Eight of Audacities: Authority

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The target has extensive contacts in the constabulary, upon whom he has called to secure additional protection. He now hides out in the back office of one of the stations, surrounded by burly and suspicious individuals with truncheons.

Unlocked with Accomplice: Fool of Audacities

Card drawn in The Alleyways of London

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Have the Fool issue a diktat

•  Spoiler ID: 261252
  

   

  Success

  Banana peel to authority

  •  You've gained 1 x Poisonous Preparation
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Ace of Fools' Quality is now 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)

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Have the Fool bully its way inside

•  Spoiler ID: 261253
  

  Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 4
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 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%)
  

  Ace of Pages reduces the base difficulty by 40 points.

  Each point of The Embalmer's Mark increases the base difficulty by 30 points.

  Success

  It's all in the shouting

  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(5 + 2 with Ace of Knights + 2 with Ace of Kings - 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

  Having none of it

  • Persuasive 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… (+1-3 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)

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