An Abandoned Signal Box

An Abandoned Signal Box
Category	Story Event
Type	Story
Data ID	296538

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An Abandoned Signal Box is a Sunless Skies Story Event.

Log Entries[]

A spidered signal box, foggy with webs. Once, it was part of the Isambard Line: an old folly.
Thanks to its coat of vines, this overgrown signal box of the Isambard Line retain its structural integrity, if not its dignity.

Story description[]

"Signal Box(Description)

Inside, beneath a desk covered with rusted levers, is a luggage trunk. Captains in dire need can borrow from the cache inside, but custom dictates they must later replenish it. "

Trigger conditions[]

Area: Limbo
Frequency: Always (100%)

Interactions[]

Actions	Requirements	Effects	Notes
Recruit a Fatalistic Signalman You detect a whiff of cigarette smoke as you enter. A man in a grey uniform and grey bowler rises from a chair. "Evening. I don't suppose you're looking for a signaller?" He does not sound hopeful. How long has he been waiting here? Game note: The Fatalistic Signalman is an officer: a signaller who increases your Mirrors by 6, Veils by 2, and Villainy by 1.	Signal Box ≥ Fatalistic Signalman Start Fatalistic Signalman ≤ 0 Fatalistic Signalman's End ≤ 0	A break from duty He is startled by your response. "Oh. Right. Was expecting you to say no, to be honest." You ask what he was doing here. "I work the Isambard Line. I'm the last one, I suppose. Hitch rides between the boxes, make repairs, sweep up a bit. But I could do with a change of scene." He seems unsure. "Well, I'd better get my things together." He picks up a modest holdall, and checks his hat is on his head. "Yes, I think that's everything. After you, Addressed As(SpeechFormal)." Game note: You can appoint the Fatalistic Signalman to be your signaller when you are docked in port. +1 x Fatalistic Signalman	Advanced query needs investigation
Deposit the Signalman at the Battered Signal Box The latch is broken, allowing the signal-box door to bang in the wind. "I won't be long," he promises, "if you don't mind waiting."	Learning about the Fatalistic Signalman = 55 [The Signalman has been away from his duty for a long time. He would like to visit each of the four signal boxes of the Isambard Line, in the Reach] Signal Box = 1 Visit the Battered Signal Box = 10 [Visit the Battered Signal Box, somewhere near the Mother of Mountains]	Closing up Inside, skeletal leaves are scattered across the floor. Locating a broom, the Signalman sweeps it clear. Then he turns his attention to the door. Repairing it is an awkward job for one pair of hands, so you lend him yours. The two of you work in easy silence, one holding while the other hammers; one measuring while the other trims. When you have rehung the door it swings easily on its freshly-oiled hinges, the latch dropping firmly into place. "Good job well done," he says, as if that is thanks enough. Shutting the door carefully behind him, he hops back onto your locomotive. Visit the Battered Signal Box = 20 [[COMPLETE]You visited the Battered Signal Box] Fatalistic Signalman Vanish Timer = Date+5
Deposit the Signalman at the Overgrown Signal Box "Look at the state of this place," he grumbles. "Cut it away and it grows back. Fruitless bloody job."	Learning about the Fatalistic Signalman = 55 [The Signalman has been away from his duty for a long time. He would like to visit each of the four signal boxes of the Isambard Line, in the Reach] Signal Box = 2 Visit the Overgrown Signal Box = 10 [Visit the Overgrown Signal Box, somewhere near the Leadbeater & Stainrod Nature Reserve]	Tidying up Despite his complaint, he prunes away at the vine as neatly as a widow at her window-box. Some recent visitor has left cigarette butts and unwashed cutlery scattered about; the Signalman tidies them away. Then, taking a key from his pocket, he unlocks a drawer and removes a stuffed envelope from it. It contains old newspaper clippings about the construction of the Isambard Line. Their tone is breathless, exalting the vision of the Quixotic Squire. "Easy to forget people actually thought we'd manage it," the Signalman muses. He stuffs the envelope under one arm. "All done," he says, clambering back aboard. Visit the Overgrown Signal Box = 20 [[COMPLETE]You visited the Overgrown Signal Box] Fatalistic Signalman Vanish Timer = Date
