Editing Ambition: Heart's Desire (Guide)

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''They say that once every nine years there's a card game where you can gamble your soul and win your heart's desire. That sounds like tremendous fun.''

[[Ambition: Heart's Desire!]] is about investigating, staging, and playing an underground card game, The Marvellous, in the hope of winning what you want most in the world. The main Attributes are {{IL|Persuasive}} and {{IL|Watchful}}.

For more information on [[Ambitions]] and choosing between them, consult the [[Ambitions (Guide)|Ambitions guide]].

==Progress==
This Ambition can be started in {{IL|Veilgarden}} with {{IL|Persuasive}} 6. You can check your progress at any time on the Myself tab under Ambition; the number after the title is the part of the story you're currently on. This can be helpful when you're unsure where to go next; just find the corresponding part number below.
==Heart's Desire (0–12)==
{{IL|Veilgarden}}

*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 0]]: Follow up the rumour, if you're ready to choose this Ambition — unlocked with {{Il|Persuasive}} 6.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 1]]: Ask around about the game — {{Il|Persuasive}} 10.

{{IL|Spite}}

*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 2]]: Purchase the book for {{IL|Whispered Hint|30 x}}.
**[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 2b]]: Find someone who knows where this mysterious address is — {{Il|Persuasive}} 15.
{{IL|Veilgarden}}
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 3]]: Spend {{IL|Stolen Correspondence|5 x}} or {{IL|Confident Smile|4 x}} to arrange a meeting and obtain {{Il|Note: A Meeting in the Forgotten Quarter}}.
The next part of the story takes place in {{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}. If you haven't already learned this route as part of the [[Making Your Name (Guide)#A Raid on the Brass Embassy|Making Your Name (Watchful)]] storyline, you have three additional options to unlock it here.

*Open the route [[The Way to the Forgotten Quarter|from the travel map]] for {{IL|London Street Sign|1 x}}, which costs {{E}}5 at the Bazaar.
*At {{Il|Your Lodgings}}, [[Find the Forgotten Quarter]] by raising {{IL|Heart's Desire: Scrawled Notes on the Walls}} to 5. This requires 15 successful actions and increases {{IL|Nightmares}} by 1 CP on success (and 2 CP on failure).
*If you've already unlocked {{IL|The Empress' Court}}, you can choose to [[Exchange a considerable quantity of Favours for London Street Signs]]. This will cost you 3 x {{IL|Favours: Society}} for 5 x {{IL|London Street Sign}}. This will also increase your  {{IL|Suspicion}} by 1 CP.

{{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 3b]]: Find the Fountain of Names — {{Il|Watchful}} 15.

*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 4]]: Pick up her trail — {{Il|Watchful}} 15.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 5]]: Lure the monkey down and get the {{IL|Hysterical Monkey}} — {{Il|Persuasive}} 25.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 6]]: Attempt to get sense out of the Hysterical Monkey — {{Il|Watchful}} 20.
{{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}

*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 7]]: Follow the monkey to Watchmaker's Hill and [[Find... something.|Find... something]] — {{Il|Persuasive}} 32.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 8]]: Pay the Blind Astronomer {{Il|Moon-Pearl|200 x}}.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 9]]: Find the Monkey, who is now the {{Il|Cardsharp Monkey}} — {{Il|Watchful}} 27.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 10]]: Test the truth of the Blind Astronomer's story — {{Il|Persuasive}} 37.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 11]]: Put up a stake of {{Il|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|40 x}} — {{Il|Watchful}} 30.
{{Il|Spite}}

*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 12]]: Carry the monkey through the crowds in the streets — {{Il|Watchful}} 35.

===The Bishop of St Fiacre's===
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 1)|The Bishop of St Fiacre's 1]]: Arrange an audience with the Bishop — {{Il|Persuasive}} 42 '''''OR''''' {{Il|Favours: The Church|1 x}} '''''OR'''''  {{Il|Phosphorescent Scarab|16 x}}.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 2)|The Bishop of St Fiacre's 2]]: Start the conversation — {{Il|Persuasive}} 52 '''''OR''''' {{Il|Watchful}} 42 '''''OR''''' {{Il|The Dilmun Club: Loyalties}} exactly 3
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 3)|The Bishop of St Fiacre's 3]]: Give the Bishop {{IL|Foxfire Candle Stub|500 x}}.
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 4)|The Bishop of St Fiacre's 4]]: You now need to acquire {{Il|First City Coin|77 x}}. This storylet provides several options for doing so. 
**By far, the best option is to have another player send you coins. If they already have some, they can click on the coins in their inventory to [[Give them to someone else|send you 30 of them]]; if not, [[Arrange for a theft from the Museum of Mistakes]].
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed article-table"
|+'''Acquiring First City Coins'''
!Option
!{{Il|First City Coin|Appearance=Coins}}
!Challenge
! Notes
|-
|[[Send your monkey out into the night looking for coins]]
|1
|{{IL|Luck}} 10%
|Increases {{IL|Inciting a Simian Revenge?}} by 1 CP, which will be  [[Heart's Desire – a simian revenge|expensive to reduce]] later.
|-
|[[Gamble for silver!]]
|2 (Rare: 10)
|{{IL|Luck}} 20%
|Costs {{Il|Mystery of the Elder Continent|2 x}}; requires {{Il|Renown: Bohemians}} 5
|-
|[[A polypous offer]]
|6
|
|Costs {{Il|Favours: Rubbery Men|1 x}} and {{Il|Nodule of Warm Amber|5 x}}
|-
|[[Accidentally commission burglaries]]
|6
|{{Il|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 60
|Costs {{Il|Favours: Criminals|1 x}} and {{IL|Inkling of Identity|10 x}}
|-
|[[Visit the Numismatrix]]
| 1
|
|Costs {{Il|Fistful of Surface Currency|111 x}}
|-
|[[The Master's Voice]]
|50
|
|Costs {{Il|Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar|Appearance=Connected: The Masters}} 1 CP; also yields {{Il|Hastily Scrawled Warning Note|1 x}}
|-
|[[Arrange for a theft from the Museum of Mistakes]]
| 30
|
|Costs {{IL|Cryptic Clue|400 x}}
|-
|[[Twist together the skeins of destiny (38 FATE)|Twist together the skeins of destiny]]
|20
|
|Costs 38 {{FontFate}}
|-
|[[Speak to the manager about...]]
|1
|
|Costs {{IL|Tracking down the Manager|15 CP}} in [[A state of some confusion|A State of Some Confusion]]
|}

===The Topsy King===
{{IL|The Flit}}  
*[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! (The Flit)]]: If you don't have {{IL|Route: The Flit}}, you can unlock it here by paying {{IL|Amanita Sherry|80 x}} '''or''' {{IL|Confident Smile|3 x}} and a {{IL|Persuasive}} 55 check. You can also unlock it in the [[Enter the Flit]] storylet on the map.
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King|Heart's Desire – the Topsy King:]] Secure A private audience with the King with {{IL|Rat on a String|100 x}} and {{IL|Luck}} 70%
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 1|The Topsy King 1:]] Mediate between the monkey and the Topsy King — {{IL|Persuasive}} 63
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 2|The Topsy King 2:]] Attempt to understand the Topsy King — {{IL|Watchful}} 49
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 3|The Topsy King 3:]] You now need to get 4 CP of {{IL|Ambition: Heart's Desire - the Topsy King}}: 
**[[Talk to the Raggedy Men]] for {{IL|Rat on a String|40 x}} —  {{IL|Persuasive}} 63, +1 CP
**[[Turn to your store of secrets]] with {{IL|Cryptic Clue|10 x}} —  {{IL|Luck}} 20%, +1 CP
**[[Spy on the Raggedy Men 3|Spy on the Raggedy Men]] on the card [[A fine day in the Flit]] —  {{IL|Shadowy}} 96, +2 CP
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 4|The Topsy King 4:]] Determine where to look next — {{IL|Watchful}} 56
{{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 5|The Topsy King 5:]] To find out about the Topsy King's past, either: 
**[[Quiz the curator]], which requires minimum {{IL|Watchful}} 63 — {{IL|Watchful}} 70
**[[That looks familiar...]], requiring {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} 1 with no check
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 6|The Topsy King 6:]] [[Induce the curator to let you take a closer look.|Induce the curator to let you take a closer look]], requiring a minimum of {{IL|Persuasive}} 63 — {{IL|Persuasive}} 70
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 7|The Topsy King 7:]] Read over the manuscript for a {{IL|Watchful}} 70 check. If you have {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} 1, you can take a slightly harder {{IL|Watchful}} 75 to gain {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|+1 CP|Short=ASotC}}
[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 8|The Topsy King 8:]] Examine the daguerreotype with a {{IL|Patent Scrutinizer Deluxe!}}, '''or''' a {{IL|Patent Scrutinizer}} and {{IL|Sudden Insight|3 x}}. You'll keep the scrutinizer either way, but spend the insights. The latter also has a {{IL|Watchful}} 77 check.

