Invest in the strange and incongruous

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From: A bizarre campaign

Destabilise the public's expectations.

Wiki note: Parts of the text depend on Advertising Profile: Campaign Focus.

Challenge information

Narrow, Bizarre 0 (50% base)

• 0 - very chancy (50%)
• 1 - chancy (60%)
• 2 - modest (70%)
• 3 - very modest (80%)
• 4 - low-risk (90%)
• 5 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

The difficulty is increased by 2 per 5 levels of Advertising Profile: Enterprise.

Success

A psychological rationalisation

"People look for patterns […] When they see something that doesn't fit, it'll stay in their minds […] making sure the public doesn't forget your campaign." […]

In an attempt to understand (campaign focus), the public discuss it at great length.

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

•  Advertising Profile: Campaign Duration is dropping… (-1 CP)
•  You've gained 1 Advertising Profile: Bizarre
•  You've gained (167 + 2 * Advertising Profile: Enterprise) x Advertising Profile: Name Recognition

Failure

A misstep

There is a fine line between the bizarre and the scandalous, and you have stumbled over it.

•  Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
•  Advertising Profile: Campaign Duration is dropping… (-1 CP)
•  You've lost (see below) x Advertising Profile: Name Recognition

Enterprise	0	1	5	6	10	11	15	16	20	21	25	26
Name Recognition Loss	-1	-1	-6	-9	-36	-49	-108	-121	-148	-151	-156	-156