Set a course around the thing

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From: A Hazard to Shipping


Who knows what hazards could be reaching for your keel? But how far does this thing extend?


Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 150

  • 103 - very chancy (41%)
  • 128 - chancy (51%)
  • 153 - modest (61%)
  • 178 - very modest (71%)
  • 203 - low-risk (81%)
  • 228 - straightforward (91%)
  • 250 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A handshake of sorts

The fingers of coral scrape along the hull of your ship, but you turn hard away from them and they lose their grip. Fifty mouths on the island-raft curse you in a dozen languages, but you're clear.

Rare Success

A little souvenir

The fingers of coral scrape along the hull of your ship[…]. Fifty mouths on the island-raft curse you in a dozen languages.[…] your crew[…] find a daguerrotype, clutched in […] tentacles. A family enjoying a walk near a church, under a bright sky.[…]

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]


Failure

Best get an axe

Your engines strain and roar as the coral under the waves tangles itself up with the stern of your ship like the fingers of a curious child. You're going to lose days to this, and what might crawl out of the island-raft in the meantime?