Ask for help with communication

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From: Interview with the Interpreter: a Game of Chess

If you were better able to express your feelings, surely that would help?

Game Instructions: This will reduce your dream quality slightly, but may provide Favour in High Places.

Challenge information

A matter of luck: Pretty good odds (success chance: 80%)

Success

'I'm listening.'

[…]Dr Schlomo listens to your tales. 'Wish fulfilment is the essence of dreams. Just listen. Ancient conflict gives way to modern compromise. And think of the path of the queen, on the chessboard, arrowing forwards... the glitter of her jewels...'[…]

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

• Persuasive is increasing… (+10 CP)
• Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess is dropping… (-10 CP)
• You've gained 1 x Confident Smile
• You've gained 1 x Favour in High Places

Rare Success

'I'm listening.'

From somewhere behind your head, Dr Schlomo listens to your tales. "[…] Wish fulfilment is the essence of dreams. […]. Ancient conflict gives way to modern compromise. […] We pass through unexpected places. […]" He seems excited. […]

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

• Persuasive is increasing… (+10 CP)
• Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess is dropping… (-10 CP)
• You've gained 1 x Confident Smile
• You've gained 1 x Favour in High Places

Failure

'Hmm.'

From somewhere behind your head, Dr Schlomo listens to your tales. 'Wish fulfilment is the essence of dreams. Just listen. Think of the path of the queen on the chessboard, arrowing forwards...' Perhaps best to leave it there.

• Persuasive is increasing… (+10 CP)
• Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess is dropping… (-10 CP)