Where the bodies are buried

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From: Dealing with the colonel


The Disgruntled Colonel must know some serious secrets: a cabal of ministers and senior palace functionaries will pay handsomely if you can persuade him to not publish.


Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 72

  • 50 - very chancy (41%)
  • 62 - chancy (51%)
  • 74 - modest (61%)
  • 86 - very modest (71%)
  • 98 - low-risk (81%)
  • 110 - straightforward (91%)
  • 120 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A surprising lack of secrets

Over port and cigars […] you get to know the old fellow. […] soon […] the truth becomes clear: he is bored. His memoirs are just a way of stirring up trouble […] He agrees to split the hush-money […] if you tell the ministers that he put up a tremendous struggle.

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


Failure

Troublesome old goat

The Disgruntled Colonel is having far too much fun upsetting the mighty to be swayed by your charms. Over the next few weeks you discover that he has said things about you to a lower class of journalist. Things that aren't even true!