Playing with Broken Toys

ID: 687

A picture of a smiling child. Scraps of cardboard. Cogwheels and porcelain. Something is going on...

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Unlocked with

• Examine the smallest grave
• Write with scorn
• Bluff your way in
• Chat with a cook
• Dusty boxes
• Investigate the sacks
• Pick his pocket and move along

Levels

1: Toys in brightly coloured boxes

2: Toys for every child

3: Toys to bring you Joy

4: Toys of incomparable artisanship

5: With Joy, from the Hill

6: The Puppet Show will soon begin

7: Mechanical menaces

8: Menacing machines

9: Ratwork

10: The Watchmaker's Daughter

11: Toymaking

Progress

Level 1

Any old iron

•  Spoiler ID: 16900
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys 1-2
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Offer him Rostygold

    •  Spoiler ID: 7338
      

      Unlocked with 50 x Piece of Rostygold
      

       

      Success

      Interrupted trade

      •  You've gained 50 x Shard of Glim
      •  You've lost 50 x Piece of Rostygold
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^
  • 

    Offer him Nevercold brass

    •  Spoiler ID: 7339
      

      Unlocked with 50 x Nevercold Brass Sliver
      

       

      Success

      Interrupted trade

      •  You've lost 50 x Nevercold Brass Sliver
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 50 x Shard of Glim

      ^

  ^

Child's play

•  Spoiler ID: 16879
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys 1-2
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Examine the shards

    •  Spoiler ID: 7328
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Watchful 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Well-heeled

      • Watchful is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 5 x Inkling of Identity

      Failure

      Falling apart

      • Watchful is increasing…
      •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^
  • 

    Question the boy

    •  Spoiler ID: 7329
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Persuasive 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Whirrsy

      • Persuasive is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 5 x Inkling of Identity

      Failure

      Careless talk

      • Persuasive is increasing…
      •  Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^

  ^

Drinking to forget

•  Spoiler ID: 16896
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys 1 - 2
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Supply something appropriate

    •  Spoiler ID: 7336
      

      Unlocked with 1 x F.F. Gebrandt's Superior Laudanum
      

       

      Success

      Fading memory

      •  You've lost 1 x F.F. Gebrandt's Superior Laudanum
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^
  • 

    Supply a placebo

    •  Spoiler ID: 7337
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Persuasive 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Face value

      • Persuasive is increasing…
      • You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (Up to 106)

      • 
        → Linked Storylet: What's in the bundle?

      Failure

      Not easily fooled

      • Persuasive is increasing…
      •  Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^

  ^

The coffin trade

•  Spoiler ID: 16884
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys 1 - 2
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    A little question and answer

    •  Spoiler ID: 7330
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Dangerous 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Roughly does it

      • Dangerous is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      • You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (Up to 106)

      • 
        → Linked Storylet: What's in the bundle?

      Failure

      Painful answers

      • Dangerous is increasing…
      •  Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^
  • 

    A little breaking and entering

    •  Spoiler ID: 7332
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Shadowy 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      A missing cargo

      • Shadowy is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      • You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (Up to 106)

      • 
        → Linked Storylet: What's in the bundle?

      Failure

      Well guarded

      • Shadowy is increasing…
      •  Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^

  ^

Under the hammer

•  Spoiler ID: 16890
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys 1 - 2
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Bid for the cardboard box

    •  Spoiler ID: 7333
      

      Unlocked with 20 x Shard of Glim
      

       

      Success

      A childhood memory

      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 1 x Exquisite Toy
      •  You've lost 20 x Shard of Glim

      ^
  • 

    Bid for the dusty bottles

    •  Spoiler ID: 7334
      

      Unlocked with 80 x Shard of Glim
      

       

      Success

      Strong stuff

      •  You've gained 10 x F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour
      •  You've lost 80 x Shard of Glim

      ^
  • 

    Bid for the battered books

    •  Spoiler ID: 7335
      

      Unlocked with 40 x Shard of Glim
      

       

      Success

      Not for all eyes

      •  You've gained 10 x Proscribed Material
      •  You've lost 40 x Shard of Glim

      ^

  ^

Level 3

A stranded shipment

•  Spoiler ID: 16908
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 3
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Help him out

    •  Spoiler ID: 7342
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Dangerous 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Heave!

