Preparing for a brief Experiment

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ID: 345727

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You are starting a modest project, so there's no need to waste time on extensive preparations. Still, one must lay the groundwork.

Game Instructions: This card will appear only once.

Unlocked with Experimental Object

Locked with Total Lab Research Required 200, No Longer Reviewing Literature

Card drawn in University Laboratory (Place)

Occurs with High Urgency (always drawn before other cards)

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Prepare carefully

•  Spoiler ID: 253505
  

   

  Success

  Steady as she goes

  •  You've gained 10 x Research Preparations
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Reviewing Literature' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

  Equipment Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
  Laboratory Research	2	4	6	9	12	16	20	24	28

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Look for a novel angle

•  Spoiler ID: 253507
  

   

  Success

  Aha!

  •  You've gained 3 x Unlikely Connection
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Reviewing Literature' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained (see below) x Laboratory Research

  Equipment Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
  Laboratory Research	2	4	6	9	12	16	20	24	28

  ^

Rely on your own brilliance

•  Spoiler ID: 253541
  

  Unlocked with Equipment for Scientific Experimentation 7, The Prestige of your Laboratory 20
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 170 || 117 - very chancy (41%) || 145 - chancy (51%) || 173 - modest (61%) || 202 - very modest (71%) || 230 - low-risk (81%) || 258 - straightforward (91%) || 284 - straightforward (100%)
  

  This check is not affected by Research Preparations.

  Success

  All ready

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Reviewing Literature' Quality is now 1!
  •  You've gained 4 × ( Equipment level - 2) x Laboratory Research

  Failure

  Alas

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 1 x Unwise Idea
  •  You've gained 10 x Laboratory Research (With Equipment level 7 or 9)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Reviewing Literature' Quality is now 1!
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Begin with a quick jaunt into Parabola

•  Spoiler ID: 253548
  

  Unlocked with Route: The Reflection of your Laboratory, 50 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey (25 with Set of Cosmogone Spectacles), Glass Studies 2
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Glasswork 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Into the mirror and out again

  •  You've gained 15 x Parabolan Research
  •  You've lost 50 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey (25 with Set of Cosmogone Spectacles)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Reviewing Literature' Quality is now 1!

  Failure

  Ill-advised

  •  You've lost 100 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey (50 with Set of Cosmogone Spectacles)
  •  An occurrence! Your 'No Longer Reviewing Literature' Quality is now 1!

  ^