Run errands for a Mesmerist

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From: Working with the Cats


Philonous, the famous Mesmerist, needs someone to fetch his supplies.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 98

  • 67 - very chancy (41%)
  • 84 - chancy (51%)
  • 100 - modest (61%)
  • 116 - very modest (71%)
  • 133 - low-risk (81%)
  • 149 - straightforward (91%)
  • 164 - straightforward (100%)

Success

"The perfect weight. Thank you."

Finding exactly the right kind of iron filings is no easy matter.[…] Philonous pays you well for your efforts. Before you leave, you see him don heavy gloves and reach for a stone jar on a high shelf. A puff of smoke escapes as he uncorks the jar.

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Failure

"Rubbish!"

You cover half the city searching for the Mesmerist's preferred variety of iron. It's all but impossible. The city's metal trades are under strict control. No wonder the Mesmerist delegates this job.