A Warning Croak

ID: 347913

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A furtive ribbit from a rooftop above alerts you to the crossbow-wielding urchin on your tail. Johnny Croak is following you!

Game Instructions: An acquaintance you slighted has retaliated! All options on this card will reduce your Pursued by Johnny Croak quality.

Unlocked with Pursued by Johnny Croak

Card drawn in Fallen London

Occurs with Abundant Frequency (5 x as common as Standard)

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Appeal to your shared history

•  Spoiler ID: 254970
  

  Action Cost: 0
  Unlocked with Frogs, Fear and a Factory 200
  

   

  Success

  No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions. Redirects to: A Warning Croak

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Shake him off amidst the chimneys and gutters

•  Spoiler ID: 254966
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Shadowy 135 || 93 - very chancy (41%) || 115 - chancy (51%) || 138 - modest (61%) || 160 - very modest (71%) || 183 - low-risk (81%) || 205 - straightforward (91%) || 225 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Challenge difficulty is 0.9 × Base Shadowy. Value shown is for Shadowy of 150 before equipment modifiers.

  Success

  Precipitous passengers

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Shadowy is increasing… (+? CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains)
  •  You've gained 1 x Memento of Violence
  •  You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  You've gained 1 x Puzzling Map

  Failure

  Home turf

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Shadowy is increasing… (+? CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains)
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+4 CP)
  •  You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  You've gained 500 x Shard of Glim

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Leverage your extensive knowledge of exotic poisons

•  Spoiler ID: 254967
  

  Unlocked with Kataleptic Toxicology
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Kataleptic Toxicology 7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Hair of the dog

  •  You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  Kataleptic Toxicology is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + Kataleptic Toxicology Studies)
  •  You've gained 1 x Antique Mystery

  Failure

  Almost perfectly choreographed

  •  Wounds is increasing… (+4 CP)
  •  You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  Kataleptic Toxicology is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + Kataleptic Toxicology Studies)
  •  You've gained 1 x Cellar of Wine

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Square up and dare him to take the shot (No Horsehead Amulet)

•  Spoiler ID: 254968
  

  Locked with Horsehead Amulet
  

   

  Success

  •  You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Wounds' Quality is now 8 - The Spirit has Departed!

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Square up and dare him to take the shot (Horsehead Amulet)

•  Spoiler ID: MISSING
  

  Unlocked with Horsehead Amulet
  

   

  Success

  •  You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Wounds' Quality is now 8 - The Spirit has Departed!

  Redirects to: Something convulses violently against your chest

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