The Calendrical Confusion of 1899
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By the Empress' decree, the year of 1900 is cancelled. 1899 marches on, unceasing, enduring like Her Majesty herself.
The Ministry enforces the ban on calendars showing the year as 1900 with the same zeal they apply to street maps of London. […][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with The Dawning of a New Century is 4 (World Quality, now available), A Name Signed with a Flourish 6
Card drawn in Fallen London
Occurs with Standard Frequency
Options:
Purchase wine at cut-rate prices
- Spoiler Unlocked with Preparations for a Vast Revel is present (World Quality, now locked), 1250 x Shard of Glim
Success
Digging through the cellars
- Preparations for a Vast Revel is dropping… (-1 CP)
- You've lost 1250 x Shard of Glim
- You've gained 1 x Cellar of Wine
- You've gained (0.95-1.05 * Base Persuasive) x Bottle of Greyfields 1879
- You've gained 1-18 x Bottle of Greyfields 1882
- You've gained 1-10 x Bottle of Morelways 1872
- You've gained 0-1 x Bottle of Greyfields 1868 First Sporing
- You've gained 1-6 x Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe
- You've gained 1-2 x Bottle of Broken Giant 1844
Defuse a Society feud
- Spoiler Locked with 7 x Favours: Society
Challenge information
Broad, Persuasive 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)
Each point of Renown: Society reduces the base difficulty by 1 point.
Success
Harmony again
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Favours: Society (up to 7)
- You've gained 2 x Secluded Address
Failure
Unintended
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
Check in with your Revolutionary contacts
- Spoiler Unlocked with Language of Laces
Success
A new front for dissidence
- You've gained 1 + ( Base Watchful / 18) x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
Base Watchful 100 120 140 160 180 200 210 220 230 Payout 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14
Inquire as to the state of your arrangement
- Spoiler Unlocked with A Leasehold on All of London
Success
Reasonable expectations
- You've gained (1.25 * Base Watchful) x Cryptic Clue
Base Watchful 100 120 140 160 180 200 210 220 230 Payout 125 150 175 200 225 250 262 275 288
Search for the source of the confusion
- Spoiler Locked with Unopened Bottle of Broken Giant 1899 'Century Label'
Success
An Abolishment
- You now have 1 x Unopened Bottle of Broken Giant 1899 'Century Label'
- An occurrence! Your 'Aware of Calendrical Confusion' Quality is now 1! (hidden)