[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 9|The Topsy King 9:]] There are several options here, but you'll either want:

*[[Search the book for hints]], using the {{IL|Patent Scrutinizer Deluxe!}} with a {{IL|Watchful}} 84 check, or 
*[[Go back to the Devious Bookseller]] and pay {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|3 x}} for a {{IL|Persuasive}} 87 check.
*If you lost it, you can also [[Purchase a replacement copy of 'on the Maladies of Goats']] for {{IL|Journal of Infamy|3 x}}

{{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}
*[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 10|The Topsy King 10:]] Eavesdrop on the Constables — {{IL|Watchful}} 90
*[[Heart's Desire – will she be back?|The Topsy King 11:]] Watch and wait — {{IL|Watchful}} 97
*The next branch has two options depending on whether you antagonised your monkey: 
**(Without {{Il|Inciting a Simian Revenge?}}) [[Heart's Desire – simian approbation|Simian approbation:]] 
***[[Her!]] moves you straight to the next branch
***[[Her?]] does the same but also gets you a {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson}} and a {{IL|Confident Smile}}
***[[Him. Her. Pff. These are matters for the monkey alone.]] gets you {{IL|Sudden Insight|3 x}} on success or {{IL|Scandal|+1 CP}} on failure, but advances the conversation either way
**(With {{Il|Inciting a Simian Revenge?}}) [[Heart's Desire – a long-delayed conversation|A long-delayed conversation:]] Gives you no choices and instead moves you to:
***[[Heart's Desire – a simian revenge|The Topsy King 13]]: To placate your monkey, you can:
****[[Sweeten it with honey]], for a whopping {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|1400 x}}
****[[Manage it with menaces]] — {{IL|Dangerous}} 95
*15: [[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King's Sister|The Topsy King's Sister:]] Now that the monkey is satisfied, you'll need to get Cora to open up:
**[[Charm]]: for {{IL|Confident Smile|10 x}} — {{IL|Fascinating...}} 8; be careful, as you'll lose the Smiles regardless of whether you pass the check.
**[[Impatience]] — {{IL|Dangerous}} 90; gives {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|10 x}} on success, or removes {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|10 x}} on failure
**[[Warmth]] — {{IL|Persuasive}} 94; gives nothing beyond moving on for succeeding, but removes a {{IL|Confident Smile}} on failure
*16: [[Heart's Desire – Desperate Intentions|Desperate Intentions:]] Pay {{IL|Inkling of Identity|25 x}} or pass a {{IL|Persuasive}} 101 check
*17: [[Heart's Desire – Double or Nothing|Double or Nothing:]] What if... — {{IL|Watchful}} 103
18: For the next step, you'll need to raise your {{IL|Nightmares}} to 5 so you can draw [[A merry gentleman|A Merry Gentleman]]:

*[[Approach the Merry Gentleman|Approach the Merry Gentleman:]] Arrange a meeting

{{IL|Ladybones Road}}
*19: [[Heart's Desire – The Man with the Brass Buttons|The Man with the Brass Buttons:]] Find him with your {{IL|Nightmares}} still at 5
{{IL|Your Lodgings}}
*20: [[Heart's Desire – the Price of Desire|The Price of Desire:]] The first of the expensive options in your Ambition!
**If you have {{IL|Nevercold Brass Sliver|5000 x}}, you can [[Give him brass for buttons]], paying {{IL|Nevercold Brass Sliver|500 x}} for a single {{IL|Inkling of Identity}} and no progress
**If you have at least five levels each of {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water}}, {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead}}, {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon}}, and {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said}}, plus one {{IL|Memory of Light}}, you can pay '''ALL''' of those dreams to move to the next step
**If you have a {{IL|Stone Tentacle-Key}}, you can hand it over to move on

* Of the options that give you progress, dreams are ''very'' slow to accumulate, and you'll need them later anyway. Getting the {{IL|Stone Tentacle-Key}} instead requires you to get a boat, which you'll also need soon, and to travel to {{IL|Hunter's Keep}}. Getting a boat, in turn, requires being {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -}}, so this is a good time to take a break and raise your stats if you haven't yet.

{{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}
*21: [[Heart's Desire – Back to the Bale|Back to the Bale:]] Requires {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|500 x}}, which are consumed on passing '''or''' failing — {{IL|Persuasive}} 110
*You have two options for the next step:
**22: [[Heart's Desire – Tapping the Baton|Tapping the Baton]]: In {{IL|The Singing Mandrake}}, pay {{IL|Night on the Town|1 x}}, {{IL|Bejewelled Lens|1 x}}, and {{IL|Comprehensive Bribe|1 x}}. 
***23: [[Heart's Desire – A Night at the Opera|A Night at the Opera]]: Requires {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} 1 — {{IL|Persuasive}} 115, gives {{IL|Scandal|+10 CP}} on success or {{IL|Scandal|+5 CP}} and {{IL|Nightmares|+5 CP}} on failure
**If you reach {{IL|Carving out a Reputation at Court}} 6, you can instead choose to perform [[Tristram Bagley's unfinished masterpiece]] in {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}, requiring {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} 1, which will advance your Ambition and get you {{IL|Banished from the Court -}} all at once.
{{IL|The Flit}}
*25: [[Heart's Desire – The Morning After|The Morning After:]] Meet with the Topsy King again — {{IL|Watchful}} 115
[[Heart's Desire – Back to the Manager|Back to the Manager:]] Find the Manager — {{IL|Watchful}} 127

==To Polythreme! (13–17)==
To reach Polythreme, you'll need either:
*[[PoSI_Item_Crafting#Ship|Your own ship]], and the {{IL|Screaming Map}} (see the [[Cat and Mouse (Guide)#Polythreme Ho|Cat and Mouse guide]]); OR
* {{IL|Map Scrap|150 x}} (which can be bought at [[The Rat Market (Guide)|the Rat Market]]) for [[A Ticket to Polythreme]].
You'll also need a {{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise}}. If you haven't been lucky enough to acquire one yet and don't have access to the Railway, your best strategy is probably:
* Acquire {{IL|Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe|150 x}}. You can move items around the [[Template:Cross Conversion|Cross Conversion]] carousel to get these, so anything you can upconvert to a 50p item is a potential source.
* [[Interrupt the Affable Monsignor's reading|Upconvert]] the Strangling Willow 3 times into {{IL|Bottle of Broken Giant 1844|30 x}}.
* [[The Affable Monsignor has a particular taste for the '44|Upconvert]] 25 of the Broken Giant into {{IL|Cellar of Wine|5 x}}.
* [[An improbable exchange|Trade]] the Cellars for Airag on the card [[A Presumptuous Little Opportunity]]. You can spend {{IL|Favourable Circumstance|1 x}} to force-draw the card.
** Alternatively; you can buy the 5 Cellars from the card {{IL|The Calendrical Confusion of 1899}} for {{IL|Shard of Glim|Appearance=1250 Glim}} each for a total of 6250 Glim. Or at least, you can do this while {{IL|Preparations for a Vast Revel}} is still present, as it is projected to be depleted sometime in late 2024 or 2025.
You may want to bring {{IL|Surface-Silk Scrap|Appearance = Surface-Silk Scraps}} to spend on [[Paying Your Way]], as this will make it much easier to successfully complete the Polythreme carousel. They [[One Might Profit Even in Such a Place|can also be acquired]] in Polythreme, though keep in mind that you won't be able to reduce Menaces while there—so if you can't 100% the checks (requiring {{IL|Dangerous}} 134 or {{IL|Persuasive}} 200), it'll be safer to stock up in London. {{IL|Surface-Silk Scrap|375 x}} is enough to pay your way 3 times at the start of each carousel, gaining 30–60 CP of the progress qualities.

Another thing to consider is that some storylines and items are exclusively available in Polythreme, it would be wise to have the requisite progress and items so that you can get it all done in one go and not have to return later just for them. After this first visit to Polythreme, you will have to return a second time however, so don't fret if you can't get them all done on this first visit. The most relevant and worthwhile storylets and items are:
*{{IL|The Jack-of-Smiles Case}} winds through Polythreme.
*Turn an {{IL|Exceptional Hat}} into an {{IL|Unfinished Hat}} by learning about Unfinished Men via [[An Unfinished Story]].
*Turn a {{IL|Battered Grey Overcoat}} into a {{IL|Moderately Co-operative Clothes Colony}} at [[The Clothes-Colony]].
:'''See [[Polythremic Promenade (Guide)/Story Table]] for a breakdown of all the story-based conclusions to the promenade.'''

==={{IL|Polythreme Streets}}===
The next five steps will require you to complete the [[Polythremic Promenade (Guide)|Polythremic Promenade]] carousel five times, getting {{IL|Unnatural Exuberance}} to 1 and either {{IL|ALLURE}} or {{IL|COGNISANCE}} to 12, depending on the step.
*13: [[Heart's Desire – Seeking the Manager's Beloved|Seeking the Manager's Beloved:]] {{IL|COGNISANCE}} 12
*14: [[Heart's Desire – Gaining an Audience|Gaining an Audience:]]  {{IL|ALLURE}} 12 and {{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise|1 x}} 
*15: [[Heart's Desire – Meeting the King|Meeting the King:]] {{IL|COGNISANCE}} 12
*16: [[Heart's Desire – Walking in the Garden|Walking in the Garden:]] {{IL|ALLURE}} 12
*17: [[Heart's Desire – The End of Memory|The End of Memory:]] {{IL|ALLURE}} 12

== Convincing the other players (18-210) ==
Now that you're done with Polythreme, you'll need to convince the other players to join, starting with the Manager.

