Varchas from Behind the Glass
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Far across the Unterzee is the city of Varchas, with its great light-towers […]
Varchas has feared Fingerkings for many generations – and consequently the Fingerkings swarm and nest behind its mirrors […] Fear is as nutritious as love or worship. […][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Unlocked with a redirect from Observe what the Fingerkings do in Varchas, Join the Cats behind the mirrors of Varchas or Observe the Red-Handed Queen behind the mirrors of Varchas.
Storylet appears in The Dome of Scales
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Try your own influence
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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%)
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
Stranger
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained 5 x Trace of Viric
- Touched by Fingerwork is increasing… (+2 CP)
Rare Success
Stranger, rarely glimpsed
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained 5 x Trace of Viric
- Touched by Fingerwork is increasing… (+2 CP)
- Fascinating... is increasing… (+1 CP)
Failure
Fear
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
Patrol and observe, as a cat would
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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%)
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%)
Success
The brightest light and the tools of guardians
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 25 x Silvered Cat's Claw
Failure
Seen in passing
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Watchful is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
Pit one Varchaasi against another
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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%)
Narrow, A Player of Chess 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
Success
Listeners
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained 25 x Well-Placed Pawn
Alternative Success
Listeners and conspirators
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained 25 x Well-Placed Pawn
- Deciphering... is increasing… (+1-2 CP)
Failure
A word here, a word there
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Encourage them to shatter their mirrors
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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
Those desperate for control are easily broken
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Apostate's Psalm
- Advancing the Liberation of Night: is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 50)
Failure
Those desperate for control are easily broken
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
Return to the Dome of Scales
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Success
Strange to learn this way
- Your maximum Shadowy is now 224. (Sets Shadowy Gains to 24, if below 24)
- You've gained 2 x Memory of a Shadow in Varchas