Argue with the Unreconstructed Cynic

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From: Exploring the Mangrove College


A ragged man with sharp blue eyes sidles up to you near the dock. A blemmigan perches on his head, tendrils wrapped lightly into his hair.

Locked with Acquaintance: The Unreconstructed Cynic


Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 120

  • 82 - very chancy (41%)
  • 102 - chancy (51%)
  • 122 - modest (61%)
  • 142 - very modest (71%)
  • 162 - low-risk (81%)
  • 182 - straightforward (91%)
  • 200 - straightforward (100%)

Success

For argument's sake

[…] It is obvious that he knows nothing about boats […] but that makes him perversely difficult to argue against […] Whenever his appetite for argument wanes, he swigs a purplish liquid[…]

When his cup finally runs dry, his zeal fades. […] "It's just not the same." […]

Description summary:
A bit in the first paragraph varies depending on whether your ship is a Zubmarine or not.

ZubmersibilityFirst paragraph
0[…] "Though I understand that submersible vessels are held to be superior." Well that can hardly be allowed to stand.
1[…] "Though I understand that vessels that travel over the surface are held to be superior." Well that can hardly be allowed to stand.

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Failure

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