Induce the curator to let you take a closer look.

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From: Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 6


"Out of the question! These are precious and extraordinary articles! […]"

[…] In the case to the left of the manuscript sits a rattle formed from grimy fingerbones. To the right is a drum that appears to have been chewed by a dog. […]

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Unlocked with Persuasive 63


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 70

  • 48 - very chancy (41%)
  • 60 - chancy (51%)
  • 72 - modest (61%)
  • 83 - very modest (71%)
  • 95 - low-risk (81%)
  • 107 - straightforward (91%)
  • 117 - straightforward (100%)

Success

Grudging acquiescence

[…]you describe your […] fascination with vitreous music: your dreams of glass flutes as a child, your unfortunate experiments with glass drums, your researches into the obsidian prophecy-pipes of the ancient Mexicans.[…] the curator is convinced.[…]

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Failure

An impatient fellow

You begin an argument which you are quite certain will be irrefutable. Unfortunately the curator[…] begins a series of rapid, excited digressions which drown you out. By the time you manage to break into his flow, the Bale Collection is closing.

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