Barristering at Evenlode (Guide)

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Barristering at Evenlode Summary
Locked Fixed-Length Activity
Setup Progress End
1 A 4 A 1 A
Progress

Details

Raise Progress of a Trial to 4.
Items Inputs/Outputs
Start-up
Boosting
Outputs
Raw EPA 4.43

Once you reach The Magistracy of the Evenlode and you can Address the main usher and then Go to the courts. Watch some trials to get an idea of how they proceed, building up Time Spent in the Magistracy to 3. Then you may Intervene in a case in order to act as a barrister for the good citizens of the Neath.

General[edit]

A case is progressed over the course of six actions, and your options for each action are different at each point, and often dependent on the case you chose and sometimes options you took previously. You can intervene either on the defense or the prosecution, and each of these have different options.

  1. Choose a case
  2. Submitting Paperwork
  3. Opening Arguments
  4. Expounding on the Case
  5. Closing Arguments
  6. Awaiting the Verdict

Different options and certain cases may award Prestige of a Legal Case which both makes the final payout check more difficult and at the same time more rewarding, though getting this higher than 9 will result in no additional reward, despite the difficulty increase. Payout will also increase based on your Renown with the faction you're assisting.

Cases[edit]

Trial Cases
Case (Prosecution V Defense) Faction Faction Scaler Max Prestige Reward (Max) EPA
Magistracy V Accused Renown: Constables 9 225 x Hinterland Prosperity[4] 4.33
Renown: Criminals 10 250 x Hinterland Prosperity[4]
  • 4.33
  • 4.5 w/
Rats V Urchins Rats Sympathetic about Ratly Concerns 7 175 x Hinterland Prosperity[4] 4
Urchins Renown: Urchins 7 175 x Hinterland Prosperity[4]
  • 3.833
  • 4.44 w/ Ratket
  • 4.60 w/
Tomb-Colonists Renown: Tomb-Colonies 9 225 x Hinterland Prosperity[4] 4.33
Devils Renown: Hell 8 200 x Hinterland Prosperity[4]
  • 4
  • 4.17 w/
Renown: The Docks 9 225 x Hinterland Prosperity[4]
  • 4.7
  • 5.36 w/ Ratket
Society Matron Renown: Society 9 225 x Hinterland Prosperity[4]
  • 2.08
  • 2.25 w/
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
    Renown 0 10 20 30 40 50 52+
    Reward 2 17 80 166 195 199 200

    Drop of Prisoner's Honey is half the above.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 ( Prestige of a Legal Case) x Journal of Infamy
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 ( Prestige of a Legal Case) x Dubious Testimony
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 ( Prestige of a Legal Case) x25 Hinterland Prosperity

Progression of a Case[edit]

Prosecution[edit]

Prosecution
Progress of a Trial 0: Submitting Paperwork
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Enter the bare minimum - Any Watchful 175 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Drown them in paper - Any Mithridacy 8 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case Suspicion +2 CP
Progress of a Trial 1: Opening Statements
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Propose adhering to London forms of prosecution - Any - - -
Find an unconventional angle on the case - Any Watchful 175 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Rely on a form of honour that came before laws Cave-Aged Code of Honour Criminal Case A Player of Chess 2 -
Invoke sacred methods of enforcing an oath The Efficient Commissioner's Tale 1000 Civil Case A Player of Chess 2 -
Apply a law of contracts that passes London's understanding The Flower from Hell that Grows Under Your Skin Civil Case A Player of Chess 2 -
Progress of a Trial 2: Expounding on the Case
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Interrogate witnesses to the alleged act of (crime) - Criminal Case Mithridacy 0[1] 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Let your client speak freely - Civil Case Mithridacy 0[1] 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Fabricate evidence against the (defendant) Common Law Criminal Case Shadowy 175 -1 x Prestige of a Legal Case Suspicion +2 CP
Complicate the matter Common Law Civil Case Mithridacy 4[1] 2 x Prestige of a Legal Case Scandal +2 CP
Quiz the accused on the strength of their word Principles of Honor Criminal Mithridacy 0[1] 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case
Ask them for a proof in cedar Cedar Authority Civil Case A Player of Chess 2 -
Review the contract in light of your Scholarship Marigold Methods Civil Case A Scholar of the Correspondence 8 -
Look out for Hell's interests even as you fight to defeat it Hell Charter Tomb-Colonists A Player of Chess 2[1] 2 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Progress of a Trial 3: Closing Arguments
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Run out the clock (Prosecution) Common Law Any Persuasive 150 - Scandal +2 CP
Grandstand! (Prosecution) - Any Persuasive 175 Making Waves + ( Prestige * 3) CP Scandal +2 CP
Close out your argument in a nuanced way - Any Mithridacy 3[1] 2 x Prestige of a Legal Case Scandal +2 CP
Perform your closing argument in infernal dance Civil Trial Persuasive 150
Progress of a Trial 4: The Verdict
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Await a verdict on the matter of the (defendant) charged with (crime) - Criminal Trial Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table.
Insist the (defendant) be punished – but according to London law Unassuming Judge Criminal Trial Mithridacy 2[1] See Above Table.
Press for a harsh sentence Edicts of the First City Criminal Trial Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table.
Extract an anguished courtroom confession from (defendant) The Long-Dead Priests of the Red Bird Criminal Trial Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table.
Await a verdict on Venge-Rats v Urchin (Prosecution) - Rats Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table.
Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron (Prosecution) - Gondoliers Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table. 1 x Mortification of a Great Power
Await a verdict on Tomb-Colonists v Hell (Prosecution) - Tomb-Colonists Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table. 5 x Presbyterate Passphrase
  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Each point of Prestige of a Legal Case increases the base difficulty by 1 point.

