Fishing
Cast at a pool, wait for the bite, then hit REEL when the marker crosses the glow. Bigger fish take more rounds.
MENTOR: MARLOWEAREA: THE LANDING
Why
Fish feed Cooking (stews and pies with real buffs), sell well, and the odd things you hook are half the lore.
Deeper water with meaner fish, better rods from Crafting, and finally the Kraken.
Better rods and Cooking buffs change how forgiving the timing is; the Abyss never runs dry.
Titles
LV 1: Puddle Poker LV 5: Boot Collector LV 10: Ripple Whisperer LV 20: Landing Regular LV 30: Marlowe's Apprentice LV 40: Deep Menace LV 50: Angler of the Abyss
The path
| LEVEL | KIND | MILESTONE | WHAT IT DOES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RESOURCE | Murky Puddle | Boots, minnows and the occasional bass. |
| 5 | RESOURCE | Bone Bass | Bass start biting. Cooking wants them. |
| 10 | PERK | Patience | Bites arrive 12% sooner. |
| 12 | RESOURCE | Ghost Carp | The first fish that takes two reels. |
| 18 | AREA | Deep Water | The far end of the docks. Cistern Pool and Deep Water pools open. |
| 20 | PERK | Steady Hands | The sweet spot is wider. |
| 26 | RESOURCE | Cursed Catfish | Slow, huge, and very keen on your bait. |
| 30 | AREA | The Abyss | Past the last post the water goes black. The Sunken Top Hat is down there. |
| 35 | PERK | Quick Bite | Bites arrive even sooner. |
| 40 | RESOURCE | Kraken Tentacle | One tentacle. You do not want to meet the rest. |
| 50 | AREA | Kraken Cove | Secret cove behind the Abyss. The Kraken has been waiting for a rematch. |
Where it comes from
| NODE | LEVEL | HITS | REGROWS | GIVES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murky Puddle | 1 | - | 0s | Soggy Boot 30%, Grave Minnow 55%, Bone Bass 15% |
| Cistern Pool | 10 | - | 0s | Grave Minnow 20%, Bone Bass 45%, Ghost Carp 30%, Sunken Top Hat 5% |
| Deep Water | 18 | - | 0s | Bone Bass 15%, Ghost Carp 45%, Cursed Catfish 35%, Sunken Top Hat 5% |
| The Abyss | 30 | - | 0s | Ghost Carp 15%, Cursed Catfish 45%, Kraken Tentacle 25%, Sunken Top Hat 15% |
| Kraken Cove | 50 | - | 0s | Cursed Catfish 20%, Kraken Tentacle 50%, Black Pearl 30% |
At fifty
ABYSSAL LURE: bites land almost instantly and the sweet spot never shrinks.
Secret: Kraken Cove · Cosmetic: Ember rod (glowing tip) · Ripples spreading under your feet
The mentor says
- The water was here first. Sit. Be nice to it.
- Cast at a ripple. Wait. When the bang shows up, press reel as the marker crosses the glow.
- Bass at five. Carp at twelve. The rest is patience and boots.
- A better rod is just a better argument. Needle builds them.
- Stew wakes the sweet spot up. Ladle makes it.
- Deep Water at eighteen. The Abyss at thirty. I have not been to the Abyss. The Abyss has been to me.
- Three notes, then a pause. The pause is the fourth note.
- Things that fall in here do not sink. They wait.