'The Spider in the Web'

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From: The Business of a Licentiate


A prominent target. A very prominent target, with a vast web of failsafes, contingencies, and dead man's triggers.

Unlocked with Airs of Industry 0-50, A Professional Specialisation: is Siopian


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 200

  • 137 - very chancy (41%)
  • 170 - chancy (51%)
  • 204 - modest (61%)
  • 237 - very modest (71%)
  • 270 - low-risk (81%)
  • 304 - straightforward (91%)
  • 334 - straightforward (100%)

Narrow, Kataleptic Toxicology 12 (50% base)

  • 8 and below - almost impossible (10%)
  • 9 - high-risk (20%)
  • 10 - high-risk (30%)
  • 11 - tough (40%)
  • 12 - very chancy (50%)
  • 13 - chancy (60%)
  • 14 - modest (70%)
  • 15 - very modest (80%)
  • 16 - low-risk (90%)
  • 17 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

A cutting out

[…] The work is subtle. […] You're not killing them once; you're killing them dozens of times, weakening the grip the world has on them.

The final act is a simple affair by comparison […] The Spider vanishes, and the world heals over the wound[…]

Description summary:
You expertly cut the threads of the web until the centre is unconnected, utterly erasing the Spider's very existence. As a finishing touch, you purge your own memories of the work, leaving only the vague recollection of how very clever you are.

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Failure

Making waves

You must have missed something. […] How many contingencies did they have? […] their disappearance triggers the release of some very compromising documents that send ripples throughout London. They may be gone, but their departure is anything but quiet.

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