Conversation with the Lackey

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The title and description of this Storylet vary depending on the Lackey's current loyalty.

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1the Lackey of Mr Fires His views, and his master's, may be of interest to you; and for once you've found a time when he doesn't have half a dozen other Tracklayers in here round a keg of the old Magisterial.

As far as he knows, you are an ally of Mr Fires.

0, 2the Lackey of Mr Fires His views, and his master's, may be of interest to you; […] for once you've found a time when he doesn't have […] other Tracklayers in here round a keg of the old Magisterial.

As far as he knows, he's kept his close connection with Fires secret from you.

3Your Lackey You've secured his loyalty, as much as anyone can. So he certainly ought to have time to answer your questions.

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

Unlocked with a redirect from Start a conversation with Mr Fires' Lackey or Start a conversation with your Lackey

Storylet appears in Moloch Street

Options:

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Ask about his goals
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    Action Cost: 0

     

    Success

    Simple

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Ask about Mr Fires' goals (without Furnace's Fate Revealed)
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Ask about Mr Fires' goals (with Furnace's Fate Revealed 1 - Rescued)
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    Action Cost: 0
    Unlocked with Furnace's Fate Revealed exactly 1

     

    Success

    (see table below)

    ^
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Ask about Mr Fires' goals (with Furnace's Fate Revealed 2 - Abandoned)
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    Action Cost: 0
    Unlocked with Furnace's Fate Revealed exactly 2

     

    Success

    (see table below)

    ^
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Ask him about the Liberationists
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    Action Cost: 0

     

    Success

    Dark questions

    ^
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Ask him about the Prehistoricists
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    Action Cost: 0

     

    Success

    Purely funny

    ^
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Ask him about the Emancipationists
  •  Spoiler 
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    Action Cost: 0

     

    Success

    Mr Fires' Lackey

    ^
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Ask whether he has any ideology of his own
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    Action Cost: 0

     

    Success

    Decidedly not

    ^
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Ask how he came to be in this position
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Bribe your way into the Tracklayers' good graces
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Reveal that you know he works for Mr Fires, and that you approve
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    Unlocked with A Pawn among Tracklayers exactly 0 or exactly 2

     

    Success

    Weakening denials

    • Pawnsmall.png An occurrence! Your 'A Pawn among Tracklayers' Quality is now 1 - Appoint a Tracklayer who might be a friend of Fires, because an alliance with Fires might be useful!
    ^
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Turn him to be your own Lackey
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    Locked with A Pawn among Tracklayers 3

     

    Challenge information

    Narrow, A Player of Chess 2 (50% base) || 0 - high-risk (30%) || 1 - tough (40%) || 2 - very chancy (50%) || 3 - chancy (60%) || 4 - modest (70%) || 5 - very modest (80%) || 6 - low-risk (90%) || 7 and above - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    A receptive hearing

    • Pawnsmall.png An occurrence! Your 'A Pawn among Tracklayers' Quality is now 3 - Appoint a Tracklayer whose loyalties you've turned towards yourself!
    • Tracklayernocturnalsmall.png A former lackey of Mr Fires, now loyal to your good self, leads the Tracklayers' Union. (Sets Leader of the Tracklayers to A Lackey of Yours, Formerly Aligned with Mr Fires)

    Failure

    No sale

    ^
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Ask about what he learned at Hurlers
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Turn the subject back to matters of business