Cartography Grinding (Guide)
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Shard of Glim[edit]
- 100–120 for Rob a glim shipment at
Shadowy 100; requires 
PoSI - Up to 330 per action when Extracting confessions from the Calcified Men or Convincing the Calcified Man that you are of Polythreme for players with
Mithridacy 15 (5 with A Clay Arm) when working with the Clay Men in Underclay, eventually paid out via Send an Unfinished Man to the Tomb-Colonies or Send an Unfinished Man to Spite. Players can otherwise gain 300 per action (at 
Persuasive 209) for Extract confessions from the Calcified Men or Stage an introduction instead. All options require a minimum 5 actions of setup and pay out an additional 
7.50 in other items. See Underclay (Guide) for more information. - 42 for Burgle a Glim assayer's office; requires
The Airs of London 13-38.
- 30-32 for A quick commission: Ode to the Empress or A quick commission: Hymns to Sobriety; costs 3 actions.
- 1872 for Wait until it docks and rob the warehouse (or 1296 for Rob the glim ship) on Rob the Glim Shipment.
- 1650 for ...Mr Leadbeater's Fortune when robbing The House on Cubit Square; see On a Heist (Guide) for more information.
- 420 for A round of well-intentioned backslapping in exchange for
1 x Favours: The Docks
- 400 for completing an expedition to A thieves' cache!, which costs
1 x Favours: Criminals. This requires 
10 x Crate of Expedition Supplies and at least 6 actions; see Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide) for more information.
- 3000 for A Thunderstorm of Morality or An Innocent Fictional Scene; with
Inspired... sourced from The lead or Seek inspiration from your Prismatic Squidling, this takes 22 actions and averages 136 per action. With Inspired... sourced from Composition: the high path, this becomes 20 actions and 150 per action, if you can reliably get 125 
honey per action from the lab. See Carving out a Reputation at Court (Guide) for more information.
- 57 for Ask around 2 at
Term Passing... <5, and 106 for Institute a hierarchy of donors at Term Passing... 5-6; this makes at most 1027 per 13-action term. See Term Passing... (Guide) for more information.
- 97–111 for the options in Educating Lyme 1, at Persuasive 97–111 correspondingly.
- 105 for Be the bag person; requires Shadowy 100.
- 97 for A cat's wager at
Dangerous 97 - 99 for Offer informative guided tours at Dangerous 104
- 126 for Acquisition and screaming at
Orthos is Coming! 7, and 860 for Making money at Orthos is Coming! 9; this makes at most 1364 for a 20-action visit to the island. See Bullbone Island for more information.
- 700 for Hunting a feral crocodile. Can be done in as few as 6 actions with
Monster-Hunter (Make a daring approach) and Dangerous 294 (to 100% Pursue the feral crocodile), including Zailing actions.
Other
- 1800-2800 for the options under Glim-Smuggling on An Implausible Penance; costs 5 x Favours: Criminals.
Map Scrap[edit]
- (0.03 * Shadowy + 3.49, rounded down) for A cavalry officer; requires The Airs of London 50-100.
The Rat Market The Rat Market (Area)
- Can be purchased for 1
from Merry Gun's Exchange.
- 0-1 for Rumours of treasure; costs
x 200 Whispered Hint, also gives x 1-2 Crate of Expedition Supplies.
- 11 for Look for something cartographic, for a total of 154 over the course of the 27-action Time Passing at Hunter's Keep carousel. Requires
Hunter's Insight and 
Associating with a Youthful Naturalist 38.
- 10 for A message long cold at Orthos is Coming! 7; this makes at most 40 for a 20-action visit to the island. See Corpsecage Island for more information.
- 10 for Do a survey at Orthos is Coming! <4; this makes at most 50 for a 20-action visit to the island. See Grunting Fen for more information.
- 11 or 22 for Discuss the Adulterine Castle and Discuss the Stewards of the Discordance; requires
Crystalline Knowledge 1. - 22-26 for Step outside into the snow; requires A Palatial Holiday Home in the Arctic Circle.
