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From: The Business of a Midnighter

A steamer awaits at the Docks, bound for the Cumaean Canal. The board is set up on a weathered bollard. A zailor on deck reaches for his notebook as you approach.

Unlocked with Airs of Industry 30-70

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 90

• 62 - very chancy (41%)
• 77 - chancy (51%)
• 92 - modest (61%)
• 107 - very modest (71%)
• 122 - low-risk (81%)
• 137 - straightforward (91%)
• 150 - straightforward (100%)
  

Narrow, A Player of Chess 0 (50% base)

• 0 - very chancy (50%)
• 1 - chancy (60%)
• 2 - modest (70%)
• 3 - very modest (80%)
• 4 - low-risk (90%)
• 5 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Oblique communication

Salt […] taint the air as you consider your next move. […] Weeks later, the following issue will arrive here. To spectators, the game is a simple exchange between newcomers who often make […] mistakes. But each misplay encodes a new piece of intelligence.

[…]

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• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained 1 x Services Rendered: Zailors
• [Airs of Industry change…] (random)
•  You've gained 320 x Approximate Value of Outstanding Invoices in Pennies
•  You've gained 1 x Mysterious Client Attention Odds (hidden)

Depending on Mysterious Client Attention Odds:

•  An interested party has made a request on your skills. (Sets Attracting the Attention of a Mysterious Client to 1)

Failure

A setback

You retreat the king's knight to defend your queen. The zailor writes and nods to the wheelhouse. The steamer drifts off […]

An hour later the position flashes into your mind. You should have moved the queen's bishop. That will cost you weeks.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Watchful is increasing…
• [Airs of Industry change…] (random)
•  You've gained 200 x Approximate Value of Outstanding Invoices in Pennies