Editing Family and Law (Guide)

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A guide for storylines regarding The Last Constable and the Cheery Man. Throughout the story, you'll take the side of either The Last Constable or the Cheery Man, though you'll have a couple of opportunities to shift allegiances. 

Warning: Not favouring the Cheery Man will irreversibly lock you out of {{IL|Closest To -|Appearance=Closest To - Criminals}}.

==A Rendezvous==

The storyline can be kicked off from either {{IL|Ladybones Road}} or {{IL|The Medusa's Head}}.
*[[Study the Secrets of Fallen London]] in '''[[Ladybones Road]]''' will give you the opportunity to {{IL|A Rendezvous with the Last Constable|Appearance=Rendezvous with the Last Constable}}.
*[[Tame the undergrowth]] or [[Rowdy times at the Medusa's Head]] in '''[[The Medusa's Head]]''' will give you the opportunity to {{IL|A Rendezvous with the Cheery Man|Appearance=Rendezvous with the Cheery Man}}.

After each completed rendezvous, you have to wait until [[A message arrives|a message arrives]] to invite you to another one. This will show up as an opportunity card.

{| class="article-table"
! rowspan="2" |{{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=}}
! colspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center">Working with...</div> 
! rowspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom">Result</div>
|- 
![[Working with the Last Constable|The Last Constable]] (Ladybones Road)
![[Working with the Cheery Man|The Cheery Man]] (Watchmaker's Hill)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 0 
| [[Ask the Last Constable about the feud]] || [[Ask the Cheery Man about the feud]] 
| Sets {{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=FaL}} to 1
|-
| [[Speak to the Cheery Man]] || [[Find the Last Constable]] 
| '''Redirects to the other side'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1 
| [[Finding the Fence]] || [[Silencing the Fence]] 
| Sets {{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=FaL}} to 2
|-
| [[Go to the Cheery Man]] || [[Win favour with the Constable instead]] 
| '''Redirects to the other side'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2 
| [[Arrest an Intemperate Glim-Smuggler]] || [[Assisting with a family matter]] 
| Sets {{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=FaL}} to 3
|-
| [[Off to the Cheery Man]] || [[Go to the Constable]] 
| {{TableList| Gain 1 x {{IL|A Turncoat}} | '''Redirects to the other side'''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 3 
| [[Saving the Last Constable]] || [[Dealing with the Last Constable, once and for all]] 
| Sets {{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=FaL}} to 4
|-
| [[Abandon her]] || [[Saving the Last Constable 2|Saving the Last Constable]] 
| {{TableList| Gain 1 x {{IL|A Turncoat}} | '''Redirects to the other side'''}}
|-
|}

=== Favouring whom? ===
There are some mechanical consequences to your choice of whom to favour. 
* If you are [[The Cheery Man and the Last Constable:|Favouring the Constable]], the opportunity card [[Coffee with the Last Constable]] will show up in your deck with Very Infrequent Frequency up until you reach {{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=FaL}} 4. This provides some additional flavour text into the character of the Last Constable.
* If you are not [[The Cheery Man and the Last Constable:|Favouring the Cheery Man]], you will not be able to change your {{IL|Closest To -}} quality to Criminals, as the action [[Swear a thieves' oath in the Medusa's Head]] requires [[The Cheery Man and the Last Constable:|Favouring the Cheery Man]]. 

== A Message ==
The story only continues after you have reached {{IL|A Name Whispered in Darkness}} 7. 

From here on out, there will be chances to abandon your friend, setting {{IL|Family and Law}} to 250 and permanently ending the storyline. There is no way to reverse this choice, not even with Fate, so be sure when you make your choices.

