Celebrate Fungus in Verse: a satire!

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From: Making Your Name: A Commissioned Epic


You could create a cunningly disguised mushroom-based satire on the tedium of business affairs. It's an audacious strategy.

Unlocked with Inspired... 4, Commission: Praising Fungus in Verse

Locked with A Name Signed with a Flourish


Challenge information

Narrow, Inspired... 5 (50% base)

  • 4 - tough (40%)
  • 5 - very chancy (50%)
  • 6 - chancy (60%)
  • 7 - modest (70%)
  • 8 - very modest (80%)
  • 9 - low-risk (90%)
  • 10 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

You got away with it!

My God. It worked. You've earnt your pay and you'll be the toast of the Singing Mandrake. He intends to print four thousand copies at his own expense. You hope no-one ever points out the joke.

Redirects to: A New Star in the Neath

Failure

That could have gone better.

He's not persuaded. An extremely frank exchange of views ensues […on] the suitability of mushrooms as the subject of an artistic commission. […] you are flung into the street, and your hat flung after you. At least it'll make a good story.

Description summary:
Who knew mushroom wholesalers could be so voluble? It's remarkable you still have the job.

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