Firmament

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Levels

1: Firmament: Rain on Ladybones; Firmament: Rain in Spite; Firmament: Rain over Watchmaker's Hill; A Drip Becomes A Drop (with Rising Damp 3)

2 - 3: Rotten Timbers

4: The Last Duchess (Answer the door)

5 - 6: The Admiralty, Resigned

7: A Barge To Take You Away

10 - 11: A Masterful Gambit

15 - 16: Tragedy Procedure: In the Event of Rain

25 - 30: Station IX.II

30: Firmament: A Choice of Commissions

35: Your Airship, under construction (In message tab after 1 week)

40: Firmament: A Missive from the Commodore

41 - 44: Firmament: Lift Off

45 - 50: A Conference in the Air

51: A Yawning Grave

52: Hallow's Throat, At Last

52 - 54: Searching for the Rain (with Lung and Spleen 2)

55 - 57: Enter the Gullet

60 - 64: A Dark And Unfortunate Place

65 - 67: Ascending the Gullet

69 - 75: The Heart of the Gullet

80 - 82: Spirefall

85 - 86: The Essential End

87: After an Absence

88: Aboard your Airship

89 - 90: Send Word to the Midnight Moon

100: Dock at the Midnight Moon (Initial)

105: The Mills of Industry

110 - 112: The Source of all Water

113: The Belly of the Proverbial

114: Open the Belly of Leviathan, A Drink Off Midnight's Edge, Set out to the Yawning Grave, Return to the Yawning Grave, The Moon in Ambergris

115: The Belly of the Whale

115 - 120: Behind the Skin of the World

125: An Emergence into Light

130: The Longer Road

135: A Moment's Hesitation (Firmament)

140 - 150: Napoli, 1899

155 - 160: Neapolitan Holiday

165 - 170: Midnight in the Sarno

175: Sink or Swim

180: Whalerise (Storylet) OR Whalefall (Storylet)

181: The Dying of the Light

190: Time and the Gods

196: Triumph in Time

197: The Fire Follows

198 - 200: Firmament: Kindling Flame

205: To Zenith

210: Continue to Zenith, A Question of Honesty

215: A Sharing of Trust

220 - 225: The Last Duchess' Confession (with Trusted Companions? exactly 2)

230 - 235: Fires from Zenith

240 - 246: At the Gates of Zenith

250 - 255: The Illuminated of Zenith

262 - 263: The Righteous Drover

264 - 269: Firmament: Amongst the Illuminated

264: Speak to the Righteous Drover

265 - 269: The Duumvirate of Zenith

266: A Penultimate Conference

267: Praise Zenith

270 - 280: The Pools of Breaking and Mending

285 - 290: Silence in Zenith

295: Stumble onwards (2)

300 - 310: A Guide to What Has Gone Before

315 - 320: The Prisoner of Zenith

320: The Doors of the Last Star

330: All the Doors in Zenith

335 - 340: Prisoners of Zenith

345: A Bolt From Heaven

350: The Rule of Piranesi

355: To Change is to Trust (with Marked by Zenith, Trusted Companions? exactly 2), The Illuminated End

360 - 370: Firmament: Beyond Zenith

400 - 410: Sogs and Inversions

420 - 425: The Blessed State

430: Via Burgundia

435: Getting One's Bearings in Burgundy

440 - 445: The Other Duchess

450: Midnight in Burgundy (opportunity card)

455 - 460: The Hour of Feasting

465: The Great Hall

470 - 475: The Duchess in Extremis

480: A Duchess Enthroned

485 - 495: Summer Storm

500 - 505: Firmament: Into the Garden Green (with A Breach in a Garden Green 5)

510: Search for the Feastmen from A Card Catalogue

510 - 520: Et in Arcadia Ego

525: Ascend from Tilted Vanes

530 - 535: The Oldest New Regime

537: The Calendar of All Seasons

540: Speak with the Last Duchess and then Return to the Stacks from Tilted Vanes; Look for a copy of The Last of its Kin, Look for a copy of The Other Half, Look for a copy of Should it have been Otherwise, and then Return to the Calendar from A Card Catalogue

545: Returning to the Calendar of All Seasons

550 - 555: Vita Maximus

560 - 570: In a Bower Green

575 - 586: A Dream of Burgundy

586: The Doubts of a Duchess

590 - 595: Leaving the Bower

600 - 606: The Calendar in Strength

610: The Reading Room, Again; Firmament: Beyond the Garden

615: Firmament: Preparations for a Grand Hunt

620: Firmament: Who Shall Rule?

