Dance with a mysterious stranger

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From: A masked revel for the Feast of the Rose!

So many shapely and graceful strangers! So mysterious beneath their masks! You owe it to yourself to pick the most alluring to dance with.

Unlocked with 1 x Mask of the Rose

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 20

• 14 - very chancy (41%)
• 17 - chancy (51%)
• 21 - modest (61%)
• 24 - very modest (71%)
• 27 - low-risk (81%)
• 31 - straightforward (91%)
• 34 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Elegance and poise

You and your anonymous partner float around the ballroom[…] Your partner whispers in your ear: the desperate, heartfelt, easily forgotten sentiments […]But nothing remains of the mysterious stranger - except the memory of the touch of their hand.

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• Persuasive is increasing…
• Persuasive is increasing… (+4 CP) (bonus)
• You've gained 1 x Confident Smile (up to 20)
• You've gained 1 x Masquing (if 19 or less)

Rare Success

Rare Success!

[…]You are, gloriously, the centre of attention. […]You have the admiration of the crowd. But nothing remains of the mysterious stranger - except the memory of the touch of their hand, and the peculiar thing they whispered in your ear as you parted.

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

• Persuasive is increasing…
• Persuasive is increasing… (+5 CP) (bonus)
• You've gained 3 x Confident Smile (up to 20)
• You've gained 2 x Masquing (if 19 or less)
• You've gained 1 x Romantic Notion
• You've gained 1 x Antique Mystery
• You've gained 1 x Alight with Passion
• You'll lose any Moods in about an hour. Make the most of it!

Failure

A fine couple in a sea of fine couples

You dance, you gossip, you sip mushroom wine. The time passes pleasantly, but you doubt that anything will come of this. No matter: a night like tonight offers many intriguing strangers.

• Persuasive is increasing…
• [The Airs of London change…] (random)
• You've gained 1 x Masquing (up to 20)