'The one who has traced their hand through the poisoned waters'

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From: The Business of a Licentiate


It takes some time to put the pieces together, but it seems you are to poison a poisoner.

Unlocked with Airs of Industry 40 - 60, Discovered: The Sere Palace


Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 180

  • 123 - very chancy (41%)
  • 153 - chancy (51%)
  • 183 - modest (61%)
  • 213 - very modest (71%)
  • 244 - low-risk (81%)
  • 273 - straightforward (91%)
  • 300 - straightforward (100%)

Narrow, Kataleptic Toxicology 4 (50% base)

  • 0 - almost impossible (10%)
  • 1 - high-risk (20%)
  • 2 - high-risk (30%)
  • 3 - tough (40%)
  • 4 - very chancy (50%)
  • 5 - chancy (60%)
  • 6 - modest (70%)
  • 7 - very modest (80%)
  • 8 - low-risk (90%)
  • 9 and above - straightforward (100%)

Success

Dissolution

[…] They flail, catch you with […] their barbed ring. A […] chill blooms in your chest […] You keep them pinned […] while mixing the antivenin […]

They have a clawfoot tub […] with acrid water from the […] mirror. You tip them in, and make sure that nothing comes out.

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Failure

Contingencies

[...] They turn suddenly and clap you lightly on the shoulder.

Your legs give out [...]

You grab the leg of a nearby table and pull, [...] what makes your target hesitate is not the pyrotechnics – it's their sheer dismay at the waste of good ingredients. [...]
  • Sidebarwoundssmall.png Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)