Go get the Irascible Architect some more tea

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From: A Tournament of the Imagination: Aiding the Eagle

Decent tea, he clarifies. Not jasmine. Not this swill that Londoners drink.

Unlocked with Imagination: The Story So Far 2

Locked with Airs of the Games 31

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 120

• 82 - very chancy (41%)
• 102 - chancy (51%)
• 122 - modest (61%)
• 142 - very modest (71%)
• 162 - low-risk (81%)
• 182 - straightforward (91%)
• 200 - straightforward (100%)
  

The difficulty is equal to 80% of your base Persuasive, rounded. The given example is for base Persuasive 150.

Success

Procurement

You take a walking tour of every tea shop in Veilgarden. Most of their inventory is made up of fannings and dust […]. But you manage to convince one of the proprietors to part with a box of 'Ecstatic Gleam' pekoe from the Elder Continent.

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

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  You have aided your allies' efforts. (Raises Imagination: Aiding the Eagle by ?)
•  The balance of the tournament shifts. (Sets Imagination: Currently in the Lead to [Whichever team is in the lead], if below)
• Crowds cheer. Rivals clash. The Coilheart Games continue apace. [Airs of the Games change…] (random)
•  You've gained ?–414 x Coilheart Renown

Failure

Not attentive to demanding customers

[…] Most of their inventory is made up of fannings and dust – the bitter leftovers from sifting out the whole tea leaves. And the arrival of so many travellers in the city at once has rather depleted the stocks of finer teas.

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

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
• Crowds cheer. Rivals clash. The Coilheart Games continue apace. [Airs of the Games change…] (random)