Editing Cartography Grinding (Guide)

{{Item Grinding}}
== {{IL|Shard of Glim}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Shard of Glim}}
{{IL|Spite}}
* 100–120  for [[Rob a glim shipment]] at {{IL|Shadowy}} 100; requires {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -|Appearance = PoSI}}
* Up to 330 per action when [[Extract confessions from the Calcified Men|Extracting confessions from the Calcified Men]] or [[Convince the Calcified Man that you are of Polythreme|Convincing the Calcified Man that you are of Polythreme]] for players with {{IL|Mithridacy}} 15 (5 with [[A Clay Arm]]) when [[Escape from Underclay|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 {{IL|Persuasive}} 209) for [[Extract confessions from the Calcified Men]] or [[Stage an introduction]] instead. All options require a minimum 5 actions of [[Overflow payouts (Guide)|setup]] and pay out an additional {{e}}7.50 in other items. See [[Underclay (Guide)]] for more information.
* 42 for [[Burgle a Glim assayer's office]]; requires {{IL|The Airs of London}} 13-38.

{{IL|The Singing Mandrake}}
* 30-32 for [[A quick commission: Ode to the Empress]] or [[A quick commission: Hymns to Sobriety]]; costs 3 actions.

{{IL|The Flit}}
* 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.

{{IL|Wolfstack Docks}}
* 420  for [[A round of well-intentioned backslapping]] in exchange for {{IL|Favours: The Docks|1 x}}

{{IL|Base-Camp}}
* 400 for completing an expedition to [[A thieves' cache!]], which costs {{IL|Favours: Criminals|1 x}}. This requires {{IL|Crate of Expedition Supplies|10 x}} and at least 6 actions; see [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Empress' Court}}
* 3000 for [[A Thunderstorm of Morality]] or [[An Innocent Fictional Scene]]; with {{IL|Inspired...}} sourced from [[The lead]] or [[Seek inspiration from your Prismatic Squidling]], this takes 22 actions and averages 136 per action. With {{IL|Inspired...}} sourced from [[Composition: the high path]], this becomes 20 actions and 150 per action, if you can reliably get 125 {{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|Appearance=honey}} per action from the [[Have a firm conversation with the Freeloading Artist|lab]]. See [[Carving out a Reputation at Court (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The University}}
* 57 for [[Ask around 2]] at {{IL|Term Passing...}} <5, and 106 for [[Institute a hierarchy of donors]] at {{IL|Term Passing...}} 5-6; this makes at most 1027 per 13-action term. See [[Term Passing... (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Mahogany Hall}}
* 97–111  for the options in [[Educating Lyme 1]], at {{IL|Persuasive}} 97–111 correspondingly.
* 105 for [[Be the bag person]]; requires {{IL|Shadowy}} 100.

{{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}
* 97 for [[A cat's wager]] at {{IL|Dangerous}} 97
* 99  for [[Offer informative guided tours]] at {{IL|Dangerous}} 104

{{IL|Bullbone Island}}
* 126 for [[Acquisition and screaming]] at {{IL|Orthos is Coming!}} 7, and 860 for [[Making money]] at {{IL|Orthos is Coming!}} 9; this makes at most 1364 for a 20-action visit to the island. See [[Bullbone Island#Expedition Progress|Bullbone Island]] for more information.
{{IL|Zailing the Unterzee}}

* 700 for [[Finish off the crocodile|Hunting a feral crocodile]]. Can be done in as few as 6 actions with {{IL|Monster-Hunter}} ([[Make a daring approach]]) and {{IL|Dangerous}} 294 (to 100% [[Pursue the (Zee-Beast)|Pursue the feral crocodile]]), including Zailing actions.

Other
* 1800-2800 for the options under [[Glim-Smuggling]] on [[An Implausible Penance]]; costs {{IL|Favours: Criminals|5 x}}.

== {{IL|Map Scrap}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Map Scrap}}
{{IL|Spite}}
* (0.03 * {{IL|Shadowy}} + 3.49, rounded down) for [[A cavalry officer]]; requires {{IL|The Airs of London}} 50-100.

{{IL|The Rat Market (Area)|The Rat Market}}
* Can be purchased for 1 {{r}} from [[Merry Gun's Exchange]].