=== 18–110: [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – the King's Heart|The King's Heart:]] ===
*18: [[Find the Clay Man who stole the shard]]: {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|1 x}}, {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|1 x}}, {{IL|Journal of Infamy|10 x}}
*30: [[Embark on an expedition to find the Unfinished Man]]: You'll now need to do an expedition in {{IL|The Forgotten Quarter}}, requiring {{IL|Crate of Expedition Supplies|50 x}} and {{IL|Archaeologist}} 2. See [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for how expeditions work in general. 
*40: [[Find the home of the urchins that stole the shard]]: {{IL|Antique Mystery|1 x}} and {{IL|Appalling Secret|100 x}}

==== 50–90: [[Old Downy]]: ====
Old Downy is possibly the most difficult section in the entire Ambition, requiring five successful checks in a row and costing a {{IL|Rookery Password}} for each set of attempts. To minimise the pain here, you will probably want to get your {{IL|Watchful}} fairly high if you haven't already - at least 150 with modifiers - and {{IL|Sudden Insight|4 x}} to get a second try on each check. There is also a difficult {{IL|Shadowy}} check that can be bypassed by spending {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|4 x}}. If you've been saving a Mood card ([[A dusty bookshop]] or [[A little omen]]), now is an excellent time to use it. 

* [[Enter Old Downy]]: {{IL|Rookery Password|1 x}} — {{IL|Persuasive}} 140
** 50: [[Navigate the tunnels]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 140
** 55: [[Sneak across the mess hall]] — {{IL|Shadowy}} 180 '''OR'''
** 55: [[Apply a tincture of Carnelian mushrooms to the stew]]:  {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|4 x}}
** 60: [[Traverse the curtained corridor]]: — {{IL|Watchful}} 150
** 65: [[Search the chamber of socks]]: — {{IL|Watchful}} 160
** 70: [[Climb the heaving stair]]: — {{IL|Watchful}} 160
** 75: [[Enter the last chamber]]: No check
** [[The Height of the House]]: From here, you can finally take your prize, but first you must decide whether to promise to return it. This is only a promise; it's up to you whether to keep it. 
*** [[Steal the sock]]: Simply take it, making no promises and losing all your {{IL|Favours: Urchins}}
*** [[Borrow the shard]]: Promise to return it, getting {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said|+1 CP}}
{{IL|Polythreme Streets}}
* 100–105: [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Completing the King|Completing the King:]] Back to Polythreme!
** 100: [[Return the shard]]: If you did not promise to return the shard, simply give it to the King
** 105: If you did promise:
*** [[Convince him to let you return it to Old Downy]], and return it to the Urchins
*** [[Betray the Urchins]], losing all your {{IL|Favours: Urchins}} plus {{IL|Stormy-Eyed|-10 CP}} and {{IL|Nightmares|+10 CP}}

* 110: [[Release the Manager from his promise]]: Tell the Manager of your success

=== 120–160: [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Virginia|Virginia:]] ===

* 120: [[Invite Virginia to dinner]]: Set the scene with {{IL|Brass Ring|1 x}}, {{IL|Muscaria Brandy|1 x}}, {{IL|Night on the Town|1 x}}, and {{IL|Free Evening|1 x}}
* Choose between:
** 130: [[Delve into the Church's archives about Virginia]]: Ask the clergy with {{IL|Favours: The Church|5 x}},  {{IL|Blackmail Material|2 x}}, and  {{IL|Favour in High Places|2 x}}, '''OR'''
** 130: [[Enquire with your devilish contacts]]: Poke around with devils for  {{IL|Favours: Hell|5 x}}, {{IL|Blackmail Material|2 x}}, and {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|2 x}}

*140: [[Plan a journey to the Prince's Prison]]: Requires, unsurprisingly, {{IL|Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell|1 x}}
**Lucky for you, a one-time discount is available: [[Uncover the location of a One-Time Prince of Hell]], costing {{IL|Bright Brass Skull|3 x}}, {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|1 x}}, {{IL|Journal of Infamy|100 x}}, and {{IL|Proscribed Material|1000 x}}

* [[Travel to Corpsecage Isle]]: Get in your boat and head for the prison

{{IL|Corpsecage Island}}
*150: [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – the Prince's Prison|The Prince's Prison:]] Here, you can decide whether to free Virginia's former lover:
**[[Free it]]: No check
**[[Bargain with it]]: {{IL|Persuasive}} 170. The check is harder with each level of {{IL|Steadfast}}, {{IL|Magnanimous}}, and {{IL|Austere}} you have, and easier with each level of {{IL|Heartless}}, {{IL|Ruthless}}, and {{IL|Subtle}}. 

* 160: [[Meet with Virginia again]] back in London, which will convince her to play the Marvelous and lose you {{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}} if you have any

=== 170–200: [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|Mr Pages:]] ===

* 170: The last player to convince is a Master, so you have some creative options to convince it:
** [[...blow up the Bazaar]]: Reactivate a revolutionary cell with {{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|5 x}}, {{IL|Diary of the Dead|1 x}}, and {{IL|Bazaar Permit|3 x}}. You will also gain {{IL|Soothe & Cooper Long-Box|1 x}}.
** [[...acquire a Sixth City]]: Threaten to bury London with {{IL|Favour in High Places|4 x}}, {{IL|Vision of the Surface|20 x}}, {{IL|Blackmail Material|2 x}}, and {{IL|Fistful of Surface Currency|500 x}}
** [[...go North]]: SEEK for {{IL|Puzzling Map|4 x}}, {{IL|Mourning Candle|10 x}}, {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|10 x}}, and {{IL|Zee-Ztory|10 x}}, plus {{IL|Nightmares}} 7. You will gain {{IL|Night-Whisper|1 x}}

* 180: [[A knock at the door 2]]: Be visited by Mr. Pages, who offers to let you join
** [[Agree]], getting you {{IL|Bottle of Morelways 1872|1 x}}, {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|1 x}}, and {{IL|Exceptional Hat|1 x}}
** [[Say no]], leaving you with {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|1 x}} and sending you back to the same storylet

==The Marvellous (200-245)==
*200-219: [[Ambition Heart's Desire: A Marvellous Conversation with Mr Pages|A Marvellous Conversation with Mr Pages:]] There are quite a few options and flavor texts here, with more opening up as you progress, but the only required one is to [[Ask about the next step]].

==={{IL|Ambition: A Marvellous Venue|Appearance=A Marvellous Venue}} (1–100)===

*210: [[Discuss the venue]]: Ask Mr. Pages, who just tells you its requirements at no cost.

*210 - 700: [[Ambition: Meet with the Topsy King|Meet with the Topsy King]]: Ask the Topsy King in {{IL|The Flit}}:
** [[Ask about his preferences regarding the venue]]: Help him write his opera with {{IL|Searing Enigma|5 x}}.
** [[Ask about his preferences regarding the venue (Correspondent)]]: A {{IL|Correspondent}} can offer their expertise, {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|1 x}}, and {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|10 x}}.

*210 - 700: [[Ambition: Meet Virginia at Dante’s Grill|Meet Virginia at Dante’s Grill]]: Ask Virginia in {{IL|Ladybones Road}}.
** [[Inquire about Virginia's preferences regarding a venue]]: Buy her a drink with {{IL|Portfolio of Souls|1 x}}.

*210 - 700: [[Ambition: Meet with the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem|Meet with the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem]]: Ask the Manager of the Hotel when you have {{IL|Nightmares|5}}.
** [[Spend the evening with the Manager]]: Take him on a walk through London with {{IL|Night on the Town|1 x}}, {{IL|Nightmares|4}}, {{IL|Maniac's Prayer|50 x}}, and {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|10 x}}.

*210 - 700: [[Ambition: Meet with the Monkey|Meet with the Monkey]]: Ask the Monkey in {{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}.
** [[Join a game]]: Gamble with the Monkey using {{IL|Partial Map|5 x}}, {{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase|5 x}}, and {{IL|Vision of the Surface|10 x}}.

*210 - 700: [[Ambition: Meet the Bishop of St Fiacre's|Meet the Bishop of St Fiacre's]]: Ask the Bishop of St. Fiacre's Church in {{IL|Spite}}.
** [[Ask about his preferences regarding a venue]]: Donate {{IL|Mourning Candle|20 x}}.

*[[Ambition: Choosing the Venue|Choosing the Venue:]] You've enquired about everyone's preferences for the venue and can now choose the location.
** [[Wrack your brains]]: With {{IL|Cryptic Clue|1000 x}}, {{IL|Romantic Notion|20 x}}, and {{IL|Mystery of the Elder Continent|20 x}}, you find that only {{IL|Arbor, of the Roses|Appearance=Arbor}} fulfills all the conditions.
**[[Ambition: Petition the Roseate Queen to host the Marvellous|Petition the Roseate Queen to host the Marvellous]]: Visit Arbor via the card [[A Dream of Roses]] and bring your offerings of {{IL|Attar|7 x}}, {{IL|Magnificent Diamond|3 x}}, and {{IL|Primaeval Hint|1 x}} to the [[Far Arbor|Palace]] (Keep [[Walk South|walking south]] and you'll eventually reach it).

==={{IL|Ambition: A Marvellous Deck|Appearance=A Marvellous Deck}} (1–100)===

*10 - 14: [[Ambition: Storridges Printing House|Storridges Printing House:]] Travel to the {{IL|Bazaar Side-Streets}} to acquire your Marvellous deck.

