Staircase Spelunking

Staircase Spelunking
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Category	Progress Quality WHAT TYPE
Type	Eleutheria: Langley Hall WHAT TYPE
Data ID	136058

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Staircase Spelunking is considered a WARNINGWARNING in Sunless Skies.

Progress description[]

"You are traversing the nooks and crannies of Langley Hall."

Obtaining[]

Quality status[]

Staircase Spelunking has different statuses according to your actions, defined by the comment in front of the quality.

Journal description[]

[1] You are walking the stairs of Langley Hall
[5] A creak of an old wooden stair; the feel of soft carpet under your feet
[10] A sharp laugh, somewhere far above. The sound of a cork popping. Cheers
[15] The smell of champagne rises from below, along with the unmistakable scent of fireworks
[20] Hushed whispers from behind the wall. Where has Lord Langley gone?
[25] From somewhere close by you can hear the sound of running feet and breathless laughter
[30] Moonlight limns the stair ahead in lustrous white
[35] A fervent knocking on a door above. A bellow in response: \"No one's here.\"
[40] The smell of good hotpot rises tantalisingly through the stairwells
[45] The sound of shattering glass, like the breaking of a mirror, from far above
[50] Murmurs from around the corner: soft, fervent, indiscreet
[55] The scratchy sounds of a gramophone playing something dangerously up-tempo float down through the stairwells. Lord Langley's Waltz
[60] You can hear someone playing a piano, mournful and elegiac, somewhere far, far away
[65] A clock chimes the second hour on a landing above
[70] A door bangs overhead. A furious argument breaks out. \"Why don't you do a Lord Langley and get lost?\"
[75] Snoring nearby
[80] Movement above; whispers in the moonlit gloom
[85] Lanternlight falls in coloured shafts hue on the stairs below
[90] A woman laughs when asked her name. \"You may call me Lord Langley, and I demand a dance of you.\"
[95] Candles burn ahead. The scent of lavender and fresh linen pervades the air
[100] Silvered light shivers the landing ahead. Notes ring out from a piano, played in the dark

Interaction description[]

These desciptions appear specifically when the value changes.

[5] A creak of an old wooden stair; the feel of soft carpet under your feet.
[10] A sharp laugh, somewhere far above. The sound of a cork popping. Cheers.
[15] The smell of champagne rises from below, along with the unmistakable scent of fireworks.
[35] A fervent knocking on a door above. A bellow in response: \"No one's here.\"
[40] The smell of good hotpot rises tantalisingly through the stairwells.
[65] A clock chimes the second hour on a landing above.
[70] A door bangs overhead. A furious argument breaks out. \"Why don't you do a Lord Langley and get lost?\"
[75] Snoring nearby.
[80] Movement above; whispers in the moonlit gloom.
[90] A woman laughs when asked her name. \"You may call me Lord Langley, and I demand a dance of you.\"

Variable Interaction description[]

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root[]

