Sponsor a trading voyage to the farthest reaches of the zee
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From: Aspiring Zee-Captains
Action Cost: 5
Provide a cargo of prisoner's honey and cover a share of the expenses. If you can convince a captain to sail far enough, they may bring you back wonders.
Unlocked with 
2000 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey, 
Renown: The Docks 20, 
1000 x Penny
Challenge information
Broad, 
Persuasive 150
- 103 - very chancy (41%)
- 128 - chancy (51%)
- 153 - modest (61%)
- 178 - very modest (71%)
- 203 - low-risk (81%)
- 228 - straightforward (91%)
- 250 - straightforward (100%)
Success
A shadowed gaze
Your captain won't look you in the eyes. "The Deconstruction," she whispers. "It took everything we had. It gave us this." She holds out a bundle of watchful mechanisms.
Persuasive is increasing…
You've lost 1000 x Penny
You've lost 2000 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey
You've gained 1 x Whirring Contraption
Alternative Success
A lively cargo
With obvious pride, your captain throws back the lid of a coffer. Beetles! It's full of beetles, glowing like elfin lamps, clicking like a nest of typewriters. She squints uncertainly. "Was that not what you were hoping for?" she enquires.
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've lost 1000 x Penny
- You've lost 2000 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey
You've gained 450 x Phosphorescent Scarab
Failure
No luck
No-one is willing to risk the dangers and uncertainties of the zee: the changing fogs, the zee-terrors, the nameless gods, and above all, the enormous crabs.
- Persuasive is increasing…
Failure
A brave fool
[…] you reach an agreement with a promising new-made captain. […] he drinks your entire advance, falls into the river and drowns. You find him next morning singing dissonantly with the Drownie choir. […] you could swear he looks embarrassed.
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've lost 500 x Penny