*17 - 20: [[Ambition: Enter Parabola|Enter Parabola:]] The newly minted Marvellous will have to be consecrated deep within Parabola, which means you must have {{IL|Access to a Parabolan Base-Camp}}:
**[[Find a Route to Parabola]]: A research project in the {{IL|University Laboratory (Place)|Appearance=University Laboratory}} that'll require {{IL|Memory of Light|50 x}}, {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|1 x}}, and {{IL|Antique Mystery|1 x}}
**[[Contact a Silverer]]: Who has a fee of {{IL|Memory of Light|500 x}}, {{IL|Antique Mystery|1 x}}, and {{IL|Direful Reflection|1 x}}.
**Alternatively, if you're a {{IL|Silverer}}, it's possible to open a path to Parabola in [[The Honey-Dens of Veilgarden]], saving {{IL|Memory of Light|300 x}}.

*17 - 20: [[Ambition: Prepare to Travel the Wanting Way|Prepare to Travel the Wanting Way:]] Navigating through Parabola can be quite treacherous, so thorough preparations are needed:
**A Worthy Vessel for the Jouney:
***[[Search dreams for a suitable vessel to traverse the Writhing River]]: Scour Parabola for the right dream-boat, which requires {{IL|Diary of the Dead|1 x}} and {{IL|Puzzling Map|4 x}}, '''OR'''
***[[Build your own boat]]: With {{IL|Parabola-Linen Scrap|1 x}} and {{IL|Antique Mystery|4 x}}.
**Venom Protection:
***[[Proof yourself against the river’s venoms using ancient mysteries]]: {{IL|Antique Mystery|10 x}}.
***[[Proof yourself against the river’s venoms using the Monster Hunter's arts]]: A {{IL|Monster-Hunter}} only needs {{IL|Antique Mystery|6 x}} and {{IL|Zee-Ztory|50 x}}.
*30: [[The Writhing River|The Writhing River:]] Go down the River, tossing venomous serpents off your boat in the meanwhile.
*40: [[The Other Base-Camp|The Other Base-Camp:]] Here you can read the markings of your predecessors.
**[[The Musings of the Heart|The Musings of the Heart:]] A glimpse of the possible Heart's Desires.
*50: [[Down the Gullet|Down the Gullet:]] You descend the cavern and arrive at the final destination.
*60: [[The Root of Need|The Root of Need:]] The living quarters of the Yearning Custodian.
*70–80: [[The Yearning Custodian|The Yearning Custodian:]] Have your deck consecrated, and afterwards, you can ask the Custodian some questions.
*90: [[The River Runs Backwards|The River Runs Backwards:]] Return to the {{IL|Parabolan Base-Camp}}.


===Prior Winners (210–245)===
*210: [[Ambition: Preparing for the Honour|Ambition: Preparing for the Honour:]] You will need to find more information about the winners of the Marvellous to learn how they did it.
*220: [[Piece your clues together (1)|Piece your clues together (to locate October):]]
**[[Ask it about prior winners of the Marvellous|Ask the Monkey about prior winners:]] Stake {{IL|Bazaar Permit|5 x}} to acquire {{IL|The Monkey's Clue}}.
**[[Ask her about prior winners of the Marvellous|Ask Virginia about prior winners:]] Give her {{IL|Brass Ring|5 x}} to acquire {{IL|Virginia's Clue}}.
**225: [[Ambition: Finding October|Ambition: Finding October:]] October resides in Parabola, but you will need help to find out where exactly:
***[[Ask an old friend]]: The {{IL|Curious Contrarian|}} (acquired at the {{FontRose}}), '''OR'''
***[[Consult the Revolutionaries]]: {{IL|Favours: Revolutionaries|5 x}}.
*226: [[Journey to Yesterday's Clerestory]]: Make your way to Yesterday's Clerestory using {{IL|Night-Whisper|1 x}}, {{IL|Zee-Ztory|50 x}}, and {{IL|Cellar of Wine|10 x}}.
*230: [[Piece your clues together (2)|Piece your clues together (to locate Gregory Beechwood):]] 
**[[Locate Mr Pages|Ask Mr Pages about prior winners:]] Trade {{IL|Antique Mystery|5 x}} to obtain {{IL|Mr Pages' Clue}}.
**[[Ask him about previous winners|Ask the Topsy King about prior winners:]] Sing {{IL|Storm-Threnody|5 x}} to obtain {{IL|The King's Clue}}.
**235: [[Ambition: A Visit to All Christs|Ambition: A Visit to All Christs:]] Meet with Cora, who directs you to an archive in {{IL|The University}}.
**[[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|Ambition: The Beechwood Archive:]] You are given several options to obtain 'Moral Selection', but note that it won't arrive until after the Honour:
***[[Rely on your connections with Summerset College to procure a copy]]: {{IL|Comprehensive Bribe|5 x}}, {{IL|Bottle of Muscaria Brandy|15 x}}, {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|15 x}}, and {{IL|Bottle of Greyfields 1882|1000 x}}. {{E}}157.50 in total, but do note that {{IL|Comprehensive Bribe|Appearance=Comprehensive Bribes}} are annoying to come by and are effectively worth more than the listed sell price of {{E}}12.50.
***[[Employ your connections with Benthic College to procure a copy]]: {{IL|Correspondence Plaque|100 x}}, {{IL|Antique Mystery|3 x}}, and {{IL|Mourning Candle|20 x}}. {{E}}137.50 in total.
***[[Request a copy of 'Moral Selection']]: {{IL|Favours: Society|3 x}}, {{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip|100 x}}, and {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|20 x}}. Only {{E}}100 in total, not counting the value of the Society favours, but given their abundance and ease of acquiring their cost can generally be ignored, making this option the cheapest overall.
*240: [[Piece your clues together (3)|Piece your clues together (to locate His Amused Lordship):]] 
**[[Ask him about prior winners (The Manager)|Ask the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem about prior winners:]] Give him a {{IL|Magnificent Diamond}} to acquire {{IL|The Manager's Clue}}.
**[[Ask him about prior winners (The Bishop)|Ask the Bishop of St Fiacre's about prior winners:]] Threaten him with {{IL|Blackmail Material|5 x}} to acquire {{IL|The Bishop's Clue}}.
**245: [[Search for His Amused Lordship|Search for His Amused Lordship:]] 
***Draw the [[The Seekers of the Garden]] card and [[Heart's Desire: Speak to His Amused Lordship|Speak to His Amused Lordship]]: {{IL|Cellar of Wine|1 x}}, {{IL|Bottle of Broken Giant 1844|Appearance=Bottles of Broken Giant 1844|5 x}}

==The Honour (250-290)==
Return to {{Il|Arbor, of the Roses}} to begin the Honour. Make sure you still have your stake of {{Il|First City Coin|Appearance=First City Coins|77 x}} before entering Arbor, it would be very inconvenient otherwise. Additionally,  you'll need at least {{IL|Attar|5 x}} to enter and remain in [[Far Arbor]].
*250: [[Heart's Desire: Attend the Honour|Attend the Honour]]: Just walk north and you'll eventually reach [[Far Arbor|Arbor's Temple district]], where the storylet is located.
*260: [[Ambition: Opening Hands|Ambition: Opening Hands:]] Play in earnest — {{IL|Persuasive}} 170 check. Success will net you {{IL|First City Coin|1-3 x}} and {{IL|Renown: the Marvellous|1 x}}, while failure will lose {{IL|First City Coin|7 x}}.
*280: [[The Honour: the Late-Game|The Honour: the Late-Game:]] Here you get to choose who you'll face in the first round of the Marvellous.
**[[Fold]]: Your opponent will be the Bishop (and you lose {{Il|First City Coin|Appearance=First City Coins|7 x}}).
**[[Hang on in there]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 200: Succeeding the check means you lose {{Il|First City Coin|Appearance=First City Coins|14 x}}, gain {{IL|Renown: the Marvellous|1 x}}, and face the Topsy King in the next round. Failure deducts {{Il|First City Coin|Appearance=First City Coins|21 x}} and the Bishop is your opponent as above. Using a Mood card and a Second Chance will be helpful here.
*290: [[Ambition: The Victors|Ambition: The Victors:]] Mr Pages is triumphant.

==First Interlude (300-400)==

*300: [[Heart's Desire: Awaiting the Next Bout|Heart's Desire: Awaiting the Next Bout:]] Virginia is causing some trouble for the Monkey. You're unfortunately caught in the crossfire:
**[[Argue the Monkey's case]] {{IL|Dangerous}} — 180 check. Success means you will only lose {{IL|Favours: Hell|5 x}} and 3 CP of {{IL|Renown: Hell}}. Failure deducts {{IL|Favours: Hell|5 x}}, {{IL|Hastily Scrawled Warning Note|1 x}}, {{IL|Confident Smile|1 x}}, {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|1 x}}, {{IL|Penny|Appearance=Pennies|10000 x}}, 3 CP of {{IL|Renown: Hell|}} and you'll have to try again. Needless to say, a Mood Card is all but mandatory here.
**[[Step aside]]: Be prepared for {{IL|Penny|Appearance=Pennies|10000 x}} worth of property damage, a loss of 3 {{IL|Confident Smile|Appearance=Confident Smiles}} and {{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|Appearance=Hard-Earned Lessons}} each, a gain of {{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}} and 3 CP of {{IL|Renown: Hell|}}.
*310: [[Gregory Beechwood|Gregory Beechwood:]] You receive a note that Beechwood's monograph is finally available for reading.
**[[Ambition: 'Moral Selection'|Ambition: 'Moral Selection':]] You piece together that your Monkey is (or was) Gregory Beechwood.

