Reflect upon a Memory of Discordance

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From: Discordant Studies

Language can shape perception, and language can unshape it too.

Game Instructions: You will lose one Memory of Discordance upon success.

Unlocked with Mithridacy, 1 x Memory of Discordance

Locked with Scandal 8

Challenge information

Narrow, Mithridacy 8 (50% base)

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

Success

Lest ye be counted

[…] When you don't remember certain words[…] Linguistic foundations erode. You […] can climb a hilltop where there are no walls to separate one language from another.

[…] stones atop this hill […] could count you.

One, the stones might say. Or two, or […]

Or maybe even zero.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

•  You have lost some of your ability to manipulate meaning. (Decreases Mithridacy by (base Mithridacy level) CP)
•  Steward of the Discordance is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 5 + Discordant Studies)
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+11 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Crystalline Knowledge
•  Your maximum Featherlight is now 2. (Sets Discordant Studies to 2, if below 2)
•  You've lost 1 x Memory of Discordance
•  You've gained 1 x Direful Reflection

Redirects to: Pulling Yourself Together

Failure

Reflecting upon the wrong memory

You didn't remember that you had said that […] Of course, you'd meant to say something entirely different, but the Bishop didn't believe you. Neither did the Constables gathered around the coffin, or the Duchess[…] No wonder you buried this particular memory. […]

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

•  Connected: The Duchess is dropping… (-1 CP)
•  Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
•  You've gained 222 x Whispered Hint