Other
- Upconverting Shard of Glim; with glim sourced from the Underclay, this can reach up to 24.2 per action.
Zee-Ztory[edit]
- 1-5 for A taste of Mutton Island from Mrs Chapman's Boarding House for Those Who Temporarily Have Nowhere Else To Go storylet, depending on base Persuasive; requires
The Season in Soup at exactly 1.
- (
Advertising Profile: Name Recognition / 50) for completing the Spirit of the Zee campaign. See A Trade in Reputations (Guide) for more information. At 3500 Advertising Profile: Name Recognition, this is 4.67 Zee-Ztories per action.
- Survey the dock-cradles for 4 per action at
watchful 250+.
- 6 for Direct the miners towards a promising dig site for a total of 36 over the 14-action Port Cecil carousel.
Other
- Upconverting Map Scraps; with Map Scraps upconverted from Underclay glim, this reaches 4.81 per action.
- Side-converting from Newspaper-sourced
Journal of Infamy; this gives 3.54 per action. - Various Zailing cards give out Zee-Ztories.
- Buy Map Scrap in The Rat Market, then upconvert once. Depending on the efficiency of your source of
Rat-Shillings, this gives the following overall efficiency:
| /action:
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30 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
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6.05 | 7.91 | 9.7 | 11.42 |
Partial Map[edit]
- 2 is part of the reward for completing a flash lay of An Avid Auditor for the Ministry of Public Decency.
- 1 for Provide Sage Advice; costs
x 5 Memory of Distant Shores and x 5 Zee-Ztory.
- (
Silver Horseheads/ 30 + 2, rounded to the nearest integer) for cashing in Silver Horseheads at the end of a 26-action term; see Port Carnelian (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Enlist qualified assistance (The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew); requires a
The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew and a 
Jericho Library. See Jericho Library (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Recover lost works; costs
x 1 Volume of Collated Research.
- 1 for Sneak into the courtyard; on average 1 every 4-action break-in of Station VIII.
- 1 for a success on Don't research the Discordance, which is a narrow
Steward of the Discordance 5 challenge.
Other
- Upconverting Zee-Ztories; with Zee-Ztories sourced from upconverted Underclay glim, this reaches 0.88 per action.
- 2 for siding with the Criminals on their conflict card with the Constables.
Puzzling Map[edit]
- In maps lets Crimson Engineers,
Crooked-Crosses, 
Midnighters and Siopians pay out their Professional Activities (Guide) in maps and other items. Requires at least ~16.7 actions per map for Crimson Engineers and Siopians, 25 actions for Crooked-Crosses and 12.5 for Midnighters.
- 4 for The dusty book, costing x 25-32
Exploits depending on how many Gains you have in the four main stats. Averages between 6.5 and 8.25 actions per map. More if other rewards are upconverted See Hearts' Game (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for at the end of Vertiginous Horticulture, at 9 actions per Map.
- 1 for Deliver the documents to the Glass; see On a Heist (Guide) for more information.
- 2 for Accept a share of the coffer of Admiralty maps, 3 for Claim the coffer of Admiralty maps; see Brawling with Dockers (Guide) for more information.
- 2 for Stonefall Copse (requires 20 x Crate of Expedition Supplies, and at least 9 actions). See Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide) for more information.
- ( Silver Horseheads / 70, rounded to the nearest integer) for cashing in Silver Horseheads at the end of a 26-action term; see Port Carnelian (Guide) for more information.
- 0.25 for Stroll into a bookshop on average; costs
x 20 .
- FATE
Sub-Basement unlocks a card with an option to cash out 
Hinterland Prosperity for 5 maps on failing a check. With maxed 
Hinterland Efficiency, this comes out to ~2.6 actions per map. Note that even with a 
Weasel of Woe there is a 1% chance of getting 
Sap of the Cedar at the Crossroads instead, but the impact is negligible (and profitable!).
