A Public Lecture
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The Carpenter's Granddaughter worked in Lyme Regis […] excavating […] plesiosaurs. Now she has come to the Neath and commands a very dedicated audience.
Thanks to her, half of London is saying [Fads]. Not that she herself ever claimed any such thing.Description summary:
[Fads] in the description is replaced by the phrases in the expandable table below.
 Fads | Half of London is saying... |
|---|---|
| 0 – 24 | birds originated in Parabola as a form of Nightmare, and that they achieved existence through a dark bargain |
| 25 – 49 | Neath-dwellers could find Surface behemoths if only they went up in a dirigible and dug upward into the roof |
| 50 – 74 | extinction might come to the Neath |
| 75 – 84 | animals are gradually becoming smaller and that one day all humans will be microscopic |
| 85 – 100 | that all large animals originated in the Neath and some of them merely found their way to the Surface long ago |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with 
Route: The Bone Market
Card drawn in 
Fallen London
Occurs with Standard Frequency
Options:
Attend her presentation
- Spoiler Locked with
Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter
Success
Things that were, and that might be again
You've attended a lecture by the Carpenter's Granddaughter. (Sets 
Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter to 1)
[Palaeontological Fads change…] (random) (hidden)
You've gained 4-5 x Incisive Observation
Redirects to: A Public Lecture
^
See another of her lectures
- Spoiler Unlocked with Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 220 || 151 - very chancy (41%) || 187 - chancy (51%) || 224 - modest (61%) || 261 - very modest (71%) || 297 - low-risk (81%) || 334 - straightforward (91%) || 367 - straightforward (100%)Success
Things that were, and that might be again
Watchful is increasing…- You've gained 1 x Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter
- You've gained 4-5 x Incisive Observation
- [Palaeontological Fads change…] (random) (hidden)
[The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Things that were, and that might be again
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)- [Palaeontological Fads change…] (random) (hidden)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Introduce her to a friend
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter 1, 
1 x Debonair Palaeontologist or 
Buccaneering Palaeontologist
Success
An excitable conversation
You've gained 4-5 x Memory of Light- [Palaeontological Fads change…] (random) (hidden)
Ask the Carpenter's Granddaughter about the influx of bones
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter, 
Route: Doubt Street
Locked with Rumour from the Carpenter's Granddaughter
Success
A considered analysis
You've gained 1 x Research on a Morbid Fad- You've gained 1 x Rumour from the Carpenter's Granddaughter
You've gained 100 x Cryptic Clue
Offer her a few Surveys
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter 1, 
10 x Survey of the Neath's Bones
Success
A happy exchange
You've gained 2 x Plaster Tail Bones
You've lost 10 x Survey of the Neath's Bones- [Palaeontological Fads change…] (random)
Impress her with your own constructions
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Skeleton in Progress 100, Familiarity with the Carpenter's Granddaughter, 
Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies (30000 - 
Zoological Mania Bonus)
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)The challenge info shown is at level 3 of
Skeleton: Self-Evident Implausibility. The base difficulty is (100 x Implausibility), meaning that having none of that quality guarantees a sale. It's probably a good idea to consider lowering the Implausibility prior to a sale.Success
Would she honour you by acquiring your (Skeleton Type)?
Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Leviathan Frame
Redirects to: Packing away your Skeleton
Failure
Would she honour you by acquiring your (Skeleton Type)?
^
Enlist her help
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Bone Market Exhaustion, 
25 x Hinterland Scrip, 
1000 x Moon-Pearl, 
1000 x Fistful of Surface Currency, 
Favour in High Places
Success
A faint sigh
You've decreased the time it will take for the Bone Market to be operational again. (Lowers 
Bone Market Exhaustion by 1 x)
You've lost 1000 x Fistful of Surface Currency
You've lost 25 x Hinterland Scrip
You've lost 1000 x Moon-Pearl
You've lost 1 x Favour in High Places
