Nine of Smiths: Needle

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ID: 355984

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The Priest has abandoned his work of hammering and torquing in favour of grinding and sharpening. The needle is very small, pinched carefully between his thick fingers. The needle is very sharp, beyond even the vanishing point of his loupe.

Unlocked with Accomplice: Priest of Smiths

Card drawn in The Alleyways of London

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Sharper! It must be sharper still!

•  Spoiler ID: 260800
  

   

  Success

  Diminishing returns

  •  You now have 1 x Ace of Knights
  •  You've gained 1 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)

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Employ the Priest's needle

•  Spoiler ID: 260799
  

  Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 3
  

   

  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

  Ghost-needle

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(4 - Tolerance) CP, minimum 1)
  •  You've gained 1 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

  Totally undetectable

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

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