Show the (defendant) in the most sympathetic possible light
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From: Defence of (Trial)
Game Instructions: If successful, this will lower the difficulty of ultimately winning your case – but reduce your final reward.
Unlocked with 
Progress of a Trial exactly 2, 
Prestige of a Legal Case, 
Trial Being Fought exactly 1 (You are defending a criminal case.)
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 175
- 120 - very chancy (41%)
- 149 - chancy (51%)
- 178 - modest (61%)
- 208 - very modest (71%)
- 237 - low-risk (81%)
- 266 - straightforward (91%)
- 292 - straightforward (100%)
Success
All that's best
Description summary:
The identity of the defendant and your portrayal of them vary based on 
Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode
| Third Airs | Defendant | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Rubbery Man | his good nature |
| 1 | Clay Man | his fine work ethic |
| 2 - 4 | nearly grown urchin | his energy and team loyalty |
| 5 - 10 | mushroom farmer | her contributions to Neathy nutrition |
| 11 - 14 | lampcat-catcher | her diligence and love of animals |
| 15 - 24 | Tracklayer | their hard work and commitment |
| 25 - 29 | factory worker | their hard work and commitment |
| 30 - 39 | Gondolier | his very elegant uniform |
| 40 - 49 | protestor | her idealistic outlook |
| 50 - 59 | train conductor | her iron courage |
| 60 - 64 | pub landlord | his keen ability to eyeball exactly a pint of lager |
| 65 - 69 | vintner | his taste for the finer things |
| 70 - 79 | dirigible captain | her piloting prowess and very creditable association with the Masters |
| 80 - 94 | retired nanny | her love of small children |
| 95 - 99 | elderly Baroness | her social standing |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Persuasive is increasing…
It is time to hear the closing statements. (Sets 
Progress of a Trial to 3)
You've lost 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case
Failure
Thrown out!
You put the [defendant] on the stand. In questioning, you do your best to showcase [See above].
Unfortunately, the courtroom audience appears more fixated on [See below].Description summary:
The identity of the defendant and the audience's impression of them vary based on Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode
| Third Airs | Defendant | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Rubbery Man | his tentacular visage |
| 1 | Clay Man | the risk of his being Unfinished |
| 2 - 4 | nearly grown urchin | his self-evident hooliganism |
| 5 - 10 | mushroom farmer | the strong scent of nightsoil |
| 11 - 14 | lampcat-catcher | the ravages of peligin exposure |
| 15 - 24 | Tracklayer | their record of getting into barroom brawls over a crate of dry biscuits |
| 25 - 29 | factory worker | their suspicious sentimentality |
| 30 - 39 | Gondolier | his unaccountable enthusiasm for moonlight scales |
| 40 - 49 | protestor | her wealthy background and dilettantism |
| 50 - 59 | train conductor | her alleged habit of tipping off train robbers about the routes and timetable |
| 60 - 64 | pub landlord | his commitment to sampling his own wares |
| 65 - 69 | vintner | his commitment to sampling his own wares |
| 70 - 79 | dirigible captain | her rumoured unauthorised rides in the dirigible to visit the roof of the Neath |
| 80 - 94 | retired nanny | her habit of doling out heavy laudanum doses to help with naptime |
| 95 - 99 | elderly Baroness | her highly suspect choice to retire to the Upper River |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Persuasive is increasing…
- It is time to hear the closing statements. (Sets Progress of a Trial to 3)
Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)
