A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
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Game Instructions: This is an opportunity to increase your Notability! If you ever have trouble finding this card, "Attend to matters of society!" in your Lodgings.
Unlocked with A Person of Some Importance -
Locked with Obscurity 3
Occurs with Infrequent Frequency (80% as common as Standard)
Learn about
Notability:
Chat to the Assistant
- Spoiler
Success
"Allow me the liberty of a metaphor."
Making Waves is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 3)
Redirects to: A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
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Purchase an entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals
- Spoiler Unlocked with
2900 x Penny
Locked with1 x Entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals
Success
A stroke of the pen
You've lost 2900 x Penny
You now have 1 x Entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals
Redirects to: A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
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Alter your
Notability:
"I deserve a more emphatic type-face, at the very least."
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals,
Making Waves [20 - (
B+
D+
R) + 4 *
N]
Locked withNotability 15
Success
An Achievement Unsealed!
You've gained 1 x Notability (up to 15)
An occurrence! Your 'Making Waves' Quality is now [equal to your new Notability level]!
Recommend an unknown acquaintance
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Acquainted With [friend's name],
2 x Notability
Your friend needsA Person of Some Importance -,
Acquainted With [you], no
Notability
When Sent
The Amanuensis' eyes gleam "Another soul in need of recognition? We would be delighted. Delighted."
You've lost 1 x Notability
Redirects to: A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
[Playername] has received your Notability.
Your friend will receive:
[Playername] has recommended you to Slowcake's Amanuensis! You have gained one point of Notability.
You now have 1 x Notability - A little star next to your name in Slowcake's!
Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
Throw the Amanuensis out on his oily little ear
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Notability 3,
Entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals
Success
A squawk and a bump
You've lost 2 x Notability
Nightmares is dropping… (-1 CP)
You've gained 1 x Confident Smile (up to 21)
Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar is dropping… (-1 CP)
Making Waves is increasing… (+ 1-10 CP (random))
Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
You no longer have any of this: Entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals
You've gained 1 x Favours: Revolutionaries (up to 7)
You've gained 1 x Favours: Bohemians (up to 7)
You've gained 1 x Favours: The Docks (up to 7)
You've lost 1 x Favours: Hell
You've lost 1 x Favours: Society
Gain St Destin's Candle
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Profession: None,
Notability 12,
Seeking Mr Eaten's Name 35
Locked withSt Destin's Candle
Success
And he thought he'd seen everything
You've gained 1 x St Destin's Candle
Your 'Notability' Quality has gone!
Your 'Making Waves' Quality has gone!
Your 'Favours: Society' Quality has gone!
You've gained 1 x Seeking Mr Eaten's Name
Make Waves:
Boast wildly
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Tale of Terror!!,
1 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip,
1 x Confident Smile
Challenge information
A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 50%)
Success
A cautious simper
Making Waves is increasing… ( + [1 to current
Making Waves level] CP)
You've lost 1 x Confident Smile
You've lost 1 x Tale of Terror!!
You've lost 1 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
Redirects to: A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
Failure
A nervous simper
Making Waves is dropping… ( - [( 1 to current
Making Waves level) x 1.2] CP)
You've lost 1 x Confident Smile
You've lost 1 x Tale of Terror!!
You've lost 1 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
Redirects to: A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
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"The company I keep speaks for me."
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals,
Renown: Society 25,
1 x Favours: Society
Success
"Oh, I say!"
You've lost 1 x Favours: Society
Making Waves is increasing… (+ 6-10 CP (random))
Redirects to: A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
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Bribe the man
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Entry in Slowcake's Exceptionals,
1000 x Soul
Success
Clandestine deliveries
You've lost 1000 x Soul
Making Waves is increasing… (+6-10 CP)
Redirects to: A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis
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Flirt with the Amanuensis
- Spoiler Unlocked with
A Person of Some Importance - is: A Legendary Charisma or A Paramount Presence,
1 x Confident Smile
Wiki note: This action has two identical looking versions - one for a Legendary Charisma and another for a Paramount Presence. The results are exactly the same.
Challenge information
Broad,
Persuasive 350 || 240 - very chancy (41%) || 298 - chancy (51%) || 356 - modest (61%) || 415 - very modest (71%) || 473 - low-risk (81%) || 531 - straightforward (91%) || 584 - straightforward (100%)
Success
"Er...I...um...it...fhuh..."
Persuasive is increasing…
You've lost 1 x Confident Smile
Making Waves is increasing… (+5 CP)
Failure
"Extraordinary!"
Persuasive is increasing…
You've lost 1 x Confident Smile
Making Waves is dropping… (-1 CP)
Spread gossip about a rival
- Spoiler Unlocked with
25 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip,
1 x An Identity Uncovered!
Your friend needsSlighted! [you] no more than 0
When Sent
He takes copious notes
Making Waves is increasing… (+11-20 CP)
You've lost 10-20 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
You've lost 1 x An Identity Uncovered!
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
You said some choice things about [Friend's name] to Mr Slowcake's Amanuensis, raising your own comparative social standing.
Your friend will receive:
It appears [name] has said some vicious things about your good self to Mr Slowcake's Amanuensis.
You've gained 1 x Slighted!