Watch the comings and goings

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From: Candlefinder: Canvassing the Servants


One can deduce much by simply paying attention to what the staff is doing.


Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 70

  • 48 - very chancy (41%)
  • 60 - chancy (51%)
  • 72 - modest (61%)
  • 83 - very modest (71%)
  • 95 - low-risk (81%)
  • 107 - straightforward (91%)
  • 117 - straightforward (100%)

Each point of Insubstantial adds 10 points of Watchful.

Success

Powers of observation

You plant yourself […] in a strategically placed hallway and take notes on who's going where, carrying what. Linen[…]. Silver trays bearing wine, or laudanum, or a […] book of matches. Every so often, you stop a maid or a footman and ask an oblique question. […]

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Failure

The watcher, watched

[…] you feel more observed than observing. More than once, the maids stop to whisper about your presence and what it suggests. Is there some particular significance to where you are? Did you inadvertently suggest something about the nature of your visit? […]

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