{{IL|Base-Camp}}
* 0-1 for [[Rumours of treasure]]; costs {{IL|Whispered Hint|x 200}}, also gives {{IL|Crate of Expedition Supplies|x 1-2}}.

{{IL|Hunter's Keep}}
* 11 for [[Look for something cartographic]], for a total of 154 over the course of the 27-action [[Time Passing at Hunter's Keep (Guide)|Time Passing at Hunter's Keep]] carousel. Requires {{IL|Hunter's Insight}} and {{IL|Associating with a Youthful Naturalist}} 38.

{{IL|Corpsecage Island}}
* 10 for [[A message long cold]] at {{IL|Orthos is Coming!}} 7; this makes at most 40 for a 20-action visit to the island. See [[Corpsecage Island#Expedition Progress|Corpsecage Island]] for more information.

{{IL|Grunting Fen}}
* 10 for [[Do a survey]] at {{IL|Orthos is Coming!}} <4; this makes at most 50 for a 20-action visit to the island. See [[Grunting Fen#Expedition Progress|Grunting Fen]] for more information.

{{IL|The Hurlers}}
* 11 or 22 for [[Discuss the Adulterine Castle]] and [[Discuss the Stewards of the Discordance]]; requires {{IL|Crystalline Knowledge}} 1.
* 22-26 for [[Step outside into the snow]]; requires {{IL|A Palatial Holiday Home in the Arctic Circle}}.

Other
* Upconverting Shard of Glim; with glim sourced from [[Underclay (Guide)|the Underclay]], this can reach up to 24.2 per action.

== {{IL|Zee-Ztory}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Zee-Ztory}}
{{IL|Spite}}
* 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 {{IL|Persuasive}}; requires {{IL|The Season in Soup}} at exactly 1.

{{IL|A Trade in Reputations}}
* ({{IL|Advertising Profile: Name Recognition}} / 50) for completing the [[Spirit of the Zee]] campaign. See [[A Trade in Reputations (Guide)]] for more information. At 3500 {{IL|Advertising Profile: Name Recognition}}, this is 4.67 Zee-Ztories per action.

{{IL|Gaider's Mourn}}
* [[Survey the dock-cradles]] for 4 per action at {{IL|watchful}} 250+.

{{IL|Port Cecil}}
* 6 for [[Direct the miners towards a promising dig site]] for a total of 36 over the 14-action [[Port Cecil (Guide)|Port Cecil carousel]].

Other
* Upconverting {{IL|Map Scrap}}s; with Map Scraps upconverted from [[Underclay (Guide)|Underclay]] glim, this reaches 4.81 per action.
* Side-converting from [[Writing a Newspaper (Guide)|Newspaper-sourced]] {{IL|Journal of Infamy}}; this gives 3.54 per action.
* Various [[Zailing (Guide)|Zailing]] cards give out Zee-Ztories.
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== {{IL|Partial Map}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Partial Map}}
{{IL|Your Activities}}
* 2 is part of the reward for completing a flash lay of [[An Avid Auditor for the Ministry of Public Decency]].

{{IL|The Blind Helmsman}}
* 1 for [[Provide Sage Advice]]; costs {{IL|Memory of Distant Shores|x 5}} and {{IL|Zee-Ztory|x 5}}.

{{IL|Port Carnelian}}
* ({{IL|Silver Horseheads}}/ 30 + 2, [[Rounding|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.

{{IL|Jericho Locks}}
* 1 for [[Enlist qualified assistance (The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew)]]; requires a {{IL|The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew}} and a {{IL|Jericho Library}}. See [[Jericho Library (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump}}
* 1 for [[Recover lost works]]; costs {{IL|Volume of Collated Research|x 1}}.

{{IL|Station VIII}}
* 1 for [[Sneak into the courtyard]]; on average 1 every 4-action break-in of Station VIII.

{{IL|The Hurlers}}
* 1 for a success on [[Don't research the Discordance]], which is a narrow {{IL|Steward of the Discordance}} 5 challenge.

Other
* Upconverting {{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance=Zee-Ztories}}; with Zee-Ztories sourced from upconverted [[Underclay (Guide)|Underclay]] glim, this reaches 0.88 per action.
* 2 for [[Get word to the Smuggler|siding with the Criminals on their conflict card with the Constables]].

