Deliver a poetic monologue
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From: ACT (N), SCENE (m)
On the subject of [see below], to such characters as need to hear it before the play tumbles to its end.
Description summary:
Part of the sentence depends on the 
Genre:
| Consuming Genre: | Description |
|---|---|
| Comedy | separation |
| Tragedy | killing |
| History | justice |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with 
Act II, 
Crimson Airs 1-50
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 215
- 147 - very chancy (41%)
- 183 - chancy (51%)
- 219 - modest (61%)
- 255 - very modest (71%)
- 291 - low-risk (81%)
- 327 - straightforward (91%)
- 359 - straightforward (100%)
Success
Intricacy
You are not sure that the […] audience picks up on the subtle layers of allegory, allusion, and bloody-minded rhetoric woven throughout your monologue to the […] on the […] It matters not; the quick flash of admiration in your scene partner's eyes is reward enough.
Description summary:
The adjective used to describe the audience varies with 
The Shape of the Audience:
| The Shape of the Audience | Adjective |
|---|---|
| (n/a) | endarkened |
| 1 - Beating Hearts | aortal |
| 2 - Faceless Courtiers | faceless |
| 3 - Abandoned Bones | osseous |
| 4 - Blood | sanguine |
| 5 - Red, Red Glasses | languid |
| 6 - Tangled Roots | tangled |
| 7 - Piles of Teeth | chattering |
| 8 - Roaring Flame | crackling |
| 9 - Empty Mirrors | empty |
The other character varies with 
Starring Role::
| Starring Role: | Other Character |
|---|---|
| King | Knave |
| Queen | King |
| Knave | Queen |
The end of the first sentence depends on the Genre:
| Consuming Genre: | Description |
|---|---|
| Comedy | necessity of being truthful in the face of perfect love |
| Tragedy | dangers presented by the recent bloodletting |
| History | merits of independence and the treachery of pale kings |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Persuasive is increasing…
You've gained 500 x Scarlet Applause
Scenery changes. Players enter and exit. (Raises 
Scene by 1)
Your audience's adoration of the King is increasing... (Increases 
Red Rapture by 2 CP, if already present)
Your audience's desperation for the Queen is increasing... (Increases 
Red Thirst by 2 CP, if already present)
Your audience's hunger for the Knave is increasing... (Increases 
Red Hunger by 2 CP, if already present)
[Crimson Airs change…] (random)
Failure
Truth's a dog must to kennel
Ten lines into fifty, the Fool shambles on stage, malice in his gaze and mockery upon his tongue. It is hard to call the subsequent scene a failure – but it was not your success.
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've gained 270 x Scarlet Applause
- Scenery changes. Players enter and exit. (Raises Scene by 1)
- Your audience's adoration of the King is increasing... (Increases Red Rapture by 2 CP, if already present)
- Your audience's desperation for the Queen is increasing... (Increases Red Thirst by 2 CP, if already present)
- Your audience's hunger for the Knave is increasing... (Increases Red Hunger by 2 CP, if already present)
- [Crimson Airs change…] (random)
