Lead an expedition to the strangest point on the horizon

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From: Lead a Dig


The mountain is sharply pointed and far too regular. People tell stories about visits there. Those stories often don't include coming back. You'll need to provision your crew with courage.

Game Instructions: Darkness in this area makes this more difficult, though having a friendly False-star will help you. Your Oil of Companionship will be used up, but will yield a significant and unusual find.

Unlocked with 1 x Oil of Companionship, 98 x Rumour of the Upper River


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 (40 × Station VIII: Darkness). The example difficulty is shown with 3 x Station VIII: Darkness. A False-Star of your Own reduces the difficulty by 40.

Success

Solitary journey

The light from Station VIII shines […] for a little while. […]

The Oil of Companionship keeps the crew from feeling too desperate for the station […]

The bones exposed under pick and shovel are black as granite, and resemble no creature you've seen before. […]

Description summary:
The end of the first paragraph is different with A False-Star of your Own.

Do You Have a Friendly False-star?Description
NoSoon only the False-stars can be seen overhead, and the constellations arrange themselves in pitiless mockery.
YesSoon only the False-stars can be seen overhead. The constellations shift, but your own False-star does not shift, brave and encouraging.

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


Failure

Turned around

You head up into the hills, and the hills turn around. You come over the crest of a hill and see Station VIII below you again, when you were sure it was at your back. Something is steering you wrong.