== {{IL|Puzzling Map}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Puzzling Map}}

{{IL|Your Activities}}
* [[In maps]] lets [[A Professional Specialisation:|Crimson Engineers]], {{IL|Crooked-Cross}}es, {{IL|Midnighter}}s and [[A Professional Specialisation:|Siopians]] pay out their [[Professional Activities (Guide)]] in maps and other items. Requires at least ~16.7 actions per map for [[A Professional Specialisation:|Crimson Engineers]] and [[A Professional Specialisation:|Siopians]], 25 actions for {{IL|Crooked-Cross}}es and 12.5 for {{IL|Midnighter}}s.

{{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}
*4 for [[The dusty book]], costing x 25-32 {{IL|Hearts' Game: Exploits|Appearance=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.

{{IL|The Flit}}
* 1 for at the end of [[Vertiginous Horticulture (Guide)|Vertiginous Horticulture]], at 9 actions per Map.
* 1 for [[Deliver the documents to the Glass]]; see [[On a Heist (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Blind Helmsman}}
* 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.

{{IL|Base-Camp}}
* 2 for [[Stonefall Copse]] (requires {{IL|Crate of Expedition Supplies|20 x}}, and at least 9 actions). See [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Port Carnelian}}
* ({{IL|Silver Horseheads}} / 70, [[Rounding|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.

{{IL|Khan's Heart}}
* 0.25 for [[Stroll into a bookshop]] on average; costs {{IL|Assortment of Khaganian Coinage|x 20|Appearance =}}.

{{IL|The City of the Tracklayers}}
* {{FontFate}} {{IL|Sub-Basement}} unlocks a card with an option to cash out {{IL|Hinterland Prosperity}} for 5 maps on failing a check. With maxed {{IL|Hinterland Efficiency}}, this comes out to '''~2.6 actions per map'''. Note that even with a {{IL|Weasel of Woe}} there is a 1% chance of getting {{IL|Sap of the Cedar at the Crossroads}} instead, but the impact is negligible (and profitable!).

Other
* Upconverting {{IL|Partial Map}}s; with Partial Maps sourced from upconverted [[Underclay (Guide)|Underclay]] glim, this reaches 0.17 per action (~6 actions per map).
* 2 can be obtained by [[Sell the right-hand side to certain parties|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 [[A notable success - something extra for your troubles|will get you another Puzzling Map]].
* [[Cast it into the zee|Casting an Oneiric Pearl into the zee]] gives, amongst other rewards, {{IL|Puzzling Map|x 1|Appearance = }}.
* 5 for [[Trade your Collection of Curiosities for five Puzzling Maps|trading a Collection of Curiosities on the Tomb-Colonist faction card]].

== {{IL|Salt Steppe Atlas}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Salt Steppe Atlas}}
{{IL|Watchmaker's Hill}}
*1 for [[The dusty book]], costing x 25-32 {{IL|Hearts' Game: Exploits|Appearance=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.

{{IL|Khan's Heart}}
* 1 for [[Tell the Forlorn Captain the truth]]; requires at least 12 actions and an {{IL|Emetic Revelation}}. See [[Khaganian Intrigue (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Gaider's Mourn}}
*1 for [[Exchange some plunder for a Salt Steppe Atlas]]; costs {{IL|Stashed Treasure|6250 x}}. See [[Piracy (Guide)]] for details. 

Other
* Upconverting from {{IL|Puzzling Map}}s; with Maps upconverted from [[Underclay (Guide)|Underclay]] glim, this takes about 30 actions and {{IL|Favours: The Docks|1 x}}.
*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.

== {{IL|Relatively Safe Zee Lane }} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Relatively Safe Zee Lane }}
{{IL|Gaider's Mourn }}
* 1 for [[Exchange some plunder for a Relatively Safe Zee Lane]]; costs {{IL|Stashed Treasure|6250 x}}. See [[Piracy (Guide)]] for details. 

Other
* Upconvert {{IL|Puzzling Map}}s

== {{IL|Sighting of a Parabolan Landmark}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Sighting of a Parabolan Landmark}}
{{IL|The Dome of Scales}}
* An amount depending on your {{IL|Glasswork}}, up to 6, when you [[Survey the territory]]

{{IL|Viric Jungle}}
* About 15 per action with [[Dreams: A Choice of Reverie]]; see [[Oneiropomp (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Irem}}
*25 for [[A Clay Man]] on [[High Upon the Parapets]] in [[A Silvered Future]]. See [[Irem (Guide)]] for more information. 

