  You've gained 320 x Approximate Value of Outstanding Invoices in Pennies
•  You've gained 1 x Mysterious Client Attention Odds (hidden)

Depending on Mysterious Client Attention Odds:

•  An interested party has made a request on your skills. (Sets Attracting the Attention of a Mysterious Client to 1)

Failure

Brickbats

A direct callout. A stand-up brawl, for a change. Might have been mistake to plan on a fair fight, actually – the b____y size of her! She tosses you around like a sack of coal for a few minutes, then loses interest and throws you into the river.

• Dangerous is increasing…
• [Airs of Industry change…] (random)
•  You've gained 200 x Approximate Value of Outstanding Invoices in Pennies