Sarkaz's Furnaceside Fables: Thoughts

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Thoughts are quotations from the Sarkaz's long history that can be used to influence the Sarkaz's Furnace Side Fables run in various ways.

Overview

Thoughts came in three types: Inspiration, Wish, and Idea.

• Inspirations provide buffs during operations when used. Only one Inspiration can be active at a time; using a new Inspiration will cause the old one to be replaced.
• Wishes have special effects that are automatically activated at certain conditions.
• Ideas can be used to enter new paths and refresh nodes.

Each Thought also have two attributes: Value and Mental Burden.

• Value is a number denoting the Thought's quality.
• Mental Burden or simply Burden is how much space the Thought takes up in the player's mind.

The player can hold an unlimited number of Thoughts and more than one of each Thought, but they are governed by the Burden Threshold which is initially set to 3 and increases as the player's Command Level increases as well as through certain means.

• Should the total Burden of the player's Thoughts exceed the Threshold, the player's mind will enter the chaotic state which results in various negative effects depending on the Face the Revenants difficulty level:
  • At Face the Revenants +0 to +4, the Burden effects will be Light.
  • At Face the Revenants +5 to +9, the Burden effects will be Normal.
  • At Face the Revenants +10 to +15, the Burden effects will be Heavy.
• Should the total Burden exceeds the Point of Stagnation equal to 150% of the Threshold (rounded down), the player's mind will enter the stagnant state.

Mental State	Effects
Clear	Your mind is clear, everything is normal.
Chaotic	Your mind is chaotic, and you feel burdened. The player loses 1 upon entering a new node (unless if there is only 1 remaining). The final boss has additional traits when defeated; refer to their respective article for details. Friendly units have their DP cost increased by 2 (Normal)/3 (Heavy).
Stagnant	Your mind have become stagnant, and you cannot proceed to the next step. The player cannot enter the next node until the Mental Burden is reduced!!

The player may consume or discard their Thoughts to reduce the Burden on an operation's result screen or in the node map. Keep in mind that if a Thought is discarded, it will be permanently lost for the run!

The player can assign up to 3 Operators to increase the Threshold at the node map, with each Operator having different Threshold increases based on their rarity and promotion availability:

Rarity	Threshold increase
	Base/Elite 1	Elite 2
6★	+4	+6
5★	+3	+5
4★	+2	+4
3★ and below	+2	N/A

Other than their main purposes explained above, Thoughts can also be used for the following:

• Ideas can be expended to upgrade a node through Impressional Reconstruction.
• In Idea Filters, Thoughts can be expended to provide resources. See below for more information.
• In Rogue Trader, Thoughts can be sold for Originium Ingot (must have been upgraded with Impressional Reconstruction first).

Idea Filter

The Idea Filter node allows the player to interpret two of their Thoughts for a chance to gain resources depending on the type of Thought:

• Inspirations may give out Objective Shields.
• Wishes may give out Collectibles.
• Ideas may give out Hope.

The higher the Thoughts' Value, the better the rewards will be. The interpretation is not guaranteed to succeed, with the success rate being visible as the Predicted Interpretation scale and there are three possible outcomes of the interpretation process; keep in mind that the interpreted Thoughts will be expended regardless of the result:

• Messy Thoughts: The interpretation fails and do not give any results.
• Somewhat Understood: The interpretation succeeds.
• A Spark of Inspiration: The interpretation succeeds and gives out a better result.

Certain Thought combinations are guaranteed to result in a specific reward; in this case, the Predicted Interpretation scale will read "前路已拼合" instead.

Results

Thoughts	Result
Wish + Wish	Random Collectible
Wish + Inspiration	Random Collectible 50% of the time Objective Shields 50% of the time
	Random Collectible 30% of the time Objective Shields 60% of the time Hope 10% of the time
Wish + Idea	Random Collectible 50% of the time Hope 50% of the time
	Random Collectible 30% of the time Objective Shields 10% of the time Hope 60% of the time
Inspiration + Inspiration	Objective Shields
Inspiration + Idea	Objective Shields 50% of the time Hope 50% of the time
Idea + Idea	Hope

Guaranteed results

Thoughts	Result
Pure White Petals + Empty Deed	Pledge of Babel
Feeding + Feeding	Reclamation
Reclamation + Invasion	Rise and Fall
Seize + Seize	Invasion
Speeches + Speeches	Assembly
Catastrophe + Catastrophe	Furnace
Aliens + Aliens	Raging Fire
Mercenary + Mercenary	Civil War
Discover + Discover	Marching
Fortify + Fortify	Migration

List

Unofficial English translations provided by PHOTON563.

There are a grand total of 39 Thoughts divided into 22 Inspirations, 16 Wishes, and 1 Idea.

