Nine of Tallow: Fortune

A player-created Guide is available for this content: Hearts' Game (Guide)

How are the above links here?

ID: 353365

Spoiler warning! This page contains details about Fallen London Actions.

The King of Tallow is a wealthy dilettante prepared to sink his money into his pastimes. Perhaps advantage in the game can be bought?

Unlocked with Accomplice: King of Tallow

Card drawn in The Alleyways of London

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Bribe some constables

•  Spoiler ID: 258873
  

   

  Success

  'e went that-a-way

  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(3 - 1 with The Embalmer's Mark - 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?}
  •  Hearts' Game: Counterplay is increasing… (+1-3 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)

  ^

Bribe some servants

•  Spoiler ID: 258874
  

  Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, Kataleptic Toxicology 12 (50% base) || 8 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 9 - high-risk (20%) || 10 - high-risk (30%) || 11 - tough (40%) || 12 - very chancy (50%) || 13 - chancy (60%) || 14 - modest (70%) || 15 - very modest (80%) || 16 - low-risk (90%) || 17 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Each point of The Embalmer's Mark increases the base difficulty by 2 points.

  Success

  Precision

  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(10 + 1 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

  Accidents happen

  •  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)

  ^