Persuade the Wandering Gondolier

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From: Debating Matters of Business with the Board

He is passionate on matters of traversal and hopelessly naive on matters of personnel.

Game Instructions: He is affected by obfuscation. Other branches in this story may help to confuse him.

Unlocked with Board Member: The Wandering Gondolier

Locked with The Wandering Gondolier's Vote

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 100

• 69 - very chancy (41%)
• 85 - chancy (51%)
• 102 - modest (61%)
• 119 - very modest (71%)
• 135 - low-risk (81%)
• 152 - straightforward (91%)
• 167 - straightforward (100%)
  

Base difficulty is probably 100, increased by 20 per point of Board against the Status Quo and Board against Labour, and 40 per point of Board Against Infernal Interests. Every level of Obfuscation of the Board reduces the difficulty by 40 points. (more info to be included later)

Success

He is convinced!

"I see!," he exclaims, a delighted smile on his face. "Very clever. I can't imagine why I didn't think of it before." He makes a note in his bulging notebook. It grows only thicker with each board meeting.

Description summary:
The text varies with the Question before the Board. The text above is the generic result; questions with more specific results are listed below.

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Question	Success Description
4	"I suppose..." […] "If you truly think it is best. I don't know as much about trains as canals." There is a dismissive sound from someone else on the board: not everyone considers the Gondolier old and wise enough to be part of your company.
5	"I suppose..." he says, with grave doubt. "The Hills belong to other powers. It might be better to avoid those."
7	"All right," he says, slowly. "You've all talked me around. Though I would rather we were exploring the Hurlers, I've heard things–" "We'll get there later," says someone else, and a cold hush falls over the table.
100	"Is it how they're built in Venice?" he asks turning his head sideways to look at the plans. He will obviously agree if you say yes.
181 - 187	"I don't know much about city planning," frowns the Gondolier. "So I suppose I'll go along with it."
205	The Gondolier has a surprising range of views on the transport of cargo, the application of tariffs, the proper training of carriers, and much else.
230	"Is that allowed?" he asks, surprised. "It is not how the Guild would do it, but perhaps."
310, 400	"Does any of that come to me? No, of course not; I haven't invested," says the Wandering Gondolier. "But the people who did should get their share, definitely."
500	The Gondolier frowns. "No, run that past me again." He listens intently; his shoulders droop. "No, sorry. I'm sure you know what you're doing though!!" His expression is one of guileless trust.
510	"Hellworms!" says the Wandering Gondolier. His face is alight. "I have heard of them. I never thought we would have a chance to command one ourselves. I will have to visit the team in the field."
520 - 523, 525, 526, 528, 529	"I had another idea," he says. "But this one also works!" There is a faint undertone of hurt pride, though. He really did want to propose his solution this time.
700, 720	"Do you think we could go to the installation?" ask the Gondolier.' eagerly. That sounds like an 'aye.'
710	"September has spirit," says the Wandering Gondolier. "And ideas about what he wants to do with the place." He blushes faintly.
905, 910	The Gondolier is very keen that his colleagues on the Board be happy and be able to pursue whatever outside interests that they may have. He would not dream of standing in their way.
932	"Would we be able to get rides?" asks the Gondolier. "Could it be put on a boat and rowed down the canal so that everyone could see?"
940 - 941	"How wonderful!" exclaims the Gondolier. "Surely this will help some of those Gondoliers put out of work by the Railway?"
1000 - 1020	"This is just the kind of person – or thing, or being – that I hoped to see!" says the Gondolier. "And there are stories, you know, about the tribute that was paid when the canals were built."
1100, 1110	The Gondolier nods his head eagerly. "We should take every opportunity to expand our horizons we can. Though – are the guns really necessary?" He flushes. "I'm sure you know best of course!"
1200	The Gondolier is enthusiastic. It will make the city so much easier to visit, and he longs for that.

