Establishing a Front (Storylet)
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Description summary:
The description changes once various qualities are acquired.
 Establishing a Front | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | The Reformer […] is more than happy to help you establish your very own clandestine intelligence-gathering operation […]
It all starts from one individual – a fictional one […] Having established this cover, one can obtain suitable associates, […] resources. […] |
| 1 | The Reformer […] examines the documents that make up your cover identity; questions you on the details […]
"Now that the truth has been made suitably confusing, we need to ward off scrutiny. […] What powerful friends can your false identity claim?" |
| 2 | […] "We need to wrap all this up in one good surface-level fiction – a plain justification for your presence in the Khanate […] This will not fool the White-and-Golds, […] but it will make their intrusions into our business harder to justify." |
| 3 | "Yes, this is a compelling fiction." The Reformer […] has helped weather some of your forged documents […] As he talks, he idly flicks and bends […] to make them realistically old and battered. "Now, for the truths: what methods do you intend to employ?" |
| 4 | "We are very nearly done." The Reformer of Reputations has assembled the various documents […] "Now, every player of the Game must every so often remove an impediment. Regrettable, but true. When such an occasion presents itself, how do you proceed?" |
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Unlocked with a redirect from Build a Khaganian front
Storylet appears in 
The Copper Quarter
Options:
Give up on preparing a front
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Success
Perhaps not
Your network has no cover. (Resets 
Khaganian Front: Obfuscation to 0)
You are no longer establishing a front. (Resets Establishing a Front to 0)
Your 'Khaganian Front: Resilience' Quality has gone!
Your 'Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:' Quality has gone!
Your 'Methods of a Khaganian Front:' Quality has gone!
Your 'Weapon of a Khaganian Front:' Quality has gone!
Without Establishing a Front
Begin with layers of obfuscation
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with
Khaganian Front: Obfuscation
Success
Strata of deception
Success Instructions: Actions in Khan's Heart will gradually deplete your Obfuscation.
- An occurrence! Your 'Khaganian Front: Obfuscation' Quality is now (4 +
Cover Identity: Elaboration)! - You have begun establishing a network of spies in the Khanate. (Sets Establishing a Front to 1)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
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With Establishing a Front exactly 1
Incorporate ties to powerful figures in the Khanate
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Khaganian Front: Obfuscation
Locked with
Khaganian Front: Resilience
Success
A veneer of respectability
Success Instructions: The higher your front's Resilience, the slower you will lose Obfuscation.
- An occurrence! Your 'Khaganian Front: Resilience' Quality is now (
Cover Identity: Backstory + 1)! (Up to level 11) - You have some defense against scrutiny. (Sets Establishing a Front to 2)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
^
With Establishing a Front exactly 2
Assert a connection to academic enterprises
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Khaganian Front: Resilience, 
Cover Identity: Ties : Surface
Locked with
Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:
Success
Assemblage
An occurrence! Your 'Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Academic!- Your front has an ostensive raison d'être. (Sets Establishing a Front to 3)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
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Assert a connection to criminal enterprises
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Khaganian Front: Resilience, Cover Identity: Ties: Dispossessed
Locked with Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:
Success
Assemblage
An occurrence! Your 'Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Criminal!- Your front has an ostensive raison d'être. (Sets Establishing a Front to 3)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
^
Assert a connection to commercial enterprises
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Khaganian Front: Resilience, Cover Identity: Ties: Bazaar
Locked with Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:
Success
Assemblage
An occurrence! Your 'Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Mercantile!- Your front has an ostensive raison d'être. (Sets Establishing a Front to 3)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
^
With Establishing a Front exactly 3
Operate through observation
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:, 
Cover Identity: Nuance 5
Locked with
Methods of a Khaganian Front:
Success
A copy of the Gazette and a whetted pair of scissors
An occurrence! Your 'Methods of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Observation!- You have committed to your preferred methods. (Sets Establishing a Front to 4)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
^
Operate through subversion
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:, 
Cover Identity: Witnesses 5
Locked with Methods of a Khaganian Front:
Success
A set of intricate kifers
An occurrence! Your 'Methods of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Subversion!- You have committed to your preferred methods. (Sets Establishing a Front to 4)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
^
Operate through manipulation
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Outward Appearance of a Khaganian Front:, 
Cover Identity: Credentials 5
Locked with Methods of a Khaganian Front:
Success
A well-placed pawn
An occurrence! Your 'Methods of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Manipulation!- You have committed to your preferred methods. (Sets Establishing a Front to 4)
Redirects to: Establishing a Front
^
With Establishing a Front exactly 4
Arm yourself with disinformation
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Methods of a Khaganian Front:, Cover Identity: Credentials 5
Locked with
Weapon of a Khaganian Front:
Success
Truth and lies
An occurrence! Your 'Weapon of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Disinformation!- You have armed yourself for the Game. (Sets Establishing a Front to 5)
Redirects to: An Edifice of Lies
^
Arm yourself with poison
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Methods of a Khaganian Front:, Cover Identity: Witnesses 5
Locked with Weapon of a Khaganian Front:
Success
A terrible burning
An occurrence! Your 'Weapon of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Poison!- You have armed yourself for the Game. (Sets Establishing a Front to 5)
Redirects to: An Edifice of Lies
^
Arm yourself with dreams
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Methods of a Khaganian Front:, Cover Identity: Nuance 5
Locked with Weapon of a Khaganian Front:
Success
A sidelong glance
An occurrence! Your 'Weapon of a Khaganian Front:' Quality is now Dream-Shaping!- You have armed yourself for the Game. (Sets Establishing a Front to 5)
Redirects to: An Edifice of Lies
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