[0] Going from floor to floor, or even from room to room, one is often confronted with a staircase. These can vary between three and three hundred stairs, and there's no guarantee that on descending one you won't immediately be confronted with one going up.
[1] Going from floor to floor, or even from room to room, one is often confronted with a staircase. These can vary between three and three hundred stairs, and there's no guarantee that on descending one, you won't immediately be confronted with one going up.
[5] Guests wander by, up and down the stairs. They gossip idly, sharing early morning confessions: wistful, yearning, of events long past.
[10] Three doors on one landing, all opening onto the same room. A bed, draped in black silk, trimmed with silver. Guests lounge on it, drinking wine and lamenting fine cheese.
[15] Footsteps on the staircase above. A horn sounds. Guests thunder by, dressed in pinstripe. A deviless in a golden gown scowls at the stampede. \"Just because anything goes here doesn't mean that it should.\"
[20] You can smell cooking (sausages frying, bread toasting) and hear the sound of champagne being opened.
[25] An antique grandmother clock on the landing below begins to chime. Its face shows two suns, one bright, the other pale as the moon.
[30] The smell of incense and candle-smoke is strong. Curls of smoke dance like pale fire about a ruby chandelier.
[40] A hush has fallen over this landing. Austere portraits line the walls, glaring out of their frames as though daring you to comment on their antiquated hairlines.
[45] High laughter, raised voices, a bang, and then the smell of smoke. A contingent of veterans are remembering happier times on the staircase below.
[50] You can hear the sound of water running and concerned voices coming from the landing above.
[55] A clink of glasses from somewhere nearby. A giggle. An indecorous comment on the succession to the throne. Whose throne? The voices move on ahead.
[60] Rustling and giggling and other indecorous noises, but all you can see is a cupboard. Its doors are closed."
[65] A woman in a velvet gown is remonstrating with a Benthic Professor over proposed laws for a new London. She believes in the sovereignty of Parliament, he in the right of kings. Neither pays any attention to you.
[70] The scent of magnolia is strong. A glass door opens onto a garden. Flowers cut from Titania and Port Avon, fungus from Hybras and wilder growths stolen from Traitor's Wood languish here.
[75] Moonlight filters down through a dome of shivered glass. Conversation filters gently through the air, discreet and entirely un-repeatable.
[80] The smell of must and scholarly habits pervades the air. Books line the steps. Someone in a university cap dozes, their head resting by a seven volume compendium of the History of Hell's Grievances.
[85] Moonlight washes over the stairs, rendering them pale as bone. A moon, horned as the Morningstar, rises in a window to the south.
[90] The air is heady here; like spilt wine. Whispers from somewhere just out of sight.
[95] The stirrings of music nearby. A brief, passionate series of arpeggios played on a piano long out of tune.
[100] Beyond the next doorway, a dark room – massive and spooled in shadow. A single candle flashes on the diamonds of a monstrous chandelier.

Flirt[]

[0] \"I've seen your type so many times that I could swear you were an attendant at Magdalene's,\" she says without looking up.
[1] \"I've seen your type so many times that I could swear you were an attendant at Magdalene's,\" she says without looking up.
[10] \"I've never seen such a lousy facsimile of a specimen,\" she says, through a mouthful of wine. \"And I've been to the Forge of Souls. Twice.\"
[20] \"What's the matter? Verdant eaten your brain? You look like you've never seen a woman before.\" She practically inhales her whiskey.
[30] \"My goodness, even the Curators would throw you back.\" She finishes her absinthe in one long gulp.
[40] \"So, how was your spell in the Midnight Cells?\"
[50] \"What's a girl got to do to get a drink around here?\"

Interactions[]

Interactions in Brief[]

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Interaction	Action	Result Type	Change
Traversing the Staircases	'Open the Kitchen door'	Requirement	≥ 10
Traversing the Staircases	'Enter the Little Lounge'	Requirement	≥ 20
Traversing the Staircases	'Knock for admittance to the Yellow Drawing Room'	Requirement	≥ 50
Traversing the Staircases	'Peek inside the Upstairs Laundry Cupboard'	Requirement	≥ 80
Traversing the Staircases	'Climb up to the Solarium'	Requirement	≥ 40
Traversing the Staircases	'Intrude upon the Bathroom'	Requirement	≥ 30
Traversing the Staircases	'Knock for admittance to the Study'	Requirement	≥ 60
Traversing the Staircases	'Enter the Ballroom'	Requirement	≥ 100
Traversing the Staircases	'Send out an expedition into Langley Hall'	Default / Challenge Fail	+15
Traversing the Staircases	'Send out an expedition into Langley Hall'	Success	+20
Traversing the Staircases	'Embark on an expedition into Langley Hall'	Default / Challenge Fail	+5
Traversing the Staircases	'Embark on an expedition into Langley Hall'	Success	+10
Traversing the Staircases	'Embark on an expedition into Langley Hall'	Default / Challenge Fail	+5
Traversing the Staircases	'Embark on an expedition into Langley Hall'	Success	+10
Traversing the Staircases	'Exchange an Unlicensed Chart for help with your map of Langley Hall'	Default / Challenge Fail	+15
Traversing the Staircases	'Exchange a Moment of Inspiration for help with your map of Langley Hall'	Default / Challenge Fail	+15
Traversing the Staircases	'Find the study'	Requirement	≥ 60

