Nine of Tallow: Fortune

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The King of Tallow is a wealthy dilettante prepared to sink his money into his pastimes. Perhaps advantage in the game can be bought?

Unlocked with

Card drawn in

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Can not be discarded except by effects clearing your hand.

Options:

Bribe some constables

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  Success

  'e went that-a-way

  •  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)

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Bribe some servants

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  Unlocked with  8
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, 12 (50% base) || 8 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 9 - high-risk (20%) || 10 - high-risk (30%) || 11 - tough (40%) || 12 - very chancy (50%) || 13 - chancy (60%) || 14 - modest (70%) || 15 - very modest (80%) || 16 - low-risk (90%) || 17 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Each point of increases the base difficulty by 2 points.

  Success

  Precision

  •  Poisoner's Progress is increasing… (+(10 + 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?}
  •  You've gained 1 x Hearts' Game: Turns this Round (hidden)

  Failure

  Accidents happen

  •  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)

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