Challenge him to a duel

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From: Eight of Ribs: Close Quarters

It is a gamble, but for some in the aristocracy, the old traditions still hold weight. The Knight is coating her blades in anticipation.

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Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 4

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

Amateur swordsmanship

The Knight proffers your name for the duel[...] she offers you some coaching in the punctilious fighting style of the Tomb-Colonies[...]

[...]the target has an inflated sense of his own abilities[...] it is simple work to open a thin red line on the inside of his thigh[...]

• Dangerous is increasing…
•  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(7 - 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

Challenge rejected

The target's cowardice, it seems, outweighs such trivialities as an ancestral emphasis on honour and tradition. He responds to your [...] gauntlet by disappearing from his townhouse with unseemly haste. "Must have heard I was involved," nods the Knight.

• 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)