Brimstone or frankincense?

ID: 14100

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You have friends at the Brass Embassy, and friends among the Church hierarchy. How exotic! And how useful to a devil who'd like your assistance with a 'harmless practical joke'.

Unlocked with 5 x Favours: The Church, 5 x Favours: Hell

Card drawn in Fallen London

Occurs with Very Infrequent Frequency (half as common as Standard)

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Firecrackers in the thurible!

•  Spoiler ID: 5962
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Shadowy 20 || 14 - very chancy (42%) || 17 - chancy (51%) || 21 - modest (63%) || 24 - very modest (72%) || 27 - low-risk (81%) || 31 - straightforward (93%) || 34 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  The plan works perfectly

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  You've gained 400 x Nevercold Brass Sliver
  •  Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  Heartless is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
  •  Someone Is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  Austere is dropping… (-1 CP)
  •  You've gained 7 x Tale of Terror!!
  •  You've lost 2 x Favours: The Church

  Failure

  A difficult conversation

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Alert the vicar

•  Spoiler ID: 5963
  

   

  Success

  You convey your warning

  •  Austere is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
  •  Scandal is dropping… (-3 CP)
  •  Someone Is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  You've lost 2 x Favours: Hell
  •  You've gained 500 x Foxfire Candle Stub
  •  You've gained 5 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip

  ^

No time for pranks! This is a chance to settle the matter of St Meliflua's Thurible

•  Spoiler ID: 9544
  

  Action Cost: 3
  Unlocked with Austere 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 80 || 55 - very chancy (41%) || 68 - chancy (51%) || 82 - modest (61%) || 95 - very modest (71%) || 108 - low-risk (81%) || 122 - straightforward (91%) || 134 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  A delicate negotiation

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 30 x Maniac's Prayer
  •  You've gained 3 x Tale of Terror!!
  •  Someone Is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)

  Failure

  Slow work

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 5 x Maniac's Prayer
  •  You've gained 1 x Tale of Terror!!

  ^

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