Read over the Priest's notebook

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From: Two of Briars: Snarl

He rarely leaves it unattended, but it might hold answers – or inspiration.

Game Instructions: This will give you a boon that enhances King accomplices, making them produce greater progress. If you already have the Ace of Kings, it will give you one Poisonous Preparation.

Success

Hearts' annals

The Priest employs [...] shorthand notation which is initially impenetrable. [...]you work out just how one encodes 'punched the target repeatedly until they became poisoned' in scant cursive [...]the book is open to you [...] a detailed almanac of the whole game.

•  You now have 1 x Ace of Kings
•  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)

With :

•  You've gained 1 x Poisonous Preparation