Perhaps another time?

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From: Attend one of the Brass Embassy's hunts

You have something terribly pressing to do. Assuming you can come up with something believable.

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 90

• 62 - very chancy (41%)
• 77 - chancy (51%)
• 92 - modest (61%)
• 107 - very modest (71%)
• 122 - low-risk (81%)
• 137 - straightforward (91%)
• 150 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A sinister favour

The Smuggler […] bids you adieu. The next morning you […] find three unconscious men bleeding on your doorstep.

There is a note from the Smuggler […]. 'I noticed these vagabonds were paying your home undue attention. I took the liberty.'

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• You've gained 1 x Bottle of Greyfields 1868 First Sporing
• You've lost 1 x Myrrh-Scented Rose

Failure

'You need to what?'

You claim a need to take care of your cat, which surprises the Smuggler […]. You make up a story about 'Pass the Cat' that will haunt you socially, but at least he's left you alone.

Or so you thought. […] a pile of dead rats on your doorstep. […]

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

• You've lost 1 x Myrrh-Scented Rose
• You've gained 50 x Rat on a String
• Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
• Connected: The Duchess is dropping… (-1 CP)