Apply her particular expertise in a novel way (Hephaesta)

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From: Rely on Hephaesta

Many strange things happen at zee; Hephaesta is rarely surprised and never fazed. Unusual insights come naturally to her.

Game Instructions: This will use an Unlikely Connection to generate a substantial amount of research

Unlocked with 1 x Unlikely Connection, Experimental Object 0-200 OR 301-819 OR 821+

Wiki note: Technically, there are three identical branches covering different ranges of Experimental Object. This is because Hephaesta's expertise covers EO ranges 201-300, and exactly 820.

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%)
  

Each point of Research Preparations reduces the base difficulty by 1 point.

Success

Veracity

In the course of researching sources, a reference to a zailor's tale caught your eye. Hephaesta's expertise is invaluable in verifying the far-fetched tale, making an improbable contribution to the project.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've lost 1 x Unlikely Connection
•  You've gained (7 + 2 × Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research
•  You've gained 1 x Unexpected Result

Failure

Improbable

Hephaesta is able to help with verifying the reliability of some old maps and locating some information buried in Admiralty sources. But the information that's there proves to be unreliable, and hard to relate to your present application.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've lost 1 x Unlikely Connection
•  You've gained (5 + 2 * Equipment Level) x Laboratory Research