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From: Nine of Inversions: Fortress

The Page is unfazed by the house's defences. Indeed, they seem rather eager to get going.

Game Instructions: This will give you progress; failure will always increase the Poison Tolerance of your Target.

Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation

Challenge information

Narrow, Shapeling Arts 12 (50% base)

• 8 and below - almost impossible (10%)
• 9 - high-risk (20%)
• 10 - high-risk (30%)
• 11 - tough (40%)
• 12 - very chancy (50%)
• 13 - chancy (60%)
• 14 - modest (70%)
• 15 - very modest (80%)
• 16 - low-risk (90%)
• 17 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Ace of Pages reduces the base difficulty by 2 points.

Each point of The Embalmer's Mark increases the base difficulty by 2 points.

Success

Rubbery wrecking ball

They wobble up to the guard at the gate and wrap a tentacle around his neck before he can shout a challenge. [...] Shirt buttons ping off as the tentacles that form their 'chest' emerge[...]

But they hold him by the neck while they drip the poison into his mouth [...]

•  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(5 - 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

An overabundance of enthusiasm

[…] leaves a trail of asphyxiated guards in their wake. The plan was for them to forcibly administer the poison to the target. By the time they reach him[…] they are rather too into their work. No matter. He should recover enough to play in a day or two.

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

•  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) ^{What does this mean?}
•  Hearts' Game: Counterplay is increasing… (+1-3 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)