A duel in the old style

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From: Three of Livers: The Duel

You'll need to make sure the Knight loses, of course, so as to not invalidate the round.

Game Instructions: This will give you two Poisonous Preparations.

Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation

Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 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%)
  

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

Success

Nostalgia

With knives in their hands again, they move like men twenty years younger. You make sure the Knight's blade is a little duller [...]; in the end, he's sent to a brief stay on the River. But the target is exhausted, weakened, and vulnerable for a time.

• Shadowy is increasing…
•  You've gained 2 x Poisonous Preparation
•  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

The pain of an old wound

[…] you underestimate [the Knight] – the umpires end up having to break up the fight before it ruins the round. The ensuing discussion on just how much you're allowed to skirt the rules of the game gives the target time to slip away and regroup.

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

• Shadowy 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)