Smoke and mirrors
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From: The Most Daring Feat of Illusion and Escapology!
You will be escaping from a fiendish amount of chains, ropes and padlocks, while your Fingerking helpers take care of bringing objects on and off the stage, via mirror-entrances to Parabola. Should be easy enough. […]
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Challenge information
- 78 - very chancy (41%)
- 97 - chancy (51%)
- 115 - modest (61%)
- 134 - very modest (71%)
- 153 - low-risk (81%)
- 172 - straightforward (91%)
- 189 - straightforward (100%)
Success
A triumph
[…] [Y]our knot of chains and ropes looks Gordian from the outside, but conceals an ingenious system of releases. […]on the other side of the stage, the mirror room reflects another world back at you. […]This is the real secret of the Glass. […]
Description summary:
All you do is a bit of sleight of hand, but it is enhanced by a display of Parabolan wonder from the Fingerkings. They open a doorway, and you time your finale perfectly with its closing. The audience loves it.
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Success Instructions: This is not the end of The Wars of Illusion. They will continue! In the meantime, you can still participate in shows at Mahogany Hall.
Shadowy is increasing…
An occurrence! Your 'Connected: Glass' Quality is now 20!
You've gained 226 x Moon-Pearl
Tales of Mahogany Hall is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 14)
Your 'Day of the Week' Quality has gone!- Shadowy is increasing… (+51 CP, up to level 200 +
Shadowy Gains) 
Persuasive is increasing… (+25 CP, up to level 200 + 
Persuasive Gains)
Failure
Tangled in a lie
Your knot of chains and ropes looks Gordian from the outside, but a system of releases inside means all you have to do is pull a couple of strings whilst pretending to struggle. […]You seem to be working the knots tighter, not looser. […]
Description summary:
Something goes wrong with the release in your ropes and chains.
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- Shadowy is increasing…
Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)- Your 'Day of the Week' Quality has gone!
Plagued by a Popular Song is increasing… (+3 CP)- Tales of Mahogany Hall is dropping… (-8 CP)
