The Tricks of the Courier's Trade

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The couriers of the Flit have their own trade secrets. Learning these could bring knowledge and wealth.

Game Instructions: Increase your Investigating... to 5 to unlock options on the previous storylet.
Each time you use these options, you may learn more about a secret conflict waged in the Flit.

Unlocked with a redirect from The Heights of Chicanery or a redirect from Bats and Cats

Storylet appears in The Flit

Options:

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Spy on the couriers
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    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 85 || 59 - very chancy (41%) || 73 - chancy (51%) || 87 - modest (61%) || 101 - very modest (71%) || 115 - low-risk (81%) || 129 - straightforward (91%) || 142 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    Little by little

    Rare Success

    Little by little

    Failure

    Pant, pant...

    ^
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Spy on those who supply them
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    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 90 || 62 - very chancy (41%) || 77 - chancy (51%) || 92 - modest (61%) || 107 - very modest (71%) || 122 - low-risk (81%) || 137 - straightforward (91%) || 150 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    The trade

    Rare Success

    The trade

    Failure

    Getting a reputation

    ^
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Spy on the Topsy King's court
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    Challenge information

    Broad, Shadowy 95 || 65 - very chancy (41%) || 81 - chancy (51%) || 97 - modest (61%) || 113 - very modest (71%) || 129 - low-risk (81%) || 145 - straightforward (91%) || 159 - straightforward (100%)

    Success

    A useful night

    Failure

    A long night

    ^
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Deploy your Suspicious Iguana
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Done for now
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    Action Cost: 0

     

    Success

    Other concerns

    Wiki note: This returns you to the Flit.

    ^
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Enough (with Wars of Illusion 0-5)
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Enough (with Wars of Illusion 6+)