===Your Opponent===
If {{Il|Your Opponent}} is The Topsy King:

*320: [[Ambition: the Victim of a Burglary|The Victim of a Burglary:]] You've been robbed of half your wealth in {{IL|Penny|Appearance=Pennies}}, but don't worry, [[Investigate the sack|you'll get it back later]]. What is concerning, however, are the stolen painting in your lodgings and the constables at your door:
**[[Try to conceal the painting]] — {{IL|Shadowy}} 180
**[[Convince the officers this is a tragic coincidence]]: {{IL|Favours: Constables|5 x}}.
*330: [[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|Dealing with the Topsy King:]] Return the painting to avoid the consequences:
**[[Smuggle the painting back into the Shuttered Palace]]: {{IL|Access to a Parabolan Base-Camp}}, {{IL|Parabola-Linen Scrap|1 x}}, {{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|Appearance=Strong-Backed Labours|20 x}}, {{IL|Favours: Society|5 x}}, {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|Appearance=Identities Uncovered!|10 x}}, and {{IL|Alluring Accomplice|1 x}}.
**[[Return the painting via a secret connection]]: A {{IL|Crooked-Cross}} can pay their contact with {{IL|Queer Soul|1 x}}, {{IL|Bright Brass Skull|1 x}}, {{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|Appearance=Identities Uncovered!|10 x}}, and {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|Appearance=Extraordinary Implications|25 x}}.
*340–350: [[Ambition: Treating with the Topsy King|Treating with the Topsy King:]]
**[[Propose a truce with the Topsy King]]: One worth {{IL|Romantic Notion|500 x}}, {{IL|Night-Whisper|1 x}}, and {{IL|Maniac's Prayer|500 x}}.

If {{Il|Your Opponent}} is The Bishop:

*320: [[Ambition: the Theft of your Secrets|The Theft of your Secrets:]] The Bishop has dragged your name through the mud. You can choose to respond in multiple ways:
**[[Rise Above]]: Simply ignore the gossip, which will raise {{IL|Scandal}} and {{IL|Suspicion}} by 15 CP (note: unconfirmed value, may be as high as 20 CP), and halve your current {{IL|Whispered Hint}}, {{IL|Blackmail Material}}, and {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|Appearance=Extraordinary Implications}}.
**[[Publish a muscular defence in your own newspaper]]: ''Head to Doubt Street where you will find a new option available when you [[Start the presses!|Start the Presses]]. You will require at least 60 Meritorious Copy to publish your defense.''
**[[Pen a vigorous defence to be circulated to those]]: {{IL|Extraordinary Short Story}}
*330–350: [[Ambition: Dealing with the Bishop of St Fiacre's|Dealing with the Bishop of St Fiacre's:]]
*340: [[Investigate the Bishop's own secrets]] — {{IL|Shadowy}} 160: {{IL|Cryptic Clue|100 x}}.
**[[Use your contacts in the Great Game to commission the services of the Face-Tailor]]: {{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip|100 x}}, {{IL|Favours: The Great Game|5 x}}, {{IL|Cryptic Clue|5000 x}}, and {{IL|Copper Cipher Ring|1 x}}
**[[Use the arts of St Joshua to commission faces from the Face-Tailor]]: A {{IL|Midnighter}} pays a discounted price of {{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip|50 x}}, {{IL|Copper Cipher Ring|1 x}}, and {{IL|Cryptic Clue|4000 x}}
**[[Contact the Face Tailor]]: This requires having done {{IL|A Trade in Faces}} {{fontFate}} with {{IL|The Face Trade|26-29}}, {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|50 x}}, and {{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip|50 x}}.

==The First Round (400-475)==
*400: [[Ambition: Escort your Monkey to Moloch Street Station|Escort your Monkey to Moloch Street Station:]]

*410: [[Ambition: The First Round|The First Round:]] It is your duty as the newest player to host your first game.

You will need a 5-card Lodgings for this part, which is upgraded from a 4-card Lodgings. The specific requirements for each type can be found in the [[Lodgings|Lodgings guide]]. A word of advice:
*You can buy a 4-card Lodgings in [[Penstock's Land Agency]] at the Bazaar. However, getting them elsewhere is much cheaper. 	{{IL|Reservation at the Royal Bethlehem}} is generally considered the easiest to grind for as you only need 50 x {{IL|Antique Mystery}} to buy it from [[A merry gentleman|the merry gentleman]] and {{IL|Trade Secret}}s can be converted into {{IL|Antique Mystery}} at a 1:5 rate.
*Christmas offers a much cheaper alternative to upgrade your Lodgings. However, if Christmas is far away and you don't want to wait, the only remaining option is to fork over a Tier-8 item and 9-10 {{IL|Notability}}.
*The Suite is (again) generally considered to be the easiest 5-card Lodgings to obtain out of the three, as the Tier-8 item required ({{IL|Impossible Theorem}}) is much less difficult to source than the items for the other. And if you upgrade Lodgings at Christmas, the {{IL|Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre|Appearance=Lacre}} cost for the Suite is the cheapest too.

If {{Il|Your Opponent}} is The Topsy King:

*Host the Topsy King in your [[Host the Topsy King in your Sanctum|Sanctum]] ({{IL|An Infernally Diplomatic Privilege}}), or [[Host the Topsy King in your Spire|Spire]] ({{IL|A Novel Birth-Mark}}): {{IL|Sworn Statement|Appearance=Sworn Statements|20 x}}, {{IL|Favours: Criminals|5 x}}, {{IL|Maniac's Prayer|Appearance=Maniac's Prayers|500 x}}, {{IL|Appalling Secret|Appearance=Appalling Secrets|400 x}}, and {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|Appearance=Tales of Terror!!|250 x}}.
**[[Host the Topsy King in your Suite|The Suite]] ({{IL|A Wink from the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem}}) costs an additional {{IL|Sworn Statement|Appearance=Sworn Statements|10 x}}.
*420: [[Ambition: Against the Topsy King|Against the Topsy King:]]
**[[Play warily]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 170
**[[Play unpredictably]] — {{IL|Persuasive}} 190
If {{Il|Your Opponent}} is The Bishop:

*Host the Bishop of St Fiacre's in your [[Host the Bishop of St Fiacre's in your Sanctum|Sanctum]] ({{IL|An Infernally Diplomatic Privilege}}), or [[Host the Bishop of St Fiacre's in your Spire|Spire]] ({{IL|A Novel Birth-Mark}}): {{IL|Amanita Sherry|Appearance=Amanita Sherries|200 x}}, {{IL|Favours: The Church|5 x}}, {{IL|Mourning Candle|Appearance=Mourning Candles|50 x}}, and {{IL|Muscaria Brandy|Appearance=Bottles of Muscaria Brandy|50 x}}. 
**[[Host the Bishop of St Fiacre's in your Suite|The Suite]] ({{IL|A Wink from the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem}}) option costs an additional {{IL|Mourning Candle|Appearance=Mourning Candles|10 x}}.
*420: [[Ambition: Against the Bishop|Against the Bishop:]]
**[[Play warily 2|Play warily]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 190
**[[Play unpredictably 2|Play unpredictably]] — {{IL|Persuasive}} 170

Afterwards, you have to wait 24 real-time hours for the outcome of the match between the Manager and whoever he was matched with. Then, this message ([[Waiting for the Next Bout]]) appears in your inbox.

===The First Round, concluded===

*475: Learn the Outcome of the Latest Match ([[Ambition: Learn the Outcome of the Latest Match (after Topsy King)|Topsy King]] or [[Ambition: Learn the Outcome of the Latest Match (after Bishop)|Bishop]]): 
**[[Ambition: A Prodigious Thump]] (depending on your opponent):

==The Second Round (500-630)==
*500: [[Wait upon Mr Pages' decision|Wait upon Mr Pages' decision:]]
*510: [[Consider the Manager|Consider the Manager:]]
*[[Heart's Desire: Further Winners|Further Winners:]] 
**[[Try and deduce the final sign]]: With {{IL|Inkling of Identity|Appearance=Inklings of Identity|25 x}} and {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|Appearance=Extraordinary Implications|5 x}}, you conclude that the Boatman is yet another winner of the Marvellous.
*520: [[Ambition: Addressing Some Confusion|Addressing Some Confusion:]]

