Your move...
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From: Play chess with the Boatman
Death does not move. It is impossible to interpret the angle of his head. Respect? Anticipation? Nervousness? It is you who sets up the board. But as you make the first move, he begins to speak....
Unlocked with 
The Boatman's Opponent 40
Locked with 
Nightmares 10
Challenge information
- 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
The slow burn of acid mystery
He enumerates the souls that have passed down this river[…]
"Each time, the extinction of a star that might have been," he hisses. "They would have been luckier if Parabola had rotted their lights. I am one tip of one finger. Everything is owed…"[…]Description summary:
You win. The Boatman falls silent. Is he piqued? Relieved?
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Watchful is increasing…
You've gained 1 x Extraordinary Implication
Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
You've gained 1 x Appalling Secret
Wounds is dropping… (-2 CP)
During 
The Sixth Coil, with 
Intellect: Schedule 1–2:
A canny player learns quickly, here. One's life is on the line. (Increases 
Intellect: Lessons from the Boatman by 1 CP)
Failure
The slow burn of acid mystery
[…]from the light of the Mountain into final dissolution. […]
"There is a sea more sunless than even that," he hisses. "Those voices will be drowned. The Lorn-Flukes have made their pact and they will have their tiny joys. The well runs deep.[…]"Description summary:
The game concludes. The Boatman rattles with joy. But is that at your loss? Or at the postponement of your victory?
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Watchful is increasing…
- You've gained 1 x Appalling Secret
- Nightmares is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Wounds is increasing… (+3 CP)
During The Sixth Coil, with Intellect: Schedule 1–2:
- A canny player learns quickly, here. One's life is on the line. (Increases Intellect: Lessons from the Boatman by 1 CP)
Categories:
- Pages Without Guide Restrictions
- The Boatman's Opponent
- Nightmares
- Watchful Challenge
- Actions
- Extraordinary Implication Gain
- Nightmares Gain
- Appalling Secret Gain
- Wounds Loss (a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river)
- Intellect: Schedule
- Intellect: Schedule Formula Uses
- Intellect: Lessons from the Boatman Gain
- Wounds Gain
