Blessed by the Prester's Hand
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Description summary:
The description changes as the story advances.
 Associating | Description |
|---|---|
| 410 | […] you see no face […] But concealed by the Sacristan's knotted cravat, there are more lumps where most zailors would have a face. Long arms extend with long claws at their ends. Too many elbows. […] Segmented limbs […] prepared to seize you in their grip. |
| 415 | Arms writhe from the ruptured coat. […] Each one still connected to the Second Sacristan, with its faceless face obscured by its […] silk cravat. Its elbows have knocked over the […] Naturalist's chair. He is struggling to untie ropes from his own limbs. […] |
| 420 | If you fell into a […] nest, the serpents wouldn't thrash so viciously. Arms still cascade from the coat […] They wrestle with themselves […] Furniture burns (too many candles overturned). […] Another hand in yours […] the […] Naturalist is pulling you toward the door […] |
| 425 | All around you, streams begin to trickle from the walls. […] Shouting zailors battle to ascend the flooding stairs, but there are hands everywhere. […] Entire corridors are jammed with popping joints. Undeterred, the Youthful Naturalist nods his head: Up. |
| 430 | […] Zailors are leaping overboard. The braziers are toppled […] Flames touch the sails. There is a great Crack! that runs, shivering, through the vessel. […] masts buckle and snap. The Youthful Naturalist wordlessly meets your gaze; his own is resolute. |
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Storylet appears in 
Zailing the Unterzee
Options:
With Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 410
Evade the right arm
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 411
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 110 || 76 - very chancy (41%) || 94 - chancy (51%) || 112 - modest (61%) || 131 - very modest (71%) || 149 - low-risk (81%) || 167 - straightforward (91%) || 184 - straightforward (100%)Success
Too slippery to pin down
Shadowy is increasing…
How many hands does the Prester's Hand have? (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 415 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
Failure
Pinned to the cabin floor
- Shadowy is increasing…
Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)- How many hands does the Prester's Hand have? (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 415 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
Challenge the left arm
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 411
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 120 || 82 - very chancy (41%) || 102 - chancy (51%) || 122 - modest (61%) || 142 - very modest (71%) || 162 - low-risk (81%) || 182 - straightforward (91%) || 200 - straightforward (100%)Success
Controlling the combat
Dangerous is increasing…- How many hands does the Prester's Hand have? (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 415 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
Failure
Pinned to the cabin floor
- Dangerous is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- How many hands does the Prester's Hand have? (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 415 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
With Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 415
Negotiate with a beckoning hand
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 415
Challenge information
Broad,
Persuasive 140 || 96 - very chancy (41%) || 119 - chancy (51%) || 143 - modest (61%) || 166 - very modest (71%) || 189 - low-risk (81%) || 213 - straightforward (91%) || 234 - straightforward (100%)Success
A very forceful argument
Persuasive is increasing…- Pop, pop, pop – joints cracking – pop, pop, pop! (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 420 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
Failure
Failed negotiations
- Persuasive is increasing…
- Pop, pop, pop – joints cracking – pop, pop, pop! (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 420 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
Brawl with a clenched fist
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 415
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 140 || 96 - very chancy (41%) || 119 - chancy (51%) || 143 - modest (61%) || 166 - very modest (71%) || 189 - low-risk (81%) || 213 - straightforward (91%) || 234 - straightforward (100%)Success
Pummelled into submission
- Dangerous is increasing…
- Pop, pop, pop – joints cracking – pop, pop, pop! (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 420 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
Failure
Buried alive
- Dangerous is increasing…
- Pop, pop, pop – joints cracking – pop, pop, pop! (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 420 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
Dodge a grasping claw
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 415
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 140 || 96 - very chancy (41%) || 119 - chancy (51%) || 143 - modest (61%) || 166 - very modest (71%) || 189 - low-risk (81%) || 213 - straightforward (91%) || 234 - straightforward (100%)Success
Fleet footwork
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Pop, pop, pop – joints cracking – pop, pop, pop! (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 420 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
Failure
Pulled into the pell-mell
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Pop, pop, pop – joints cracking – pop, pop, pop! (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 420 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
With Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 420
Beat back a burning hand
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 420
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
Snuffing fiery claws
- Dangerous is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
Failure
Scorched as you scramble past
- Dangerous is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
Avoid an outstretched palm
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 420
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
Quick and clear-sighted
Watchful is increasing…- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
Failure
Struggling to clear a path
- Watchful is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
Slip past a silver blade
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 420
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 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
Sidestepping the slash
- Shadowy is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
Failure
Gashed as you scramble past
- Shadowy is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
Pry interlocked elbows apart
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 420
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)Success
Forcing your way forward
- Dangerous is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
Failure
Coughing as you scramble
- Dangerous is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
Leap over limbs on the floor
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 420
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 450 || 308 - very chancy (41%) || 383 - chancy (51%) || 458 - modest (61%) || 533 - very modest (71%) || 608 - low-risk (81%) || 683 - straightforward (91%) || 750 - straightforward (100%)Success
Across the threshold
- Watchful is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
Failure
Stumbling as you scramble
- Watchful is increasing…
- It might be a good idea to leave now. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 425 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 20 x Venom-Ruby
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
With Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 425
Climb around the fingers
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 425
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 150 || 103 - very chancy (41%) || 128 - chancy (51%) || 153 - modest (61%) || 178 - very modest (71%) || 203 - low-risk (81%) || 228 - straightforward (91%) || 250 - straightforward (100%)Success
Climbing higher
- Watchful is increasing…
- In the hold, the caged birds are shrieking. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 430 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
You've gained 1 x Antique Mystery
Failure
Scratches and scrapes
- Watchful is increasing…
- In the hold, the caged birds are shrieking. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 430 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 1 x Antique Mystery
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
Crawl over the knuckles
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 425
Challenge information
Broad,
Dangerous 212 || 145 - very chancy (41%) || 181 - chancy (51%) || 216 - modest (61%) || 251 - very modest (71%) || 287 - low-risk (81%) || 322 - straightforward (91%) || 354 - straightforward (100%)Success
Crawling higher
- Dangerous is increasing…
- In the hold, the caged birds are shrieking. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 430 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 1 x Antique Mystery
Failure
Bruised and bloody
- Dangerous is increasing…
- In the hold, the caged birds are shrieking. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 430 - Contend with the Prester's Hand)
- You've gained 1 x Antique Mystery
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
With Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 430
Abandon ship!
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Associating with a Youthful Naturalist exactly 430
Challenge information
Narrow,
Zeefaring 3 (50% base) || 0 - high-risk (20%) || 1 - high-risk (30%) || 2 - tough (40%) || 3 - very chancy (50%) || 4 - chancy (60%) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Taking the plunge
- Bubbles rise from the depths – pop, pop, pop. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 435 - Keep floating with the Youthful Naturalist)
Making Waves is increasing… (+15 CP)
Redirects to: Adrift with the Youthful Naturalist
Failure
Taking the plunge
- Bubbles rise from the depths – pop, pop, pop. (Sets Associating with a Youthful Naturalist to 435 - Keep floating with the Youthful Naturalist)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+15 CP)
- Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
Redirects to: Adrift with the Youthful Naturalist
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