Practise the Unspoken Languages
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From: Deceased Languages (Storylet)
A collective term for the disused, forbidden and speculated dialects of the hinterlands.
Challenge information
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- 6 and below - almost impossible (10%)
- 7 - high-risk (20%)
- 8 - high-risk (30%)
- 9 - tough (40%)
- 10 - very chancy (50%)
- 11 - chancy (60%)
- 12 - modest (70%)
- 13 - very modest (80%)
- 14 - low-risk (90%)
- 15 and above - straightforward (100%)
Success
The words of Hell
Description summary:
The description varies based on your level of .
Lead: Languages | Description |
---|---|
402 | The waterways of Jericho Locks are alive with the merry cadences of the Gondoliers. It is a much less romantic thought, of course, when one understands what the words mean. |
403 | There is a specific dialect of English spoken only at Crathie where the more English the word, the worse its invocation. To speak of tea and scones in that place is to invite a swift drubbing and then trussing up in the woods for the not-deer to find |
404 | There are a hundred languages of the devils. Learning even one is an exhausting process. Luckily there is a comfortable chair in the Reading Room... |
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- You've gained 35 x Librarian's Progress
- You have a lead in the Deceased Languages section of the library. (Increases Lead: Ancient Languages by 1)
- You have a lead in the Liminal Studies section of your library. (Sets Lead: Liminality to 401; Increases by 1 if present)
Failure
Literary hazards
A minor fire erupts as you practice from a decaying glossary. It does suggest a commonality between one of the languages and the hazardous Correspondence, but also, alas, takes out an entire shelf before it dies.
- You've lost 6 x Librarian's Progress