Other
- Upconverting Partial Maps; with Partial Maps sourced from upconverted Underclay glim, this reaches 0.17 per action (~6 actions per map).
- 2 can be obtained by selling the right-hand side of the Screaming Map to the Implacable Detective, and doing particularly well in the hunt for the right-hand side will get you another Puzzling Map.
- Casting an Oneiric Pearl into the zee gives, amongst other rewards, x 1 .
- 5 for trading a Collection of Curiosities on the Tomb-Colonist faction card.
Salt Steppe Atlas[edit]
- 1 for The dusty book, costing x 25-32 Exploits depending on how many Gains you have in the four main stats. Averages between 26 and 33 actions per map. See Hearts' Game (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Tell the Forlorn Captain the truth; requires at least 12 actions and an
Emetic Revelation. See Khaganian Intrigue (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Exchange some plunder for a Salt Steppe Atlas; costs
6250 x Stashed Treasure. See Piracy (Guide) for details.
Other
- Upconverting from Puzzling Maps; with Maps upconverted from Underclay glim, this takes about 30 actions and 1 x Favours: The Docks.
- Buying Map Scraps from the Rat Market, using an efficient Rat Market grind like Tiger Tribute likely takes many fewer actions, as the EPA is higher, and you start one tier higher.
Relatively Safe Zee Lane[edit]
- 1 for Exchange some plunder for a Relatively Safe Zee Lane; costs 6250 x Stashed Treasure. See Piracy (Guide) for details.
Other
- Upconvert Puzzling Maps
Sighting of a Parabolan Landmark[edit]
- An amount depending on your
Glasswork, up to 6, when you Survey the territory
- About 15 per action with Dreams: A Choice of Reverie; see Oneiropomp (Guide) for more information.
- 25 for A Clay Man on High Upon the Parapets in A Silvered Future. See Irem (Guide) for more information.
Glass Gazette[edit]
- 5 for How much research and how much dream? starting from Prepare a set of Glass Gazettes (requires Laboratory Research 50,
Parabolan Research 10) or 125 starting from Fantasize about an atlas of the Is-Not (requires Laboratory Research 2500, Parabolan Research 65).
- 26 for Take some Glass Gazettes, requiring
IPSEITY 7; averages 1.44 per action over an 18-action carousel. If you are very lucky with the cards you draw, you may also acquire some Rag Trade items, and potentially another 26 gazettes. See The Maze-Garden (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Commune with the Chorus of Cats; requires that your last campaign was on behalf of the cats (see Parabolan War (Guide) for more info) and that you have introduced at least 6 cats to the kitten on the Dome.
- 1 for a stand-alone action.
- 1 for Explore the dreams of the Church in the Wild; requires having established a Church in the Wild.
- 5 for trading in 5
Roof-Charts at A Trading Post at Zenith: False Lights and False-Stars. Requires 
2 A Trading Post at Zenith.
Other
- Upconverting from Sighting of a Parabolan Landmark; with Sightings sourced from oneiropomping, this reaches about 0.75 per action.
- Downconverting from
Vitreous Almanacs; with Almanacs downconverted from Sunken Embassy-sourced Revelations, this averages 1.25 per action. - 1 is generated each time you downconvert Parabolan Parables or downconvert Oneiromantic Revelations. As each of these options provides enough materials to upconvert into a Parable or Revelation, this can be repeated for 1 Gazette per 2 actions.
Roof-Chart[edit]
- Up to 16 for Collate your findings; requires 550 Laboratory Research and gives an amount of
Extraordinary Implications equal to 25 minus the amount of Roof-Charts gained.
- As of Firmament chapter 2, maximum Roof-Chart payout requires exploring the Midnight Moon.