      • Dangerous is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 5 x Inkling of Identity

      Failure

      Strained

      • Dangerous is increasing…
      •  Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^
  • 

    Half-inch a box

    •  Spoiler ID: 7343
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Shadowy 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      A new toy

      • Shadowy is increasing…
      •  You've gained 1 x Broken Toy
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 5 x Inkling of Identity

      Failure

      Red-handed

      • Shadowy is increasing…
      •  Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^

  ^

Bringing down the house

•  Spoiler ID: 16903
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 3
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Help him out

    •  Spoiler ID: 7340
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Dangerous 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Wrecking crew

      • Dangerous is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      • You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (Up to 106)

      • 
        → Linked Storylet: What's in the bundle?

      Failure

      Wrecked

      • Dangerous is increasing…
      •  Wounds is increasing… (+? CP)

      ^
  • 

    Loot the place

    •  Spoiler ID: 7341
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Shadowy 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      A hidden nook

      • Shadowy is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 1 x Broken Toy
      • You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (Up to 106)

      • 
        → Linked Storylet: What's in the bundle?

      Failure

      Timing is everything

      • Shadowy is increasing…
      •  Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^

  ^

Murder's afoot

•  Spoiler ID: 16913
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 3
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Investigate the scene

    •  Spoiler ID: 7344
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Watchful 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Puzzling

      • Watchful is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      •  You've gained 5 x Inkling of Identity

      Failure

      Baffled

      • Watchful is increasing…
      •  Nightmares is increasing… (+? CP)

      ^
  • 

    Go through his pockets

    •  Spoiler ID: 7345
      

       

      Challenge information

      Broad, Shadowy 53 || 37 - very chancy (41%) || 46 - chancy (52%) || 54 - modest (61%) || 63 - very modest (71%) || 72 - low-risk (81%) || 81 - straightforward (91%) || 89 - straightforward (100%)
      

      Success

      Puzzling

      • Shadowy is increasing…
      •  Playing with Broken Toys is increasing… (+1 CP)
      • You're opening a Bundle of Oddities… (Up to 106)

      • 
        → Linked Storylet: What's in the bundle?

      Failure

      Too slow

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

      ^

  ^

Level 4

A new toy

•  Spoiler ID: 16918
  Card drawn in Fallen London
  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 4
  Occurs with Standard Frequency
  

  Options:

  • 

    Help him

    •  Spoiler ID: 7346
      

       

      Success

      Tick tock

      •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 5!
      •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)

      ^
  • 

    Convince him otherwise

    •  Spoiler ID: 7347
      

       

      Success

      Tick tock

      •  Nightmares is dropping… (-1 CP)
      •  Subtle is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)

      ^

  ^

Level 5

Broken toys?

•  Spoiler ID: 9801
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 5, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 5
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Dangerous 50 || 35 - very chancy (42%) || 43 - chancy (51%) || 51 - modest (61%) || 60 - very modest (72%) || 68 - low-risk (81%) || 76 - straightforward (91%) || 84 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  A menace in a box

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 6 - Toys in brightly coloured boxes!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is dropping… (-7-17 CP)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Caught in the Gear's Teeth' Quality is now 1 - Out to Kill!
  •  You've gained 1 x Broken Toy

  Failure

  Ouch!

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+? CP)
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+? CP)

  ^

Level 6

Murderous puppets?

•  Spoiler ID: 10007
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 5
  

   

  Success

  Odd whispers

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is dropping… (-14 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Hungover Terrier)

•  Spoiler ID: 9995
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Preening Macaw)

•  Spoiler ID: 10000
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Bandaged Raven)

•  Spoiler ID: 10002
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Grubby Kitten)

•  Spoiler ID: 9998
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Subtle Mole)

•  Spoiler ID: 9999
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Disappointing Marsh-Wolf)

•  Spoiler ID: 10003
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Maverick Bloodhound)

•  Spoiler ID: 10004
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  "That's the way to do it!"

