Deal in relics

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From: A matter of business


A riskier proposition. One must know the field. And one must be able to convince others of the authenticity of one's wares.

Unlocked with Archaeologist 1, 1 x Relic of the Third City


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 96

  • 66 - very chancy (41%)
  • 82 - chancy (51%)
  • 98 - modest (61%)
  • 114 - very modest (71%)
  • 130 - low-risk (81%)
  • 146 - straightforward (91%)
  • 160 - straightforward (100%)

Success

More idols

Relics of the Third City are not currently fashionable, but you convince some of the more serious academic sorts that their historical value more than justifies the purchase […]you wisely invest your gains in new stock. After all, fashions do change.

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Failure

'But it won't suit the mantelpiece in the parlour...'

Damn them and their shallowness! The fashion is currently for relics of the Second and Fourth Cities. Your Third City idols aren't selling at all well. Have these people no appreciation for the art of antiquity?