Watch a civil trial

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From: The Courts of the Evenlode

[A defendant] is the defendant in [a suit].

Description summary:
The identity of the defendant and the nature of the suit vary based on Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode and Airs of the Evenlode, respectively.

Third Airs	Defendant
0	A Rubbery Man
1	A Clay Man
2 - 4	A nearly grown urchin
5 - 10	A mushroom farmer
11 - 14	A lampcat-catcher
15 - 24	A Tracklayer
25 - 29	A factory worker
30 - 39	A Gondolier
40 - 49	A protestor
50 - 59	A train conductor
60 - 64	A pub landlord
65 - 69	A vintner
70 - 79	A dirigible captain
80 - 94	A retired nanny
95 - 99	An elderly Baroness

Airs	Suit
1 - 9	a divorce suit
10 - 19	a trespass suit
20 - 29	a nuisance suit
30 - 39	a bankruptcy suit
40 - 49	a boundary dispute suit
50 - 59	a probate suit
60 - 100	a defamation suit

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

Game Instructions: This will always give you Journals of Infamy. If you're successful, you will get something more.

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 250

• 171 - very chancy (41%)
• 213 - chancy (51%)
• 255 - modest (61%)
• 296 - very modest (71%)
• 338 - low-risk (81%)
• 380 - straightforward (91%)
• 417 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Benefits beyond a few hours distraction

Description summary:
The first paragraph varies based on Airs of the Evenlode and the second varies based on Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode.

Wiki note: Numbers unaccounted for: 1, 13 – 19, 38 – 43, 49 – 59, 75 – 82, 98 – 100

Airs	First Paragraph
2 - 12	The complainant is the kind to have recorded every incidence of misdeed, actual and perceived – of the defendant and anyone else they consider to have crossed them. Busywork for the judge, exceedingly useful to you.
20 - 37	The complainant is quiet spoken, but interminable. One question will result in an answer that never takes less than twenty minutes to finish. It is possible that they could win this trial by sheer resilience.
44 - 48	The complainant seems under the impression that the judge is hard of hearing. They bellow their every answer, after first having turned to face the judge. If they think this will assist their claim, they are mistaken.
60 - 74	The complainant needs a box to be seen over the witness stand. This seems to cause them no embarrassment – indeed, they gleefully litter their statement with height related puns. The judge slowly grows puce with barely contained suffering.
83 - 97	The complainant is late to the court room, and bustles in apologising profusely. When they use the excuse of 'bandits on the track', the judge glares them into silence. It is, after all, a hazard everyone else also had to negotiate.

Wiki note: Numbers unaccounted for: 1, 19 – 22, 37 – 47, 59 – 61, 74 – 79, 92 – 99

Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode	Second Paragraph
2 - 18	And when the defendant comes to the stand – oh, it's absolutely worth taking notes. They might not be persuasive, but the performance is masterful.
23 - 36	There is a kerfuffle before the defendant takes the stand. Someone in the public gallery has attempted to raise an objection. It takes three ushers to carry them out.
48 - 58	The defendant is perfectly willing to be cross-examined. Well, that's what they convey, until they take the stand and spend many minutes waving at the public gallery, but refusing to say a word to the court.
62 - 73	The defendant takes the stand with a surprising amount of grace and dignity. It is to the startlement of all when an usher loses their temper, using language unsuited for the court room to convey their opinion […] The judge calls for a break.
80 - 91	The defendant is summoned to the stand, but does not rise. They look dejected – do they feel that there is no hope, and the outcome already decided? The judge moves on to the next witness – he is not one to waste time.

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• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained 1 x Time Spent in the Magistracy (up to 7)
•  You've gained 3 x Dubious Testimony
•  You've gained 2 x Journal of Infamy
• [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random) (hidden)
• [Second Airs For CourtRoom change…] (random) (hidden)
• [Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode change…] (random) (hidden)

Failure

A profitable distraction

Description summary:
The description varies based on Airs of the Evenlode and Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode, with the same text as for success.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained 1 x Time Spent in the Magistracy (up to 7)
•  You've gained 2 x Journal of Infamy
•  You've gained 1 x Incisive Observation
• [Airs of the Evenlode change…] (random) (hidden)
• [Second Airs For CourtRoom change…] (random) (hidden)
• [Third Airs for Courts of the Evenlode change…] (random) (hidden)