All power to the engines!

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From: A Pirate Steamer!


Discretion is the better part of not sinking to an inglorious death in this miserable corner of the Neath.


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 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

A daring escape

The ship slips, glides, and drifts between the jagged rocks of the Snares. The motion jostles cargo and crew alike. But the pirate vessel doesn't dare follow.


Failure

Too Fast

The Snares are dangerous […] at the best of times, but racing a vessel through the spires of jagged rock is foolhardy. The pirates don't follow[…] But something tears a gash in your ship's hull; the dissonant sound of ripping metal makes your teeth rattle.

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