Catastrophe: An Ending

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The final act draws to a close: [See below]

The audience [verbs] in adulation, satisfaction at […] a story well told. But their [menace] remains – an ache for the [character] that thunders in your blood, a violent reverence for one part above all others.

Description summary:
The end of the first sentence depends on Consuming Genre:

Consuming Genre:End of first sentence
Comedyloves consummated, identities revealed, and the social order upended.
Tragedyrevenge fulfilled, lives taken, blood and joyous catharsis.
Historylives enumerated, deaths tallied, and time flattened to crimson performance.

The verb used to describe the audience's reaction varies with The Shape of the Audience:

The Shape of the AudienceVerb
1 - Beating Heartsthunders
2 - Faceless Courtierswhistles
3 - Abandoned Bonesclatters
4 - Bloodsloshes
5 - Red, Red Glassesshatters
6 - Tangled Rootscreaks
7 - Piles of Teethchitters
8 - Roaring Flameroars
9 - Empty Mirrorsglimmers

The menace and character mentioned in the second paragraph depend on which menace you have:

MenaceMenace textCharacter
Red Rapturered rapture King
Red Thirstred thirst Queen
Red Hungerred hunger Knave

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

Unlocked with Act III, Scene 4

Storylet appears in On a Red, Red Stage

This storylet autofires once all the prerequisites are met.

You cannot leave this storylet without playing any branches.

Options:

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Usurp the role of King
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Usurp the role of Queen
  •  Spoiler 
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    Unlocked with Red Thirst (hidden)
    Locked with Starring Role: Queen

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Dangerous 320 || 219 - very chancy (41%) || 272 - chancy (51%) || 326 - modest (61%) || 379 - very modest (71%) || 432 - low-risk (81%) || 486 - straightforward (91%) || 534 - straightforward (100%)

    Each point of Red Thirst adds 5 points of Dangerous.

    Success

    Red raptures

    Failure

    ^
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Usurp the role of Knave
  •  Spoiler 
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    Unlocked with Red Hunger (hidden)
    Locked with Starring Role: Knave

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Dangerous 320 || 219 - very chancy (41%) || 272 - chancy (51%) || 326 - modest (61%) || 379 - very modest (71%) || 432 - low-risk (81%) || 486 - straightforward (91%) || 534 - straightforward (100%)

    Each point of Red Hunger adds 5 points of Dangerous.

    Success

    Red raptures

    Failure

    ^
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Resist the temptation of bloodshed
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Resist the temptation of bloodshed
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Resist the temptation of bloodshed

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Deliver a final epilogue (King)
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Deliver a final epilogue (Queen)
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Deliver a final epilogue (Knave)
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Abandon your part (King)
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Abandon your part (Queen)
  •  Spoiler 
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    Unlocked with Starring Role: Queen, Red Thirst (hidden)

     

    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%)

    Each point of Red Thirst removes 5 points of Dangerous.

    Success

    Accession

    Failure

    ^
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Abandon your part (Knave)
  •  Spoiler 
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    Unlocked with Starring Role: Knave, Red Hunger (hidden)

     

    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%)

    Each point of Red Hunger removes 5 points of Dangerous.

    Success

    Failure

    Discarded

    ^