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From: Draw on your Knowledge of the Shapeling Arts

You could be otherwise.

Game Instructions: This will make you more Dangerous and less Watchful.

Wiki note: Difficulty check is unaffected by Research Preparations.

Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 180

• 123 - very chancy (41%)
• 153 - chancy (51%)
• 183 - modest (61%)
• 213 - very modest (71%)
• 244 - low-risk (81%)
• 273 - straightforward (91%)
• 300 - straightforward (100%)
  

Narrow, Shapeling Arts 5 (50% base)

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

Success

Adjusted

The essences in amber are like sheet music is to a symphony, or like a recipe is to cake; instructions, not their realisation. And, given the right frame of mind, instructions may change.

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  An occurrence! Your 'Change Magnitude' Quality is now 35-106? (Probably random)! (hidden)
•  Dangerous is increasing… (+ Change Magnitude CP, up to level 200 + Dangerous Gains)
• Watchful is dropping… (- Change Magnitude CP)
•  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

Shapeling Arts	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Laboratory Research	6	8	10	12	15	18	20	23	25	27	29	30	31	32	33	33	34

Failure

Ungainly

Adrift in thought, you paddle up to the edge of a profound realisation about shape – but something about your body disallows going further; this is a keyhole you can't fit into. Yet.

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  An occurrence! Your 'Change Magnitude' Quality is now 22! (hidden) (probably random range)
•  Watchful is dropping… (- Change Magnitude CP)
•  Dangerous is increasing… (+ Change Magnitude CP, up to level 200 + Dangerous Gains)
•  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

Shapeling Arts	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Laboratory Research	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	13	14	15	16	17	18	18	19	19