Encounters in the Smoke

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From: The Heights of Chicanery

Sometimes, strangers meet among the rope bridges and rising smoke. Who are they? What is their business? You'll have to take a little time away from chasing couriers to see who else is walking these creaking boards.

Game Instructions: Trade in your Seeking... for rewards.

Unlocked with Seeking... 5

Challenge information

Narrow (50% base), Seeking... 3

• 5 - modest (70%)
• 6 - very modest (80%)
• 7 - low-risk (90%)
• 8 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Nobody at all...

Nobody of any importance would be seen dead in the Flit. […]Certainly not the Ambassador, for example. And he definitely did not buy your silence with a handsome jade necklace. Because he wasn't there. Not at any point.

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

• 'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
•  You've gained 540 x Jade Fragment

Rare Success

A clandestine conversation

Why is Mr Inch meeting a tortoiseshell cat on the rooftop? Is this an envoy from the Duchess? You don't get close enough to get all the details, but the scraps you hear are fascinating.

•  You've gained 20 x Appalling Secret
•  You've gained 200 x Cryptic Clue
• 'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?

Failure

Nobody of any consequence

Perhaps that was a foolish notion. Nobody of any importance would be seen dead in the Flit. Back to business.

• Seeking... is dropping… (-5 CP)