The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
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Due to an accidental entanglement […] the […] dumbwaiters connect […] to a modest-sized townhouse in Edinburgh.
The compartment is, alas, not large[…] But with determination and a great many tugs of the rope, it will transfer items secretly and without tariffs.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with a redirect from Sneak down to the Kitchens of Balmoral
Storylet appears in 
Balmoral
Options:
Intercept a message
- Spoiler Locked with
Intercepted Document
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)The base difficulty is presumably 300, likely reduced by 25 for every level of
Balmoral: Darkness.Success
Cunning
Shadowy is increasing…
You've intercepted the most interesting post from your train's baggage. (Sets 
Intercepted Document to 11)- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Conclusion for Intercepted Document: Plans for the Surface
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Failure
Out! Out of the scullery!
- Shadowy is increasing…
Suspicion is increasing… (+3 CP)- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Intercept a shipment
- Spoiler
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 250 || 171 - very chancy (41%) || 213 - chancy (51%) || 255 - modest (61%) || 296 - very modest (71%) || 338 - low-risk (81%) || 380 - straightforward (91%) || 417 - straightforward (100%)Each point of
Balmoral: Darkness reduces the base difficulty by 25 points.
Success
This explains a great deal
- Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Preserved Surface Blooms- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Failure
Out! Out of the scullery!
^
Help yourself to some venison bones
- Spoiler
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 150 || 103 - very chancy (41%) || 128 - chancy (51%) || 153 - modest (61%) || 178 - very modest (71%) || 203 - low-risk (81%) || 228 - straightforward (91%) || 250 - straightforward (100%)Success
A clatter of bone
- Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained 25 x Femur of a Surface Deer- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Failure
Out! Out of the scullery!
^
Export the Skeleton of a Neathy Bird
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Train Baggage Accommodations 3, 
Skeleton in Progress 180-189, 
Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies 250
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 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%)Narrow,
Artisan of the Red Science 7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)
Skeleton: Self-Evident Implausibility does not matter here, by the way.Success
Laughter that knows sunlight
- Shadowy is increasing…
You've gained (
Approximate Value of Your Skeleton in Pennies/250) x An Identity Uncovered!- Redirects to: Packing away your Skeleton
Failure
Why are you bleeding?
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)
Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)- Redirects to: The Dumbwaiter of Balmoral
Establish contact with a Surface smuggler
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Base Shadowy 215, 
Renown: Criminals 40, 3 x Favours: Criminals
Locked with
Twilit Smuggler 21, 
Acquaintance: The Woman Upstairs
Success
Contact
You've lost 3 x Favours: Criminals
You now have 1 x Acquaintance: The Woman Upstairs
Sneak back upstairs
- Spoiler
The Coilheart Games
Correspond with the Woman Upstairs about the Sixth Coil
- Spoiler Unlocked with
The Coilheart Games is 2 (World Quality, now locked), Of Stripes, and Coils 100-299, 
Coilheart Visitors 10, Twilit Smuggler 21
Locked with
Lead: The Wrong Sort of Treasure
Success
Not the profitable kind of contraband
You've corresponded with the Woman Upstairs. (Raises 
Lead: The Wrong Sort of Treasure by 1)
Huffam will want to hear of this. And then double-check it scrupulously. (Raises 
Bearing Valuable Leads by 1)
