Use your Ratting Piece

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From: Assist a rat-catcher

Your partner tilts his head and admires the gleam of your weapon. 'Wugh," he says approvingly. "Orgh! That'll show them who's the monster in the marsh, won't it?"

Unlocked with 1 x Ratting Piece

Challenge information

Broad, Dangerous 5

• 4 - very chancy (41%)
• 5 - chancy (51%)
• 6 - modest (61%)
• 6 - very modest (71%)
• 7 - low-risk (81%)
• 8 - straightforward (91%)
• 9 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

A hail of shot

The rats fall like leaves in autumn, like bottles off a wall. Albeit more messily. You gather them up and sling them over your back, but with caution. Rat-blood takes a while to wash out.

• Dangerous is increasing…
• You've gained (Dangerous*0.42+20, rounded up) x Rat on a String

Failure

Too much competition?

The rats are nowhere to be found. You hear a rattle of shot off to the left. Your companion sucks his teeth and spits something gleaming and globular into an unfortunate tussock. "Garn," he says, "Lamont's at 'em again. We'll be lucky."

• Dangerous is increasing…