Give a calculated speech on Freedom and Darkness

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From: Liberate Ealing Gardens or Adjust the Lighting in Ealing Gardens


What do your feelings matter? The important thing is your ability to convince.

Game Instructions: This increases the Liberation of Night and may improve your Mithridacy if you are not already at your maximum.


Challenge information

Narrow, Mithridacy 5 (50% base)

  • 1 and below - almost impossible (10%)
  • 2 - high-risk (20%)
  • 3 - high-risk (30%)
  • 4 - tough (40%)
  • 5 - very chancy (50%)
  • 6 - chancy (60%)
  • 7 - modest (70%)
  • 8 - very modest (80%)
  • 9 - low-risk (90%)
  • 10 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

An array of truths and falsehoods

[…]

You speak as though playing an instrument. You show a little true emotion, exactly when the audience needs it. You supply facts […] and when facts are inconvenient, you turn to myth […]

When you step down, there is not applause, but a cold determination.

Description summary:
The first paragraph varies, depending on your Ealing Gardens Commemorative Development.

StatueFirst Paragraph
NoneThe crowd gathers in a derelict courtyard.
The Jovial ContrarianThe crowd gathers by the statue to the Jovial Contrarian. Even with your back to the Contrarian, you can feel the radiance of his smirk. He might very well give just this speech himself, if he were in a mood to stir trouble.
VirginiaThe crowd gathers by the statue to Virginia. Virginia is not exactly an icon of the Revolution, but she is no pawn of the Masters, either. Perhaps some of your audience will find the Devils inspiring.
Yourself, Poet-LaureateThe crowd gathers by the statue […] It is a slightly awkward juxtaposition, but perhaps your audience will not notice that you are the person in the statue. Or maybe they'll be moved by your eloquence rather than distracted by your social position.

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Failure

The wrong tone entirely

You notice almost at once that the crowd is not with you, from the pelting of mushrooms and the shouts of "Landlord!"