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The Coin-Bearer

The Coin-Bearer

the fish of Matthew 17:27

Matthew, an eyewitness at Capernaum

Ordinary in every way except the one time it mattered.

Catch rate
235 / 255
Base research
18
Stat total
98

Base stats

Every stat is a checkable fact about the actual book, not a designer's mood. Bars are drawn against the highest value any book reaches.

Stamina26
Contend20
Defend24
Popularity28
Total98

Why these numbers

The game's own explanation, as a reader sees it in the backpack.

Defend 24

Sturdy enough to carry a coin in its mouth for however long it took Peter to find it, and none the worse for it.

Cited for this book

A tax collector came to Peter asking whether his teacher paid the temple tax. Jesus sent Peter fishing instead of arguing, and the first fish he caught had exactly the coin they needed sitting in its mouth. It is why this dream calls its own money staters.

Moves learned

By levelling up. A book that develops keeps what it knew and learns the rest on its new schedule.

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