De Gustibus

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The Apicius Club meets on the second Monday of every month, beneath the sacred sign of the Flamingo's Tongue. Their appetite for novelties is inexhaustible. Their Procurer-General has approached you for help.

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Unlocked with A Particular Day in the Neath: De Gustibus

Options:

Violet Amber

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  Unlocked with 1 x Nodule of Violet Amber
   

  Success

  Satisfaction

  • You've lost 1 x Nodule of Violet Amber
  • You've gained 300 x Penny

  ^

Lacre

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  Unlocked with 1 x Unusual Pail of So-Called Snow
   

  Success

  '

  • You've lost 1 x Unusual Pail of So-Called Snow
  • You've gained 5000 x Penny

  ^

Sewer-game

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  Unlocked with 1 x Venge-Rat Corpse
   

  Success

  Satisfaction

  • You've lost 1 x Venge-Rat Corpse
  • You've gained 150 x Penny

  ^

The utmost delicacy

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  Unlocked with 1 x Tiny Cave Fish
   

  Success

  Satisfaction

  • You've lost 1 x Tiny Cave Fish
  • You've gained 1 x Magnificent Diamond

  ^

A hissing finale!

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  Unlocked with 1 x Unusual Pail of So-Called Snow, Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre 1, 1 x Silent Soul
   

  Success

  A legal loophole

  • You've lost 1 x Unusual Pail of So-Called Snow
  • You've lost 1 x Silent Soul
  • You've gained 7000 x Penny

  ^

Offer an ornamental centrepiece

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  Unlocked with 1 x A River In A Box
   

  Success

  '

  • You've lost 1 x A River In A Box
  • You've gained 5000 x Penny

  ^

...would they dare?

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  Unlocked with 1 x Vial of Masters' Blood
   

  Success

  Nothing spoken

  • You've lost 1 x Vial of Masters' Blood
  • You've gained 1 x A Sealed Copy of the Crimson Book

  ^

A strictly vegetarian dizzh

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  Unlocked with 1 x A Recipe for Zzoup
   

  Success

  Satisfaction

  • You've lost 1 x A Recipe for Zzoup
  • You've gained 1750 x Penny

  ^

Provide powdered jade

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  Unlocked with 150 x Jade Fragment
   

  Success

  Satisfaction

  • You've lost 150 x Jade Fragment
  • You've gained 225 x Penny

  ^

Hunt knot-oracle spawn in Bugsby's Marshes

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  Action Cost: 5
   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Dangerous 25
  || 18 - very chancy (41%) || 22 - chancy (51%) || 26 - modest (61%) || 30 - very modest (71%) || 34 - low-risk (81%) || 38 - straightforward (91%) || 42 - straightforward (100%)
  

  
  

  Success

  A stickful of toads

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  • You've gained 200 x Penny

  Failure

  A disappointing haul

  • Dangerous is increasing…

  ^

Suggest a Kettle of Pickled Liars' Tongues

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  Unlocked with 1 x Tiny Silver Kettle of Pickled Liar's Tongues
   

  Success

  An outraged expression

  • Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)

  Rare Success

  A shifty expression

  • You've lost 1 x Tiny Silver Kettle of Pickled Liar's Tongues
  • You've gained 2500 x Penny

  ^

A rare candle

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  Action Cost: 7
  Unlocked with 1 x St Cerise's Candle
   

  Success

  Eat it, or light it?

  • You've lost 1 x St Cerise's Candle
  • You've gained 77 x Mourning Candle

  ^