Poison a newspaper

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ID: 259802

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From: Six of Papers: Correspondence

The target purchases Mr Huffam's periodical at the same time and place each day. This routine may be the death of him.

Game Instructions: This will give you greater progress.

Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 3

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 190

• 130 - very chancy (41%)
• 162 - chancy (51%)
• 194 - modest (61%)
• 225 - very modest (71%)
• 257 - low-risk (81%)
• 289 - straightforward (91%)
• 317 - 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

Tainted type

The Urchin who sells the[…] Gazette takes a little persuading.[…]

The Page assures her […] and seals the deal with a sickly weasel. She supplies the specially coated edition[…]

[…] The target walks away, engrossed[…] The weasel vomits on the Urchin's shoes.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

• Persuasive is increasing…
•  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(6 - 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

Deadly sternutation

The Urchin who sells the[…] Gazette takes a little persuading.[…]

The Page assures her […] and seals the deal with a sickly weasel. She supplies the specially coated edition[…]

The Urchin […] urge to sneeze […] wipe her nose. The Page […] rushes over with an antidote.

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

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