Receive a diplomatic visit of devils

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ID: 264340

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From: Troubled Times Recur

The GHR's charter encourages positive relations with Hell. The devils take this seriously (or are pretending to). They have sent a delegation.

Game Instructions: Success here may occasionally offer a Hell Favour in addition to the other benefits.

Unlocked with Charter of the Great Hellbound Railway exactly 10, Involved in a Railway Venture 140

Challenge information

Narrow, A Player of Chess 10 (50% base)

• 6 and below - almost impossible (10%)
• 7 - high-risk (20%)
• 8 - high-risk (30%)
• 9 - tough (40%)
• 10 - very chancy (50%)
• 11 - chancy (60%)
• 12 - modest (70%)
• 13 - very modest (80%)
• 14 - low-risk (90%)
• 15 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

They require an escort

[…] These devils display their exoskeletons openly […]

[…] You take the delegation on a tour of the [Founding Body landmark]. You encourage them to admire the [...] [material] and [stone]. They offer jibes about the proximity to [Site (short)]; you respond with [...] their distance from Caduceus.

[…]

Description summary:
The second paragraph varies based on the city's Founding Body, Chosen Site, and Style. The third paragraph is based on whether a Favour: Hell is gained.

Founding Body	Landmark
none	subterranean reservoir
Furnace Ancona	reserve silo
Furnace Ancona, Starved	amber spire
Cornelius	hatching arena
Your Own Double	amphitheatre
The Double of the Manager	grand hotel

Chosen Site	Material
Ealing	amber
Evenlode	cedar
Balmoral	oak
Station VIII	steel
Burrow	stucco
Moulin	crystal
Marigold	brass

Style	Stone
None First City	blue-veined marble
Bethlehem	crimson marble
School of Beatrice True Beatrice	limestone
Porous	pale brick
Ivory	brick
Attenuated	grey stone
Remembered	Bath stone
Celestial	white Portland stone
Auroral Nocturnal	moon-coloured stone
Bazaarine	red limestone
Mycologene Terpsichorean Heliconian Cartographical	FATE
Cenotaphic	black marble

Chosen Site	Site (short)
Near Ealing Gardens, in Ominous Proximity to London	Ealing Gardens
Above the Magistracy of the Evenlode, with a Plentiful Supply of Bones	The Magistracy of the Evenlode
Outside of Balmoral, Accessible to Communications with the Surface	Balmoral
In the Shadow of Station VIII, Where the Masters Can Keep an Eye On It	Station VIII
In the Parish of Burrow, Among the Parishioners of the Church in the Wild	Burrow-infra-Mump
Between Moulin's Wastes and the Cold of Hurlers, Where No One Else Would Care to Live	Moulin
Near Marigold, Snug Beneath the Walls of Hell	Marigold

Favours: Hell	Third Paragraph
Yes	The visit, in short, goes beautifully. The devils retire and the Tracklayers are not too greatly provoked.
No	The visit, in short, goes beautifully. The devils are extremely satisfied with the results, and the Tracklayers notice little.

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•  Habituated to the Hinterland is increasing… (+1 CP)
•  You've gained 0-1 x Favours: Hell (up to 7)
•  You've gained (220 + Efficiency) x Hinterland Prosperity

Failure

They require an escort

[...] These devils display their exoskeletons openly, and demand to be welcomed [...]

[Leader] is not sure how to respond. [...] even you struggle. These devils see some hint of moral dissonance in the makeup of the town. It makes their mouthparts twitch.

•  The City Waning is increasing… (+4 CP)
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
•  Habituated to the Hinterland is increasing… (+1 CP)
•  [Airs of Passengers change…] (random) (hidden)