A Bewildering Ambush: Allow your terror to motivate you

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From: A Sparring Bout!

Action Cost: {{{Action cost}}}

You know where you will end up if this battle goes badly. It is not a place you wish to go.

Unlocked with Sparring: Engaged in a Bout [friend's name], Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water

Locked with Sparring: The Current Bout 2

Your friend needs Sparring: Engaged in a Bout [your name], Sparring: The Current Bout at most 1

When Sent

Heightened senses

Life becomes vivid when you imagine how it could all be lost. The details become obvious: the slickness of the cobbles beneath your feet; the damp texture of a plank of rotten wood. Savour the fear and the awareness it gives you. You can use it.

You completed a Social Event: A Sparring Bout! with [friend's name]

•  You've gained 1 x Sparring: The Current Bout
•  Shadowy is increasing… (+(4 × Death by Water) CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains) (hidden)

In Messages Tab

Your friend will receive:

• [Your name] has used the motivation provided by fear to win this bout!

Redirects to: A Sparring Bout!

Challenge Results

Winner will receive:

Your sparring bouts with [Loser] continue. You have won the bout, and justly so. To use tricks of light was d__nably clever.

•  You've gained 1 x Sparring: Bouts Won
•  Shadowy is increasing… (+2 CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains)

Loser will receive:

Your sparring bouts with [Winner] continue. They have won the bout, but you cannot be blamed: that trick with the mirrors was inspired.

•  You've gained 1 x Hard-Earned Lesson (up to 20)