Board her!
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From: Meeting a Local Steamer
No crew means easy plunder of whatever loot lies within. Swing across the wide, dark zee, and onto the vessel's deck.
Unlocked with 
Corsair's Colours 2, 
Russet Brachiator
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 160
- 110 - very chancy (41%)
- 136 - chancy (51%)
- 163 - modest (61%)
- 190 - very modest (71%)
- 216 - low-risk (81%)
- 243 - straightforward (91%)
- 267 - straightforward (100%)
Success
Negotiation
The grapnel […] offers you an impossible foothold from which to swing over […].
[…] Doors slam […] and the vessel rocks with a desperate turbulence […]. But it cannot shake you off, and eventually accedes to your greed. You leave of your own accord, arms full of plunder.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Persuasive is increasing…
Troubled Waters is increasing… (+? CP)
You've gained 350 x Pieces of Plunder Weighing Down Your Hold
You've gained (
Zailing Speed) x Zailing...
You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)
Rare Success
Good company
The grapnel catches on empty air in its electric, uncanny way. […]
The Polythremean vessel, […] is […] grateful for the company. It shuffles a chair […] for you to sit […]. […] It shrieks in gratitude when you suggest local ports in which it might pick up a crew of its own. […][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Troubled Waters is increasing… (+2 CP)
- You've gained 400 x Pieces of Plunder Weighing Down Your Hold
- You've gained ( Zailing Speed) x Zailing...
- You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)
Failure
Repelled
The grapnel catches on empty air [...] to swing [...] onto the Polythremean vessel. It shrieks in alarm [...]
—The ship folds [...], creating a concave interruption in the smooth hull. Your swing ends with an unexpected landing in the waters.
[...] It really didn't want you aboard.- Persuasive is increasing…
- Troubled Waters is increasing… (+7 CP)
- You've gained ( Zailing Speed/2) x Zailing...
- You've gained 1 x Time Spent at Zee (hidden)