Interactions in Detail[]

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Story	Action	Required	Effect
Traversing the Staircases	Open the Kitchen door	Route: The Kitchen ≤ 0 Staircase Spelunking ≥ 10	Default: Route: The Kitchen = 1 [You've found the kitchen.] Triggers event: The Warmest Kitchen
	Enter the Little Lounge	Staircase Spelunking ≥ 20 Route: The Little Lounge ≤ 0	Default: Route: The Little Lounge = 1 [You've found the lounge.] Triggers event: The Little Lounge
	Knock for admittance to the Yellow Drawing Room	Staircase Spelunking ≥ 50 Route: The Drawing Room ≤ 0	Default: Route: The Drawing Room = 1 [You have found the key to the Yellow Drawing Room!] Triggers event: The Yellow Drawing Room
	Peek inside the Upstairs Laundry Cupboard	Staircase Spelunking ≥ 80 Route: The Upstairs Laundry Cupboard ≤ 0	Default: Route: The Upstairs Laundry Cupboard = 1 [You've found the way to the laundry cupboard.] Triggers event: The Upstairs Laundry Cupboard
	Climb up to the Solarium	Staircase Spelunking ≥ 40 Route: The Solarium ≤ 0	Default: Route: The Solarium = 1 [You've found the solarium.] Triggers event: The Solarium
	Intrude upon the Bathroom	Staircase Spelunking ≥ 30 Affiliation: Bohemia ≥ 3 Route: The Bathroom ≤ 0	Default: Route: The Bathroom = 1 [You've found the bathroom.] Triggers event: The Bathroom
	Knock for admittance to the Study	Staircase Spelunking ≥ 60 Affiliation: Academe ≥ 3 Route: The Study ≤ 0	Default: Route: The Study = 1 [You've found the study.] Triggers event: The Study
	Enter the Ballroom	Staircase Spelunking ≥ 100 Looking for Lord Langley = 10 [You must find the Ballroom of Langley Hall]	Default: Looking for Lord Langley = 15 [You have found Lord Langley] Triggers event: The Ballroom
	Send out an expedition into Langley Hall	Crew ≥ 10 Hearts (100 for 100%) Supplies ≥ 3	Default: +15 x Staircase Spelunking +-[1-3] x Crew -3 x Supplies Success: +20 x Staircase Spelunking -2 x Supplies
	Embark on an expedition into Langley Hall	Supplies ≥ 3 Hearts (100 for 100%)	Default: -3 x Supplies +5 x Staircase Spelunking Success: -2 x Supplies +10 x Staircase Spelunking
	Embark on an expedition into Langley Hall	Supplies ≥ 3 Iron (100 for 100%)	Default: -3 x Supplies +5 x Staircase Spelunking Success: -2 x Supplies +10 x Staircase Spelunking
	Exchange an Unlicensed Chart for help with your map of Langley Hall	Unlicensed Chart ≥ 1	Default: -1 x Unlicensed Chart +15 x Staircase Spelunking
	Exchange a Moment of Inspiration for help with your map of Langley Hall	Moment of Inspiration ≥ 1	Default: -1 x Moment of Inspiration +15 x Staircase Spelunking
	Find the study	Objective: Langley's Chair = 10 [[COMPLETE]You discovered a map leading to the Study on the sixtieth stair] Route: The Study ≤ 0 Staircase Spelunking ≥ 60 Objective: A Visit to the Upstairs Laundry Cupboard = 10 [[COMPLETE]You found a painting of Lord Langley and another man dancing] Objective: Langley's Friend = 10 [[COMPLETE]Langley's friend holds his soul] Objective: What the Cook Knows = 10 [[COMPLETE]The cook has given you a pair of dancing shoes given to her by Lord Langley]	Default: Route: The Study = 1 [You've found the study.] Triggers event: The Study