Ask about the well on the hill

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From: Quizzing the Custodial Chef


He guards his kitchen closely, but you can collar him with an innocent question on one of his many forays. You will have to pose your questions carefully; he may have noticed you with F.F. earlier.


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 100

  • 69 - very chancy (41%)
  • 85 - chancy (51%)
  • 102 - modest (61%)
  • 119 - very modest (71%)
  • 135 - low-risk (81%)
  • 152 - straightforward (91%)
  • 167 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Scholarly interest

[…] What does he do to the water?

This is a push too far. […] "You people never understand. The Drowned Man isn't—" He shakes his head. […] His hand drops to the […] hilt of his knife. Not a threat, […] but because the subject and the knife are […] linked in his mind. […]

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

  • Foxsmall.png Persuasive is increasing…
  • Watersmall.png If you wish to learn more, you'll need to resort to covert tactics. (Sets Something in the Water to 6 - Investigate the Custodial Chef and his strange rituals)

Redirects to: The Water and the Well


Failure

Suspiciously interested

He offers a detailed lecture [...] The ancient custom of well-dressing; [...] their age-old veneration of the Drowned M–

He stops abruptly [...] "Weren't you hanging around with that scientist?" He says the final word like one might say the word 'cockroach' [...]
  • Foxsmall.png Persuasive is increasing…
  • Watersmall.png If you wish to learn more, you'll need to resort to covert tactics. (Sets Something in the Water to 6 - Investigate the Custodial Chef and his strange rituals)

Redirects to: The Water and the Well