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From: The Theory and Practice of Law

A stack of books and notepaper. A plentiful supply of ink. An entire urn of tea.

Game Instructions:

Law type	Description
1 ( Sigil)	Given your respective forms, this will be very efficient.
2 ( Beast)	Given your respective forms, this will be inefficient.
3 ( Abstract)	Given your respective forms, this will be somewhat efficient.

Unlocked with The Form of Pursuit Scholar

Locked with Rogue Laws: Change of Scene (hidden)

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 210

• 144 - very chancy (41%)
• 179 - chancy (51%)
• 214 - modest (61%)
• 249 - very modest (71%)
• 284 - low-risk (81%)
• 319 - straightforward (91%)
• 350 - straightforward (100%)
  

Watchful, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of Watchful, capped at 210.
The above example is at the cap.

Success

Page, pen, pursuit

Your pen moves so fast, your hand begins to cramp. [...]

Description summary:
The remainder of the description varies with The Form of Law.

Law type	Description
1 ( Sigil)	Sigils can move faster than any runner, but they cannot escape the fixative power of the pen. You inscribe a net which it cannot slip for much longer.
2 ( Beast)	It, admittedly, does not do much to constrain a law which is sprinting into the distance on steady feet.
3 ( Abstract)	Ideas can be circumscribed on the page, but it is not a fast process. The law knows how to adapt, to shift itself away from your lines of enquiry. It might be named eventually, but it will not make that easy for you.

An extra sentence is added if you have Form Change Indicator:

Form change?	Description
1 ( Sigil)	The law ripples and shifts – a string of sigils, dancing through the air.
2 ( Beast)	The law embodies itself into a jagged, misshapen quadruped.
3 ( Abstract)	The law transcends; it's no longer a physical thing, but a concept, skittering away.

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

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Capturing a Law is increasing… (+(6 - 2 * ((1 - The Form of Law) % 3)) CP) Wiki note: You gain 2 CP when the Law is a Beast, 4 CP when it is an Abstract Concept, and 6 CP when it is a String of Sigils.

• Applied with unknown probability with The Reshaping of Law under 7:
  •  An occurrence! Your 'The Reshaping of Law' Quality is now ( The Reshaping of Law + (2~3)) x!

• Applied with unknown probability that increases with The Reshaping of Law and your efficiency in tracking down the target ((3 - ( Pursuit-Form - Law-Form)) mod 3):
  •  You now have ( Pursuit + 1) mod 3 x The Form of Law Wiki note: This will always shift the law into a form you are currently inefficient against
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Form Change Indicator' Quality is now ( The Form of Law)! (hidden)
  •  Your 'The Reshaping of Law' Quality has gone!
• Otherwise:
  •  You now have (current Law-Form) x The Form of Law
  • With Form Change Indicator:
    •  You no longer have any of this: Form Change Indicator (hidden)

• Applied with unknown probability:
  •  You've gained 1 x Rogue Laws: An Advantage? (up to 1) (hidden)

• Applied with unknown probability:
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Rogue Laws: Change of Scene' Quality is now 1~8 x! (hidden)

Failure

The hazards of the craft

Your pen moves like lightning, your hand never slowing. [...] it's a wonder you don't set the page alight.

Although – is that smoke? Ah. It seems you have been insufficiently cautious [...] You're going to need a new notebook. And pen. And possibly skin.

Description summary:
An extra sentence is added if you have Form Change Indicator:

Form change?	Description
1 ( Sigil)	The law ripples and shifts – a string of sigils, dancing through the air.
2 ( Beast)	The law embodies itself into a jagged, misshapen quadruped.
3 ( Abstract)	The law transcends; it's no longer a physical thing, but a concept, skittering away.

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

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)

• Applied with unknown probability with The Reshaping of Law under 7:
  •  An occurrence! Your 'The Reshaping of Law' Quality is now ( The Reshaping of Law + (2~3)) x!

• Applied with unknown probability that increases with The Reshaping of Law and your efficiency in tracking down the target ((3 - ( Pursuit-Form - Law-Form)) mod 3):
  •  You now have ( Pursuit + 1) mod 3 x The Form of Law Wiki note: This will always shift the law into a form you are currently inefficient against
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Form Change Indicator' Quality is now ( The Form of Law)! (hidden)
  •  Your 'The Reshaping of Law' Quality has gone!
• Otherwise:
  •  You now have (current Law-Form) x The Form of Law
  • With Form Change Indicator:
    •  You no longer have any of this: Form Change Indicator (hidden)

• With Rogue Laws: An Advantage? (applied with unknown probability):
  •  Your 'Rogue Laws: An Advantage?' Quality has gone!

• Applied with unknown probability:
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Rogue Laws: Change of Scene' Quality is now 1~8 x! (hidden)

•  Capturing a Law is increasing… (+2 CP)