Shadowy

Stealth, subtlety, cunning

The Shadowy quality determines your sneakability and criminality. Actions in Spite, The Flit and Mahogany Hall exercise this quality. Also, certain Opportunity cards give Shadowy challenges. Shadowy is one of the attributes (with Persuasive) for the Light Fingers Ambition. If you fail a Shadowy challenge, you will get a second chance if you have a Hastily Scrawled Warning Note or an Anticandle. …but you used up a Hastily Scrawled Warning Note to get a second chance! …but you used up a Anticandle to get a second chance! When you get a second chance, you can choose between any of the options for that storylet and you need not select the same option. (If you do not choose an option, you will lose the Hastily Scrawled Warning Note or Anticandle) Most challenges unlocked with Shadowy Quality of 33 and higher raise your Suspicion by 1 change point if you fail. This text will appear when failing an action raises Suspicion. Now you're reaching higher levels, failures at Shadowy challenges will often increase your Suspicion. There are many ways to reduce Suspicion, including a social action when it rises high enough. You've gained a new quality: Suspicion at 1 - Suspect. or Suspicion is increasing…

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