Desolation

ID: 332802

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You are so very far away from everything. But here, where even thoughts can crystallise, some things are closer to you. The Hurlers themselves loom above a frozen lake, and on the lake's opposite shore, ancient ruins fringe the icy bank. […]

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Unlocked with a redirect from Walk further into the inhospitable wastes, Walk further into the inhospitable wastes or Take the road you've built into the wastes 2

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Approach the Hurlers

•  Spoiler ID: 244316
  

  Action Cost: 0
  

   

  Success

  Nothing at all

  Redirects to: Amongst the Standing Stones

  ^

Locate a spot to dig in the wastes

•  Spoiler ID: 247025
  

  Unlocked with
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 150 || 103 - very chancy (41%) || 128 - chancy (51%) || 153 - modest (61%) || 178 - very modest (71%) || 203 - low-risk (81%) || 228 - straightforward (91%) || 250 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Difficulty is 50 × . Difficulty shown is for 3.

  Success

  Below the permafrost

  • Watchful is increasing…
  • You've lost 1 x Frigid Intuition
  •  You've gained 5-6 x Ambiguous Eolith

  Rare Success

  Deeper below the permafrost

  • Watchful is increasing…
  • You've lost 1 x Frigid Intuition
  •  You've gained 3 x Human Arm

  Failure

  Below the permafrost

  • Watchful is increasing…
  • You've lost 1 x Frigid Intuition
  •  You've gained 3 x Crystallised Curio

  
  

  Rare Failure

  Deeper below the permafrost

  • Watchful is increasing…
  • You've lost 1 x Frigid Intuition
  •  You've gained 5 x Crystallised Curio

  ^

Step onto the frozen lake

•  Spoiler ID: 244317
  

  Action Cost: 0
  

   

  Success

  Perfect stillness

  Redirects to: On the Ice

  ^

Pick your way toward the ruins (with <2)

•  Spoiler ID: 244318
  

  Locked with  2
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 1 || 1 - chancy (60%) || 2 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Don't think about anything

  Redirects to: The Adulterine Ruins

  Failure

  Distracted

  •  Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)

  ^

Pick your way toward the ruins (with 2)

•  Spoiler ID: 247049
  

  Action Cost: 0
  Unlocked with  2
  

   

  Success

  Don't think about anything

  Redirects to: The Adulterine Ruins

  ^

Take the road you've built to the encampment (with Infrastructural Development exactly 1)

•  Spoiler ID: 247167
  

  Unlocked with  exactly 1
  

   

  Success

  Toward a dying fire

  Redirects to: Around the Embers

  ^

Take the road you've built to the encampment (with Infrastructural Development 2)

•  Spoiler ID: 247173
  

  Action Cost: 0
  Unlocked with  exactly 2
  

   

  Success

  Toward a dying fire

  Redirects to: Around the Embers

  ^

Return to the station (with < 8)

•  Spoiler ID: 244319
  

  Locked with  8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 210 || 144 - very chancy (41%) || 179 - chancy (51%) || 214 - modest (61%) || 249 - very modest (71%) || 284 - low-risk (81%) || 319 - straightforward (91%) || 350 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Difficulty is logistic with : $250-{\frac {80}{1+e^{-{\frac {9}{10}}\cdot ({\textrm {Neathproofed}}-2)}}}$.
  Exact difficulty values are given in the table below:

  Success

  Thawing out again

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  • Wounds is dropping… (-1 CP)
  •  You've gained 42-50 x Foxfire Candle Stub

  Failure

  Thawing out again

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  • Wounds is dropping… (-1 CP)

  ^

Return to the station (with 8)

•  Spoiler ID: MISSING
  

  Unlocked with  8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 290 || 199 - very chancy (41%) || 247 - chancy (51%) || 295 - modest (61%) || 344 - very modest (71%) || 392 - low-risk (81%) || 440 - straightforward (91%) || 484 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Each point of reduces the base difficulty by 15 points.

  Success

  Still shivering

  • Dangerous is increasing…

  Failure

  Misdirected

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^