Four of Lures: The Reel

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ID: 354117

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The Page carries [...] a spool of fishing wire and a wicked, barbed hook, for both of which he is able to find a worrying number of uses. In the shadows of a flying buttress he outlines his plan to poison the target without ever leaving the rooftops.

Unlocked with Accomplice: Page of Lures

Card drawn in The Alleyways of London

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Poison the target's hat

•  Spoiler ID: 259434
  

   

  Success

  Catch and release

  •  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)

  Without Poisonous Preparation:

  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(3 - 1 with The Embalmer's Mark - Tolerance) CP, minimum 1)

  With Poisonous Preparation:

  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(6 - 1 with The Embalmer's Mark - Tolerance) CP, minimum 1)
  •  You've lost 1 x Poisonous Preparation

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Sneak a poison onto the target's person

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  Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 2
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Watchful 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%)
  

  Ace of Pages reduces the base difficulty by 20 points.

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

  Success

  Don't look up

  • Watchful is increasing…
  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(5 - 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

  Interrupted

  • Watchful 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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