Meet him head-on

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From: Jack!

Any Jack is a challenge - and this will draw attention to you. But perhaps you can't resist a bit of excitement.

Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 100

• 69 - very chancy (41%)
• 85 - chancy (51%)
• 102 - modest (61%)
• 119 - very modest (71%)
• 135 - low-risk (81%)
• 152 - straightforward (91%)
• 167 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A savage scrap

You dance around the wild swing of his knife and step in to crack him hard on the jaw. […] Is he wearing a clerical collar? His face is mild, and he's a scrawny creature […] Then the Special Constables arrive, and take charge of the body.

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• Dangerous is increasing…
• You've gained 2 x Unseen
• You've gained 0-1 x Favours: Urchins (up to 7)
• You've gained 0-1 x Favours: Constables (up to 7)
• You've gained 1 x Touching Love Story

Failure

A dangerous sort

You meet his blazing eyes for just a moment as he steps in, and something you read in them - desperation? […] His knife opens your arm, and you stagger back. But then the Special Constables arrive, and he goes down under a rush of black uniforms.

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• Dangerous is increasing…
• Wounds is increasing… (+3 CP)
• You've lost 2 x Unseen