Pursuing the Parabolan Quarry

ID: 321340

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You have found the evidence you need, and you are on the trail. The (prey) cannot evade you for long.

Storylet appears in Parabolan Base-Camp

Options:

Await the Parabolan Quarry at its Lair

•  Spoiler ID: 237692
  

   

  Success

  You flank the creature and move ahead

  •  You have tracked your quarry halfway to its lair. (Sets Partly Pursued to 1 - You have tracked your quarry halfway to its lair.)

  Redirects to: Lost in Strange Lands

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Trick the Parabolan Quarry into chasing you

•  Spoiler ID: 236366
  

  Unlocked with Nightmares 5
  

   

  Success

  Smaller and smaller

  • Your 'Encounter Setting' Quality has gone!
  • Redirects to: Embattled with the (Parabolan Quarry)

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Demonstrate a sporting commitment to fairness

•  Spoiler ID: MISSING
  

  Unlocked with A Dream of Red Chivalry
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Glasswork 9 (50% base) || 5 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 6 - high-risk (20%) || 7 - high-risk (30%) || 8 - tough (40%) || 9 - very chancy (50%) || 10 - chancy (60%) || 11 - modest (70%) || 12 - very modest (80%) || 13 - low-risk (90%) || 14 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.

  •  Glasswork is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + Glass Studies)
  • Your quarry has become less fierce. (Decreases Parabolan Ferocity by 7)

  Failure

  No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.

  •  Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)

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Wound the Parabolan Quarry

•  Spoiler ID: 237689
  

  Unlocked with A Notched Bone Harpoon
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Monstrous Anatomy 3 (50% base) || 0 - high-risk (20%) || 1 - high-risk (30%) || 2 - tough (40%) || 3 - very chancy (50%) || 4 - chancy (60%) || 5 - modest (70%) || 6 - very modest (80%) || 7 - low-risk (90%) || 8 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  The difficulty is ( Parabolan Ferocity / 2, rounded up).

  Success

  A sure shot

  •  Monstrous Anatomy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + Monstrous Studies)
  • Your quarry has become less fierce. (Decreases Parabolan Ferocity by 1 + Monstrous Anatomy See below)
    • Wiki note: The above is the intended formula for Parabolan Ferocity reduction, however there is currently a technical bug which means that for Monstrous Anatomy values > 15 it reduces it by 8, no matter the Monstrous Anatomy

  Failure

  Wrong place!

  •  Monstrous Anatomy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + Monstrous Studies)
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)
  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

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Abandon pursuit of the Parabolan Quarry

•  Spoiler ID: 236365
  

   

  Success

  You turn aside

  • Your 'Parabolan Quarry' Quality has gone!
  • Your 'Parabolan Scouting' Quality has gone!
  • Your 'Parabolan Ferocity' Quality has gone!
  • [Airs of Parabola change…] (random)

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Prey-specific Options

Bait the Focused Albatross

•  Spoiler ID: 236411
  

  Unlocked with 1 x Cheerful Goldfish, Parabolan Quarry exactly 10 (Pick up the trail of a Focused Albatross)
  

   

  Success

  Such a small creature

  • You've lost 1 x Cheerful Goldfish
  • You have caught your Quarry in the Parabolan jungle. (Sets Encounter Setting to 0 - In a Place that Suits You)
  • Your quarry has become less fierce. (Removes 3 x Parabolan Ferocity)

  Redirects to: Embattled with the (Parabolan Quarry)

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Bait the bear with honey

•  Spoiler ID: 239255
  

  Unlocked with 250 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey, Parabolan Quarry exactly 100 (Pick up the trail of the Honey-Mazed Bear)
  

   

  Success

  A scent from dreams

  • You have caught your Quarry in the Parabolan jungle. (Sets Encounter Setting to 0 - In a Place that Suits You)
  • Your quarry has become less fierce. (Removes 5 x Parabolan Ferocity)
  • You've lost 250 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey

  Redirects to: Embattled with the (Parabolan Quarry)

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Trap the bear

•  Spoiler ID: 240598
  

  Unlocked with Implausible Beartrap, Parabolan Quarry exactly 100 (Pick up the trail of the Honey-Mazed Bear)
  

   

  Success

  A less kind solution

  • You have caught your Quarry in the Parabolan jungle. (Sets Encounter Setting to 0 - In a Place that Suits You)
  • Your quarry has become less fierce. (Removes 5 x Parabolan Ferocity)
  •  Heartless is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)

  Redirects to: Embattled with the (Parabolan Quarry)

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Bait Veils the Curator

•  Spoiler ID: 236442
  

  Unlocked with 100 x Tale of Terror!!, Parabolan Quarry exactly 1000 (Track Curator Veils, correctly prepared)
  

   

  Success

  Caught

  • You've lost 100 x Tale of Terror!!
  •  You have caught your Quarry in the Parabolan jungle. (Sets Encounter Setting to ?)

  Redirects to: Embattled with the (Parabolan Quarry)

  ^