Larceny at Jericho Locks

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ID: 336459

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Commerce flows through the Locks, and the Clay Highwayman's band is eager to steal from it.

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: 246980
  

   

  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 Jericho Locks: Darkness reduces the base difficulty by 10 points.

  Success

  Examined

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

  Failure

  Turned around

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

  ^

Ambush a Novice Smuggler

•  Spoiler ID: 246981
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 6
  

   

  Success

  River piracy

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

  ^

Seize a jewel smuggler's boat

•  Spoiler ID: 246982
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 8
  

   

  Success

  River piracy

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

  ^

Con a Seasoned Smuggler

•  Spoiler ID: 246983
  

  Unlocked with Casing... 10, Cover Identity: Backstory 80, Cover Identity: Elaboration 10, Cover Identity: Credentials 5, Cover Identity: Witnesses 5, Discovered: The Fiddler's Scarlet, Jericho Locks: Darkness 4
  

   

  Success

  A favour

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

  ^