#story_event #Spidicules If the settlement already has the [[Legless Ball]] innovation, you may choose to skip this event. Otherwise the survivors, roll their still-living captive back to the settlement. The hardships of moving their chittering captive through the changing landscape gives rise to new experiences. The survivors [[#Gain the Legless Ball]] and [[#Roll Through the Darkness]] ### Gain the Legless Ball The settlement gains the [[Legless Ball]] innovation. Add **Legless Ball** to the settlement's innovations on the settlement record sheet. If the settlement already has the Legless Ball innovation, gain the **Grinning Visage** rare gear instead. ### Roll Through the Darkness Roll 1d10 | 1d10 | Result | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1 - 3 | While climbing the hill, the Spidicules' body becomes stuck in mud, nearly rolling onto the survivors! It takes all their strength to avoid being crushed. All returning survivors gain a random disorder and must **skip the next hunt**.<br><br>**Condition**:<br><br>If you rolled a **1 - 2**, If the settlement has [[Protect the Young (New Life Principle)\|Protect the Young]] Principle, the challenge overwhelms the survivors' poor constitutions. 1 random returning survivor is killed, and the **Legless Ball** is lost (Archive the innovation card). | | 4 - 7 | The unwieldy ball rolls awkwardly on the uneven ground. The Spidicules' hissing maw snaps at their weary arms as they push. A random returning survivor suffers the [[arms\|dismembered arm]] severe injury.<br><br>**Condition**:<br><br>If the settlement innovated [[Nightmare Training]], the survivors make sport of the journey while pushing the heavy ball and avoiding its gnashing teeth. Returning Survivors gain +1 permanent Strength. | | 8 - 10 | All of the rolling causes the Spidicules to burp up its last meal all over the survivors. Add 1 **Skull** basic resource to the settlement storage. Insane returning survivors are invigorated by the stench and gain +4 survival!<br><br>**Condition**:<br><br>If you rolled a **9 - 10**, If the settlement innovated **Cooking**, they find tasty bugs caught in the Spidicules' teeth and bag the one that completes their favourite recipe. Add 1 Vermin resource of your choice to settlement storage. |