===The Garden of Nightmares===
*560: [[Ambition: Preparing to Face the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem|Preparing to Face the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem:]] 
**[[Heart's Desire: an Incursion of Red and Gold|An Incursion of Red and Gold]]: A very unpleasant card that gives you Nightmares and lose a lot of Nevercold Brass; the solution to this is an action under the same card.
***[[Fortify your mind]]: {{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise|1 x}}, {{IL|Vital Intelligence|Appearance=Vital Intelligences|2 x}}, {{IL|Diary of the Dead|Appearance=Diaries of the Dead|2 x}}.
**[[Ambition: Arm Yourself Against the Garden of Nightmares|Arm Yourself Against the Garden of Nightmares:]] You only need to have 15 levels in one of these dreams in order to proceed:
***[[Conjure fire]]: {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon}}.
***[[Muster the dead]]: {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead}}.
***[[Summon the Storm]]: {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said}}.
***[[Marshal an Army]]: {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess}}.
**[[Face the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem]]: It's time to speak to the Manager.
*600: [[Ambition: The Garden of Nightmares|The Garden of Nightmares:]]
**[[Play cautiously]] — Watchful 190
**[[Play with cunning]] — Shadowy 190
*620: [[Ambition: The Manager's Chance|The Manager's Chance:]] You must choose between two things:
**[[Accept the Bright Brass-Button]] — Watchful 190: {{IL|A Bright Brass Button}} of the Manager's own, a +1 {{IL|Glasswork}} Weapon, keep in mind that you can get the {{IL|A Bestiary of the Hearts' Desires}}; another Glasswork weapon; instead later on in the ambition. It has minor benefits in a variety of situations: [[An Abrupt Door|Escaping the Beth early]], [[Let this vista influence the dreamers of the Royal Beth|Oneiropomping]], [[Present yourself as something out of their nightmares|Brawling with Dockers]], and a niche one-time use in [[Remind him of his old debts|The Efficient Commissioner's Tale]].
**[[Insist on something else instead...]] — Watchful 190: [[Topsy by Halves|The Topsy King's Mind]], which you can return to him before the final match to gain {{IL|The Thief-Oath of Tristram Bagley}}. It is a +1 {{IL|Mithridacy}} Affiliation, and when equipped gives +1 {{IL|Visiting Tristram Bagley}} - a quality that adds the card [[An Encounter with Tristram Bagley]] to your deck.
*630: [[Ambition: Leaving the Garden of Nightmares|Leaving the Garden of Nightmares:]]

==Second Interlude (631-680)==
*631: [[Ambition: A Further Interruption|A Further Interruption:]] Some personnel from the Labyrinth of Tigers have come to collect the Monkey, courtesy of Mr Pages. You can call on favours to drive them off:
**[[Call on the Regiment to see them off]]: {{IL|Favours: Urchins|5 x}}
**[[Invite a writhing of rubbery men to occupy your yard]]: {{IL|Favours: Rubbery Men|5 x}}
**[[Call on a street gang to clear them off]]: {{IL|Favours: Criminals|5 x}}
*632: [[Ambition: A Master's Wrath|A Master's Wrath:]] Mr Pages has employed the most terrible of measures - bureaucracy. You will need to do some legal strong-arming of your own:
**[[Enlist the protection of another Master]]: {{IL|Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar|2}}.
**[[Arrange your own protection]]: {{IL|Favour in High Places|10 x}}, {{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|20 x}}, and {{Il|Bazaar Permit|10 x}}.
*633: [[Ambition: Your Monkey is ready to play Mr Pages|Your Monkey is ready to play Mr Pages:]]
*638–639: [[Ambition: Gather Your Thoughts|Gather Your Thoughts:]]
*640–660: [[Ambition: an Esteemed Visitor|An Esteemed Visitor:]] The Monkey has hired a translator to facilitate a proper conversation.
===Preparing for the Final Match===
*670: [[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|Preparing for the Final Match:]]
**[[Learn your opponent's style (Compendium)]]: {{IL|Intriguer's Compendium|1 x}}, {{IL|Night on the Town|5 x}}, {{IL|Cellar of Wine|5 x}}, {{IL|Vital Intelligence|1 x}}, {{IL|Book of Hidden Bodies|3 x}}, and {{IL|Cryptic Clue|1000 x}}, ''OR''
**[[Learn your opponent's style (No Compendium)]]: The same as above except it's {{IL|Searing Enigma|6 x}} instead of an {{IL|Intriguer's Compendium}}.
*680: [[Train with other players]]: You'll need to train with at least 3 players.
**[[Convince Virginia to help you train for the Marvellous]]: Requires {{IL|Whispered Hint|1000 x}}, {{IL|Silent Soul|1 x}}, and a {{Il|Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell}} (The Location will not be consumed).
**[[Train with the Topsy King]] (If you hadn't returned his mind): {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|5 x}}, {{IL|Correspondence Plaque|100 x}}, and {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|30 x}}.
**[[Train with Tristram Bagley]] (If you had returned his mind): {{IL|Favour in High Places|5 x}}, {{IL|Comprehensive Bribe|5 x}}, and {{IL|Legal Document|5 x}}.
**[[Train with the Bishop of St Fiacre's]]: {{IL|Primaeval Hint|1 x}}, {{IL|Memory of Distant Shores|50 x}} and {{IL|Memory of Light|50 x}}.
**[[Train with Mr Pages]]: Consumes {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|1000 x}} and {{IL|Ray-Drenched Cinder|1 x}} in exchange for {{IL|A Dream of Truth-Strangling}}, a unique Hat which gives {{IL|Bizarre}} +2, {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} +1, {{IL|Watchful}} + 4.
**[[Convince the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem to train you]]: {{IL|Antique Mystery|15 x}} and {{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|10}}.
''Here would be a good moment, just before the final game, to visit the Boatman, to collect the final advice and unique Weapon {{IL|A Bestiary of the Hearts' Desires}} ({{IL|Persuasive}} +7, {{IL|Respectable}} +1, {{IL|A Player of Chess}} +1, {{IL|Glasswork}} +1), if you want it.''
*Get a {{IL|Bengal Tigress}}.
*[[Gaze into Heart's Mirror]] is the most straightforward and does not consume [[Horsehead Amulet]] if you have any.
*Get your {{Unlock|Wounds}} to 8. You can use [[Call in a favour from Virginia]] to help move you to [[a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river]], which costs {{IL|Favours: Hell|5 x}}, and requires {{IL|Irresistible Drum|1 x}}, {{IL|Set of Kifers|1 x}}, and {{IL|Ancient Hunting Rifle|1 x}}. (Or you could just [[Gaze into Heart's Mirror]].)
*While "dead", talk to [[Ambition: The Boatman at Work|the Boatman]].
*With all advices in hand, [[Assemble a Compendium of the Heart's Desires]]: {{IL|Uncanny Incunabulum|Appearance=Uncanny Incunabula|5 x}}, {{Unlock|Diary of the Dead|1 x}}.

==The Final Match==

*700: [[Ambition: in the Heart of the Bazaar|In the Heart of the Bazaar:]]
*[[Opening Plays: Power|Opening Plays: Power:]]
**[[Attempt to throw off the visions]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 200
**[[Draw strength from the visions of power]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 180
*720: [[Developing Play: Love|Developing Play: Love:]]
**[[Force the visions from your mind]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 200
**[[Draw strength from the visions of love]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 180
*730: [[The Game Matures: Time|The Game Matures: Time:]]
**[[Drive the visions away]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 200
**[[Draw strength from the visions of time]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 180
*740: [[The Endgame: Escape|The Endgame: Escape:]]
**[[Turn away from the visions]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 200
**[[Draw strength from the visions of escape]] — {{IL|Watchful}} 180
*750: [[Ambition: Your Last Chance|Your Last Chance:]] You can stake your {{Il|Profession:|Appearance=Profession}}, your {{IL|The Mark of Destiny|Appearance=Destiny}}, or even a single {{IL|Penny}} to remain in the game for a decisive victory. Alternatively, you can just forsake your Chance and let Beechwood win.

===Winning path===
*760: [[Beechwood's Chance|Beechwood's Chance:]] Your choice here decides which of two items you obtain:
**[[Accept the Monkey's Chance|Accept:]] {{IL|Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil}} (Home Comfort, {{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology}} +1, {{IL|Mithridacy}} +1, {{IL|Bizarre}} +2)
**[[Refuse the Chance|Refuse:]] {{IL|Condemned Cardsharp Monkey}} (Companion, {{IL|Watchful}} +7, {{IL|A Player of Chess}} +1, {{IL|Persuasive}} -1)
*780: [[Mr Hearts' Congratulations|Mr Hearts' Congratulations:]] Afterwards, you have to wait 24 real-time hours for the next.
*800–805: [[Ambition: The Conjunction of Gifts|The Conjunction of Gifts:]] Your Heart's Desire (or its approximation) is finally granted. Consult the [[#Long-term rewards|Long-term rewards]] section to better understand what they are.
*1100–1400: [[Ambition: Cora Bagley, Again|Cora Bagley, Again:]]

===Losing path===
*770: [[Ambition: Your Defeat|Your Defeat:]]
*900: [[An Invitation From Mister Hearts|An Invitation From Mister Hearts:]]
*1900–1903: [[Ambition: Beechwood's Heart's Desire|Beechwood's Heart's Desire:]]
**[[Hand over the Marvellous]]: For having forsaken your Heart's Desire, you are given {{IL|The Marvellous}} (Treasure, {{IL|Persuasive}} +13, {{IL|Dangerous}}, {{IL|Bizarre}} +4, {{IL|A Player of Chess}} +2) and the {{IL|Marvellous Monkey}} (Companion, {{IL|Watchful}} +5, {{IL|Persuasive}} +5, {{IL|A Player of Chess}} +1, {{IL|Dangerous}} -1).
*3000: [[Ambition: An Encounter with Cora Bagley|An Encounter with Cora Bagley:]]

===Aftermath===

*21100–21400: You have finished seeking your heart's desire

===Long-term rewards===

*[[The Rewards of Ambition]]
**Every four weeks, claim additional rewards in your Lodgings for your ending to the story.
*[[Ask Cora Bagley to work in your Laboratory]]
**Recruit Cora Bagley to work in lab. She specialises in mathematical research, including production of {{IL|Mirthless Compendium of Statistical Observations|Appearance=Mirthless Compendiums of Statistical Observations}} and {{IL|Impossible Theorem|Appearance=Impossible Theorems}}.