• Persuasive is increasing…
• You've lost 1 x Uncommitted Board Members
•  The Wandering Gondolier has committed to vote on your side. (Sets The Wandering Gondolier's Vote to 1 - The Wandering Gondolier is voting on your side)

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Failure

Unconvinced

[varies]

Question	Failure Description
4	"Won't it be bad for the workers?" he asks. "I have heard of those grasses."
5	"Those hills are full of old tombs and the caves of highwaymen," says the Gondolier. "One often hears about them."
7	"The canals don't go there," he says, and it's as though he isn't sure the place could truly exist on the map.
9	The Wandering Gondolier scowls. "Nasty terrain that way. Have you thought about flooding it instead?"
10 - 21, 24, 26, 27, 29 - 33, 35, 37	The Wandering Gondolier sighs. "Do we have to get rid of anybody? Everyone's so nice here. They've all been lovely to me."
100, 105, 115 - 160	"It doesn't look very suitable," says the Wandering Gondolier unexpectedly. "The one that you built in Jericho Locks was much better. We should make sure we live up to the same standard."
181, 182, 184 - 187	The Gondolier sighs. "I'm not so sure about this plan. Could you explain it again?"
200	"Why do we need guns? We come in friendship and the spirit of enquiry." He blinks. "Don't we?"
205	"We might find ourselves opposed to those who transport by water," he says dubiously. "There are established ways to bring things to the Docks already."
210	The Gondolier doesn't understand the fuss. "As long as they get where they're going, what does it matter? They should be looking out of the windows anyway."
220, 800, 850	The Gondolier scowls discouragingly.
230	The Wandering Gondolier says he thinks that there is not room for everyone to be at the top of a hierarchy. He makes some tortured analogy to a matter involving Doctore members of the Gondoliers, which no one but you is able to follow.
240	The Gondolier asks, a little timidly, whether there's any value in making the Tracklayers angrier than they already are.
300	"Statement? Ugh. This is a slippery slope," the Gondolier cautions, "The Guild has three hundred statutes last I looked. I should know – I broke most of them."
310 – 320, 340	The Wandering Gondolier frowns. "I wouldn't have thought of that myself, and I'm not sure it's right."
400	"Oh don't ask me about the budget," the Gondolier says bored, "Isn't the point of it that we spend it on the railway?"
500	The Gondolier frowns. "I don't know. I understand Hell. Shouldn't we focus on the railway that exists? Not the one that might."
510	The Wandering Gondolier plainly wants to vote in favour. But he has frequently told to be more considered with his votes. "That... might be dangerous?" he says. A no vote, even if a regretful one.
520 - 523, 525, 526, 528, 529	"I don't like it," he says, frowning. "There are old warnings in the lore of the gondoliers about straying too far in this part of the Neath, and we should consider them."
700, 720	The Wandering Gondolier frowns. "It's a risk," he says. "There are people in that neighbourhood that might not care for it."
710	"I like September," says the […] Gondolier – as though that were remotely pertinent to the conversation. "But he might not like being stuck there at Balmoral after all, if he doesn't have any choice about leaving, or... or that sort of thing."
905	The Gondolier frowns. "I don't know. I don't think I could manage a second job on top of the Board work!" The Dean gives him a look that could curdle milk, which the Gondolier entirely fails to notice.
910	The Gondolier frowns. "I don't know. I don't think I could manage a second job on top of the Board work!" The Bishop gives him a look that could sour cream.
931, 933 - 934, 940 - 941	The Gondolier frowns. "Would it really work out the way we hope it would?"
932	The Gondolier frowns. "They'll be making metal gondoliers next."
1000 - 1020	"Tributes were paid when the canals were built," says the Wandering Gondolier. "But that was a long time ago. It's hard to tell from the histories how it worked out."
1100, 1110	The Wandering Gondolier wrinkles his nose. "I think I might be a pacifist," he says, sounding out the word carefully.
1200	The Gondolier frowns. "I thought the Tracklayers were trying to get away from London."

• Persuasive is increasing…

Redirects to: Debating Matters of Business with the Board