Start an argument with a leading light of your favoured school

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From: The Singing Mandrake

An artistic spat? What fun!

Game Instructions: If successful, this will ensure you're no longer associated with any particular creative movement.

Unlocked with Identified with a School 1–4

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 50

• 35 - very chancy (41%)
• 43 - chancy (51%)
• 51 - modest (61%)
• 60 - very modest (71%)
• 68 - low-risk (81%)
• 76 - straightforward (91%)
• 84 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A line in a gossip column

"...referred to Mr D---r's work in terms more usually reserved for a vendor of meat-pies, to the delight of onlookers. Certainly, our friend has some work to do if he wishes to be welcomed again among the school of..."

• Persuasive is increasing…
• You've gained 1 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
• Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
• Making Waves is increasing… (+1-3 CP)
• [The Airs of London change…] (random)
• Forceful is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
• Subtle is dropping… (-3 CP)
• You reject all labels and associations! You are your own creature. [Sets Identified with a School to 100]

Failure

"The only thing worse than being talked about..."

You're in fine voice, but over the other side of the Mandrake, a Honey-Mazed Curate is urinating on the publican, amid cheers and Constables' whistles. No-one pays any attention.

• Persuasive is increasing…
• Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
• [The Airs of London change…] (random)