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Tell-Tale Beetle)

•  Spoiler ID: 9996
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Taciturn Mynah)

•  Spoiler ID: 9997
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  "That's the way to do it!"

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Racing Slug of Fine Pedigree)

•  Spoiler ID: 10001
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

The Puppet Show (Partisan Messenger Tortoise)

•  Spoiler ID: 10005
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

  ^

Level 7

Mechanical menaces

•  Spoiler ID: 10012
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 7, 1 x Broken Toy, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 5
  

   

  Success

  Mysteries on the Hill

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 8 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is dropping… (-14 CP)
  •  You've lost 1 x Broken Toy

  ^

Mechanical menaces? ( Albino Rat)

•  Spoiler ID: 10009
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 7, 1 x Albino Rat, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 15
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 60 || 41 - very chancy (41%) || 51 - chancy (51%) || 61 - modest (61%) || 71 - very modest (71%) || 81 - low-risk (81%) || 91 - straightforward (91%) || 100 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Mysteries on the Hill

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is dropping… (-14 CP)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 8 - Menacing puppets!!

  Failure

  "Oh no. Oh, no, no, no, no, no."

  • Watchful is increasing…

  ^

Mechanical menaces? ( Talkative Rattus Faber)

•  Spoiler ID: 9795
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 7, 1 x Talkative Rattus Faber, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 5
  Locked with 1 x Albino Rat
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 60 || 41 - very chancy (41%) || 51 - chancy (51%) || 61 - modest (61%) || 71 - very modest (71%) || 81 - low-risk (81%) || 91 - straightforward (91%) || 100 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Mysteries on the Hill

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 8 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is dropping… (-14 CP)
  •  You've gained 6 x Inkling of Identity

  Failure

  Silence on the Hill

  • Watchful is increasing…

  ^

Level 8

Devices at the Bazaar

•  Spoiler ID: 9796
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 8, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 10
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 70 || 48 - very chancy (41%) || 60 - chancy (51%) || 72 - modest (61%) || 83 - very modest (71%) || 95 - low-risk (81%) || 107 - straightforward (91%) || 117 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Something is amiss

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is dropping… (-54 CP)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 9 - Menacing puppets!!

  Failure

  Silence

  • Persuasive is increasing…

  ^

Level 9

Go back to the Albino Rat

•  Spoiler ID: 10011
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 9, 1 x Albino Rat, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 15
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 110 || 76 - very chancy (41%) || 94 - chancy (51%) || 112 - modest (61%) || 131 - very modest (71%) || 149 - low-risk (81%) || 167 - straightforward (91%) || 184 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  "You know my story"

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 10 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is dropping… (-120 CP)

  Failure

  "Gerroff!"

  • Persuasive is increasing…

  ^

The Albino Rat

•  Spoiler ID: 10010
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 9, 1 x Talkative Rattus Faber, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 15
  Locked with 1 x Albino Rat or Seeking the Meaning of the Plaster Face 1-14
  

   

  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%)
  

  Success

  An elusive presence

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 5 x Intriguing Snippet
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 10 - Menacing puppets!

  Failure

  A frustrating silence

  ^

The Albino Rat ( Seeking the Meaning of the Plaster Face)

•  Spoiler ID: 10008
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 9, 1 x Talkative Rattus Faber, Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus 15, Seeking the Meaning of the Plaster Face 1-14
  Locked with 1 x Albino Rat
  

   

  Success

  Substitute clues

  •  You've gained 2 x Inkling of Identity

  ^

Level 10

Visiting the home of the Watchmaker's Daughter

•  Spoiler ID: 242603
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys exactly 10
  

   

  Success

  Preparing

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Venture Challenge Level' Quality is now 1-9!

  Redirects to: Breaking In to the Home of the Watchmaker's Daughter

  ^

Level 11

Revisiting the home of the Watchmaker's Daughter

•  Spoiler ID: 242646
  

  Unlocked with Playing with Broken Toys 11
  

   

  Success

  Preparing

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Venture Challenge Level' Quality is now [( Base Dangerous + Base Persuasive + Base Shadowy + Base Watchful) / 100, rounded]!

  Redirects to: Breaking In to the Home of the Watchmaker's Daughter

  ^