Defence[edit]

Defence
Progress of a Trial 0: Submitting Paperwork
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Craft a water-tight case - Any A Player of Chess 8 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Form a working understanding of the particulars - Any Watchful 175 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case Scandal +2 CP
Progress of a Trial 1: Opening Statements
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Work with the judge you have - Any - - -
Contrive an exchange of judges A Very Lenient Judge Any A Player of Chess 2 -2 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Bring on the most rigorous judge An Assuming Judge Any A Player of Chess 2 2 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Draw on the insight of a professional colleague Investigating Precedence 75 Any A Player of Chess 2 ??
Engage in a spot of witness intimidation - Any Shadowy 175 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Progress of a Trial 2: Expounding on the Case
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Explore the full legal complexity of the case - Any Mithridacy 4[1] 2 x Prestige of a Legal Case Scandal +2 CP
Be rigorously honest - Any Mithridacy 0[1] 1 x Prestige of a Legal Case -
Show the (defendant) in the most sympathetic possible light Criminal Case Persuasive 175 -1 x Prestige of a Legal Case Suspicion +2 CP
Progress of a Trial 3: Closing Arguments
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Run out the clock (Defence) - Any Persuasive 150 - Scandal +2 CP
Grandstand! (Defence) - Any Persuasive 175 Making Waves + ( Prestige * 3) CP Scandal +2 CP
Dismantle the arguments of the opposing counsel - Any Mithridacy 3[1] 2 x Prestige of a Legal Case Scandal +2 CP
Destroy evidence against the (defendant) - Criminal Trial Shadowy 175 -1 x Prestige of a Legal Case Suspicion +2 CP
Progress of a Trial 4: The Verdict
Option Requirements Client Challenge Pass Failure
Await a verdict on the matter of (crime) - Criminal Trial Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table.
Plead that your client has already repented Salve of Righteousness Criminal Trial Mithridacy 2[1] See Above Table.
Introduce the possibility of a 'Not Proven' verdict for the (defendant) Balmoral's Castellan Criminal Trial - -
Smuggle the (defendant) out A Palatial Holiday Home in the Arctic Circle Criminal Trial Shadowy 100[2] See Above Table. 2 x Comprehensive Bribe
Await a verdict on Venge-Rats v Urchin (Defence) - Urchins Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table. 1 x Storm-Threnody
Bribe the Venge-rats with a little of their own favourite tipple Distillation of Retribution Urchins Kataleptic Toxicology 2[1] See Above Table. 1 x Storm-Threnody
Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron (Defence) - Society Matron Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table.
Bribe the enraged Gondoliers with the sweet taste of retribution Distillation of Retribution Society Matron Kataleptic Toxicology 2[1] See Above Table.
Await a verdict on Tomb-Colonists v Hell (Defence) - Devils Mithridacy 3[1] See Above Table.
Bribe the furious Tomb-Colonist with the sweet taste of revenge Distillation of Retribution Devils Kataleptic Toxicology 2[1] See Above Table.
  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Each point of Prestige of a Legal Case increases the base difficulty by 1 point.
  2. ↑ Each point of Prestige of a Legal Case increases the base difficulty by 10 points.

