Play the professor
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From: Not Quite Archaeology
Your acquaintance needs someone who can pass as a scholar. Your role will be to nod judiciously for a bit and then go wide-eyed with excitement at the significance of your find.
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 41
- 29 - very chancy (42%)
- 35 - chancy (51%)
- 42 - modest (61%)
- 49 - very modest (71%)
- 56 - low-risk (81%)
- 63 - straightforward (92%)
- 69 - straightforward (100%)
Success
"Do you know what you have here?"
[…] Your hand trembles. You improvise […]. You go […] on your knees and plead for the relic-seller to donate them to your university. The heartless wretch ignores you and sells them to his original customer[…]! No, wait, that's what you wanted. Here's your share.
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Persuasive is increasing…
You've gained 20 x Primordial Shriek
Failure
"For Science. For Knowledge. For Posterity!"
Your voice shakes. […] You improvise ever more fantastic details about the Second City. […] Hoorah! The customer has a change of heart and refuses to buy! She will not deprive a scholarly institution of this find! No, wait! That wasn't in the plan!
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Persuasive is increasing…
Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
