Climb (A Discarded Ladder)

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From: A Discarded Ladder


And survey the labyrinth from above.


Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 200

  • 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 on who you're Wandering the Stacks with:.

Wandering the Stacks with:Description
1 - 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.

2 - Tatterdemalion[…] But you and Tatterdemalion manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf.

[…] Tatterdemalion scans the distance with a spyglass.

3 - The Forlorn 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.

4 - The Illuminated Shepherd[…] But you and the Illuminated Shepherd manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf.

[…] The Illuminated Shepherd stares intently at the labyrinth, committing its shape to memory.

5 - Summer[…] But you and Summer manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf.

[…] Summer puts on a blindfold and smiles. "We'll find the way by touch alone."

10, 11 - 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.

101 - The Clamorous CartographerFATE
102 - The Graven Apostate[…] But you and the Apostate manage to clamber up to the top of the bookshelf.

[…] The Graven Apostate takes a single look, then nods. They tap their skull. "Good memory."

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Failure

Of course

Hoisting yourself up each rung proves too hard – one false move and you slip off and down to the ground. A minor fall, all things considered – but a racket. Best move on quickly before the librarians come to silence you.