Surely it can't hurt?

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From: A strange mirror


Not just to chance a peek? Even if someone did make the mirror from polished jade covered in leering gargoyles?


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 72

  • 50 - very chancy (41%)
  • 62 - chancy (51%)
  • 74 - modest (61%)
  • 86 - very modest (71%)
  • 98 - low-risk (81%)
  • 110 - straightforward (91%)
  • 120 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A glimpse of... what?

Your image shifts. It's still you, but... changed. Your clothes are shabby[…]. You look worn out, even ragged. No! This shall not come to pass! You smash the mirror with your cane. […] And the mirror's destruction has left a few chunks of jade […].

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Failure

The mirror lies! Doesn't it?

Your image shifts. It's still you, but... slightly changed. Your clothes are shabby: down-at-heel shoes and a worn hat. You look worn out, even ragged. What is this awful thing trying to reveal? You retreat before it shows you any more lies.