Deposit the Signalman at the Scorched Signal Box He wrinkles his nose at the old, sooty scent of smoke that still clings to the place.	Learning about the Fatalistic Signalman = 55 [The Signalman has been away from his duty for a long time. He would like to visit each of the four signal boxes of the Isambard Line, in the Reach] Signal Box = 3 Visit the Scorched Signal Box = 10 [Visit the Scorched Signal Box, in the vicinity of Port Prosper]	Turning the lights off "Some idiot left a candle burning here a year or so ago. Fire made a right mess before the Peacock-wind smothered it. Then marauders started using the old girl for target practice." He pats the wall, sympathetically. "Took me a month to fix her up again, and I've never got rid of the smell." He gives the signal box a good airing, opening the windows and letting the biting wind blow through. Shivering, he flicks through the ledger attached to the skyfarer's cache, and gives a satisfied nod. Before he leaves, he shuts the windows and blows out the lamp. "Can't be too careful." Visit the Scorched Signal Box = 20 [[COMPLETE]The Fatalistic Signaller has concluded his business at the scorched signal box] Fatalistic Signalman Vanish Timer = Date
Deposit the Signalman at the Spidered Signal Box He steps from your engine's footplate onto the signal box's porch. "I'm not an admirer of spiders, if I'm frank. Anyway, I shan't be long. Cup of tea?"	Learning about the Fatalistic Signalman = 55 [The Signalman has been away from his duty for a long time. He would like to visit each of the four signal boxes of the Isambard Line, in the Reach] Signal Box = 4 Visit the Spidered Signal Box = 10 [Visit the Spidered Signal Box, in the vicinity of Traitor's Wood]	Putting things in order He brushes away the worst of the cobwebs, and removes several spiders using a jam-jar he keeps in a drawer for this exact purpose. "This place'll be the death of me," he mutters. He brews you a cup of tea in a battered old kettle on a battered old stove. Then he tips it away and brews you another one that doesn't have boiled spiders in it. Examining the skyfarer's cache and the accompanying ledger, he tuts. "Someone's taking out without giving back. Stupid. Sooner or later, the Burrower will get their scent. Anyway, finished your tea?" You return to your locomotive. Visit the Spidered Signal Box = 20 [[COMPLETE]You visited the Spidered Signal Box, in the vicinity of Traitor's Wood] Fatalistic Signalman Vanish Timer = Date
Read the ledger Captains who withdraw from the cache (should) note their name and ship, and what they took. Occasionally, they add anecdotes. Game note: You will gain a Vision of the Heavens or Sky-Stories.	Date ≥ Ledger Timer	A recent entry The hand writing is poor, but legible. Captain Ledger Randomiser(Captain) Ledger Randomiser2(Deposited). There is a column for 'miscellaneous notes'. Sky Story Randomiser(Notes) +2 x Sky-Story Ledger Timer = Date+15 Ledger Randomiser = (1 to 100) Ledger Randomiser2 = (1 to 100) Sky Story Randomiser = (1 to 100)	Advanced query needs investigation
		Rare event (33%)
		A recent entry The hand writing is poor, but legible. Captain Ledger Randomiser(Captain) Ledger Randomiser2(Deposited). There is a column for 'miscellaneous notes'. Vision of Heavens Randomiser(Notes) +1 x Vision of the Heavens Ledger Timer = Date+15 Ledger Randomiser = (1 to 100) Ledger Randomiser2 = (1 to 100) Vision of Heavens Randomiser = (1 to 100)
Raid the cache A captain who takes from a cache must later replenish it. This may mean enemy aids enemy, rival succours rival. Better that, than bad luck.	Date ≥ Cache Raiding Timer	The Cache is Depleted = 0 Triggers event: Raiding the Cache	Advanced query needs investigation
		Rare event (20%)
		The Cache is Depleted = 1 Triggers event: Raiding the Cache
Resupply the cache You have a skyfarer's debt. If you leave it unpaid, your crew fear it will bring bad luck.	Debt ≥ 1 [You have accrued debt. Your crew may become anxious while it hangs over you]	Triggers event: Resupply the Cache
Leave This place was a folly. Already nature strives to claim it. It's not a place to linger.		Away The stokers work vigorously. This place makes them yearn for the riotous camaraderie of New Winchester.

Links[]

Links In[]

Resupply the Cache, Raiding the Cache

Links Out[]

Raiding the Cache, Resupply the Cache

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