They all look the same to me

SPOILERS AHEAD! BE WARNED!

A spate of book-thefts […] Witnesses say that the culprit is a Rubbery Man, but the tentacled fiends have closed ranks. A Well-Intentioned Constable has arranged a line-up, and as an authority on homo cephalopoda you have been called.

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Unlocked with 5 x Favours: Rubbery Men, 5 x Favours: Constables

Occurs with Very Infrequent Frequency (half as common as Standard)

Options:

Finger the guilty party

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  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 40
  || 28 - very chancy (41%) || 34 - chancy (51%) || 41 - modest (61%) || 48 - very modest (71%) || 54 - low-risk (81%) || 61 - straightforward (91%) || 67 - straightforward (100%)
  

  
  

  Success

  That's the one!

  • Watchful is increasing…
  • Someone is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)
  • Suspicion is dropping… (-3 CP)
  • You've lost 2 x Favours: Rubbery Men
  • You've gained 550 x Piece of Rostygold
  • You've gained 1 x Sworn Statement

  Failure

  It's that one! Or that one. Or...

  • Watchful is increasing…
  • Nightmares is increasing… (+? CP)

  ^

Finger a scapegoat.

•  Spoiler 

  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 35
  || 24 - very chancy (41%) || 30 - chancy (51%) || 36 - modest (61%) || 42 - very modest (71%) || 48 - low-risk (81%) || 54 - straightforward (91%) || 59 - straightforward (100%)
  

  
  

  Success

  "You see, Constable? It is irrefutable! The culprit can only be..."

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  • You've lost 2 x Favours: Constables
  • Someone is Coming is increasing… (+1 CP)
  • You've gained 3 x Volume of Collated Research
  • You've gained 25 x Proscribed Material

  Failure

  You are surrounded by idiots!

  • Persuasive is increasing…

  ^