Take meticulous notes on the target's routine

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From: Two of Skin: Precision

The Knight has an unparalleled memory for habits and mannerisms. Use it to your advantage.

Game Instructions: This will give you Poisonous Preparations.

Challenge information

Broad, Watchful 150

• 103 - very chancy (41%)
• 128 - chancy (51%)
• 153 - modest (61%)
• 178 - very modest (71%)
• 203 - low-risk (81%)
• 228 - straightforward (91%)
• 250 - straightforward (100%)
  

Each point of The Embalmer's Mark increases the base difficulty by 30 points.

Success

Impersonation

[…] As you collate information on the scantest minutiae of the target's life, the Knight apes the way the target chews on the skin around his thumb when deep in thought. They practice the way the target fiddles with his signet ring when he's nervous. […]

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• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained 2 x Poisonous Preparation
•  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

Over-analytical

The Knight of Skin is attentive to the smallest detail, and liable to pursue increasingly irrelevant leads in their pursuit [...] They must occasionally be reminded that the aim of the game is poisonous murder, and not simply information-gathering.

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