Surprise them with a boot in the fundament

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From: Intervene in a Dockers' Brawl

That'll show them.

Unlocked with Vigilant Chitin-Fur Boots, Taking Sides at a Brawl

Locked with Brawling with Dockers 150

Challenge information

Narrow, Respectable 10 (50% base)

• 6 and below - almost impossible (10%)
• 7 - high-risk (20%)
• 8 - high-risk (30%)
• 9 - tough (40%)
• 10 - very chancy (50%)
• 11 - chancy (60%)
• 12 - modest (70%)
• 13 - very modest (80%)
• 14 - low-risk (90%)
• 15 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Narrow, Artisan of the Red Science 5 (50% base)

• 1 and below - almost impossible (10%)
• 2 - high-risk (20%)
• 3 - high-risk (30%)
• 4 - tough (40%)
• 5 - very chancy (50%)
• 6 - chancy (60%)
• 7 - modest (70%)
• 8 - very modest (80%)
• 9 - low-risk (90%)
• 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

The Artisan of the Red Science challenge increases by 1 per 10 points of Brawling with Dockers, and has a base difficulty of 7 when fighting for yourself. The Respectable challenge does not vary.

Success

Startled and embarrassed

They seem distracted by your boots – their ominous gleam perhaps? Hopefully, that means they aren't watching your feet...

A quick half-step, a round kick, planting your toe in their—[...]You've certainly given them a lot to think about.

• Taking Sides at a Brawl 1-9
  •  You've gained 13 x Brawling with Dockers
• Taking Sides at a Brawl 10
  •  You've gained 14 x Brawling with Dockers
• [The Airs of London change…] (random)

Rare Success

A higher than expected yelp

Watching their eyes, you waited till they were distracted[...] Then it was a matter of a quick half-step, and a round kick, planting your toe in their—[...] There are tears in their eyes [...] That'll have knocked much of the fight out of them.

• Taking Sides at a Brawl 1-9
  •  You've gained 18 x Brawling with Dockers
• Taking Sides at a Brawl 10
  •  You've gained 20 x Brawling with Dockers
• [The Airs of London change…] (random)

Failure

Momentarily thrown off balance

A quick half-step, a round kick, planting your toe in their— Well, the noise they made suggested that you'd made an impression. A pity they recovered so quickly.

• Taking Sides at a Brawl exactly 1
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+3 CP)
• Taking Sides at a Brawl 2-10
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
•  You've lost 5 x Brawling with Dockers
• [The Airs of London change…] (random)