Old Downy
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Somewhere in the jumbled chambers of the Knotted Sock's headquarters lies the shard of the Mountain.
An unseen door slams, sharp as a rifle-shot. Beneath your feet, the floorboards creak with malice.
Game Instructions: A warning note – using items in your inventory may eject you from Old Downy
Unlocked with Enter Old Downy
Options:
Navigate the tunnels (
HD! 50)
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Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 50
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 140 || 96 - very chancy (41%) || 119 - chancy (51%) || 143 - modest (61%) || 166 - very modest (71%) || 189 - low-risk (81%) || 213 - straightforward (91%) || 234 - straightforward (100%)Success
Deeper
Watchful is increasing…
Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 55 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy)
Redirects to: Old Downy
Failure
Led astray
- Watchful is increasing…
Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
Sneak across the mess hall ( HD! 55)
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Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 55
Challenge information
Broad,
Shadowy 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%)Success
The low road
Shadowy is increasing…- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 60 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy)
Redirects to: Old Downy
Failure
That cursed chandelier!
- Shadowy is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 50 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. You can enter from a card in London)
Apply a tincture of Carnelian mushrooms to the stew ( HD! 55)
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Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 55, 
4 x Volume of Collated Research
Success
Preparation is the key to success
You've lost 4 x Volume of Collated Research- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 60 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy)
Redirects to: Old Downy
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Traverse the curtained corridor ( HD! 60)
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Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 60
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 150 || 103 - very chancy (41%) || 128 - chancy (51%) || 153 - modest (61%) || 178 - very modest (71%) || 203 - low-risk (81%) || 228 - straightforward (91%) || 250 - straightforward (100%)Success
Further still
- Watchful is increasing…
- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 65 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy)
Redirects to: Old Downy
Failure
Discovered
- Watchful is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 50 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. You can enter from a card in London)
Search the chamber of socks ( HD! 65)
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Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 65
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 160 || 110 - very chancy (41%) || 136 - chancy (51%) || 163 - modest (61%) || 190 - very modest (71%) || 216 - low-risk (81%) || 243 - straightforward (91%) || 267 - straightforward (100%)Success
An ancient trick
- Watchful is increasing…
- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 70 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy)
Redirects to: Old Downy
Failure
Horrors unending
- Watchful is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 50 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. You can enter from a card in London)
Redirects to: Old Downy
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Climb the heaving stair ( HD! 70)
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Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 70
Challenge information
Broad,
Watchful 160 || 110 - very chancy (41%) || 136 - chancy (51%) || 163 - modest (61%) || 190 - very modest (71%) || 216 - low-risk (81%) || 243 - straightforward (91%) || 267 - straightforward (100%)Success
The final door
- Watchful is increasing…
- Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy. (Sets Ambition: Heart's Desire! to 75 - Retrieve the shard of the King's Heart from Old Downy)
Redirects to: Old Downy
Failure
Overcome
- Watchful is increasing…
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
Redirects to: Old Downy
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Enter the last chamber ( HD! 75)
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Ambition: Heart's Desire! exactly 75
Success
A watchful height
Redirects to: The Height of the House
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