Threaten a promising union
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From: ACT (N), SCENE (m)
A performance of conservatism from you, to catalyse all manner of mischief in turn.
Unlocked with 
Starring Role: King, 
Consuming Genre: Comedy, 
Crimson Airs 33-67
Challenge information
- 185 - very chancy (41%)
- 230 - chancy (51%)
- 275 - modest (61%)
- 320 - very modest (71%)
- 365 - low-risk (81%)
- 410 - straightforward (91%)
- 450 - straightforward (100%)
Each point of 
Persuasive adds 1 point of 
Dangerous.
Success
How sharper than a serpent's tooth
You expressly forbid it, […] – the union of the Knave and the [character], or the Queen and the [character], or the Is and the Not, or a thousand other […] related by rhyme and analogy.
The plot demands […] that nobody will listen. Therein derives the thrill.Description summary:
The first minor character varies with 
Crimson Airs.
| Airs | Character |
|---|---|
| 1 - 10 | judge |
| 11 - 20 | duchess |
| 21 - 30 | duke |
| 31 - 40 | marquis |
| 41 - 50 | princess |
| 51 - 60 | nobleman |
| 61 - 70 | noblewoman |
| 71 - 80 | noble |
| 81 - 90 | lord |
| 91 - 100 | lady |
The second minor character also varies with Crimson Airs.
| Airs | Character |
|---|---|
| 1 - 10 | Fool |
| 11 - 20 | strolling player |
| 21 - 30 | merchant |
| 31 - 40 | gaoler |
| 41 - 50 | weaver |
| 51 - 60 | handmaid |
| 61 - 70 | manservant |
| 71 - 80 | squire |
| 81 - 90 | scribe |
| 91 - 100 | prisoner |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Dangerous is increasing…
You've gained 550 x Scarlet Applause
You've gained 1 Scene
Your audience's hunger for the Knave is increasing... (Increases 
Red Hunger by 1 CP)
[Crimson Airs change…] (random)
Failure
Pitched poorly
Something seizes you; a terrible seriousness, deep and dark like the stains of old blood. Your speech is too full of vigour, too laced with tangible threat. More fit for tragedy than comedy. Your fellow players miss their cues, aghast.
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained 200 x Scarlet Applause
- You've gained 1 Scene
Your audience's adoration of the King is increasing... (Increases 
Red Rapture by 3 CP, if already present)
Your audience's desperation for the Queen is increasing... (Increases 
Red Thirst by 3 CP, if already present)- Your audience's hunger for the Knave is increasing... (Increases Red Hunger by 3 CP, if already present)
Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)- [Crimson Airs change…] (random)
