Arrange an alternative coal delivery

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ID: 259790

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From: Eight of Flames: Ignition

The nights are cold and the chimney needs sweeping.

Game Instructions: This will lower the target's Tolerance for Poison.

Unlocked with  2

Challenge information

Broad, 180

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

Each point of increases the base difficulty by 30 points.

Success

The Big Smoke

[...] Dressed as a footman, the Knight [...] offers to haul this load[...]

[...] the Coalman[...] indicates one of the heavier sacks[...]

[...] the Knight departs [...] with that fresh sack of coal. The lumps he substituted will still burn, but the[...] smoke will have an insidious effect.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Exploits
•  Elusiveness of your Target is increasing… (+3 CP) (applied with probability based on ) ^{What does this mean?}
•  Poison Tolerance of Your Target is dropping… (-6 CP) ^{What does this mean?}
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)

Failure

Nobody's fuel

[...] Dressed as a footman, the Knight approaches and offers to haul this load to the cellar.

The Coalman holds up an immense hand. "NO. MINE TO CART [...]

When the Coalman returns [...], the Knight stares into the overflowing cellar. [...] Next week, perhaps.

• Watchful is increasing…
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Exploits
•  Elusiveness of your Target is increasing… (+3 CP) (applied with probability based on ) ^{What does this mean?}
•  Poison Tolerance of Your Target is increasing… (+2 CP) (applied with probability based on ) ^{What does this mean?}
•  Hearts' Game: Counterplay is increasing… (+0-1 CP)
•  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)