Tackle the Goat-Demon head on

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From: On the Trail


Roll up your sleeves and trounce the swine. Probably.

Game Instructions: Success will discourage the Goat-Demon from further involvement in the case. Failure will hurt – a lot – but will still dispense with the Goat-Demon.

Unlocked with Engaged in a Name-Making Case exactly 3, Complication: a Surly Goat-Demon


Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 50

  • 35 - very chancy (42%)
  • 43 - chancy (51%)
  • 51 - modest (61%)
  • 60 - very modest (72%)
  • 68 - low-risk (81%)
  • 76 - straightforward (91%)
  • 84 - straightforward (100%)

Success

A handy hoof-lock

What do you do when faced with an opponent much bigger [...] than yourself? [...] fight smart. Find their weak points. [...]

One hoof strikes your chest [...]

You hit the ground, hard, but so does the Goat-Demon [..] You find your feet first, ready to [...] He won't be back.


Failure

That's one way to do it

The Goat-Demon is about 800 pounds of [...] muscle, and surprisingly agile to boot. [...]

By the end, though, the Goat-Demon looks faintly disgusted [...] He [...] just shakes his head and stalks off [...] He won't be back.

Victory? Your thoroughly rearranged ribcage would disagree.