Discover a method of preserving bandages in the water

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From: A Tournament of the Sciences: The Tomb-Colonists of the Grand Sanatoria

The damp is more a danger to the Tomb-Colonists than any other hazard of the river.

Unlocked with Science: The Story So Far ( Schedule + 1)

Locked with Airs of the Games 31

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 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%)
  

The difficulty is equal to 80% of your base Watchful, rounded. The given example is for base Watchful 150.

Success

Shrouded

You test scraps[…], drawn from different eras […] none survives even minutes[…] inspiration strikes. A combination: layer upon layer upon layer[…] The downside is that each Tomb-Colonist resembles a swaddled penguin[…], but no one ever claimed safety was romantic.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You have aided your allies' efforts. (Raises Science: Aiding the Tomb-Colonies by ?)
•  The balance of the tournament shifts. (Sets Science: Currently in the Lead to [Whichever team is in the lead])
• Crowds cheer. Rivals clash. The Coilheart Games continue apace. [Airs of the Games change…] (random)
•  You've gained (0.45 x ( Base Watchful + Base Shadowy + Base Dangerous + Base Persuasive)) x Coilheart Renown

Failure

Partial success

[…]at last you have a soluble enough cloth[…] You […] place it in the red river to demonstrate […] the bandage begins to bubble, and then rapidly disintegrate. A few scraps keep surfacing, each new bobbing fragment provoking fresh distress amongst the […] Tomb-Colonists.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Watchful is increasing…
• Crowds cheer. Rivals clash. The Coilheart Games continue apace. [Airs of the Games change…] (random)
•  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)