Tunnels Of The Black Book

Location

This location can be accesed by ducking into the tunnels in Chained Lake and A Faceless Hero encounters. This is part of The Black Sketchbook quest.

See also the The Black Book and the Fires of the Black Book.

Legend
	Combat Encounters		Etheric only
	Noncombat Encounters		Non-Etheric only
	Choice Encounters		Requires Fishing pole
	Gang Warfare Encounters		Can lead to a Hacking Encounter

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Choice Encounters

The Dead End

1. See if he sneaks through - Lose all hit points, gain 20 energy of Broken Bone or unlock Forked Intersection, Dark Stone Altar and Gravestone (?) if eating the mushrooms in the Mushroom Forest showed you getting small
2. See if he tears it down - Lose all hit points, gain 10 energy of Broken Bone or unlock Forked Intersection, Dark Stone Altar and Gravestone (?) if eating the mushrooms in the Mushroom Forest showed you getting big
3. Look for more sketches - Gain 5 XP in Perception

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Gravestone

1. Scratch in a name - Closes if a ghoul name was scratched in. Unlocks the ability to Rub Out The Name
2. Rub out the name - Unlocks the ability to Scratch In a Name and Write In a Ghoul Name
3. Write in a ghoul name - Closes if a name was scratched in. Unlocks the ability to Rub Out The Name
4. Dig up the grave - Lose all HP or gain a battered pistol/jade amulet
5. Pay your respects - Gain 3 XP in Will or gain a rose bud

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Branching Caverns

1. See if he climbs up - Leads to The Black Book
2. Find him climbing down - Leads to Fires of The Black Book
3. Look for a picture of other caverns - Gain 3 XP in Reflexes

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Forked Intersection

1. See if he wentures left - (one of several semi-random options)
2. Search for a journey down the middle - (one of several semi-random options)
3. Look for sketches along the right - (one of several semi-random options)
4. Browse for other tunnels - Gain 4 XP in Perception

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Dark Stone Altar

1. Look for the fight - Gain 2 XP in Perception, 1 XP in Strength, 1 XP in Will or lose all HP.
2. See if he'll aproach them - Lose all HP, or upgrade rose bud to full rose.
3. Find out if he runs - Gain 4 XP in Reflexes
4. See if he plays with the bones - Gain 4 XP in Perception and learn the Forked Intersection tunnels

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Towering Figure

1. Look for the battle's result - Lose all HP or, if the hero has a battered pistol, gain Undying Heart skill, 8 random XP
2. See if he bows - Lose all HP or, if the hero has a dark rose, gain Etheric Seed skill, 8 random XP
3. See if he runs - Gain 4 XP in Strength and 4 XP in Reflexes
4. Draw in a binding - Lose all hit points or, if you have a binding tome equipped, gain Stolen Artistry skill, 8 random XP