Prepare an antidote

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From: A poison-gallery

A theriac of sorts, to guard against... whatever this is.

Unlocked with 1 x Flask of Abominable Salts

Challenge information

Narrow, Kataleptic Toxicology 10 (50% base)

• 6 and below - almost impossible (10%)
• 7 - high-risk (20%)
• 8 - high-risk (30%)
• 9 - tough (40%)
• 10 - very chancy (50%)
• 11 - chancy (60%)
• 12 - modest (70%)
• 13 - very modest (80%)
• 14 - low-risk (90%)
• 15 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Safe

You and your companions share a few drops of the astringent liquid. […] Is this the ink these books are written in, dripping out? Is it the glue? Some kind of bilious revenge from whatever animal gave its skin to bind a forbidden history?

Description summary:
Part of the description varies based who you're Wandering the Stacks with:.

Wandering with	Description
2 - Tatterdemalion	Tatterdemalion gingerly brushes a finger against the grey-green water. It seems safe enough to proceed – wading, ankle-deep in venom.
3 - The Lost Shepherd	The Lost Shepherd gingerly brushes a finger against the grey-green water. It seems safe enough to proceed – wading, ankle-deep in venom.
10 - Several Officers of your Crew	The Last Duchess gingerly brushes a finger against the grey-green water. It seems safe enough to proceed – wading, ankle-deep in venom.

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

•  You've lost 1 x Flask of Abominable Salts
•  You've gained 5 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
•  You've gained 5 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)

Failure

An error in calculation?

The antidote you concoct is astringent and bitter. After imbibing, you gingerly run a finger across the grey-green surface of the water – the skin reddens and blisters. Eventually, the blisters pop.

•  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
•  You've gained 1 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)
•  Noises in the Library is increasing… (+1 CP)