Let him display his skill

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From: Six of Spines: Singularity

Actually shooting the target dead would be against the rules – "lead is poisonous" doesn't pass muster with the umpires. But there are other uses for his tool.

Game Instructions: This will give you some progress.

Success

A threatening display

He takes up a position on a rooftop outside the target's window and begins giving the local bat population what for. […] Does it distress the target, perhaps […] making him succumb to the poison faster? Wasn't one bullet supposed to be all the King needed?

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•  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(3 - 1 with - 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 ) ^{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)