A Dead End?

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ID: 364004

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A balustrade of carved oak marks the edge of a mezzanine – beyond it, a sheer fall overlooking the twisting paths of the library. It's easy to forget in the [...] galleries, but this place extends far above and below; you are always dizzyingly high up [...].

Card drawn in The Stacks

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Tie a rope to the railing and descend

•  Spoiler ID: 266482
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Shadowy 148 || 102 - very chancy (41%) || 126 - chancy (51%) || 151 - modest (61%) || 176 - very modest (71%) || 200 - low-risk (81%) || 225 - straightforward (91%) || 247 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Each point of Watchful adds one point of Shadowy.

  Success

  Careful

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  You've gained 5 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
  •  You've gained 5 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)
  • This branch clears your hand. (hidden)

  Failure

  Ungainly

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  Noises in the Library is increasing… (+1-6 CP)
  •  You've gained 5 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
  •  You've gained 5 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)
  • This branch clears your hand. (hidden)

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Take advantage of the vantage point

•  Spoiler ID: 266483
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 350 || 240 - very chancy (41%) || 298 - chancy (51%) || 356 - modest (61%) || 415 - very modest (71%) || 473 - low-risk (81%) || 531 - straightforward (91%) || 584 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Each point of Chthonosophy adds 15 points of Watchful.

  Success

  Terrible vistas

  •  You've gained 2 x Route Traced through the Library
  •  You've gained 50 x Tantalising Possibility

  Failure

  Terrible vistas

  •  You've gained 1 x Route Traced through the Library

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See through the Cartographer's eyes

•  Spoiler ID: 267667
  

  Unlocked with Acquaintance: The Clamorous Cartographer 3, Mapping with the Cartographer
  

   

  Success

  No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.

  •  You've gained 1 x Acquaintance: The Clamorous Cartographer (up to 4)
  •  You've gained 10 x Tempestuous Tale

  ^

Make a lot of noise

•  Spoiler ID: 271817
  

  Unlocked with Noises in the Library 3, Exploring with the Apostate
  

   

  Success

  Swarming

  •  Noises in the Library is increasing… (+4? CP)
  •  You've gained (1 to Noises in the Library?) x Route Traced through the Library (based on new level)
  •  You're surviving alongside the Graven Apostate. (Raises Acquaintance: The Graven Apostate by 1, up to 6)

  ^