Climb (A Discarded Ladder)
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From: A Discarded Ladder
Challenge information
- 137 - very chancy (41%)
- 170 - chancy (51%)
- 204 - modest (61%)
- 237 - very modest (71%)
- 270 - low-risk (81%)
- 304 - straightforward (91%)
- 334 - straightforward (100%)
Success
Above and below
Each rung is a full-body effort. [...]
The shelf is as wide as a castle wall; from up here, you can see the patterns and paths that make up the library. [...]
The library is blanketed in a thin fog that you didn't notice at ground level. [...]
You draw a hasty map [...]Description summary:
The second sentences of the first paragraph and second paragraph vary based who you're Wandering the Stacks with:.
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The Last Duchess | [...] But you and the Last Duchess manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf. [...] The Last Duchess makes copious notes in a little pocket notebook. |
Tatterdemalion | [...] But you and Tatterdemalion manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf. [...] Tatterdemalion scans the distance with a spyglass. |
The Lost Shepherd | [...] But you and the Forlorn Shepherd manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf. [...] The Forlorn Shepherd stares intently at the labyrinth, committing its shape to memory. |
Several Officers of your Crew | [...] But you and your companions manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf. [...] Your companions join in the observation – making notes, sketching partial maps. |
The Clamorous Cartographer | FATE |
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Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 1-2 x Route Traced through the Library
Failure
Of course
Watchful is increasing…
Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
Noises in the Library is increasing… (+6 CP)