- 40 for Return with the lighthouse-keeper's ledgers and charts. Optimistically assuming each card gives 5 points of progress, this reaches 1.81 Roof-Charts per action; see The Stacks (Guide) for more information
Other
- Can be purchased from
The Cenobitic Outfitter in Hallow's Throat for 
100 x Stuiver.
Vitreous Almanac[edit]
- 1 for Send an unreasonably sized sack of documents to Mt Palmerston; this requires at least 5 actions per almanac. See The Sunken Embassy (Guide) for more information.
- 5 for Give an inordinately enormous stack of documents to the Brass Embassy and down converting the resulting Oneiromantic Revelation. This requires at least 18 actions per revelation, plus one for the conversion, resulting in ~4 actions per almanac. See The Sunken Embassy (Guide) for more information.
- 2 for Aid in the illusion; costs 2 actions and either
1 x Blackmail Material and 
20 x Whisper-Satin Scrap or 
7 x Favours: Fingerkings, 
1 x Memory of Light and 
2 x Memory of a Much Lesser Self. Requires Shadowy Gains of at least 12.
- 0.25 for Stroll into a bookshop on average; costs x 20
Other
- Downconverting Oneiromantic Revelations; with revelations sourced from the Sunken Embassy or Flint or Dagger, this averages 3.8 actions per almanac.
Oneiromantic Revelation[edit]
- 1 for Give an inordinately enormous stack of documents to the Brass Embassy; this requires at least 18 actions per revelation. See The Sunken Embassy (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Taste honey from an inordinate amount of bees; this requires 21-26 actions per revelation, depending on airs. See Hunting Bees in Old Newgate (Guide) for more information
- 3 for the Suggest she join you ending of the A Second City Vengeance campaign; see Parabolan War (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for a FATE-locked conclusion at the end of the Stacks activity; see The Stacks (Guide) for more information
- 1 for Plant an unsecured mirror; requires at least 15 actions, Connected: Fingerkings 4 and
x 2 Intercepted Cablegram. You can obtain the cablegrams at an average of 0.6 actions for 2 via Tap the underzee cable. See Khaganian Intrigue (Guide) for more information.
Other
- Upconverting Vitreous Almanacs; this is virtually always less efficient than the Embassy or New Newgate.
- Downconverting
Parabolan Parables. - In the Pillared Sea, Of the Pillars allows you to exchange
x 25 Justificande Coin for a Revelation, although the degree of luck involved makes this an inefficient grind.
Parabolan Parable[edit]
- 1 for any of the non-tied endings of the Chessboard campaign, the Cats campaign when the Prince rejects the King's offer or the Khatun ending of the Fingerkings campaign. See Parabolan War (Guide) for more information.
Other
- Upconverting 5 Oneiromantic Revelations (requires
Parabolan Commander); with Revelations sourced from the Sunken Embassy or Flint or Dagger, this can yield a Parable in as few as 91 actions. With Revelations sourced from the Khanate, this can yield a parable in as few as 79 actions.
Cartographer's Hoard[edit]
- 1 for Complete your Hoard (requires Laboratory Research 2700) or Dream of the Fourth City (requires Laboratory Research 2700,
Expertise of the Fourth City 10 and 
Nightmares).
Other
- 1 for Put together a Cartographer's Hoard; costs a Salt Steppe Atlas, x 5 Puzzling Map, x 25 Partial Map, x 5 Vitreous Almanac and x 25 Glass Gazette.
Waswood Almanac[edit]
- 1 for the Deny yourself ending of the reflection campaign or the tied ending of the Chessboard campaign; see Parabolan War (Guide) for more information.
Collection of Curiosities[edit]
- 1 has a ~6% chance of appearing as a reward for A Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven (requires 20 x Crate of Expedition Supplies and 9 actions); see Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide) for more information.
- 1 in exchange for a variety of materials with Assemble a Collection of Curiosities.
- 1 for Experience on the The End of Battles card.
Other
- 1 for A few of your old things; requires 34 actions. See Fighting a War of Assassins (Guide) for more information.
