Gas the target in his sleep

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From: Four of Flames: Fumes

The Knight of Flames shows you a strange metal cylinder with a pump handle. Pale vapours escape from the other end.

Game Instructions: This will lower the target's Tolerance for Poison and grant you a small fixed amount of progress.

Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 2

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 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 30 points.

Success

The gasman cometh

[...] The Knight watches[...], wearing an eerie metal mask that resembles a diving bell. After half an hour, he[...] slips inside [...]

The target turns over in his sleep. With each movement, the Knight[...] works the pump, delivering [...] vapour across the target's face[...]

• Watchful is increasing…
•  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(3 + 1 with Ace of Knights) CP)
•  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 dropping… (-5 CP) ^{What does this mean?}
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)

Failure

A visitor from nightmares

[...]

An insomniac neighbour [visits] the adjoining garden[...] joined by a needy, aggressive poodle. As they spot the alien figure[...] they[...] wail in a discordant interval. Heavy, Constabular footsteps[...] The Knight flings the ladder, then himself, over the back fence.

• 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… (+0-1 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)