A Map Room

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ID: 364278

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The walls here are covered in wooden niches wide drawers, rather than the shelves that populate most of the library.

Description summary:
The second sentence varies with Wandering the Stacks with.

Wandering the Stacks with:	Description
The Last Duchess Several Officers of your Crew	The Last Duchess pulls on one of the heavy brass handles, revealing a large map nestled neatly in the shallow drawer; this must be a cartographical section.
The Lost Shepherd	The Lost Shepherd pulls on one of the heavy brass handles, revealing a large map nestled neatly in the shallow drawer; this must be a cartographical section.
Tatterdemalion	Tatterdemalion pulls on one of the heavy brass handles, revealing a large map nestled neatly in the shallow drawer; this must be a cartographical section.
The Clamorous Cartographer	FATE

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Card drawn in The Stacks

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Look for maps of the library

•  Spoiler ID: 266695
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 220 || 151 - very chancy (41%) || 187 - chancy (51%) || 224 - modest (61%) || 261 - very modest (71%) || 297 - low-risk (81%) || 334 - straightforward (91%) || 367 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Indeed

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 1-2 x Route Traced through the Library
  •  You've gained 50 x Tantalising Possibility

  Failure

  Nothing?

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
  •  Noises in the Library is increasing… (+1-2 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
  •  You've gained 1 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)

  ^

Look for maps of the Neath

•  Spoiler ID: 266749
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 250 || 171 - very chancy (41%) || 213 - chancy (51%) || 255 - modest (61%) || 296 - very modest (71%) || 338 - low-risk (81%) || 380 - straightforward (91%) || 417 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Fragments and signs

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 2 x Partial Map

  Rare Success

  A valuable find

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 1 x Puzzling Map

  Failure

  Nothing?

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
  •  You've gained 1 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
  •  You've gained 1 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)
  •  Noises in the Library is increasing… (+1 CP)

  ^

Get a lead from the Cartographer

•  Spoiler ID: 267666
  

  Unlocked with Acquaintance: The Clamorous Cartographer, The Stacks: Mapping with the Cartographer (hidden)
  

   

  Success

  No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.

  •  Noises in the Library is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Acquaintance: The Clamorous Cartographer (up to 3)
  •  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)

  ^

Paint new routes upon maps of the library

•  Spoiler ID: 269469
  

  Unlocked with Palette of Revealing Pigments
  

   

  Success

  Expressionistic

  •  You've gained 1-2 x Route Traced through the Library
  •  You've gained 50 x Tantalising Possibility

  ^