Preparing for a Big Score

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This page contains details about Fallen London Actions.
Now you've settled into the Flit, it's time for a big score. You will need to prepare for such a daring robbery.

Game Instructions: Increase your Casing... to 5 to begin unlocking options.
As your Casing... quality rises, you may attempt more difficult and lucrative jobs.

Unlocked with A Name Whispered in Darkness 4

Locked with Opening a Bundle of Oddities

Storylet appears in The Flit

Options:

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Look for the targets
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    Action Cost: 3

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 74 || 51 - very chancy (41%) || 63 - chancy (51%) || 76 - modest (61%) || 88 - very modest (71%) || 100 - low-risk (81%) || 113 - straightforward (91%) || 124 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Whispers

    Rare Success

    Many whispers

    Failure

    Nothing doing

    ^
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Examine the target
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    Action Cost: 3

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 76 || 52 - very chancy (41%) || 65 - chancy (51%) || 78 - modest (61%) || 90 - very modest (71%) || 103 - low-risk (81%) || 116 - straightforward (91%) || 127 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Getting the hang of the place

    Failure

    Tight security

    ^
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The decoy
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Formulate a plan
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    Action Cost: 3

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 82 || 57 - very chancy (41%) || 70 - chancy (51%) || 84 - modest (61%) || 98 - very modest (71%) || 111 - low-risk (81%) || 125 - straightforward (91%) || 137 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    "Cunning? Of course. Why do you ask?"

    Failure

    Probably just bats

    ^
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Scapegoats and alibis
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    Action Cost: 3

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 80 || 55 - very chancy (41%) || 68 - chancy (51%) || 82 - modest (61%) || 95 - very modest (71%) || 108 - low-risk (81%) || 122 - straightforward (91%) || 134 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    "I wasn't even there..."

    Failure

    Damnable dupe!

    ^
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Criminal assistance
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    Action Cost: 3

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 78 || 54 - very chancy (41%) || 67 - chancy (51%) || 80 - modest (61%) || 93 - very modest (71%) || 106 - low-risk (81%) || 119 - straightforward (91%) || 130 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    One of the good ones

    Failure

    Doesn't look right

    ^
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Eavesdrop on those in the know
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    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 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

    Really? How interesting.

    Failure

    Unhelpful

    ^
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Well-planned villainy
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Set your gang of hoodlums to business
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    Action Cost: 5
    Unlocked with 1 x Gang of Hoodlums, A Person of Some Importance -

     

    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 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%)

    Success

    Breeding confidence

    Failure

    Going to be a long night

    ^
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The Big Score: choose your target
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Sell information
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Dealing with Suspicion
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Plan a Heist
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Get ready for your Heist!