Aside from the choice of Treasure item awarded; of which there are many, described below; there are also a great many other items that you can get through the course of this ambition, indeed, Heart's Desire has the most available AND useful bonus items of the ambitions, with all of them being Shared BIS in their category, but some are exclusive with their other choice.
*When beating your second opponent, you get your choice of either:
**{{IL|The Thief-Oath of Tristram Bagley}}: A {{IL|Mithridacy}} Affiliation. When equipped gives {{IL|Visiting Tristram Bagley}} - a quality that adds the Infrequent card [[An Encounter with Tristram Bagley]] to your London Opportunity Card Deck. This is really good, the card not only gives you another source of Criminal Favours (which are menace-free as well), but if you need to thin your London deck for whatever reason, you can simply unequip this item to stop drawing its card.
**{{IL|A Bright Brass Button}}: A {{IL|Glasswork}} Weapon with some niche uses, namely [[An Abrupt Door|Escaping the Royal Beth early]], [[Let this vista influence the dreamers of the Royal Beth|Oneiropomping]], [[Present yourself as something out of their nightmares|Brawling with Dockers]], and a one-time use in [[Remind him of his old debts|The Efficient Commissioner's Tale]]. This would be a good choice... if it wasn't redundant with another Glasswork Weapon; described below; and if the niche uses were actually better, as you have to actually try and land in the Royal Beth instead of the Mirror Marches (and also let your Nightmares get that bad to begin with), the Brawling option has many other choices for its option, and the one-time use in [[Remind him of his old debts|The Efficient Commissioner's Tale]] is contested by the other two options for that choice that are easily attainable by that point in the game. The [[Let this vista influence the dreamers of the Royal Beth|Oneiropomping option]] is actually really good if you do in fact intend to do a very large amount of Oneiropomping, but it's not necessary.
*{{IL|A Bestiary of the Hearts' Desires}}: A {{IL|Glasswork}} AND {{IL|A Player of Chess}} Weapon. A great two-for-one deal, a shame that it doesn't have any other uses.
*{{IL|A Dream of Truth-Strangling}}: An {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} Hat. It cannot be overstated just how valuable this Hat is. Red Science items are few and far between, and the only other Red Science Hats available are a {{FontFruits}} [[The Forsaken Crown of a Grand Devil|item]] and a {{fontFate}}-locked Hallowmas item.
*On the Winning Path, you get your choice of either:
**{{IL|Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil}}: A {{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology}} AND {{IL|Mithridacy}} Home Comfort, also Shared-BIS for BDR. Another great two-for-one deal, even better considering that only other KT and Mithridacy items for this slot are either no longer available or hard to get.
**{{IL|Condemned Cardsharp Monkey}}: {{IL|A Player of Chess}} Companion. Redundant with the much superior {{IL|Inculcating Kraken}} from {{fontWhitsun}}. Obtaining this also means giving up on getting the {{IL|Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil}}.
*On the Losing Path, you will obtain a {{IL|Marvellous Monkey}}: {{IL|A Player of Chess}} Companion. Suffers from the same problem as the above {{IL|Condemned Cardsharp Monkey}}, in that it is mutually exclusive with obtaining the {{IL|Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil}}.

If mechanical benefits are your only concern, know that while the Losing Path offers a +2 Player of Chess {{IL|The Marvellous|Appearance=Treasure}}, it is also possible to obtain the +2 POC {{IL|A Leasehold on All of London|Appearance=Treasure}} on the Winning Path ''while also obtaining'' the {{IL|Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil}}.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+Ambition Rewards
!Ending
!Unique item
!Rewards of Ambition
|-
|[[Ambition: The Conjunction of Gifts|Choose Power]]
|{{IL|The Robe of Mr Cards}}
*'''{{IL|Persuasive}} +13'''
*{{IL|Watchful}} +6
*'''{{IL|Dreaded}} +4'''
*'''{{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} +2'''
|[[Further your transformation into one of the Masters]]
*{{IL|Confident Smile|2 x}}
*{{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|2 x}}
*{{IL|Making Waves|+10 CP}}
*{{IL|Suspicion|-5 CP}}
*{{IL|Fragment of the Tragedy Procedures|1 x}}
|-
|[[Ambition: The Conjunction of Gifts|Choose Adoration]]
|{{IL|Newly-Cast Crown of the City of London}}
*{{IL|Watchful}} +6
*'''{{IL|Persuasive}} +13'''
*'''{{IL|Respectable}} +4'''
*'''{{IL|Mithridacy}} +2'''
|[[Bask in your celebrity]]
*{{IL|Confident Smile|4 x}}
*{{IL|Making Waves|+10 CP}}
*{{IL|Scandal|-5 CP}}
*{{IL|Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise|1 x}}
|-
|[[Ambition: The Conjunction of Gifts|Choose Time]]
|{{IL|A Leasehold on All of London}}
*'''{{IL|Shadowy}} +13'''
*{{IL|Persuasive}} +6
*'''{{IL|Respectable}} +4'''
*'''{{IL|A Player of Chess}} +2'''
|[[Enjoy the benefit of time]]
*{{IL|Confident Smile|2 x}}
*{{IL|Sudden Insight|2 x}}
*{{IL|Wounds|-5 CP}}
*{{IL|Making Waves|+10 CP}}
*{{IL|Searing Enigma|1 x}}
|-
|[[Ambition: The Conjunction of Gifts|Choose Escape]]
|{{IL|A Palatial Holiday Home in the Arctic Circle}}
*'''{{IL|Watchful}} +13'''
*{{IL|Persuasive}} +6
*'''{{IL|Mithridacy}} +2'''
*{{IL|Respectable}} +2
*{{IL|Bizarre}} +2
|[[Visit your other home]]
*{{IL|Hastily Scrawled Warning Note|2 x}}
*{{IL|Sudden Insight|2 x}}
*{{IL|Nightmares|-5 CP}}
*{{IL|Making Waves|+10 CP}}
*{{IL|Night-Whisper|1 x}}
|-
|[[Ambition: Beechwood's Heart's Desire|Hand over the Marvellous]]
|{{IL|The Marvellous}}
*'''{{IL|Persuasive}} +13'''
*{{IL|Dangerous}} +6
*'''{{IL|Bizarre}} +4'''
*'''{{IL|A Player of Chess}} +2'''
|[[Take out the old Marvellous deck]]
*{{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|2 x}}
*{{IL|Hastily Scrawled Warning Note|2 x}}
*{{IL|Making Waves|+10 CP}}
*{{IL|Nightmares|-1 CP}}
*{{IL|Scandal|-1 CP}}
*{{IL|Suspicion|-1 CP}}
*{{IL|Primaeval Hint|1 x}}
|}

