Dropping the Eaves

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From: The Heights of Chicanery

Once a fortnight, a senior agent and a prominent revolutionary meet somewhere in the Flit. Will it be a quiet corner of the rope court[…]? It will take every scrap of your spycraft to eavesdrop on this conversation. But it should be worth it.

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Game Instructions: Trade in your Investigating... and Seeking... for rewards.

Unlocked with Seeking... 5, Investigating... 5

Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 85

• 59 - very chancy (41%)
• 73 - chancy (51%)
• 87 - modest (61%)
• 101 - very modest (71%)
• 115 - low-risk (81%)
• 129 - straightforward (91%)
• 142 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Under the bridge

You string your cosy improvised hammock […] you wait for the agent and the revolutionary. […] They speak of targets and plans and agents and codes. […]

Much of what they say concerns their immediate plans. You should sell this material on quickly!

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• Shadowy is increasing…
• 'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• You've gained 536 x Cryptic Clue

Rare Success

Bridges and theatres

You string your cosy improvised hammock […] you wait for the agent and the revolutionary. […] They speak of targets and plans and agents and codes. You […] write it all down.

[…] Why are theatres being targeted? Why do they keep mentioning mirrors?

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• Shadowy is increasing…
• 'Seeking...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• 'Investigating...' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
• You've gained 540 x Cryptic Clue
• Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 8)

Failure

'Nice weather we're not having...'

D--n it![…] Hiding in a bat-coop wasn't a bad idea, but they must have known you were there. They talked about their children, the lack of weather and the shroom-hopping results. Either their ciphers are extremely subtle or they were toying with you.

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• Shadowy is increasing…
• Suspicion is increasing… (+1 CP)
• Seeking... is dropping… (-5 CP)
• Investigating... is dropping… (-5 CP)