625: Firmament: To Make a Duke

630: Firmament: To Crown in Gold and Firmament: To Court Burgundy, and only then Firmament: Begin the Hunt

633: Firmament: Find Maximilian

635: Firmament: Return to the Calendar from A Card Catalogue

640-645: The Calendar in (Almost) Triumph

650: The Only Possible Choice

655-656: Firmament: A Last Plea to the Last Duchess

657: The Merry Boughs of May

660-670: Firmament: The Hunt in Aureate

675-680: The Hunt is Up

685-699: Firmament: Consult the Duke at War

Levels (Text)

1 - 30: Apres moi le deluge

35: You are waiting for the construction of your airship.

40: A messenger arrives at your door from the Commodore

41 - 42: Head to Station IX via Watchmaker's Hill

45: Reach Hallow's Throat as fast as you are able

50: Reach Hallow's Throat as fast as you are able

51: Find information about the rain at Hallow's Throat

52 - 59: Learn more about the Gullet

60 - 88: Escape the Gullet and reach the Starved for answers

89: Gather supplies to send a message to the Midnight Moon of your arrival

90: Midnight Moon is your next destination

100: Use your map to choose the Midnight Moon as your next destination

105 - 110: You have reached the Midnight Moon. Now to identify the source of the trouble

111 - 113: Find the source of the rain, somewhere in the Moon

114: Return to the Yawning Grave in search of answers

115: Enter the whale

120 - 140: You are not where you were

150: Find the ambergris miners, somewhere here in Naples

155 - 165: Employ the miners and reach the source of the rain

170: At long last, the whale

180 - 196: The whale must choose, for the rain to end

197 - 198: An end to the rain; return to the Moon in triumph

200: The rain is at an end. Now you must wait for Zenith to open to you

205 - 235: You are en route to Zenith

240 - 245: You have ascended to Zenith

246 - 264: Explore Zenith and find the Illuminated to learn more of the prisoner in your dreams

265: Train a Moon-Miser for the rites of Zenith. Optionally, search out counterfeit emotions from Station VIII of the Great Hellbound Railway

266 - 267: The rites are underway

270 - 345: Within the Upper Sancta

350 - 355: Escape Zenith!

360 - 365: Speak to your Officers in Zenith

370: Await an opportune moment to move against the Vulgate

400 - 440: Travel to Burgundy on the map of the Roof

445: Introduce yourself to the Court of Burgundy

450: Continue to explore Burgundy until the hour of the Great Feast arrives

455 - 495: Attend the Great Feast in Ghent when you are ready

500 - 537: Seek out the Feastmen, wherever they hide in Burgundy

540 - 600: Liberate three Apocrypha from texts in the Stacks for the Calendar of all Seasons

610: Speak to the ruler of Burgundy outside of Lost Time

615-625: The Grand Contest for Burgundy is soon to come

630: Petition the Duke to stand down, poll the people of Burgundy and procure a stag that doesn't exist, all in Burgundy

800: Find a way to Queeneater's Castle

Level Increase Descriptions

1: It's raining in London.

2: Breakfast, ruined. What worse can the day bring?

3: The rain worsens.

4: Your assistance is requested, again.

5: Signs and portents abound in London.

6: An airship?

7: The Masters, of course.

10: Station IX, rising from the flood.

11: The Masters, awaiting.

15: A Tragedy Procedure, invoked.

16: You will not go alone.

20: The Masters have charged you with an end to the rain.

25: Meet your crew. Inspect your airship. Prepare.

30: You have selected a model for your airship.

35: Now, you must wait and hope not to drown in the meantime.

40: Look for a message about your airship...

41 - 42: At last, an airship of your very own, and no less than you are due.

45: Into air.

50: A moment's respite. How long can it last?

51: Back to it.

52: Something rotten has opened in the Roof.

53 - 54: The Starved hold answers at the heart of Hallow's Throat.

55: Back to it.

57: Entrance, at last.