Strategy[edit]

As a note, any prosecution when you can pick the Marigold Methods, if you have The Rose Giveth Its Verses to Devils and Also to You, choosing this and then Perform your closing argument in infernal dance will provide maximum prestige and give you 2 CP Making Waves. Under the same methods and on a non-Tomb-Colonist trial, if you have 12 A Scholar of the Correspondence, choosing Review the contract in light of your Scholarship will also provide 2 CP Making Waves along with the maximum prestige.

Criminal Prosecution[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 9, requiring a Cave-Aged Code of Honour and either 17 Mithridacy or 16 with Unassuming Judge for maximum payout.

  1. Start at 3 Prestige
  2. Enter the bare minimum or Drown them in paper
  3. Rely on a form of honour that came before laws
  4. Interrogate witnesses to the alleged act of (crime)
  5. Close out your argument in a nuanced way
  6. Await the Verdict

Criminal Defence[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 10, requiring a An Assuming Judge and 18 Mithridacy for maximum payout. Otherwise, a maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 9, requiring 17 Mithridacy.

  1. Start at 3 Prestige
  2. Craft a water-tight case or Form a working understanding of the particulars
  3. Opening Statements
  4. Explore the full legal complexity of the case
  5. Dismantle the arguments of the opposing counsel
  6. Await a verdict on the matter of (crime)

Rats[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 7, requiring 15 Mithridacy and either The Efficient Commissioner's Tale 1000 or The Flower from Hell that Grows Under Your Skin for maximum payout.

  1. Start at 0 Prestige
  2. Enter the bare minimum or Drown them in paper
  3. Invoke sacred methods of enforcing an oath or Apply a law of contracts that passes London's understanding
  4. Let your client speak freely
  5. Close out your argument in a nuanced way
  6. Await a verdict on Venge-Rats v Urchin (Prosecution)

Urchins[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 7, requiring a An Assuming Judge and either 15 Mithridacy, or Kataleptic Toxicology 14 and Distillation of Retribution for maximum payout. Otherwise, a maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 6, either 14 Mithridacy, or Kataleptic Toxicology 13 and Distillation of Retribution.

  1. Start at 0 Prestige
  2. Craft a water-tight case or Form a working understanding of the particulars
  3. Opening Statements
  4. Explore the full legal complexity of the case
  5. Dismantle the arguments of the opposing counsel
  6. Verdict

Gondoliers[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 9, requiring either 18 Mithridacy and either The Efficient Commissioner's Tale 1000 or The Flower from Hell that Grows Under Your Skin for maximum payout.

  1. Start at 2 Prestige
  2. Enter the bare minimum or Drown them in paper
  3. Invoke sacred methods of enforcing an oath or Apply a law of contracts that passes London's understanding
  4. Let your client speak freely
  5. Close out your argument in a nuanced way
  6. Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron (Prosecution)

Society Matron[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 9, requiring a An Assuming Judge and either 17 Mithridacy, or Kataleptic Toxicology 16 and Distillation of Retribution for maximum payout. Otherwise, a maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 8, either 16 Mithridacy, or Kataleptic Toxicology 15 and Distillation of Retribution.

  1. Start at 2 Prestige
  2. Craft a water-tight case or Form a working understanding of the particulars
  3. Opening Statements
  4. Explore the full legal complexity of the case
  5. Dismantle the arguments of the opposing counsel
  6. Verdict

Tomb-Colonists[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 9, requiring 17 Mithridacy, 12 A Player of Chess, a Hell Charter and either The Efficient Commissioner's Tale 1000 or The Flower from Hell that Grows Under Your Skin for maximum payout.

  1. Start at 1 Prestige
  2. Enter the bare minimum or Drown them in paper
  3. Invoke sacred methods of enforcing an oath or Apply a law of contracts that passes London's understanding
  4. Look out for Hell's interests even as you fight to defeat it
  5. Close out your argument in a nuanced way
  6. Await a verdict on Tomb-Colonists v Hell (Prosecution)

Devils[edit]

Maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 8, requiring a An Assuming Judge and either 16 Mithridacy, or Kataleptic Toxicology 15 and Distillation of Retribution for maximum payout. Otherwise, a maximum Prestige of a Legal Case of 7, either 15 Mithridacy, or Kataleptic Toxicology 14 and Distillation of Retribution.

