Affairs of State

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Terrak pulled his cloak closer about him. The air was chill in the pre-dawn light. He looked up and his gaze stretched across the imposing width of the Outer Wall. Nearly stretching from one end of the horizon to the other, the intricate frescoes glorifying the Empire were just starting to emerge from the shadows. Guards patrolled the Wall, their torches like tiny sparks of fairy light moving slowly across the top. Beyond that Wall lay a city of immense riches and wonder. A hundred miserable little cons and thefts had led up to this moment. This was his one chance to parlay a lifetime of petty crime and hardscrabble existence into something so much more. Terrak took a deep breath and headed towards the Gates of Earthly Paradise.

User Summary:

The resolution mechanic involves rolling (six-sided) dice and then declaring the result without revealing, so that bluffing is possible. Contesting parties may relent, challenge, or come to a compromise based on whether they believe the proclaimed result or not.