The Shallows

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A sensitive Ministry operation gone wrong. A secretive Revolutionary cell blown open. Journey to a farther shore to discover a secret lost beyond retrieve? Will you take up the Boatman's oar?

This is a FATE-locked story.

Author: Gavin Inglis
Artist: Tobias Cook
Editing and QA: James Chew, Olivia Wood

It was originally published as an Exceptional Story in August 2019. It is part of the Season of Bargains.

The story can be unlocked from the Fate-page for 45 FATE points.
It can be reset for 25 FATE points.

More information can be found here.

Notable Rewards and Tie-ins

: guaranteed rewards; : rewards that require additional effort and could be missed but do not affect the story or availability of other rewards; : rewards specific to certain combinations of important choices; : rewards with unknown/unclear status.

• Clues to a Controller
• The Boatman's Hat: a Hat providing a +6 Shadowy, +2 Persuasive, +2 Dreaded bonus. Lose at the end to obtain.
• The Boatman's Lantern: a Weapon providing a +6 Watchful, +2 Dangerous, +1 Bizarre, +1 Dreaded bonus. Win at the end to obtain.
  • Can be used in Ealing Gardens to Build a Watchtower, lit with the reflected light of the Boatman's Lantern.

Unique options with:

• Closest To - Revolutionaries
• The Boatman's Opponent
• Horsehead Amulet
• Noman and Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre

Starting Storylet

• An Exceptional Story: The Shallows
  

Permanent starting storylet

• A Shallow Memory
  

Seasonal Hub

• The Season of Bargains