A meeting with the Dean
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From: Seeking Curios and Secrets in the Forgotten Quarter
Action Cost: 3
The Dean of Cryptospelunking & Transportable Antiquities keeps an office in a re-occupied tavern at the Quarter's Edge, whence she dispatches brave students for training or punishment. She'll speak with you, but you'll need […] an appointment.
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Unlocked with 
The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter 61–75
Challenge information
- 55 - very chancy (41%)
- 68 - chancy (51%)
- 82 - modest (61%)
- 95 - very modest (71%)
- 108 - low-risk (81%)
- 122 - straightforward (91%)
- 134 - straightforward (100%)
Success
"...rat-made pick-axes are best, and they also can supply dynamite... "
You spend an enlightening afternoon at the University, chatting with the Dean in her treasure-studded office. You pick up some useful pointers in performing field work, and some interesting academic gossip. The tea, however, is stone-cold.
Watchful is increasing… (+5 bonus CP)
You've gained 2-198 x Whispered Hint
You've gained 1-10 x Intriguing Snippet
You've gained 1-70 x Cryptic Clue
[The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter wistfully change…] (1-90)
Rare Success
You are not the first to consult me this week
[…] You pick up some useful pointers in performing field work, and some interesting academic gossip. The Dean drops a few hints that you have competition: there are at least two other expeditions to the Forgotten Quarter being mounted.
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Watchful is increasing… (+5 bonus CP)
- You've gained 30-189 x Whispered Hint
- You've gained 2-9 x Intriguing Snippet
- You've gained 2-54 x Cryptic Clue
You've gained 1 x Sudden Insight (up to 21)- [The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter wistfully change…] (1-90)
Failure
"...and then the poor fellow went quite mad... "
There is one thing that you take away from your meeting with the Dean. It is this: field archaeologists disappear, go mad or are eaten in the Forgotten Quarter with distressing frequency. What are you getting yourself into?
- Watchful is increasing…
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)- You've gained 6-35 x Whispered Hint
- [The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter wistfully change…] (1-90)
