Con an Inconvenient Royal

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ID: 246979

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From: Larceny at the Magistracy

A distant cousin of the Empress has committed some ghastly crime in a way too public to cover up. A friendly judge granted a change of venue so that his case could be tried here, away from the eyes of London society.

Game Instructions: This will use up Casing and your cover identity. You will gain a very valuable item.

Unlocked with Casing... 10, Cover Identity: Backstory 80, Cover Identity: Elaboration 10, Cover Identity: Credentials 5, Cover Identity: Ties exactly 2 (Bazaar), Cover Identity: Nuance 5, Magistracy of the Evenlode: Darkness 4

Success

Easy enough

You assume the identity of an Unstoppable Barrister […]

He even gifts you his scarf […] before the verdict has come down. […] the legal case […] is full of logical holes […] But by the time they come out with a guilty verdict, you are already gone.

Description summary:
The marauders waylay the real legal team while you take over under your assumed identity. You make an impassioned case that convinces the Royal you will win, but it has no legal or logical basis. He gifts you an expensive scarf and you slip out during deliberations before he discovers the verdict will not go his way.

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

•  Casing... is dropping… (-55 CP)
•  A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+3 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Scrap of Ivory Organza
•  You have exhausted the usefulness of your most recent cover identity. (Removes Cover Identity: Elaboration)
•  Your 'Cover Identity: Backstory' Quality has gone!
•  Your 'Cover Identity: Credentials' Quality has gone!
•  Your 'Cover Identity: Nuance' Quality has gone!
•  Your 'Cover Identity: Ties' Quality has gone!
•  Your 'Cover Identity: Witnesses' Quality has gone!
•  You've gained 1 x Fabricator of Past Lives