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 withDescription
2 - TatterdemalionTatterdemalion gingerly brushes a finger against the grey-green water. It seems safe enough to proceed – wading, ankle-deep in venom.
3 - The Lost ShepherdThe 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 CrewThe Last Duchess gingerly brushes a finger against the grey-green water. It seems safe enough to proceed – wading, ankle-deep in venom.

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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.