Larceny at Ealing Gardens

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ID: 336213

Spoiler warning! This page contains details about Fallen London Actions.

Close to London, Ealing Gardens represents the edge of the Clay Highwayman's domain.

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 scouting party

•  Spoiler ID: 246799
  

   

  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 Ealing Gardens: Darkness reduces the base difficulty by 10 points.

  Success

  A view of the river

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

  Failure

  An aborted expedition

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

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Ambush an Inattentive Scholar

•  Spoiler ID: 246800
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 6
  

   

  Success

  Furtively taken

  •  Casing... is dropping… (-21 CP)
  •  A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  You've gained 3 x Volume of Collated Research
  •  You've gained 2 x Knotted Humerus

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Burgle a Public House

•  Spoiler ID: 246801
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 8, Ealing Gardens Commercial Development
  

   

  Success

  Prying open the door

  •  Casing... is dropping… (-36 CP)
  •  A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Nodule of Trembling Amber
  •  You've gained 4 x Crate of Incorruptible Biscuits
  •  You've gained 0-49? x Jasmine Leaves

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Con an Eccentric Philosopher

•  Spoiler ID: 246802
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 10, Cover Identity: Backstory 80, Cover Identity: Elaboration 10, Cover Identity: Nuance 5, Ealing Gardens: Darkness 4, Acquaintance with Helicon House, Cover Identity: Credentials 5
  

   

  Success

  A cunning plan

  •  Casing... is dropping… (-55 CP)
  •  A Marauder of the Clay Highwayman is increasing… (+3 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Nodule of Fecund Amber
  •  You have exhausted the usefulness of your most recent cover identity. (Removes Cover Identity: Elaboration)
  •  Your 'Cover Identity: Backstory' Quality has gone!
  •  Your 'Cover Identity: Credentials' Quality has gone!
  •  Your 'Cover Identity: Nuance' Quality has gone!
  •  Your 'Cover Identity: Ties' Quality has gone!
  •  Your 'Cover Identity: Witnesses' Quality has gone!
  •  You've gained 1 x Fabricator of Past Lives

  ^