Subtle

You often go round a problem rather than through it.

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See Category:Subtle Gain Pure for actions that gain this quirk without losing other quirks.

• Actions unlocked at level 4: Immerse yourself in the Game, Rewrite a collection of sea-shanties, Treat your sweetheart to a surprising evening

See this guide for grindable ways to increase this quality.

Levels

• 1-2: Cautious as a Cat
• 3-4: Shrewd as a Weasel
• 5-6: Cunning as...why are there no foxes in the city?
• 7-8: Artful as a Serpent
• 9-11: Wily as a Crocodile
• 12+: Machiavellian

Uses

Level 1

• A bronze-framed mirror

Level 4

• "So sorry - distant relation, honey-addled..." (From the Standard card An Embarrassing Encounter drawn in A Flash Lay)
• Quite a moral afternoon. Let's make sure it's appreciated. (From the Standard card An Afternoon of Good Deeds?)
• Rewrite a collection of sea-shanties
• Adopt a Subtle approach, Adopt a Subtle approach (response)
• Are you a politician?
• Beg your mark to fetch a Constable
• Take the basement passage
• Employ caution (Christmas only)

Level 5

• Becoming Closest To -:
  • A Shrewd Dedication (Bohemians)
  • Immerse yourself in the Game (The Great Game)

Level 8

• Propose an alliance (From the Very Infrequent The Devil and the Child card)

Level 12

• Play coded chess with an anonymous opponent (When using your Copper Cipher Ring with Watchful 250)