A Voice from the Tower

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ID: 359491

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Sometimes the Hillchanger Tower stands nearby; sometimes it gathers a crowd of citizens around its base.

The Grey Man is preaching from within. He has stopped trying to speak to individuals, and is […] putting his questions to all in earshot of the tower.

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

Unlocked with Exploration of a Hinterland City 80-90

Card drawn in The City of the Tracklayers

Occurs with Frequent Frequency (twice as common as Standard)

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Let him get on with it

•  Spoiler ID: 263249
  

   

  Success

  Pity and condescension

  •  The City Waning is increasing… (+4 CP)

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Drive away his audience

•  Spoiler ID: 263250
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Dangerous 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

  You and the crowd

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  Tracklayers' Displeasure is increasing… (+4 CP)
  •  The City Waning is dropping… (-1 CP)

  Failure

  A drubbing

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  The City Waning is increasing… (+4 CP)
  •  Tracklayers' Displeasure is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Discover what would put an end to him

•  Spoiler ID: 263639
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Kataleptic Toxicology 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Not like this

  Success Instructions: Go to Marigold and take three Favours: Hell to the very walls of Hell in order to achieve this. If you have not been to Hell previously, you may first need to visit on your own behalf.

  Alternatively, you may choose to leave the Grey Man as he is. He will continue to complain now and then in his tower. It is up to you whether this is the lesser evil.

  Either way, if you think it is a good idea, you may return to Moloch Street and build a spur line connecting London more directly to the Tracklayers' City. Then again, you may prefer to keep a bit more distance between them.

  
  

  •  Habituated to the Hinterland is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Inkling of Identity
  •  The Grey Man is trapped, but you will not be able to remove him entirely without the aid of Hell. (Sets Exploration of a Hinterland City to 90)
  •  You've gained (200 + Efficiency) x Hinterland Prosperity

  Failure

  A misplaced effort

  •  Habituated to the Hinterland is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^