Publish... and be damned.
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From: The Writer's Desk: rework!
Did they refuse your price? Are you Truth's herald? Or is it simply too good a story to waste?
Game Instructions: This can improve a work whose Potential is 150 or less, but it has its risks.
Unlocked with 
1 x Blackmail Material, 
Potential 1
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 150
- 103 - very chancy (41%)
- 128 - chancy (51%)
- 153 - modest (61%)
- 178 - very modest (71%)
- 203 - low-risk (81%)
- 228 - straightforward (91%)
- 250 - straightforward (100%)
Success
A dangerous strategy
You seal the pages with a black ribbon until the time is right.
Persuasive is increasing…
Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
You've lost 1 x Blackmail Material
You've gained 12 x Potential (up to 162)
Alternative Success
A dangerous strategy
You seal the pages with a black ribbon until the time is right... wait. Was that a face at the window?
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)- You've lost 1 x Blackmail Material
- You've gained 12 x Potential (up to 162)
Failure
A visit from the Ministry
Two black-clad Special Constables knock on your door. How did they know? "You are always watched," one intones. "Literature is no excuse. Hand it over." You reluctantly surrender your Blackmail Material.
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've lost 1 x Blackmail Material
- Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
- Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
You've lost 1 x Manuscript Page
