Lean on the foreman

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From: Candlefinder: Canvassing the Dockers


It is, after all, his job to keep an eye on things. What has his eye seen?

Unlocked with Detecting... 4


Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 200

  • 137 - very chancy (41%)
  • 170 - chancy (51%)
  • 204 - modest (61%)
  • 237 - very modest (71%)
  • 270 - low-risk (81%)
  • 304 - straightforward (91%)
  • 334 - straightforward (100%)

Each point of Persuasive adds 1 point of Dangerous.

Success

"There's no need to resort to threats, now"

He doesn't take much 'persuading'. […]

Description summary:
The rest of the description varies with Candlefinder: Case.

Candlefinder: CaseDescription
3: The Dead PuppetBefore long you're looking at the shipyard rota for the day of the crime at the puppetmaker's shop. Humans, Clay Men, even the odd Rubbery Man, their signatures wet splotches on the paper. Now to cross-reference with the day of the other incident.
5: The Sealed VaultThe foreman doesn't know anything about fences or illegal goods […] He doesn't know anything about Slingshot Sally, or old Contraband Caleb[…] He certainly doesn't know whether you'd always find them hanging round the north jetty at this time of day.

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Failure

Protected

Two men loom out of the darkness […], taking up positions on either side of the foreman. Perhaps it's the brass knuckles, or perhaps it's the number of scars on their forearms, but you get the feeling that you picked the wrong man to intimidate.

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