A theatrical theft

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From: Cement your place with the cats


The cats would like you to steal an illusionist's prized white rabbit. Well. Rabbits are fairly biddable, aren't they?


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 101

  • 70 - very chancy (41%)
  • 86 - chancy (51%)
  • 103 - modest (61%)
  • 120 - very modest (71%)
  • 137 - low-risk (81%)
  • 154 - straightforward (91%)
  • 169 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A clever trick

The great Henry Peppercorn's dressing room lies empty. […] No, wait. […] Peppercorn's dressing room is an illusion in itself! The real Snowy sits in a concealed cubbyhole.

[…] Philonous, the Mesmerist, gently takes Snowy […] "Welcome to the Shroud."

Description summary:
When you arrive at the illusionist's dressing room you spot the bunny sitting in a cage. However, you soon realize that it's just a mirror-based trick and the real rabbit is hidden elsewhere. Upon returning with the captured lagomorph the cats and magicians greet you in a tavern and welcome you to the Shroud.

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

Success Instructions: Note – the Wars of Illusion continue at Mahogany Hall. You can find a reliable way there from your Map.


Failure

Deceived!

[…] Snowy crouches in a bronze cage lined with straw and old copies of the Gazette. You approach the cage, reach out – and your hand hits glass. Silvered glass. This is an illusion! Before you can look for the real Snowy, you hear running footsteps […]

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