Discuss the arts at a tea-party

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From: The life of the mind


Painting, literature, the dramatic arts, even poetry - these are all very suitable topics for showing off your erudition.


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 91

  • 63 - very chancy (41%)
  • 78 - chancy (51%)
  • 93 - modest (61%)
  • 108 - very modest (71%)
  • 123 - low-risk (81%)
  • 139 - straightforward (91%)
  • 152 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A fine intellect

Your discourse ranges from topic to topic; you hint at your wide and varied knowledge but remain modest […] People love to be flattered, especially by someone so obviously intellectual. After the party is over, they press presents upon you […]

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Failure

"Well, in strict terms, the Gothic vault represents the consciousness..."

[…] It is only when you begin to notice the bemused expressions on your listeners' faces that you realise that you have been praising an architect who is now in exile, thanks to some indecent drawings and some rather unwise gargoyles.

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