Ten of Knuckles: Mechanisms

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ID: 354616

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The King of Knuckles is fascinated by moving parts.

Unlocked with Accomplice: King of Knuckles

Card drawn in The Alleyways of London

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Booby-trap the target's front door

•  Spoiler ID: 259799
  

   

  Success

  Injection by night

  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(4 - 1 with The Embalmer's Mark - 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?}
  •  Hearts' Game: Counterplay is increasing… (+1-3 CP)
  •  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)

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Drop poison from a mechanical bird

•  Spoiler ID: 259800
  

  Unlocked with Poisonous Preparation 5
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Dangerous 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)
  

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

  Success

  Wine of the week

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+((2 * Elusiveness) + 1 with Ace of Kings - 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

  Terminal trajectory

  • Dangerous 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)

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