The Anti-Scriptorium

ID: 337780

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The Stewards of the Discordance don't oversee a forbidden library. Every night, […] they blot out the text with black ink. One Steward isn't wasting time by drawing little goat-demons […]; it's a perfectly good way to spend time, thank you very much!

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

Unlocked with Fourth Seal

Locked with Hurlyburly

Card drawn in Adulterine Castle

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Darken a few manuscripts

•  Spoiler ID: 247932
  

  Unlocked with 4 x Journal of Infamy
  

   

  Success

  Un-illuminating

  •  Inspired... is increasing… (+2 CP)
  • You've lost 4 x Journal of Infamy
  •  You've gained 8 x Palimpsest Scrap
  •  You've gained 4 x Tale of Terror!!

  ^

Doodle some marginalia

•  Spoiler ID: 247933
  

  Unlocked with Inspired... 2
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Inspired... 3 (50% base) || 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%)
  

  Success

  Charmingly illustrated

  •  Inspired... is dropping… (-3 CP)
  •  You've gained 19-26 x Romantic Notion
  •  You've gained 1 x Unusual Love Story

  Failure

  Is this what a goat-demon looks like?

  •  You've gained 1 x Tale of Terror!!

  ^

Browse the bookshelves

•  Spoiler ID: 250012
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 250 || 171 - very chancy (41%) || 213 - chancy (51%) || 255 - modest (61%) || 296 - very modest (71%) || 338 - low-risk (81%) || 380 - straightforward (91%) || 417 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Less than riveting

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 1 x Glass Gazette
  •  You've gained 22-30 x Proscribed Material

  Failure

  Too distracted to read

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Withered Tentacle

  ^

Search for elusive volumes

•  Spoiler ID: 248548
  

  Unlocked with On the Maladies of Goats, volume 1
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 300 || 205 - very chancy (41%) || 255 - chancy (51%) || 305 - modest (61%) || 355 - very modest (71%) || 405 - low-risk (81%) || 455 - straightforward (91%) || 500 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Not the right book

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  You've gained 8 x Journal of Infamy

  Failure

  Not the wrong book

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Tale of Terror

  ^