Park and Palace: Society

Riches, power, beauty, refinement. The great, if not necessarily the good.

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Occurs with Standard Frequency

Options:

Raise Persuasive:

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  Attend a lively salon (Persuasive 0-30)

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Unlocked with Connected: Society 4
    Locked with Persuasive 31

    Success

    Tea, but not too much tea

    • Making Waves is increasing… (+3 CP)
    • Persuasive is increasing… (+4 CP)
    • Connected: Society is dropping… (-10 CP)

    ^
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  Receive lessons in etiquette from a retired valet (Persuasive 31-70)

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Unlocked with Connected: Society 25, Persuasive 31
    

    Success

    'And what does one do with this thing, exactly?'

    • Persuasive is increasing…
    • Connected: Society is dropping… (- ~220 CP)

    ^
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  Take port with the Veteran Privy Counsellor (Persuasive 71+)

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Unlocked with Connected: Society 40, Persuasive 71
    

    Success

    Weasels and custard

    • Persuasive is increasing… (+10 CP)
    • Connected: Society is dropping… (-400 CP)
    • Making Waves is increasing… (+10 CP)

    ^

Raise Connected: Society:

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  An invitation to dinner

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Unlocked with The Darling of the Ambassador's Ball
    

    Success

    A compensation for company.

    • Connected: Society is increasing… (+10 CP)
    • Wounds is dropping… (-1 CP)
    • Making Waves is increasing… (+5 CP)

    ^

Raise Counting the Days:

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  Coffee and exclamation

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Unlocked with Closest To: Society, Spending Secrets 4
    Locked with Counting the Days 14

    Success

    He's had quite enough coffee, at any rate

    • Counting the Days is increasing… (+5 CP)
    • A Pocketful of Loose Change is increasing… (+2 CP)
    • Making Waves is increasing… (+3 CP)

    ^

Become Closest To:

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  Rehabilitate a dynasty in disrepute

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Action Cost: 5
    Unlocked with 5 x Favour in High Places, Closest To is: None, Spending Secrets 4, Magnanimous 4
    

    Success

    "Egad! I believe we're related!"

    • You are closest to Society.
    • Connected: Society is increasing… (+? CP)
    • You've lost 5 x Favour in High Places

    ^

Lose Closest To:

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  Expose the Veteran Privy Counsellor's indiscretions

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Action Cost: 5
    Unlocked with 1 x Compromising Document, Closest To is: Society, Spending Secrets 4
    

    Success

    A spoonful of truth

    • You are no longer affiliated with any of the city's factions. [Resets Closest To]
    • Your 'Connected: Society' Quality has gone!
    • You've lost 1 x Compromising Document

    ^

Solving a case (raise Detective's Progress):

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  Solving a case: ask your more refined contacts

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Unlocked with Connected: Society 3, Engaged in a Case
    

    Challenge information

    A matter of luck: the odds are against you here.

    Success

    Wise nodding

    • Connected: Society is dropping… (-6 CP)
    • You've gained 5 x Detective's Progress

    Failure

    Tutting and clucking

    • You've gained 2 x Detective's Progress
    • Connected: Society is dropping… (-6 CP)

    ^

Seeking the Next Breakthrough on the Jack Case:

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  Jack's feeling posh

  •  Spoiler 

    

    Action Cost: 5
    Unlocked with The Jack-of-Smiles Case 1-6
    

    Success

    Jack's been and gone

    • Seeking the Next Breakthrough on the Jack Case is increasing… (+3 CP)
    • Watchful is increasing… (+20 CP)

    ^