Armwrestle a dockworker

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From: Candlefinder: Canvassing the Dockers


The docks are the gateway to the city – its larger intrigues play out here in miniature.

Unlocked with The Airs of London 70


Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 200

  • 137 - very chancy (41%)
  • 170 - chancy (51%)
  • 204 - modest (61%)
  • 237 - very modest (71%)
  • 270 - low-risk (81%)
  • 304 - straightforward (91%)
  • 334 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Verisimilitude

[…] sell the struggle. If you win too easily, your opponent's pride is hurt […]

[…] this docker is strong as an ox […]

"A puppet show? For kids, isn't it. Or tourists. Foreigners, and the like. We've got a few that work around here. Everyone here has their reasons."

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Failure

"I wasn't ready!"

It is over in a half-second, your wrist thumping heavily against the table. The onlookers cheer at their comrade's win, but worst of all is the slight look of pity in your opponent's eyes. This is not a strong bargaining position.