60: What goes up...

61: It is a long way down.

62 - 63: Darkness, flesh, tears.

64: Alone in the dark?

65: Always to ascend.

66: Danger, always.

67 - 69: You are not alone.

70: You are welcome.

71: It comes.

72: You have successfully avoided answering a question.

73 - 75: The Throatstitcher awaits a response.

80 - 86: When the fall is all there is...

87: Rescue!

88: A chance to debrief.

89: Gather supplies to send a message to the Midnight Moon of your arrival.

90: To Midnight Moon, your destination.

100: You have received an answer from the Moon.

105: Landing, for better or for worse.

110: Some shelter from the elements.

111 - 112: You are exploring the Midnight Moon's secrets.

113 - 115: Into the whale.

120: The Forlorn Shepherd has fled.

125: You are not where you were.

130: Light? Even here?

135: Out onto the wide, wide sea...

140: Land ahoy.

150: Naples is yours, for however long you are permitted.

155: A deal struck.

160: Onto the wine dark sea.

165: Into the river.

170: At long last, the whale.

180: The whale must depart, in one way or the other.

181: Sing, leviathan.

190: Gone, all gone.

196: Out, out!

197: An end to all rain.

198: The flame followed.

200 - 205: Await passage to Zenith.

210: Use your map to make your way to Zenith.

215 - 225: A conference among your officers.

230 - 233: Sleep, like a thief in the night.

235: Follow fire.

240: You have ascended to Zenith.

245: Explore Zenith.

246 - 250: Where is everyone?

255: Hollowed! Hollowed!

262: You are among the Illuminated clade.

260 - 264: The Immanent waits in the High Sancta of Zenith.

265: Train a Moon-Miser for the rites of Zenith. Optionally, search out counterfeit emotions from Station VIII of the Great Hellbound Railway.

266: The Rites are about to begin.

267: Your officers are with you. For now.

270: You have entered the High Sancta. The Immanent awaits.

275: He was Hollowed. He was Hollowed.

280: The pools of Zenith wait.

285: The gates open.

290: The time is now.

295: Into violant.

300: Follow the Pastor into the Highest Sanctum.

310: Explore the Highest Sanctum.

315: The Pastor and the Prisoner, one and the same.

316: The Prisoner is Immanent.

320: In conversation with the Prisoner of Zenith.

330: The Vulgate, in force.

335: Out, out!

340: Locked in violant.

345: You are sealed inside Zenith.

350: Escape!

355: An end? At last, an end?

360: Talk to your Officers to determine your next course of action.

365: Recall what you saw in the Apocrypha.

370: Await a good moment to move against the Vulgate.

400: Make ready to fly to Burgundy via your map.

405 - 410: More problems.

420 - 430: The Duchess has confessed her nightly visitations.

435 - 440: You have entered the Kingdom of Burgundy.

445: You are in an audience with the Other Duchess.

450: Continue to explore Burgundy until the hour of the Great Feast arrives.

455: Attend the Feast when you are ready.

460: The Feast awaits! Grab trencher and knife.

465: Summer requests a word.

470: The Feast is all but over. Now only for the Duchess' pronouncement...

475: The Duchess' chronicler flounders.

480: The Duchess has acted the tyrant.

485 - 495: You have gone through a Burgundian looking glass...

500 - 525: Seek out the Feastmen, wherever they hide in Burgundy.

530 - 535: You have entered the New Gravensteen.

537: A bargain struck, in earnest, or otherwise.

540: Onwards, to the Stacks.

545: The Calendar is complete.

550: Another revelation, stacked upon the next.

555: Burgundy has a Duke.

560: A reunion with the Duchess.

565: Maximilian joins the Duchess in her bower.

570: Alone in the garden.

575: Bear witness to a dream in Burgundy.

590: The Duchess has decided what she will be to Burgundy.

595: Away, come away.

600: Escape is imminent.

605: You are granted permission to go.

610: Burgundy awaits.

615: The Grand Contest for Burgundy is soon to come.

620: The Grand Contest for Burgundy begins.

625: The Order of the Golden Carapace has appointed you to be the Duchess' major-domo.

630: Petition the Duke to stand down, poll the people of Burgundy and procure a stag that doesn't exist. Simple.