Begin to construct a cover identity
 Elaboration | Title |
|---|---|
| 0 | Begin to construct a cover identity |
| 1+ | Develop your cover identity more deeply |
| A player-created Guide is available for this content: Cover Identities (Guide) |
| Spoiler warning! This page contains details about Fallen London Actions. |
From: Your Cabinet Noir: The Back Room
Game Instructions: This will gain Elaboration for your Cover Identity – and start an identity with no Ties. You cannot assign Ties to a Cover Identity after you've started developing it, so choose wisely now.
Unlocked with 
Cabinet Noir 2
Locked with 
Cover Identity: Elaboration 10, 
Cover Identity: Ties
Wiki note: The title changes based on your Cover Identity: Elaboration.
Challenge information
- 103 - very chancy (41%)
- 128 - chancy (51%)
- 153 - modest (61%)
- 178 - very modest (71%)
- 203 - low-risk (81%)
- 228 - straightforward (91%)
- 250 - straightforward (100%)
Narrow, 
A Player of Chess 3 (50% base)
- 0 - high-risk (20%)
- 1 - high-risk (30%)
- 2 - tough (40%)
- 3 - very chancy (50%)
- 4 - chancy (60%)
- 5 - modest (70%)
- 6 - very modest (80%)
- 7 - low-risk (90%)
- 8 and above - straightforward (100%)
The shadowy challenge increases by 10 per point of Cover Identity: Elaboration.
Success
Deeper cover
The work is half research, half invention. If you've given your cover a background, what would such a person be named? With that name, where would they have been born? To what parents, of what class? Each answer sends you to another reference book.
[…][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Cover Identity: Elaboration
Failure
A misstep
