Pick up a candle
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From: A dream about a field of candles
Perhaps it will be easier if you reach for the ones you can see out of the corner of your eye.
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Challenge information
A matter of luck: It could go either way (success chance: 50%)
Success
That's the knack
You take hold of a candle. As you lift it, the shadows shift, and the candlelight falls on stone stairs, draped in dusty cobwebs.
[…] You see a niche, with a bronze sconce in it. Clearly, the candle must go there – you put it in. It is satisfying.[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Haunted by Stairs is increasing… (+3 CP)- Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead is increasing… (+3 CP)
Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
Rare Success
You grasp the most splendid candle of all
The flickering light of the candle grows and rises, and you take a step back as the heat becomes scorching. You're standing on a stone roof, feeding pages into a huge bonfire. You can hear screaming.
- Haunted by Stairs is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
Failure
Elusive lights
[…] they're never where they were when your fingers close. As each eludes you, its flickering light gives you a glimpse of dry wood, piled in a heap. You wish you could put a flame to this kindling – it looks like it would go up splendidly.
[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
- Haunted by Stairs is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead is increasing… (+3 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
