A Warning Croak

ID: 347913

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A furtive ribbit from a rooftop above alerts you to the crossbow-wielding urchin on your tail. Johnny Croak is following you!

Game Instructions: An acquaintance you slighted has retaliated! All options on this card will reduce your Pursued by Johnny Croak quality.

Unlocked with

Card drawn in

Occurs with Abundant Frequency (5 x as common as Standard)

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Appeal to your shared history

•  Spoiler ID: 254970
  

  Action Cost: 0
  Unlocked with  200
  

   

  Success

  No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions. Redirects to: A Warning Croak

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Shake him off amidst the chimneys and gutters

•  Spoiler ID: 254966
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 135 || 93 - very chancy (41%) || 115 - chancy (51%) || 138 - modest (61%) || 160 - very modest (71%) || 183 - low-risk (81%) || 205 - straightforward (91%) || 225 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Challenge difficulty is 0.9 × Base Shadowy. Value shown is for Shadowy of 150 before equipment modifiers.

  Success

  Precipitous passengers

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Shadowy is increasing… (+? CP, up to level 200 + )
  •  You've gained 1 x Memento of Violence
  • You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  You've gained 1 x Puzzling Map

  Failure

  Home turf

  • Shadowy is increasing…
  •  Shadowy is increasing… (+? CP, up to level 200 + )
  •  Wounds is increasing… (+4 CP)
  • You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  You've gained 500 x Shard of Glim

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Leverage your extensive knowledge of exotic poisons

•  Spoiler ID: 254967
  

  Unlocked with
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, 7 (50% base) || 3 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 4 - high-risk (20%) || 5 - high-risk (30%) || 6 - tough (40%) || 7 - very chancy (50%) || 8 - chancy (60%) || 9 - modest (70%) || 10 - very modest (80%) || 11 - low-risk (90%) || 12 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Hair of the dog

  • You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  Kataleptic Toxicology is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + )
  •  You've gained 1 x Antique Mystery

  Failure

  Almost perfectly choreographed

  •  Wounds is increasing… (+4 CP)
  • You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  Kataleptic Toxicology is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5 + )
  •  You've gained 1 x Cellar of Wine

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Square up and dare him to take the shot (No Horsehead Amulet)

•  Spoiler ID: 254968
  

  Locked with
  

   

  Success

  • You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Wounds' Quality is now 8 - The Spirit has Departed!

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Square up and dare him to take the shot (Horsehead Amulet)

•  Spoiler ID: MISSING
  

  Unlocked with
  

   

  Success

  • You've lost 1 x Pursued by Johnny Croak
  •  An occurrence! Your 'Wounds' Quality is now 8 - The Spirit has Departed!

  Redirects to: Something convulses violently against your chest

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