Strike a conversation with a factory manager

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ID: 249850

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From: The Iron Quarter

Not an asset as such; he's simply loose-lipped.

Game Instructions: Taimen's Attention will make this harder.

Unlocked with Object of a Khaganian Intrigue, Methods of a Khaganian Front: Manipulation

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 170

• 117 - very chancy (41%)
• 145 - chancy (51%)
• 173 - modest (61%)
• 202 - very modest (71%)
• 230 - low-risk (81%)
• 258 - straightforward (91%)
• 284 - straightforward (100%)
  

Each point of Taimen's Attention increases the base difficulty by 5 points.

Success

Do go on

He has much to say about his subordinates […] his superiors […] Unwittingly, he produces a wealth of invaluable detail […] motions of Khaganian commerce, though one has to read between the lines of his meandering complaints.

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

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  You've gained 10 x Infiltrating...
•  You've gained 1 x Current Time in the Khanate:
• [Airs of the Khanate change…] (random)

Failure

How very interesting

He gives you very little of use - mostly he's fixating on the minutia of his job and his many petty resentments.

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  You've gained 5 x Infiltrating...
•  Taimen's Attention is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 10)
•  Khaganian Front: Obfuscation is dropping… (-( Attention - Resilience) CP) (At least 1 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Current Time in the Khanate:
• [Airs of the Khanate change…] (random)