  1. Start at 1 Prestige
  2. Craft a water-tight case or Form a working understanding of the particulars
  3. Opening Statements
  4. Explore the full legal complexity of the case
  5. Dismantle the arguments of the opposing counsel
  6. Verdict

EPA Analysis[edit]

At a maximum EPA of 4.27 and some rather hefty Mithridacy requirements, this is not a money maker, but it is the best way to obtain Mirrorcatch Boxes and Mortification of a Great Power.

With the addition of scaling Hinterland Prosperity if you have completed the Railway, EPA can now reach above 5, meaning that it can be a decent way to make money, while also being a good source of Mortification of a Great Powers and Mirrorcatch Boxes.

Maximising Making Waves[edit]

On the other hand, barristering is a quite effective method of gaining Making Waves. The primary source of this generation is the Grandstand! action available in the later stages of a trial, which (as mentioned above) grants Prestige x 3 CP of Making Waves per use. While this method requires either a Hallowmas companion or deep progression into a Hellish railway storyline, the effective CPPA gain is one of the highest grindable options in the game.

For the purposes of the entries below, a "required" skill level is the level needed to 100% all relevant checks. Note that in addition to the below, a Persuasive of 275 is required to 100% the Grandstand! check itself.

Gondoliers (+23 CP MW)[edit]

This is the highest possible MW gain per case. While it does require 20x Preserved Surface Blooms per case, it converts those into 1x Mortification of a Great Power to sell at the Rat Market on the right weeks. Requires The Flower from Hell that Grows Under Your Skin. Stat-wise, guaranteeing maximal MW gain requires A Player of Chess 7, A Scholar of the Correspondence 12 and either Watchful 292 or Mithridacy 8. Also guaranteeing the bonus rewards (you will always get the Mortification) aditionally requires Mithridacy 15.

  1. Start at 2 Prestige
  2. Enter the bare minimum or Drown them in paper
  3. Apply a law of contracts that passes London's understanding
  4. Review the contract in light of your Scholarship (+ 2 CP MW)
  5. Total Prestige: 7
  6. Grandstand! (Prosecution) (+21 CP MW)
  7. Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron (Prosecution)

Society Matron Route (+21 CP MW)[edit]

Requires either Mithridacy 15 or all three of Mithridacy 13, Kataleptic Toxicology 14, and a Distillation of Retribution; either A Player of Chess 12 or both A Player of Chess 7 and Watchful 275; and an Assuming Judge

  1. Start at 2 Prestige
  2. Craft a water-tight case or Form a working understanding of the particulars
  3. Bring on the most rigorous judge
  4. Explore the full legal complexity of the case
  5. Total Prestige: 7
  6. Grandstand! (Defence)
  7. Await a verdict on Gondoliers v Society Matron (Defence) or Bribe the enraged Gondoliers with the sweet taste of retribution

Tomb Colonists[edit]

There are two methods using the Tomb Colonists route. The first is one CP more efficient but requires a particular railway charter; the second requires A Scholar of the Correspondence 12.

Charter Route (+21 CP MW)[edit]

Requires Mithridacy 15, A Player of Chess 12 or Watchful 275, a Charter of the Great Hellbound Railway 10 (Infernal Alliance), and either The Efficient Commissioner's Tale 1,000 or The Flower from Hell that Grows Under Your Skin

  1. Start at 1 Prestige
  2. Enter the bare minimum or Drown them in paper
  3. Invoke sacred methods of enforcing an oath or Apply a law of contracts that passes London's understanding
  4. Look out for Hell's interests even as you fight to defeat it
  5. Total Prestige: 7
  6. Grandstand! (Prosecution)
  7. Await a verdict on Tomb-Colonists v Hell (Prosecution)

ASotC Route (+20 CP MW)[edit]

Requires Mithridacy 15, A Player of Chess 12 or Watchful 275, The Flower from Hell that Grows Under Your Skin, and A Scholar of the Correspondence 12.

  1. Start at 1 Prestige
  2. Enter the bare minimum or Drown them in paper
  3. Apply a law of contracts that passes London's understanding
  4. Review the contract in light of your Scholarship (+2 MW)
  5. Total Prestige: 6
  6. Grandstand! (Prosecution)
  7. Await a verdict on Tomb-Colonists v Hell (Prosecution)
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