'The one who has traced their hand through the poisoned waters'

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ID: 255656

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From: The Business of a Licentiate

It takes some time to put the pieces together, but it seems you are to poison a poisoner.

Unlocked with  40 - 60,

Challenge information

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• 123 - very chancy (41%)
• 153 - chancy (51%)
• 183 - modest (61%)
• 213 - very modest (71%)
• 244 - low-risk (81%)
• 273 - straightforward (91%)
• 300 - straightforward (100%)
  

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• 0 - almost impossible (10%)
• 1 - high-risk (20%)
• 2 - high-risk (30%)
• 3 - tough (40%)
• 4 - very chancy (50%)
• 5 - chancy (60%)
• 6 - modest (70%)
• 7 - very modest (80%)
• 8 - low-risk (90%)
• 9 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

Dissolution

[…] They flail, catch you with […] their barbed ring. A […] chill blooms in your chest […] You keep them pinned […] while mixing the antivenin […]

They have a clawfoot tub […] with acrid water from the […] mirror. You tip them in, and make sure that nothing comes out.

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

• Dangerous is increasing…
• [Airs of Industry change…] (random)
•  You've gained 410 x Approximate Value of Outstanding Invoices in Pennies
•  You've gained 1 x Mysterious Client Attention Odds (hidden)

Depending on :

•  An interested party has made a request on your skills. (Sets Attracting the Attention of a Mysterious Client to 1)

Failure

Contingencies

[...] They turn suddenly and clap you lightly on the shoulder.

Your legs give out [...]

You grab the leg of a nearby table and pull, [...] what makes your target hesitate is not the pyrotechnics – it's their sheer dismay at the waste of good ingredients. [...]

• Dangerous is increasing…

•  Wounds is increasing… (+2 CP)

• [Airs of Industry change…] (random)

•  You've gained 200 x Approximate Value of Outstanding Invoices in Pennies