Analyse your False-Snake

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From: Begin a Scientific Investigation


What was this?

Game Instructions: This will begin an experiment that can either conclude quickly or be pursued at length. The longer experiment will provide a survey of amphibian and reptilian creatures.

Unlocked with Preserved False-Snake


Challenge information

Narrow, Shapeling Arts 2 (50% base)

  • 0 - high-risk (30%)
  • 1 - tough (40%)
  • 2 - very chancy (50%)
  • 3 - chancy (60%)
  • 4 - modest (70%)
  • 5 - very modest (80%)
  • 6 - low-risk (90%)
  • 7 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Jaws, tentacles, a skin slick with poison

This was not shaped with amber. It was grown in the darkness. […]

This false-snake is a kin of frogs and a more distant relative of snakes and reptiles. If you want to understand it, you will need a selection of its cousins.

Description summary:
In addition to being hideously bizarre, the false-snake also has significant photosensitivity. This is a creature that evolved away from the light.

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Conclusion: Extract an understanding of its venoms or Extend your studies


Failure

Jaws, tentacles, a skin slick with poison

Was this creature a relative of Rubbery men? Was it a worm that grew jaws, or a salamander that lost its legs? Every path you pursue leads back to confusion.