Use your disorientation to your advantage

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If the false-stars have moved out of alignment, then all ships in the area will be struggling, too. Every setback is also an opportunity.

Game Instructions: Success here will aid you in tracking down your bounty.

Unlocked with Chasing Down Your Bounty, Corsair's Colours 2


Challenge information

Narrow, Zeefaring 5 (50% base)

  • 1 and below - almost impossible (10%)
  • 2 - high-risk (20%)
  • 3 - high-risk (30%)
  • 4 - tough (40%)
  • 5 - very chancy (50%)
  • 6 - chancy (60%)
  • 7 - modest (70%)
  • 8 - very modest (80%)
  • 9 - low-risk (90%)
  • 10 and above - straightforward (100%)

Zee RegionChallenge difficulty
Home Waters5
Stormbones / Shepherd's Wash6
The Sea of Voices7
The Salt Steppe11
The Pillared Sea12
The Snares13

Success

Outmanoeuvred

You could listen to the zee […] A lesser zailor would search for a landmark […] But you? You dim the lights and run quiet, trusting in your superior knowledge.

There! On the horizon – the sulphurous lights of another ship.

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Zee Region Chasing gain
Home Waters8
Stormbones / Shepherd's Wash9
The Sea of Voices10
The Salt Steppe14
The Pillared Sea15
The Snares16

Rare Success

Outmanoeuvred

[…] A lesser zailor would search for a landmark, a known entity […] You dim the lights and run quiet, trusting in your superior knowledge.

There! […] the sulphurous lights of another ship. Your Blue Prophet lands on your shoulder and squawks in appreciation.

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

Zee Region Chasing gain
Home Waters10
Stormbones / Shepherd's Wash11
The Sea of Voices12
The Salt Steppe16
The Pillared Sea17
The Snares18


Failure

Outmanoeuvred

[…] A lesser zailor would search for a landmark, a known entity in [Location] to orient around. […] You dim the lights and run quiet, trusting in your superior knowledge.

[…] you are forced to concede that your quarry is not such a bad zailor as you thought.

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