Discover how the whale works

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From: The Belly of the Proverbial


More than ambergris keeps this hulk afloat.


Challenge information

Narrow, Artisan of the Red Science 7 (50% base)

  • 3 and below - almost impossible (10%)
  • 4 - high-risk (20%)
  • 5 - high-risk (30%)
  • 6 - tough (40%)
  • 7 - very chancy (50%)
  • 8 - chancy (60%)
  • 9 - modest (70%)
  • 10 - very modest (80%)
  • 11 - low-risk (90%)
  • 12 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Whalerise

There are […] legends […]. Of Midnight Whales who think too deeply […]. And so thinking, they become light, […]. And in becoming light, the pressures and weights of the deep water no longer apply. And in no longer applying, the whales begin to rise, weightless, […].

[…]

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  • Midnightwhalesmall.png You are indeed where you think you are. It is as bad as could be imagined. (Raises Through the Blowhole by 1, up to 1)

Failure

In the deep places

You recall legends […], […] tall tales and wistful songs. Of the whales that breach the deeps and float like clouds amidst the sunken sky. […] They suggest this is not an uncommon occurrence, but bring you no closer to understanding their reason.

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