The Scribe at the Oriel Window
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Description summary:
The description varies based on your level of 
The Playwright's Hands
| The Playwright's Hands | Effect |
|---|---|
| 2 | An enormous writing desk is wedged against the oriel window of a mostly-intact turret […]. Drifts of handwritten paper cover the desk, almost dwarfing their author […] writing on two pages at once.
"Just leave it on the sideboard, would you? […] |
| 5 | "A newcomer!" The Ambidextrous Dramaturg rummages around beneath a loose drift of script pages and comes up with two crutches, […] "A pleasure. I write the plays. Of course, then the players improvise anyway, but I like to think I give them a good base." |
| 10 | "I am quite happy here, of course. A writer could not hope for a more dedicated troupe of players. And I can see it all from here." […]
He stands […] and sets his jaw. "So I will not be going back to her. But I can repay her with my art. […] |
| 15, 20 | […] "Have you anything new for me?" The Dramaturg stops writing when you enter, these days, knowing the measure of your tread upon his stairs. "The library of sources here is thin." |
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Unlocked with 
The Playwright's Hands 2
Storylet appears in 
Queeneater's Castle
Options:
Introduce yourself
- Spoiler Unlocked with
The Playwright's Hands exactly 2
Success
Penetrating the reverie
The focus of the artist, blind to all exterior sound and fury. (Sets The Playwright's Hands to 5)
Ask him about Old Resurrection
- Spoiler Unlocked with
A Crabbed List of Contacts, Leads and Likely Opportunities, The Playwright's Hands 5-9
Success
Out of reach of Hookman House
- The Ambidextrous Dramaturg owes Old Resurrection a favour. (Sets The Playwright's Hands to 10)
Furnish the Dramaturg with inspiration
- Spoiler Unlocked with
A Crabbed List of Contacts, Leads and Likely Opportunities, 
2 x Captivating Ballad, 
10 x Touching Love Story, 
50 x Unusual Love Story, 
2,000 x Proscribed Material, The Playwright's Hands 10
Success
Renewed vigour
You've lost 2 x Captivating Ballad
You've lost 10 x Touching Love Story
You've lost 50 x Unusual Love Story
You've lost 2,000 x Proscribed Material
You've gained 1 x Palimpsest Scrap- There will be literature, of the kind to furnish the shelves of Hookman House. You'd better let Old Resurrection know. (Sets The Playwright's Hands to 15)
Ask about the play that got him banished
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with The Playwright's Hands 10, 
Entwined in the Intrigues of the Clathermont Family 20
Success
An unready world
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Commission a great tragedy
- Spoiler
Commission a holy comedy
- Spoiler
Ask about the script for the Rites of the Ruby
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with
The Lost Script 1-2, The Playwright's Hands 5
Success
Other authors
Recover the missing script of the Rites of the Ruby. (Sets 
The Lost Script to 2)
Redirects to: Firmament: The Lost Script
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