==Items needed==
This is an attempt to list all possible items needed in Heart's Desire, for help with planning. The quantities listed are the fewest you can get away with ('''min'''), and the most you will need ('''max'''). This list only includes items that can be found outside of this Ambition; items that are acquired within the Ambition itself are listed [[:Category:Ambition: Heart's Desire! Items|elsewhere]].
{| class="article-table"
!Item
!Min
!Max
!Parts
|-
|[[A Novel Birth-Mark]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[A Wink from the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Alluring Accomplice]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]]
|-
|[[Amanita Sherry]]
|80
|280
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! (The Flit)|12]], [[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[An Identity Uncovered!]]
|1
|11
|[[Find the Clay Man who stole the shard|18]], [[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]]
|-
|[[An Infernally Diplomatic Privilege]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Ancient Hunting Rifle]]
|0
|1
|[[Call in a favour from Virginia|510]]
|-
|[[Antique Mystery]]
|12
|39
|[[Find the home of the urchins that stole the shard|40]], [[Ambition: Enter Parabola|210]], [[Ambition: Prepare to Travel the Wanting Way|210]], [[Piece your clues together (2)|230]], [[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Appalling Secret]]
|100
|500
|[[Find the home of the urchins that stole the shard|40]], [[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Attar]]
|7
|7
|[[Ambition: Petition the Roseate Queen to host the Marvellous|210]]
|-
|[[Bazaar Permit]]
|5
|18
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Piece your clues together (1)|220]], [[Ambition: A Master's Wrath|632]]
|-
|[[Bejewelled Lens]]
|0
|1
|[[Heart's Desire – Back to the Bale|12]]
|-
|[[Bengal Tigress]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: The Boatman at Work|510]]
|-
|[[Blackmail Material]]
|7
|9
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Virginia|130]], [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ask him about prior winners (The Bishop)|240]]
|-
|[[Book of Hidden Bodies]]
|3
|3
|[[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|670]]
|-
|[[Bottle of Fourth City Airag: Year of the Tortoise]]
|2
|2
|[[Heart's Desire – Gaining an Audience|14]], [[Ambition: Preparing to Face the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem|560]]
|-
|[[Bottle of Greyfields 1882]]
|0
|1000
|[[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]]
|-
|[[Brass Ring]]
|6
|6
|[[Invite Virginia to dinner|120]], [[Ask her about prior winners of the Marvellous|220]]
|-
|[[Bright Brass Skull]]
|0
|4
|[[Uncover the location of a One-Time Prince of Hell|140]], [[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]]
|-
|[[Cellar of Wine]]
|5
|15
|[[Ambition: Finding October|225]], [[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|670]]
|-
|[[Comprehensive Bribe]]
|0
|11
|[[Heart's Desire – Tapping the Baton|22]], [[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Confident Smile]]
|0
|20
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 3|3]], [[Ambition: Heart's Desire! (The Flit)|12]], [[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King's Sister|12]], [[Heart's Desire: Awaiting the Next Bout|300]]
|-
|[[Copper Cipher Ring]]
|0
|1
|[[Investigate the Bishop's own secrets|340]]
|-
|[[Correspondence Plaque]]
|0
|200
|[[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Crate of Expedition Supplies]]
|50
|50
|[[Embark on an expedition to find the Unfinished Man|30]]
|-
|[[Cryptic Clue]]
|2100
|7140
|[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 3|12]], [[Wrack your brains|210]], [[Investigate the Bishop's own secrets|340]], [[Ambition: Dealing with the Bishop of St Fiacre's|350]], [[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|670]]
|-
|[[Curious Contrarian]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: Finding October|225]]
|-
|[[Diary of the Dead]]
|0
|3
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ambition: Prepare to Travel the Wanting Way|210]], [[Assemble a Compendium of the Heart's Desires|510]],
|-
|[[Direful Reflection]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: Enter Parabola|210]]
|-
|[[Drop of Prisoner's Honey]]
|540
|2940
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 11|11]], [[Heart's Desire – a simian revenge|12]], [[Heart's Desire – Back to the Bale|21]], [[Train with Mr Pages|680]]
|-
|[[Extraordinary Implication]]
|10
|113
|[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 9|12]], [[Spend the evening with the Manager|210]], [[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]], [[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]], [[Investigate the Bishop's own secrets|340]], [[Try and deduce the final sign|510]]
|-
|[[Extraordinary Short Story]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: the Theft of your Secrets|320]]
|-
|[[Favour in High Places]]
|0
|21
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Virginia|130]], [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ambition: A Master's Wrath|632]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Favours: Constables]]
|0
|5
|[[Ambition: the Victim of a Burglary|320]]
|-
|[[Favours: Criminals]]
|0
|10
|[[Ambition: The First Round|410]], [[Ambition: A Further Interruption|631]]
|-
|[[Favours: Hell]]
|0
|15
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Virginia|130]], [[Heart's Desire: Awaiting the Next Bout|300]], [[Call in a favour from Virginia|510]]
|-
|[[Favours: Revolutionaries]]
|0
|10
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ambition: Finding October|225]]
|-
|[[Favours: Rubbery Men]]
|0
|5
|[[Ambition: A Further Interruption|631]]
|-
|[[Favours: Society]]
|0
|8
|[[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]], [[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]]
|-
|[[Favours: The Church]]
|0
|11
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 1)|12]], [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Virginia|130]], [[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Favours: The Great Game]]
|0
|5
|[[Investigate the Bishop's own secrets|340]]
|-
|[[Favours: Urchins]]
|0
|5
|[[Ambition: A Further Interruption|631]]
|-
|[[First City Coin]]
|77
|77
|[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King|12]]
|-
|[[Fistful of Surface Currency]]
|0
|500
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]]
|-
|[[Foxfire Candle Stub]]
|500
|500
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 3)|12]]
|-
|[[Free Evening]]
|1
|1
|[[Invite Virginia to dinner|120]]
|-
|[[Hard-Earned Lesson]]
|0
|3
|[[Heart's Desire: Awaiting the Next Bout|305]]
|-
|[[Inkling of Identity]]
|0
|50
|[[Heart's Desire – Desperate Intentions|12]], [[Try and deduce the final sign|510]]
|-
|[[Intriguer's Compendium]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|670]]
|-
|[[Irresistible Drum]]
|0
|1
|[[Call in a favour from Virginia|510]]
|-
|[[Journal of Infamy]]
|10
|113
|[[Purchase a replacement copy of 'on the Maladies of Goats'|12]], [[Find the Clay Man who stole the shard|18]], [[Plan a journey to the Prince's Prison|140]]
|-
|[[Legal Document]]
|0
|5
|[[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Magnificent Diamond]]
|4
|4
|[[Ambition: Petition the Roseate Queen to host the Marvellous|210]], [[Piece your clues together (3)|240]]
|-
|[[Maniac's Prayer]]
|550
|1050
|[[Ambition: Meet with the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem|210]], [[Ambition: Treating with the Topsy King|340]], [[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Memory of Distant Shores]]
|0
|50
|[[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Memory of Light]]
|0
|1051
|[[Ambition: Enter Parabola|210]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Meritorious Copy]]
|0
|60
|[[Ambition: the Theft of your Secrets|320]]
|-
|[[Moon-Pearl]]
|200
|200
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 8|8]]
|-
|[[Mourning Candle]]
|20
|110
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ask about his preferences regarding a venue|210]], [[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|230]], [[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Muscaria Brandy]]
|1
|66
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Virginia|120]], [[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|230]], [[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Mystery of the Elder Continent]]
|20
|20
|[[Wrack your brains|210]]
|-
|[[Nevercold Brass Sliver]]
|0
|5000
|[[Heart's Desire – the Price of Desire|20]]
|-
|[[Night on the Town]]
|7
|8
|[[Heart's Desire – Tapping the Baton|22]], [[Invite Virginia to dinner|120]], [[Spend the evening with the Manager|210]], [[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|670]]
|-
|[[Night-Whisper]]
|1
|2
|[[Ambition: Finding October|225]], [[Propose a truce with the Topsy King|340]]
|-
|[[Parabola-Linen Scrap]]
|0
|2
|[[Ambition: Prepare to Travel the Wanting Way|210]], [[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]]
|-
|[[Partial Map]]
|5
|5
|[[Join a game|210]]
|-
|[[Patent Scrutinizer]]
|0
|1
|[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 8|12]]
|-
|[[Patent Scrutinizer Deluxe!]]
|0
|1
|[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 8|12]], [[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 9|12]]
|-
|[[Penny]]
|0
|10000
|[[Heart's Desire: Awaiting the Next Bout|300]]
|-
|[[Phosphorescent Scarab]]
|0
|16
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 1)|12]]
|-
|[[Portfolio of Souls]]
|1
|1
|[[Inquire about Virginia's preferences regarding a venue|210]]
|-
|[[Presbyterate Passphrase]]
|5
|5
|[[Join a game|210]]
|-
|[[Primaeval Hint]]
|1
|2
|[[Ambition: Petition the Roseate Queen to host the Marvellous|210]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Proscribed Material]]
|0
|1000
|[[Plan a journey to the Prince's Prison|140]]
|-
|[[Puzzling Map]]
|0
|8
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|210]]
|-
|[[Queer Soul]]
|0
|1
|[[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]]
|-
|[[Rat on a String]]
|100
|260
|[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King|12]], [[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 3|12]]
|-
|[[Ray-Drenched Cinder]]
|0
|1
|[[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell]]
|1
|2
|[[Plan a journey to the Prince's Prison|140]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Romantic Notion]]
|520
|520
|[[Wrack your brains|210]], [[Ambition: Treating with the Topsy King|340]]
|-
|[[Rookery Password]]
|1
|1
|[[Enter Old Downy|50]]
|-
|[[Scrap of Incendiary Gossip]]
|0
|200
|[[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]], [[Investigate the Bishop's own secrets|340]],
|-
|[[Searing Enigma]]
|0
|11
|[[Ambition: Meet with the Topsy King|210]], [[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|670]]
|-
|[[Set of Kifers]]
|0
|1
|[[Call in a favour from Virginia|510]]
|-
|[[Silent Soul]]
|0
|1
|[[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Stolen Correspondence]]
|0
|5
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 3|3]]
|-
|[[Stone Tentacle-Key]]
|0
|1
|[[Heart's Desire – the Price of Desire|20]]
|-
|[[Storm-Threnody]]
|5
|5
|[[Piece your clues together (2)|230]]
|-
|[[Strong-Backed Labour]]
|0
|40
|[[Ambition: Dealing with the Topsy King|330]], [[Ambition: A Master's Wrath|632]]
|-
|[[Sudden Insight]]
|0
|3
|[[Heart's Desire – the Topsy King 8|12]]
|-
|[[Sworn Statement]]
|0
|30
|[[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Tale of Terror!!]]
|0
|260
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ambition: The First Round|410]]
|-
|[[Uncanny Incunabulum]]
|0
|14
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Virginia|130]], [[Uncover the location of a One-Time Prince of Hell|140]], [[Ambition: Meet with the Topsy King|210]], [[Assemble a Compendium of the Heart's Desires|510]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Vision of the Surface]]
|10
|30
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ambition: Meet with the Monkey|210]]
|-
|[[Vital Intelligence]]
|3
|3
|[[Fortify your mind|560]], [[Ambition: Preparing for the Final Match|670]]
|-
|[[Volume of Collated Research]]
|1
|60
|[[Find the Clay Man who stole the shard|18]], [[Apply a tincture of Carnelian mushrooms to the stew|55]], [[Ambition: Meet with the Topsy King|210]], [[Ambition: The Beechwood Archive|235]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Whispered Hint]]
|30
|1030
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire! 2|2]], [[Train with other players|680]]
|-
|[[Zee-Ztory]]
|0
|110
|[[Ambition: Heart's Desire – Mr Pages|170]], [[Ambition: Prepare to Travel the Wanting Way|210]], [[Ambition: Finding October|225]]
|-
|}
[[Category:Guides]]