What will you do with your Tell-Tale Beetle?

ID: 21255

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This sinister little insect likes to sit in your rafters, looking down at you and your visitors. Occasionally he makes a ticking sound.

Unlocked with

Card drawn in

Occurs with Standard Frequency

Options:

Let a Conniving Vicar use your beetle for dramatic effect

•  Spoiler ID: 206993
  

  Locked with
  

   

  Success

  God forgives

  •  You've gained 1 x Favours: The Church (up to 7)

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Get rid of him

•  Spoiler ID: 9523
  

   

  Success

  A tale of terror!

  •  You've gained 1 x Tale of Terror!!
  • You've lost 1 x Tell-Tale Beetle

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Give him a name

•  Spoiler ID: 9527
  

  Action Cost: 0
  

   

  Success

  A friendlier presence

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Risk taking him outside

•  Spoiler ID: 9521
  

   

  Challenge information

  Broad, 10 || 7 - very chancy (42%) || 9 - chancy (54%) || 11 - modest (66%) || 12 - very modest (72%) || 14 - low-risk (84%) || 16 - straightforward (96%) || 17 - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  A taste of freedom

  • Dangerous is increasing…
  •  You've gained 1 x Whisper-Satin Scrap

  Failure

  Shyness?

  • Dangerous is increasing…

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Strike righteous fear into unwanted visitors!

•  Spoiler ID: 9849
  

   

  Challenge information

  Narrow, 5 (50% base) || 1 and below - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)
  

  Success

  Marvellously sinister

  •  You've gained 3 x Compromising Document

  Failure

  Cloth-eared virtue

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The Puppet Show

•  Spoiler ID: 9996
  

  Unlocked with  exactly 6
  

   

  Success

  'That's the way to do it!'

  •  An occurrence! Your 'Playing with Broken Toys' Quality is now 7 - Menacing puppets!!
  •  Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus is increasing… (+3 CP)

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