| Tale of Terror | ||
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| Category | Curiosity | |
| Type | Knowledge | |
| Data ID | 108764 | |
Tale of Terror!! is considered a Knowledge Curiosity item.
Item description[]
"Recall it, then light a candle. Light another."
Obtaining[]
Despite how it may seem at first glance this item is worth less than both the zee-ztory and memory of distant shores. Tale of Terror is obtainable more or less at its "sell price" (it has no direct sell price, but being able to buy supplies with it suggest a price of around 10 echo) through Stygian Ivory trade. And, probably more importantly, it has less uses in general. The other two however are not. Meaning that to obtain extras of the other items, the player has to go out of their way and pay/forgo more than their sale price, but with the tale of terror that is not the case. As such when choosing between obtaining one of the 3 mentioned items Tale of terror is generally the least preferable option and is somewhat wasteful.
Tale of Terror!! can be obtained in the following ways:
Shops[]
| Shop location | Shop name | Item | Buy price | Sell price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Barnet | Low Church | Fuel | 2 x Tale of Terror!! | 0 x Tale of Terror!! |
| Whither | The Hunter's Cage | Supplies | 2 x Tale of Terror!! | 1 x Tale of Terror!! |
| Whither | The Hunter's Cage | Stygian Ivory | - | 3 x Tale of Terror!! |
| The Gant Pole | Portentum | Stygian Ivory | 3 x Tale of Terror!! | - |
| Irem | Wind-Come-Calling | Tale of Terror!! | 2 x Memory of Distant Shores | - |
| Irem | Wind-Come-Calling | Zee-ztory | 2 x Tale of Terror!! | - |
Interactions[]
| Item location | Action name | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godfall | Of blood |
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| Hunter's Keep | Luncheon with the sisters: Cynthia |
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| Iron Republic | Allow your zailors time ashore |
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Event is "Tea with devils". |
| Compile a Port Report |
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Event is "New passions". | |
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Event is "Fact and fiction". | ||
| Mutton Island | A midnight ceremony? |
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Successful Veils challenge. |
| Shepherd Isles | Tales of the Standing Stones |
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Event is "True as I stand here...". |
| Tales of the Three Graves |
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Event is "Up from the zee-bed...". | |
| Station III | Invent something pleasingly awful to tell her |
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Successful Pages challenge in the Further Conversation With The Acolyte interaction. |
| The Confessor |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| The Professor |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| The drinker |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| The sister |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| The Rubbery Man |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| A historian |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| A foreigner |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| A young man |
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In the Observing The Latest Autopsies interaction. | |
| The Uttershroom | Visit the village |
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Event is "A day of spores". |
| Venderbight | Explore Venderbight |
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Event is "A withered garden". |
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Event is "An unorthodox technology". |
Random events[]
| Random event name | Action name | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Glittering Eye | "I -" |
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| A Shadowy Predator | Wait, watch, and end it |
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Unsuccessful Mirrors challenge |
| Retreat to the ship |
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Unsuccessful Luck challenge | |
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Successful Luck challenge | ||
| Horrors Below | Bring out the nets |
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Successful Iron challenge and event is "Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a hook?". |
| Opening A Cache Of Curiosities | A filthy scrap of paper |
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Event is "It's a page from a journal". |
| The Carmine Chapel | Make an offering |
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Usage[]
Besides trading in Shops, Tale of Terror!! has the following additional uses:
- In London, the A Visit to Clathermont's Tattoo Parlour requires 1 x Tale of Terror!! for the The Dauntless Hand action.
- In Your Lodgings, you need 77 x Tale of Terror!! to Write the Zong of the Zee.
- In the A Glittering Eye event, you need 1 x Tale of Terror!! to Turn the situation around.
- In Empire of Hands at The Lost Treasure Hunter, you can trade 10 x Tale of Terror!! and
1 x Cask of Mushroom Wine for 
10 x Zee-ztory.
