Critically examine a disquieting missive
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Kill and dissect their argument.
Game Instructions: This will increase your Persuasive and Watchful. If you have at least one base level of Mithridacy, this will also increase it, but no higher than 3. Succeeding in the Mithridacy test will avoid increasing your Nightmares.It will consume the missive.
Unlocked with 
1 x Disquieting Missive (Compose a letter to spread the Bad Word), 
Mithridacy
Challenge information
Narrow, 
Mithridacy 5 (50% base)
- 1 - almost impossible (10%)
- 2 - high-risk (20%)
- 3 - high-risk (30%)
- 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
Finding the seams
You go over it […] noting the places where truths get stitched together to form misleading arguments, the points that are designed to mislead, the things left unsaid. You are not convinced. But you learn much about how such an argument is constructed.
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Persuasive is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + 
Persuasive Gains)
Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + 
Watchful Gains)
Mithridacy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 4) (if base is at least 1)
You've lost 1 x Disquieting Missive
You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
Starting  Mired in Mail | 0–3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ≥9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 P and W CP[1] | 70 | 69 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
| Ending Mired in Mail | 2–5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ≥11 |
Failure
Questioning
You approach it as a problem to be solved, look for misleading statements, truths stacked up to support false conclusions. But some of the blows land. Your acquaintance makes some good points.
- Persuasive is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Persuasive Gains)
- Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
- Mithridacy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 4) (if base is at least 1)
Nightmares is increasing… (+6 CP)- You've lost 1 x Disquieting Missive
- You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
| Starting Mired in Mail | 0–3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ≥9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P and W CP[2] | 70 | 69 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
| Ending Mired in Mail | 2–5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ≥11 |
