Sterling: The Australian Adventure

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Australia

Sterling: The Australian Adventure
Location	Australia
Character	Sterling
Number of Parts	1
Max Stats Gained:
Attributes	+1 Knowledge
Skills	+1 Diplomacy, +1 Flirting, +1 Moxie
Depending on Choices	+1 Self Knowledge or +1 Stress +1 Wits or +1 Fisticuffs or nothing +1 Wits or nothing +1 Charm or nothing +1 Knowledge or nothing
Relationship Stats	+12 Relationship with Sterling
Stress Stats	Minimum +12
Adventure Progression:
Route	Sterling: The Main Adventure
Previous Caper	Sterling: The Egyptian Adventure
Next Caper	Sterling: The Indian Adventure
Soundtrack:
Songs Heard	Dinner for Two Shall We Gypsy Girl Makes You Wonder All Mine Minor Swing Old Fashioned Love When You Want It Right Way

How could he cause so much trouble in so little time?

[Investigate Sterling's Adventures in Australia]

• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
• Decision:
  1. I don't know what kind of trouble Sterling's in but maybe I can help out here. All this situation needs is a little elbow grease!
     • Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
  2. Wow. That was a really lousy thing for Sterling to do.
  3. Poor woman
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
• Attribute: +1 Wits
• Skill: +1 Stress
• 1st Obstacle: E9/N18/H27
  • Negotiation / Resolve
    • Success:
      • Skill: +1 Diplomacy
    • Failure:
      • Skill: +1 Stress
  • Empathy
    • Success:
      • Skill: +1 Diplomacy
    • Failure:
      • Nothing
• Decision:
  1. Suggest going outside and taking a look.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. Use the clamp, but do it yourself. Gingerly.
  3. Investigate from inside the submarine.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
• 2nd Obstacle: E10/N20/H30 Deduction / Occult Lore / Awareness
  • Success:
    • Attribute: +1 Knowledge
  • Failure:
    • REST
• Decision:
  1. It must be so depressing to think like that
     • Skill: +1 Self Knowledge
  2. How dare she?!
     • Skill: +1 Self Knowledge
  3. Where on earth did that come from?
     • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Do nothing! Have you seen the size of that turtle?! Don't make it angry!
  2. Take Tiny on!
     • 3rd Obstacle: E13/N26/H39
       • Magic Tricks
         • Success:
           • Attribute: +1 Wits (incorrectly labeled Stress)
           • Extended dialogue
         • Failure:
           • Skill: +1 Stress
       • Fisticuffs
         • Success:
           • Skill: +1 Fisticuffs
           • Extended dialogue
         • Failure:
           • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• 4th Obstacle: E13/N27/H40 Deception / Poise / Fisticuffs
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Flirting
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Stay and mingle to get more information out of Madame Leigh's guests.
  2. Explore the hotel.
     • Skill: +1 Stress
     • 5th Obstacle: E14/N29/H43 Dodge / Magic Tricks
       • Success:
         • Attribute: +1 Wits
       • Failure:
         • Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. I am pretty incredible.
  2. I can't even think about that with Sterling missing.
     • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
  3. How nice of them to say!
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Constance Snook
     • Skill: +1 Stress
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. Sadie Keating
     • Decision:
       1. 'I used her invitation.'
          • 6th Obstacle: E15/N31/H46 Diplomacy / Moxie
            • Success:
              • Attribute: +1 Charm
            • Failure:
              • Skill: +1 Stress
       2. 'They made a mistake.'
          • Skill: +1 Stress
• Decision:
  1. Go through the ledger.
     • Decision:
       1. Sterling puts me through so much trouble!
       2. Wow, I can't believe this sum!
       3. Poor Sterling, he must really be in trouble.
          • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
     • 7th Obstacle: E16/N32/H48 Cryptography / Deduction
       • Success:
         • Attribute: +1 Knowledge
       • Failure:
         • Skill: +1 Stress
  2. Ask around about Mr. Evans.
     • Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
     • Skill: +1 Stress
  3. Enjoy the party.
  4. Convince Madam Leigh to drink (This will only appear if you FAIL Obstacle 1)
     1. A fine French champagne.
        • Skill: +1 Stress
     2. Whiskey on the rocks.
     3. She doesn't normally drink... so sneak her a Shirley Temple with a little extra something!
        • Skill: +1 Stress
• Skill: +1 Stress
• Attribute: +2 Relationship with Sterling
• Attribute: +1 Relationship with Sterling
• 8th Obstacle: E16/N33/H49 Strength / Courage / Tolerance
  • Success:
    • Skill: +1 Moxie
  • Failure:
    • Skill: +1 Stress
• END

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