Keeping Up Appearances

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Confidence tricks are stories to sell to the gullible and the greedy. Give them their money's worth.

Unlocked with A Flash Lay: your Mark:

Card drawn in A Flash Lay

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Open your heart

•  Spoiler ID: 158098
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 125 || 86 - very chancy (41%) || 107 - chancy (51%) || 128 - modest (61%) || 148 - very modest (71%) || 169 - low-risk (81%) || 190 - straightforward (91%) || 209 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Persuasive, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of (25 x Venture Challenge Level). The above example is at Venture Challenge Level 5.

  Success

  A scene of catharsis

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 2 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve

  Failure

  A melodramatic scene

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 2 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve
  •  Scandal is increasing… (+4 CP)

  ^

Bring in an accomplice

•  Spoiler ID: 160244
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Shadowy 125 || 86 - very chancy (41%) || 107 - chancy (51%) || 128 - modest (61%) || 148 - very modest (71%) || 169 - low-risk (81%) || 190 - straightforward (91%) || 209 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Shadowy, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of (25 x Venture Challenge Level). The above example is at Venture Challenge Level 5.

  Success

  It's all in the details

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  You've gained 2 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve

  Failure

  A finer actor than thief

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Allay suspicions

•  Spoiler ID: 158097
  

  Unlocked with 2 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve
  

   

  Success

  A simple act

  •  You've lost 2 x A Flash Lay: Up your Sleeve
  •  Suspicion is dropping… (-2 CP)
  •  Scandal is dropping… (-2 CP)

  ^