Use furniture as stepping stones

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ID: 266194

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From: A poison-gallery

Tipped-over chairs, half-melted cabinets.

Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 240

• 164 - very chancy (41%)
• 204 - chancy (51%)
• 244 - modest (61%)
• 284 - very modest (71%)
• 324 - low-risk (81%)
• 364 - straightforward (91%)
• 400 - straightforward (100%)
  

Each point of Neathproofed adds 15 points of Shadowy.

Success

Like crossing a river

You balance precariously on a leather ottoman before making the next leap. Where the water splashes your shoes, it leaves patchy discoloured stains. Best not find out what it would do to your skin.

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  You've gained 5 x Perusing the Stacks (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 1)
•  You've gained 5 x Finding the Centre (if In Search of Lost Time is exactly 2)

Failure

Terrible danger

You almost make it across the flooded patch of the library – but you mis-time your last jump. […] Your skin stings for hours.

Description summary:
Part of the description varies based who you're Wandering the Stacks with:.

Wandering the Stacks with:	Description
The Last Duchess Several Officers of your Crew	The Last Duchess has to drag you out onto the 'margin' of the poisonous river, a warped and bent section of hardwood floor.
Tatterdemalion	Tatterdemalion has to drag you out onto the 'margin' of the poisonous river, a warped and bent section of hardwood floor.
The Lost Shepherd	The Lost Shepherd has to drag you out onto the 'margin' of the poisonous river, a warped and bent section of hardwood floor.
The Illuminated Shepherd	?
The Clamorous Cartographer	FATE

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

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  Wounds is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 7)
•  Noises in the Library is increasing… (+6 CP)