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From: Two of Magpies: Joy

That old blowgun looks rather promising.

Game Instructions: This will generate minimal progress and clear your hand, on a success. It will consume the Ace.

Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 2, Ace of Pages

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

Legacy exemption

[…] "This was used in one of the very first games." They wouldn't permit poison of this particular ferocity now, but this specific example might be permitted, as a technicality.

The umpires absolutely disagree. […] You demand that they review the rules […]

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• Watchful is increasing…
•  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+1 CP)
•  An occurrence! Your 'Ace of Pages' Quality is now 0!
•  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)
• This branch clears your hand. (hidden)

Failure

Unwelcome relict

One of the umpires tackles you bodily as you raise the blowgun to your lips. "Not this nonsense again," she says. "That particular item is very banned, after the Hollow Street incident. Also, you're holding it backwards."

• 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)