Reach out to the mind of the city

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To think as a collective is not enough, or every radical philosopher would already speak with Paris, Naples, Vienna […]

No, it is not a question of empathy, but of the self. It must be cultivated, augmented, and expanded. Then will you hear a city speak.

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Unlocked with a redirect from Reach out to the mind of (the City) or Return to your meditations

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Corral the city

•  Spoiler ID: 261150
  

  Locked with The Mind's Ascent 2, Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Monstrous Anatomy 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

  Stoneshape

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  You can stop neither the tide nor the traffic, according to Form 689B.II

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Flex as yet nonexistent organs

•  Spoiler ID: 261151
  

  Locked with The Mind's Ascent 2, Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Shapeling Arts 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

  To be expansive

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  The limits of the self

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Ingest the waters of Jericho

•  Spoiler ID: 261152
  

  Locked with The Mind's Ascent 2, Nightmares 8
  

   

  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

  The rise

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  Taste of the Second

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Encase yourself in a fortified bubble of time

•  Spoiler ID: 261153
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent exactly 2
  Locked with Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Artisan of the Red Science 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

  Red Time

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  Best left alone

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Apply your nautical knowledge to the art of governance

•  Spoiler ID: 261154
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent exactly 2
  Locked with Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Zeefaring 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

  The heart is destiny's valet

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Failure

  Stony ground

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Try not to understand

•  Spoiler ID: 261155
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent exactly 2
  Locked with Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Steward of the Discordance 4 (50% base) || 0 - almost impossible (10%) || 1 - high-risk (20%) || 2 - high-risk (30%) || 3 - tough (40%) || 4 - very chancy (50%) || 5 - chancy (60%) || 6 - modest (70%) || 7 - very modest (80%) || 8 - low-risk (90%) || 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Not to have always not been this

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  Not to be that which not isn't

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Tell the city a story of itself

•  Spoiler ID: 261156
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent exactly 3
  Locked with Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Mithridacy 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

  The Tracklayer's Muse

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  In oceans incarnadine

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Pursue the dreams of cities

•  Spoiler ID: 261157
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent exactly 3
  Locked with Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Glasswork 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

  Ever, always

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  Expansive

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Witness and observe

•  Spoiler ID: 261158
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent exactly 3
  Locked with Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, A Player of Chess 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

  Stone and roses

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  Everyone's a joker

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  ^

Dwell on the purpose of the founders

•  Spoiler ID: 264565
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent exactly 3, Chthonosophy
  Locked with Nightmares 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Chthonosophy Unknown Difficulty Level

  Success

  The roots go deep and deeper

  •  You are a little less and a little more yourself. (Increases The Mind's Ascent by +1 CP)

  Redirects to: Reach out to the mind of the city

  Failure

  Immediately under reconstruction

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Step away for now

•  Spoiler ID: 262261
  

  Locked with The Mind's Ascent 4
  

   

  Success

  Some other time

  ^

Clear your mind

•  Spoiler ID: 262262
  

  Unlocked with Nightmares
  Locked with The Mind's Ascent 4
  

   

  Success

  Quiet, quiet

  •  Nightmares is dropping… (-3 CP)

  ^

Confer with Furnace, who is (City Name)

•  Spoiler ID: 261213
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent 4, Hinterland City - Founding Body Furnace Ancona or Furnace Ancona, Starved
  

   

  Success

  We are close

  • You have not travelled physically, but your scope of thought has changed. (You've moved to Mind of the Furnace-City)
  •  Your 'The Mind's Ascent' Quality has gone!

  Redirects to: Confer with Furnace as (City Name)

  ^

Confer with Cornelius, who is (City Name)

•  Spoiler ID: 263408
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent 4, Hinterland City - Founding Body is: Cornelius
  

   

  Success

  We are close

  • You have not travelled physically, but your scope of thought has changed. (You've moved to Mind of the Cornelius-City)
  •  Your 'The Mind's Ascent' Quality has gone!

  Redirects to: Confer with Cornelius as (City Name)

  ^

Confer with Your Double, who is (City Name)

•  Spoiler ID: 263409
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent 4, Hinterland City - Founding Body is: Your Own Double
  

   

  Success

  We are close

  • You have not travelled physically, but your scope of thought has changed. (You've moved to Mind of Your Double)
  •  Your 'The Mind's Ascent' Quality has gone!

  Redirects to: Confer with Your Double as (City Name)

  ^

Confer with the Manager's Double, who is (City Name)

•  Spoiler ID: 263410
  

  Unlocked with The Mind's Ascent 4, Hinterland City - Founding Body is: The Double of the Manager of the Royal Beth
  

   

  Success

  We are close

  • You have not travelled physically, but your scope of thought has changed. (You've moved to Mind of the Manager-City)
  •  Your 'The Mind's Ascent' Quality has gone!

  Redirects to: Confer with the Manager as (City Name)

  ^