{| class="article-table"
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=}}
! colspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center">Favouring...</div> 
|- 
![[The Cheery Man and the Last Constable:|The Last Constable]] (Ladybones Road)
![[The Cheery Man and the Last Constable:|The Cheery Man]] (The Medusa's Head)
|-
| 4
| colspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center">[[A message from an old acquaintance arrives]]</div>
|-
| 5-6 
| [[A Furtive Meeting]] || [[A Familiar Rendezvous]]
|-
| 7
| [[A Carriage, A Conversation, A Light Caper (Last Constable)]] || [[A Carriage, A Conversation, A Light Caper (Cheery Man)]]
|-
| 8-10
| colspan="2" | <div style="text-align: center">[[The Tomb of Sunlight]]</div>
|-
|}

== Preparing for a Lethal Gambit ==

The Last Constable and the Cheery Man are finally ready to face each other via a game of poison roulette. Find their respective storylets in [[Ladybones Road]] and [[The Medusa's Head]] respectively in order to hear their plan and what they need you to do.

*{{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=}} 11: Preparing for a Lethal Gambit ([[Preparing for a Lethal Gambit (Last Constable)|Last Constable]] or [[Preparing for a Lethal Gambit (Cheery Man)|Cheery Man]])

=== {{IL|Procuring Cantigaster Venom}} ===
The game will inform you that [[Procuring Cantigaster Venom|Cantigaster Venom]] can be obtained [[On a Heist]] of [[The Vault of Impounded Possessions|The Vault of Impounded Contraband in Concord Square]]. The Vault is {{IL|Target Security:|Appearance=Triple-Bolted}}. For more information on completing a heist, please refer to [[On a Heist (Guide)]]. 

=== {{IL|Summoning the Opponent}} ===
If you are favouring [[The Cheery Man and the Last Constable:|The Last Constable]], travel to [[The Medusa's Head]]. If you are favouring [[The Cheery Man and the Last Constable:|The Cheery Man]], travel to [[Ladybones Road]]. There you will find a storylet named Bringing ([[Bringing the Last Constable to the table|the Last Constable]]/[[Bringing the Cheery Man to the table|the Cheery Man]]) to the Table. You can choose to straightforwardly invite them, or you can choose to give them a warning. Either way, they will agree to come. You will not get {{IL|A Turncoat}} for warning the opponent.

=== {{IL|Securing the Medusa's Head (Storylet)|Appearance=Securing the Medusa's Head}} ===
Travel to [[The Medusa's Head]] to find the [[Securing the Medusa's Head (Storylet)]].

You're going to need 3 x {{IL|Sworn Statement}}s to book a room. (You'd think that it would be easy enough for the Cheery Man to arrange this himself, given he owns the place.) Unfortunately, [[Sworn Statement]]s can be a little difficult to come by. Hopefully, you kept the ones you got from completing the [[Making Your Name: The Records Office in Concord Square]] heist; otherwise, you can check out the [[Legal Grinding (Guide)#Sworn_Statement|Legal Grinding (Guide)]] to see if any of those options are available to you. If you're not an advanced player, it may be easiest to [[Barter your Attar]] in {{IL|Arbor, of the Roses}}.

After booking the room, it's at this point you're given a chance to [[Devil with the tankards]].

== It's Time ==

Once the above preparations have been made, [[Inform the Last Constable]] or [[Inform the Cheery Man]] that everything is ready. They'll ask you why you're doing all of this. Whatever your answer, both the Last Constable and the Cheery Man are determined to start the game.

*{{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=}} 12: [[A Game of Higher Stakes]]

If you did not rig the tankards and receive {{IL|A Devilment with the Tankards}}, you can choose to [[Raise the stakes]] by adding poison to an additional tankard.

*{{IL|Family and Law|Appearance=}} 13: [[Let the game begin]]

There are potentially three rounds. 

* If you rigged the game in favour of your ally, then they will win in the first round.
* If you raised the stakes and added poison to an additional tankard, both players dying in the same round becomes a possibility.
* If you did not mess with the game in any way, the game will play as planned.

Each round has a real chance for either the Last Constable or the Cheery Man to die. They will keep drinking until one of them dies. Whatever happens, you'll be left to deal with [[The Aftermath]].

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