The Pursuit of Sharpness

The Pursuit of Sharpness
Category	Story Event
Type	Story
Data ID	256227

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The Pursuit of Sharpness is a Sunless Sea Story Event.

Story description[edit | edit source]

A woman gives advice to new Antheans: her eyes are cubes of salt. She speaks of going sharp as a numbness, and as an awakening; as the loss of sensation and the beginning of insight. Some Antheans use other metaphors. Clarity. Dryness. Regularity and structure.

Trigger conditions[edit | edit source]

Under the Unterzee ≥ 1
Area: Limbo
Frequency: Always (100%)

Interactions[edit | edit source]

Actions	Requirements	Effects	Notes
Cultivate the capacity for sharpness	Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness ≤ 6 [Six. Six sharpnesses.] Hearts challenge (Special for 100%)	Failed event	Special is calculated as follows: (40+25Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness) 1.67, which expands to 66.8 + 41.75*Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness. Note that there is no Terror check here, so you can spam this until you have maximum capacity, topping your terror at 100. This would be fatal, except you can lower your terror by holding up the ceiling before leaving Anthe.
		A struggle in the dark +7 x Terror
		Successful event
		Nights of meditation +1 x Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness
Cultivate the capacity for sharpness through chemical means	1 x Unread Log ( Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness + 1) x Mutersalt Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness ≤ 6 [Six. Six sharpnesses.] Luck challenge (50% to win)	Failed event
		The preparation disagrees with you +2 x Terror -(1 + Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness) x Mutersalt -1 x Unread Log
		Successful event
		A quicker and less spiritual solution +1 x Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness -(1 + Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness) x Mutersalt -1 x Unread Log
Go sharp in the spleen	Anthe: Sharpness of Spleen ≤ 0 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≤ Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness-1	The Venous Salon Anthe: Sharpness of Spleen = 1 [Sharp-spleened] +1 x Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses Triggers event: Anthe	The check is meant to be equivalent to Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses < Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness, which is what you would expect. However, the subtraction is clamped to 0, meaning you can select this (or sharpness of the liver) without any capacity for sharpness.
Go sharp in the liver	Anthe: Crystallization of Liver ≤ 0 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≤ Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness-1	The Salon of Silver Salts Anthe: Crystallization of Liver = 1 [Crystal-livered] +1 x Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses Triggers event: Anthe
Let your lungs become a chamber of crystal	Anthe: Barbing of the Lungs ≤ 0 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≥ 1 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≤ Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness-1	The Salon of Incense Anthe: Barbing of the Lungs = 1 [Barb-lunged] +1 x Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses Triggers event: Anthe	Starting here, you need an existing sharpness first, as well as enough capacity. This pattern continues.
Flourish in the groin	Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≥ 1 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≤ Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness-1 Anthe: Flourishing of the Groin ≤ 0	The Chamber of Pillow-cut Rock Anthe: Flourishing of the Groin = 1 [Bristle-groined] +1 x Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses Triggers event: Anthe
Undergo acumination of the tongue	Anthe: Acumination of the Tongue ≤ 0 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≥ 2 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≤ Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness-1	Tongue-point Pinnacle Anthe: Acumination of the Tongue = 1 [Hard-tongued] +1 x Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses Triggers event: Anthe	Game note: If you cannot select this, you may need to raise your Capacity for Sharpness.
Mineralise your skeleton	Anthe: Spinosity of Bone ≤ 0 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≥ 2 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≤ Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness-1	The Bone-Barrow Anthe: Spinosity of Bone = 1 [Spiny] +1 x Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses Triggers event: Anthe
Let your skin be clear as water and hard as armour	Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≥ 3 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≤ Anthe: Capacity for Sharpness-1 Anthe: Clarity of the Skin ≤ 0	The Blistering Abyss Anthe: Clarity of the Skin = 1 [Transparent] +1 x Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses Triggers event: Anthe
Cut away all your sharpness	Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses ≥ 1 Menaces: Wounds ≤ 1 [You have one Wound. At three Wounds, you'll die.]	Your case wasn't too advanced +1 x Menaces: Wounds Anthe: Sharpness of Spleen = 0 Anthe: Crystallization of Liver = 0 Anthe: Number of Sharpnesses = 0 Anthe: Acumination of the Tongue = 0 Anthe: Barbing of the Lungs = 0 Anthe: Flourishing of the Groin = 0 Anthe: Spinosity of Bone = 0 Anthe: Clarity of the Skin = 0 Triggers event: Anthe	Game note: This will remove your sharpness and gain a Wound. Your Maximum Sharpness will remain, so you can pursue different sharpnesses if need be. Be careful: three Wounds will kill you.
Relinquish the pursuit for now		Triggers event: Anthe