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From: Seven of Knuckles: Details

The target will move around London during the day. The King will always be a few steps ahead.

Game Instructions: This will give you progress scaling with the Elusiveness of your Target.

Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 5

Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 200

• 137 - very chancy (41%)
• 170 - chancy (51%)
• 204 - modest (61%)
• 237 - very modest (71%)
• 270 - low-risk (81%)
• 304 - straightforward (91%)
• 334 - straightforward (100%)
  

Each point of The Embalmer's Mark increases the base difficulty by 30 points.

Success

A thousand pricks

[…] A minute spike penetrates his sole […] He takes a hansom […], scratching at some small irritant through his trousers. At lunch he reaches for the salt cellar and nicks himself on […] the spout […] He returns home exasperated, a little sore, and thoroughly poisoned.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+((2 * Elusiveness) + 1 with Ace of Kings - Tolerance) CP, minimum 1)
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Exploits
•  Elusiveness of your Target is increasing… (+3 CP) (applied with probability based on Hearts' Game: Turns this Round) ^{What does this mean?}
•  Poison Tolerance of Your Target is increasing… (+2 CP) (applied with probability based on Hearts' Game: Turns this Round) ^{What does this mean?}
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)

Failure

Unwitting evasion

The target is clearly carrying a lucky weasel's paw. He misses the spike on his pavement by an inch. He sits on the wrong side of the hansom […] he decides to change tables […] He doesn't even visit the bathroom. By three o'clock the King […] has given up […]

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Exploits
•  Elusiveness of your Target is increasing… (+3 CP) (applied with probability based on Hearts' Game: Turns this Round) ^{What does this mean?}
•  Poison Tolerance of Your Target is increasing… (+2 CP) (applied with probability based on Hearts' Game: Turns this Round) ^{What does this mean?}
•  Hearts' Game: Counterplay is increasing… (+0-1 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)