The Perils of Enthusiasm

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ID: 199536

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This morning, a dedicated player of Knife-and-Candle indecorously murdered another in your parlour. You've tidied up and rehung the paintings, but there is blood everywhere. Your mark is arriving for tea in five minutes.

Unlocked with A Flash Lay: your Mark:

Card drawn in A Flash Lay

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Conceal the stains

•  Spoiler ID: 158117
  

  Action Cost: 3
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Shadowy 125 || 86 - very chancy (41%) || 107 - chancy (51%) || 128 - modest (61%) || 148 - very modest (71%) || 169 - low-risk (81%) || 190 - straightforward (91%) || 209 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Shadowy, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of (25 x Venture Challenge Level). The above example is at Venture Challenge Level 5.

  Success

  An unusual arrangement

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  You've gained 3 x Flash Lay's Progress

  Failure

  A telling gap

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Suspicion is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Send them away

•  Spoiler ID: 158118
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, Persuasive 208.33 || 143 - very chancy (41%) || 178 - chancy (51%) || 212 - modest (61%) || 247 - very modest (71%) || 282 - low-risk (81%) || 316 - straightforward (91%) || 348 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Persuasive, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of (41.66 x Venture Challenge Level). The above example is at Venture Challenge Level 5.

  Success

  You are particularly charming

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  You've gained 3 x Flash Lay's Progress

  Failure

  Not impressed

  • Persuasive is increasing…
  •  Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)

  ^

Beg your mark to fetch a Constable

•  Spoiler ID: 161318
  

  Unlocked with Subtle 4
  Locked with Flash Lay: Legal Complications, A Flash Lay: an Importunate Constable
  

   

  Success

  Laying evidence

  •  You've gained 5 x Flash Lay's Progress
  •  You've gained 1 x A Flash Lay: an Importunate Constable

  ^