The Machinery of Law

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Imps scatter around [...] Brass gears clink and clatter, dragon's teeth turning distance into knots [...] Time drags, [..] you are anchored here, another component of a vast machine. The furnace [...] grinds the real down into dust, and builds new shapes from the scraps.

Locked with Void Ab Initio 8

Storylet appears in A Haze of Heat and Chaos

Ceteris Paribus 0–50

Thump it

•  Spoiler ID: 272168
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 0-50
  Locked with Void Ab Initio 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Dangerous 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%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Watchful, Shadowy, Dangerous, and Persuasive, and is also increased by 10 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Ex Tempore

  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by 1)
  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  You've gained 571?-580 x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Qui prior est tempore, potior est jure —

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  You've gained 414-580? x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 3? CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^

Corral a slacking imp

•  Spoiler ID: 272173
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 0-50
  Locked with Void Ab Initio 8
  

   

  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%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Watchful, Shadowy, Dangerous, and Persuasive, and is also increased by 10 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Culpa levis

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by ?)
  •  You've gained 256?-580 x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Culpa lata

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  You've gained 256?-580 x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 3 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^

Detangle inflammatory precedents

•  Spoiler ID: 272176
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 0-50
  Locked with Void Ab Initio 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Chthonosophy 4 (50% base) || 0 - almost impossible (10%) || 1 - high-risk (20%) || 2 - high-risk (30%) || 3 - tough (40%) || 4 - very chancy (50%) || 5 - chancy (60%) || 6 - modest (70%) || 7 - very modest (80%) || 8 - low-risk (90%) || 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Glasswork, Artisan of the Red Science, Mithridacy, and Chthonosophy (rounded down), and is also increased by 1 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Per incuriam

  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by 1?)
  •  You've gained 580 x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Ipsissima verba

  •  You've gained 580 x Actus Reus
  •  You've gained 1 x Pro Tempore
  •  Void Ab Initio is increasing… (+? CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^

Tune the gears' reflections

•  Spoiler ID: 272177
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 0-50
  Locked with Void Ab Initio 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Glasswork 4 (50% base) || 0 - almost impossible (10%) || 1 - high-risk (20%) || 2 - high-risk (30%) || 3 - tough (40%) || 4 - very chancy (50%) || 5 - chancy (60%) || 6 - modest (70%) || 7 - very modest (80%) || 8 - low-risk (90%) || 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Glasswork, Artisan of the Red Science, Mithridacy, and Chthonosophy (rounded down), and is also increased by 1 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Jus soli

  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by 1)
  •  You've gained 472-580 x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Lex loci

  •  You've gained 256-580? x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 1-3? CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^

Ceteris Paribus 51–100

Sweet-talk the furnace into compliance

•  Spoiler ID: 272174
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 51-100
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 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%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Watchful, Shadowy, Dangerous, and Persuasive, and is also increased by 10 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Nolo Contendere

  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by ?)
  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 476-571? x Actus Reus
  •  You've gained 1 x Pro Tempore
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Res judicata

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 476-571? x Actus Reus
  •  You've gained 1 x Pro Tempore
  •  Void Ab Initio is increasing… (+1-3 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^

Find your way back to a vital lever

•  Spoiler ID: 272175
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 51-100
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 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%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Watchful, Shadowy, Dangerous, and Persuasive, and is also increased by 10 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Sub modo

  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by 1)
  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 414-580? x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Terra nullius

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 414-580? x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 3? CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^

Break a chain

•  Spoiler ID: 272178
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 51-100
  Locked with Void Ab Initio 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Artisan of the Red Science 4 (50% base) || 0 - almost impossible (10%) || 1 - high-risk (20%) || 2 - high-risk (30%) || 3 - tough (40%) || 4 - very chancy (50%) || 5 - chancy (60%) || 6 - modest (70%) || 7 - very modest (80%) || 8 - low-risk (90%) || 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Glasswork, Artisan of the Red Science, Mithridacy, and Chthonosophy (rounded down), and is also increased by 1 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Ultra vires

  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by ?)
  •  You've gained 571?-580 x Actus Reus
  •  You've gained 1 x Pro Tempore
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Force majeure

  •  You've gained 414-580? x Actus Reus
  •  Time passes. You recognise some of these seconds. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 3? CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^

Feed the flames of rhetoric

•  Spoiler ID: 272179
  

  Unlocked with Ceteris Paribus 51-100
  Locked with Void Ab Initio 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Mithridacy 4 (50% base) || 0 - almost impossible (10%) || 1 - high-risk (20%) || 2 - high-risk (30%) || 3 - tough (40%) || 4 - very chancy (50%) || 5 - chancy (60%) || 6 - modest (70%) || 7 - very modest (80%) || 8 - low-risk (90%) || 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  The difficulty is equal to the average of your base Glasswork, Artisan of the Red Science, Mithridacy, and Chthonosophy (rounded down), and is also increased by 1 for every two levels of Void Ab Initio.

  Success

  Nemo potest nisi quod de jure potest

  •  Stability through Combustion is now (new value). (Raises Stability through Combustion by ?)
  •  You've gained 256-580? x Actus Reus
  •  One second passes after another – usually. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  • With increasing probability (unknown formula) as Pro Tempore increases:
    •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 2 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  Failure

  Sub silentio

  •  You've gained 256-580? x Actus Reus
  •  One second passes after another – usually. (Raises Pro Tempore by 1)
  •  You are closer to becoming undone. (Increases Void Ab Initio by 1 CP)
  • Everything seems to have changed. Perhaps one day it will stop. [Ceteris Paribus change…] (random)
  • Categories shift. Ontologies fidget on restless wings. [Inter Alia change…] (random)

  ^