Along the Smoking Shore
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You come to the great sea of Parabola, which smoulders […] Smoke curls from its depths […]
The Shore is vast […]. Fortresses teem along the cliffs. Walls and patrols criss-cross the beaches and lines of burnished lygers with ruby-braided manes are visible […][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Game Instructions: (With < 24 
Advance!) You must reach 24 Advance! to progress the campaign.
(With 24 Advance!) You have reached your objective!
You may choose to continue this stage of the campaign in Parabola or London. Both locations offer challenges for different combinations of your four basic stats.
Unlocked with a redirect from The Fall of the Fourth, Recover the Countess Palatine, The Rosy Crown or Consult the Oracle of Glaziers.
Storylet appears in 
The Dolorous Pavilion
Options:
Mount a cavalry charge
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Campaign Morale 5
Locked with
Advance! 24
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 100 || 69 - very chancy (41%) || 85 - chancy (51%) || 102 - modest (61%) || 119 - very modest (71%) || 135 - low-risk (81%) || 152 - straightforward (91%) || 167 - straightforward (100%)Success
Filling the sea
Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 5 x Advance!
You've lost 5 x Campaign Morale
[Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Failure
The Record of Hisses
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've lost 3 x Campaign Morale
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Disseminate Falsehood
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3 x Palimpsest Scrap
Locked with Advance! 24
Challenge information
Narrow,
Mithridacy 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Never, once
- You've gained 2 x Advance!
You've lost 3 x Palimpsest Scrap- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Failure
Truth will out
- You've lost 1 x Palimpsest Scrap
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Siege an Insidious Spinney
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Advance! 24, 
Airs of the Parabolan War 36
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 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
Feint and folly
Dangerous is increasing…- You've gained 4 x Advance!
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Failure
Treachery's breath
- Dangerous is increasing…
You've gained 2 x Solacefruit
You've gained 1 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Dream your way past the (enemies)
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Airs of the Parabolan War 36-69
Locked with Advance! 24
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%)Each point of
Chess General reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
Beyond
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 4 x Advance!
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Failure
Into green
- Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 2 x Trace of Viric- You've gained 1 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Consult a Column of Searing Ash
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Connected: Fingerkings 5, Airs of the Parabolan War 70
Locked with Advance! 24
Challenge information
Broad,
Persuasive 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%)Each point of
Snake General reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
Old breath
Persuasive is increasing…- You've gained 3 x Advance!
- You've gained 1 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Failure
Ancient smoke
- Persuasive is increasing…
- You've gained 2 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Petition Long-Dead Cats
- Spoiler Unlocked with
25 x Silvered Cat's Claw
Locked with Advance! 24
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%)Each point of
Snake General reduces the base difficulty by 3 points.
Success
August assistance
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 2 x Advance!
You've lost 25 x Silvered Cat's Claw- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Failure
Fabled victory
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
- You've gained 2 x Advance!
- You've lost 25 x Silvered Cat's Claw
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Enjoy a respite
- Spoiler Locked with
Advance! 24
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 175 || 120 - very chancy (41%) || 149 - chancy (51%) || 178 - modest (61%) || 208 - very modest (71%) || 237 - low-risk (81%) || 266 - straightforward (91%) || 292 - straightforward (100%)Success
The Serenities of Basalt
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Advance!
- You've gained 1 x Campaign Morale (up to 16)
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Failure
Stony hearts
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've gained 2 x Ravages of Parabolan Warfare
- [Airs of the Parabolan War change…] (random)
Reaching your objective
Petition the King of Cats
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Advance! 24, 
Stage of the War exactly 4, 
Parabolan Campaign exactly 1 (The Cats)
Success
The King of Cats
You must conquer the Castle of Forests to conclude your campaign. (Sets 
Stage of the War to 5)- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Redirects to: Petitioning the King of Cats
^
Reach the Violet Horticulturist
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Advance! 24, Stage of the War exactly 4, Parabolan Campaign exactly 2 (The Fingerkings)
Success
The last dream
- You must conquer the Castle of Forests to conclude your campaign. (Sets Stage of the War to 5)
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Redirects to: The Violet Horticulturist
^
Enter Arbor
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Advance! 24, Stage of the War exactly 4, Parabolan Campaign exactly 3 (The Chessboard)
Success
The Queen of Roses
- You must conquer the Castle of Forests to conclude your campaign. (Sets Stage of the War to 5)
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Redirects to: Queen of Roses
^
Follow yourself
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Advance! 24, Stage of the War exactly 4, Parabolan Campaign exactly 4 (Yourself)
Success
The Garden of Greener Dreams
- You must conquer the Castle of Forests to conclude your campaign. (Sets Stage of the War to 5)
- 'Advance!' has been reset: a conclusion, or a new beginning?
Redirects to: Within the Castle of Forests
^
Changing the theater of war
Progress the War from London instead
- Spoiler Locked with
Advance! 24, Parabolan Campaign 5 - The Viscountess, Parabolan Campaign 6 - The Ophidian Gentleman, Parabolan Campaign 7 - A Dreaming Priest of the Second City
Success
A new front opens
You have moved to a new area: Your Lodgings
You have elected to command this phase of the war from London, however. (Sets 
The War in London to 1 - You are conducting a phrase of your Parabolan Campaign from London)
With
Stage of the War exactly 2:
- Redirects to: The War from Home
With
Stage of the War exactly 4:
- Redirects to: Shadows on the Mirrorpane
Consider the environment
Consider the Smoking Shore
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Leave for your Base-Camp
Return to your Base-Camp
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