Talk to the Porters
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From: Making Your Name: Investigations in the university
The University porters are tight-knit and close-mouthed. If they know anything, it'll be the devil's work getting them to talk. Perhaps sharing a few secrets with them could help.
Unlocked with 
25 x Cryptic Clue
Wiki note: If the success rate for this challenge is above ~58% (which occurs at Watchful 106), you will on average keep a steady amount of cryptic clues if you convert the whispered hints gained from this challenge. Any percentage above gives you a net gain in terms of Mysteries items, while any percentage below will have a net loss.
Challenge information
- 74 - very chancy (41%)
- 92 - chancy (51%)
- 110 - modest (61%)
- 128 - very modest (71%)
- 146 - low-risk (81%)
- 164 - straightforward (91%)
- 180 - straightforward (100%)
Success
The humble porter
[…] Your secrets are of the required standard and the porters open up a little. Good God! […] they know a vast amount about anything else that happens at the University. How do they find all this out? This could change everything!
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Watchful is increasing…
Investigating... is increasing… (+4 CP)
You've gained 1 x Sudden Insight (up to 21)
You've lost 25 x Cryptic Clue
You've gained 108 x Whispered Hint
Failure
Meddling in the affairs of porters
The porters find your secrets plain and for the most part irrelevant. For the next few days, your post goes missing. The lock on your office door is changed. Your requests for books are ignored. That's how it is, then?
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 25 x Cryptic Clue
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
