Prune your (growth)
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From: Vertiginous Horticulture
They are growing nicely, but you can see a few dead branches and overgrown stems. Cut them away – carefully.
Unlocked with Rooftop Growth, Classification: Plantae, Nurturing a Rooftop Growth 1-150
Locked with The Airs of London 51
Challenge information
- 59 - very chancy (41%)
- 73 - chancy (51%)
- 87 - modest (61%)
- 101 - very modest (71%)
- 115 - low-risk (81%)
- 129 - straightforward (91%)
- 142 - straightforward (100%)
Success
Neat and tidy
Many of the Neath's plants defy pruning – they work too hard to bloom in this darkness to easily cede ground. [...] At length, and after a number of [...] subtle approaches, most of the dead matter is cleared. Your [Growth] now have more room for healthy growth.
Description summary:
The description's second sentence depends on Rooftop Growth:
Growth | Second Sentence |
---|---|
1: Singular Cuttings | The saplings wriggle and writhe beneath the shears. Shoots coil around your arm. |
2: 'Dawn-Yodeller' Mandrakes | The mandrake erupts into soil-muffled ululations as you set about it with the shears. |
4: Recusant Marigolds | Your marigolds flare with indignant heat as you approach with the shears, as if affronted at your daring. |
6: Millennium Roses | Some of the Millennium Roses' dried stems have turned to glass. Some leaves are razor sharp, and cut the shears back. |
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- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (12 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Rare Success
Forearmed
[…] Many of the Neath's plants defy pruning […]
Description summary:
Same as regular success, but there is a sentence at the beginning which changes if you have Singed and Stained Work Gloves.
Have it? | First Sentence |
---|---|
No | You make the sensible decision to borrow a pair of gardening gloves before you begin. |
Yes | You make the sensible decision to don your singed and stained work gloves first. |
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- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (14 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Failure
Rebuffed
[…] It doesn't matter how stealthily you approach, or how thoroughly you explain to them that pruning will benefit them in the long run, the stubborn thing simply will not let you finish your business.
Description summary:
Beginning varies based on Rooftop Growth:. There is an additional sentence at the end you have Singed and Stained Work Gloves.
Have it? | First Sentence |
---|---|
yes | Even with your work gloves, your hands take a battering. |
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Shadowy is increasing…
- You've gained (1 + Growth Difficulty) x Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Categories:
- Pages Without Guide Restrictions
- Rooftop Growth, Classification:
- Nurturing a Rooftop Growth
- The Airs of London
- Shadowy Challenge
- Rooftop Growth: Text Uses
- Actions
- Rooftop Growth, Difficulty:
- Rooftop Growth, Difficulty: Formula Uses
- Nurturing a Rooftop Growth Gain
- The Airs of London Gain
- Rare Success
- Singed and Stained Work Gloves Text Uses
- Under-length Descriptions