Roland: The Australian Adventure

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Australia

Roland: The Australian Adventure
Location	Australia
Character	Roland
Number of Parts	1
Max Stats Gained:
Attributes	+1 Charm
Skills	+1 Hope, +1 Poise, +1 Stealth, +1 Conscience
Depending on Choices	+1 Roland, +1 Charm or +1 Deception
Relationship Stats	+13 Relationship with Roland
Stress Stats	Minimum +6
Adventure Progression:
Route	Roland: The Main Adventure
Previous Caper	Roland: The Egyptian Adventure
Next Caper	Roland: The Indian Adventure
Soundtrack:
Songs Heard	Dinner for Two Shall We Gypsy Girl Head Over Heels When You Want It Right Way Zoot Suit Horns

Well, Roland, I hope one of us knows what they’re doing.

[Adventure with Roland in Australia]

• Decision:
  1. Excuse me?! How DARE you? I've been explicitly asked to come here to sell priceless ancient art and all I get as a welcome is a lazy brute. I want to speak with your boss!
     • Skill: +1 Stress
     • 1st Obstacle: E9/N19/H28 Problem Solving / Perception
       • Success:
         • Skill: +1 Hope
       • Failure:
         • Skill: +1 Stress
         • Decision:
           1. Wave the statue in his face to prove I have business here.
              • Skill: +1 Stress
              • Go to Decision > 1. British, longish black hair, smirks a lot ... etc.
           2. Look harder for another approach.
              • Decision:
                1. Um. Me? I just, uh, well, I got lost.
                   • REST
                2. I'm the new help. The guy upstairs wouldn't let me in the door, so I had to find another way in.
                3. I'm the dumbwaiter inspector, and let me just tell you, this one is well below form.
                   • Skill: +1 Stress
                   • REST
  2. Oh, come now. Don't tell me they haven't told you, the man in control of the door, to expect me?
  3. Um... Never mind?
     • Go to 1st Obstacle
• Decision:
  1. British, longish black hair, smirks a lot. Does that ring a bell?
  2. I don't think that's really any of your business. Is it?
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  3. Just another in a long line of tedious contacts. I don't remember the name. English fellow.
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Do you think that's for the best? Me being so new and all?
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. I actually would like to know more about the Egyptian trades, to be honest.
  3. Oh, I try to avoid the spotlight as much as I can!
     • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Roland
• 2nd Obstacle: E10/N21/H31 Negotiation / Moxie
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
    • Decision:
      1. I'd better head home and get better prepared.
         • REST
      2. Maybe I can find something close at hand. But where?
         • Skill: +1 Stress
      3. Please, let me try again. I'm sure I can convince you.
         • Second chance at the 2nd obstacle right away.
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Everyone but you, you mean.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. I need to know enough to survive this, don't I?
     • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Roland
  3. I am in complete agreement on that score.
     • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Roland
• 3rd Obstacle: E12/N24/H36
  • Deception
    • Success:
      • Skill: +1 Poise
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
      • Skill: +1 Poise
  • Magic Tricks / Fisticuffs
    • Success:
      • Skill: +1 Poise
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Roland
• 4th Obstacle: E12/N24/H36 Escape Artistry
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Charm
    • Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
      • Decision:
        1. The porters. They need the most access to every room in this place.
        2. The maintenance men. They need to be able to fix things, no matter where they are.
           • Skill: +1 Deception
        3. The maids. No one would think twice about a maid walking into someone's office.
• Decision:
  1. I'd find a cubby hole or a loose floorboard. Let's look for something like that.
     • (Try again)
  2. Of course! Amon! The God of secrets! Let's see if there's a statue of him on the shelves.
  3. Probably in a file cabinet or something unmarked like that so people couldn't find it easily.
     • (Try again)
• 5th Obstacle: E12/N24/H36 Problem Solving / Negotiation / Moxie
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Charm
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
    • REST
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland
• 6th Obstacle: E13/N26/H39 Courage / Stealth / Grace
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
    • REST
• Skill: +1 Stealth
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Roland
• Skill: +1 Conscience
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Roland
• END

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