Larceny at Balmoral

ID: 336464

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The Clay Highwayman's doorstep, though he ranges further afield to make sure there is confusion about his point of origin.

Unlocked with A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman (hidden)

Locked with Waiting on a Ransom (hidden)

Card drawn in A hidden camp nestled in the woods of Balmoral

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Join a group of marauders headed for Crathie

•  Spoiler ID: MISSING
  

  Locked with Discovered: the Balmoral Dumbwaiter (hidden)
  

   

  Success

  The Matter of the Dumbwaiter

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Discovered: the Balmoral Dumbwaiter' Quality is now 1!

  ^

Join a scouting party

•  Spoiler ID: 247092
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Shadowy 300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Each point of Balmoral: Darkness reduces the base difficulty by 10 points.

  Success

  The dumbwaiter's output

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Casing... is increasing… (+4 CP)

  Failure

  An aborted expedition

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

  ^

Ambush a smuggler

•  Spoiler ID: 246985
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 6
  

   

  Success

  Diamonds!

  • Casing... is dropping… (-21 CP)
  •  A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Magnificent Diamond

  ^

Ambush a courier

•  Spoiler ID: 246986
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 8
  

   

  Success

  The contents of a courier's bag

  • Casing... is dropping… (-36 CP)
  •  A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  You've gained 2 x Vital Intelligence

  ^

Con a Palaeontological Yank

•  Spoiler ID: 246987
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 10, Cover Identity: Backstory 80, Cover Identity: Elaboration 10, Cover Identity: Nuance 5, Cover Identity: Credentials 5, Balmoral: Darkness 4
  

   

  Success

  "Say, that's a bully idea!"

  • Casing... is dropping… (-55 CP)
  •  A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+3 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Prismatic Frame
  • Your 'Cover Identity: Elaboration' Quality has gone!
  • Your 'Cover Identity: Backstory' Quality has gone!
  • Your 'Cover Identity: Nuance' Quality has gone!
  • Your 'Cover Identity: Credentials' Quality has gone!
  •  You've gained 1 x Fabricator of Past Lives

  ^