Complicate the matter
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From: Prosecution of (Trial)
The law is a tangled web, with many nuances, complexities, and the odd contradiction. And a simple case would be so boring.
Game Instructions: Success here will significantly increase the prestige – and difficulty – of the case.
Unlocked with 
Progress of a Trial exactly 2, 
Trial Being Fought 2-4 (You are prosecuting a civil case.), Format of Trial exactly 0 (Oral arguments and petty points of law are permitted in this hearing.)
Challenge information
Narrow, 
Mithridacy 4 (50% base)
- 0 - almost impossible (10%)
- 1 - high-risk (20%)
- 2 - high-risk (30%)
- 3 - tough (40%)
- 4 - very chancy (50%)
- 5 - chancy (60%)
- 6 - modest (70%)
- 7 - very modest (80%)
- 8 - low-risk (90%)
- 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
Each point of 
Prestige of a Legal Case increases the base difficulty by 1 point.
Success
Point of order
Does your learned friend know that wearing one of those in a courtroom violates Magistracy ordinances? No? Pity. They'll have to go home and change. The judge [...] mentally categorising you as one of those people[...] has no choice but to support your point.
It is time to hear the closing statements. (Sets 
Progress of a Trial to 3)
You've gained 2 x Prestige of a Legal Case
Failure
An embarrassment to your profession
They've considered that. And that. That one they saw coming an hour ago and prepared a frankly hurtful retort that has even the judge cracking a smile.
Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)- It is time to hear the closing statements. (Sets Progress of a Trial to 3)
