Your cat finds a large pipe that is clogged with debris and waste.
Safest choice
ExamineINT checkWorst: Get a random parasite from sludge armor (Fail INT roll · common tier)
BashSTR checkWorst: Get a random parasite from sludge armor (Fail STR roll · common tier)
Examine
INT check
Pass INT roll · common tier
Seeing a way to unclog the pipe, your cat pulls out a branch that was impeding flow...
A huge wave of water explodes from the pipe, drenching everything!
Next fight: ability on battle start
Pass INT roll · rare tier
Your cat sees something stuck in the sludge at the end of the pipe and digs it out...
Get a random item from chapter rare
Fail INT roll · common tier
Your cat digs through the thick waste with your cat's paws, completely ruining your cat's clean fur.
Get a random parasite from sludge armor
Fail INT roll · rare tier
Squishing your cat's nose, your cat leaps into the pipe and pulls out as much sludge as your cat can, trying to unclog the pipe to no avail!
Gain a disorder from diseases
Bash
STR check
Pass STR roll · common tier
With surprising fury, your cat busts the clog open with your cat's paws!
A massive torrent of water blasts from the pipe, throwing your cat back!
Next fight: ability on battle start immediate
Pass STR roll · rare tier
Your cat digs through the slush and finds an item!
Get a random item from chapter rare
Fail STR roll · common tier
Your cat throws himself into the pipe pulling as much gunk and waste out as your cat can, emerging moments later covered in sludge!
Get a random parasite from sludge armor
Fail STR roll · rare tier
Your cat smashes your cat's way through the thick sludge trying to clear the clogged pipe, but only ends up covered in disgusting refuse.
Gain a disorder from diseases
Exact where the game's data defines the odds (no-roll choices, fixed chances, weighted pools). Stat checks, the common/rare split and luck-weighted picks depend on rolls the data doesn't spell out, so they're labelled instead of guessed.