Inspiration

Thought		Value	Burden	Buy/sell price
	Fortify When used, all friendly units immediately gain 1 layer of Shield in the next battle "Remember how these rocks were piled, so that you can run away when they are dealing with them."	3	3	6	?
	Raging Fire When used, all friendly units gain +35 ASPD in the next battle "Ha, that's not gonna happen, we got nothing here that can be set on fire."	3	3	6	?
	Migration When used, Ranged Operators gain Camouflage in the next battle "The royal masters cast their Arts, just run along the old route, the outsiders won't find us."	4	5	12	?
	Betrayal When used, Melee Operators gain +50 ASPD for 5 seconds when taking damage in the next battle "I've told the people inside the city to open the gate, just come in, come in to kill us."	3	4	6	?
	Marching When used, all friendly units gain +2 shift strength in the next battle "Walk faster, there's still a long way to go, and death's awaiting."	4	5	12	?
	Lose When used, you will gain an additional Inspiration at the end of the next battle "Out with the old, in with the new! Let's just build it with some other style next time."	2	4	6	7
	Discover When used, all friendly units gain +1 shift strength in the next battle "They have all left, quickly go back with me to see if there's still anything left."	3	3	6	?
	Witchcraft When used, a "Gate" will be summoned if the next battle is an Operation or Emergency Operation, otherwise the Inspiration fails "Then the ancestors entered that silver gate, and there was everything inside."	3	2	4	?
	Enlightenment When used, Unit Limit +1 in the next battle "I was studying in Kazdel at that time, majoring in comparative literature."	2	2	3	?
	Feeding When used, all friendly units gain +15% Max HP in the next battle "When we farmed at the beginning, people all lived in the supporting layer, leaving the sun for the crops."	1	1	3	?
	Reclamation When used, all friendly units gain +30% Max HP in the next battle "Until Her Highness got the hydroponic equipment ready, we were finally able to get land from the crops."	2	2	3	?
	Seize When used, all friendly units gain +10% ATK in the next battle "What can we do? Just rob them, the Caprinae and the Feline. They also rob us."	1	1	3	?
	Invasion When used, all friendly units gain +20% ATK in the next battle "We the Sarkaz want to "conquer", what does "conquer" mean? We won't return what we've taken, and we won't leave."	2	2	3	?
	Rise and Fall When used, all friendly units gain +30% ATK and +50% Max HP in the next battle "I'm planning to run some businesses outside the town."	3	3	3	?
	Speeches When used, Command EXP gained in the next battle +25% "Come register. Where are you from? Do you speak the Sarkaz language? How about writing?"	2	3	3	?
	Assembly When used, Command EXP gained in the next battle +50% "We don't need to send supplies to the front anymore? Then...will you still care about us?"	3	3	3
	Catastrophe When used, Originium Ingot drops from the next battle +50% "What is coming will eventually come, and those in charge feel that there is no need to drive the city away."	2	4	3	?
	Furnace When used, Originium Ingot drops from the next battle +100% "You won’t have to suffer from the cold most of the time, that's the biggest advantage of staying in the city."	3	4	3	?
	Aliens When used, all friendly units gain +15 ASPD in the next battle "No need to remember who has what kind of ears, they can always recognize you as a Sarkaz."	1	2	3	?
	Driving When used, all friendly units gain -20% Redeployment Time in the next battle "Remember that you can only accelerate it to a maximum of five kilometers per hour, otherwise we'll have to fix it for another ten years."	2	2	3	?
	Mercenary When used, all friendly units gain -2 Cost in the next battle "Some earn a living for themselves, while others earn a living for their families."	1	3	3	?
	Civil War When used, all friendly units gain -3 Cost in the next battle "Some say it is finally over, but others say it will never be over."	2	1	3	?

Wish

Thought		Value	Burden	Buy/sell price
	Pure White Petals Obtains the Pledge of Babel after interpreting Empty Deed "A New World." Unlock condition: Complete a run.	4	5		?
	Empty Deed Obtains the Pledge of Babel after interpreting Pure White Petals "Your Garden." Unlock condition: Complete a run.	4	5		?
	Morning Sun When carried into a new floor, Value +1 Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "If one always have to go early and return late, they will never have time to appreciate the sun."	2	5	5	?
	Wild Weeds When carried into a new floor, Value will be randomly refreshed Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "They say I look like a weed, and I want to see what weeds look like."	1	4	5	?
	Pillar of Merits When carried into a new floor, Value +2 Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "I should have climbed up that tower, but I fell at its foot."	1	5	5	?
	Blood of Enemies When carried into a new floor, Burden -1 Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "Not because I hated him, but because he deserved to die."	3	5	5	?
	Crystalline Dusts From Home When lost, you will gain this Wish back when entering a new floor Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "What do these two words originally mean? Which one is 'home'?"	3	5	6	?
	Sprouts of a Withered Tree When carried into a new floor, you will obtain this Wish again Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "You're telling me now that I had a child?"	2	2	2	?
	Lead Filled Badge When lost, gain +3 Originium Ingots, and applies a special effect in a Safe House Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "After you knock on the door, if the people inside are willing to open the door, just say 'I'm dead.'"	3	5		?
	Friendship and Laughter An ordinary Wish Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "Be happy, the money you owe me is now written off."	4	5	6	?
	A Pot in Soil An ordinary Wish Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "After this incident, I don’t know what they are going to live on."	1	3	6	?
	Pure Gold in a Wall An ordinary Wish Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "I just hope they'll be smart and not trade my gold for those pieces of paper."	2	3	6	?
	Trump Card in the Box An ordinary Wish Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "Forget it, with the blessing of their ancestors, nothing serious will happen to them."	3	3	6	?
	Empty Thoughts An ordinary Wish Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted Less common.	1	2	6	?
	Falsehood An ordinary Wish Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted More common.	1	5		?
	Speechless An ordinary Wish Easier to obtain a Collectible when interpreted "Whatever, just go with it."	3	5		?

Idea

Thought		Value	Burden	Buy/sell price
	Idea Can be consumed in Impressional Reconstruction and can be used to open a new path or change the route "Just remember these, there will be a day when you need them."	3	3	4	?