Fend off a swarm of oversized insects

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From: Travelling through the Air


Euglossa gargantua, an entomologist among your crew informs you, which feed on the pollen of the Antipelago's enormous orchids. Little good that knowledge does you now, with a swarm bearing down.

Unlocked with Airs of the Air 560–569


Challenge information

Broad, Aerial Armament 105

  • 72 - very chancy (41%)
  • 90 - chancy (51%)
  • 107 - modest (61%)
  • 125 - very modest (71%)
  • 142 - low-risk (81%)
  • 160 - straightforward (91%)
  • 175 - straightforward (100%)

Each point of Monstrous Anatomy counts as 9 extra points of Aerial Armament.

Success

Honeyed distractions

Firing guns into the swarm is of little use […]

[…] one of these ricocheting shots sluices through the body of an orchid. […] a sizeable contingent of bees split off to attend to the dying flower.

[…] If it is you or the flowers, it's you every single time.

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Redirects to: Mooring your Airship


Failure

Drones

The swarm […] an awful choir of wings and furry, emerald legs. They do not damage the vessel […] But the sound of the orchid bees at work, coming from every angle, bores into your head like a drill. The noise stays with you for far longer than the swarm.

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Redirects to: Mooring your Airship