== {{IL|Glass Gazette}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Glass Gazette}}

{{IL|University Laboratory (Place)|Appearance = Your Laboratory}}
* 5 for [[How much research and how much dream?]] starting from [[Prepare a set of Glass Gazettes]] (requires {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 50, {{IL|Parabolan Research}} 10) or 125 starting from [[Fantasize about an atlas of the Is-Not]] (requires {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 2500, {{IL|Parabolan Research}} 65).

{{IL|The Maze-Garden}}
* 26 for [[Take some Glass Gazettes]], requiring {{IL|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.

{{IL|The Dome of Scales}}
* 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 [[The Dome of Scales, Becoming|introduced at least 6 cats to the kitten on the Dome]].

{{IL|A Dream of a Thousand Tails|Appearance=The Whisker-Ways}} {{FontFate}}
* 1 for a stand-alone action.

{{IL|Burrow-Infra-Mump}}
* 1 for [[Explore the dreams of the Church in the Wild]]; requires having [[A Church in the Wild (Guide)|established a Church in the Wild]].

{{IL|Zenith}}
* 5 for trading in 5 {{IL|Roof-Chart}}s at [[A Trading Post at Zenith: False Lights and False-Stars]]. Requires {{IL|A Trading Post at Zenith|2}}.

Other
* Upconverting from {{IL|Sighting of a Parabolan Landmark}}; with Sightings sourced from [[Oneiropomp (Guide)|oneiropomping]], this reaches about 0.75 per action.
* Downconverting from {{IL|Vitreous Almanac}}s; with Almanacs downconverted from [[The Sunken Embassy (Guide)|Sunken Embassy-sourced]] Revelations, this averages 1.25 per action.
* 1  is generated each time you [[Construe your Parabolan Parable into Oneiromantic Revelations|downconvert Parabolan Parables]] or [[Translate your learning into a series of Vitreous Almanacs|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.

=={{IL|Roof-Chart}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Roof-Chart}}
{{IL|University Laboratory (Place)|Appearance=Your Laboratory}}
*Up to 16 for [[Collate your findings]]; requires 550 {{IL|Laboratory Research}} and gives an amount of {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|Appearance=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|the Midnight Moon]].

{{IL|The Stacks}}
*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 {{IL|The Cenobitic Outfitter}} in [[Hallow's Throat]] for {{IL|Stuiver|100 x}}.

== {{IL|Vitreous Almanac}} ==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Vitreous Almanac}}
{{IL|Moloch Street}}
* 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.


{{IL|The Dome of Scales}}
* 2 for [[Aid in the illusion]]; costs 2 actions and either {{IL|Blackmail Material|1 x}} and {{IL|Whisper-Satin Scrap|20 x}} or {{IL|Favours: Fingerkings|7 x}}, {{IL|Memory of Light|1 x}} and {{IL|Memory of a Much Lesser Self|2 x}}. Requires {{IL|Shadowy Gains}} of at least 12.

{{IL|Khan's Heart}}
* 0.25 for [[Stroll into a bookshop]] on average; costs {{IL|Assortment of Khaganian Coinage|x 20|Appearance =}}

Other
* Downconverting {{IL|Oneiromantic Revelation}}s; with revelations sourced from the [[The Sunken Embassy (Guide)|Sunken Embassy]] or [[Hunting Bees in Old Newgate (Guide)|Flint or Dagger]], this averages 3.8 actions per almanac.

=={{IL|Oneiromantic Revelation}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Oneiromantic Revelation}}
{{IL|Moloch Street}}
* 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.

{{IL|The University}}
* 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

{{IL|The Dolorous Pavilion}}
* 3 for the [[Suggest she join you]] ending of the [[A Second City Vengeance]] campaign; see [[Parabolan War (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|The Stacks}}
* 1 for a {{FontFate}}-locked conclusion at the end of the Stacks activity; see [[The Stacks (Guide)]] for more information

{{IL|Khan's Heart}}
* 1 for [[Plant an unsecured mirror]]; requires at least 15 actions, {{IL|Connected: Fingerkings}} 4 and {{IL|Intercepted Cablegram|x 2}}. 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 {{IL|Vitreous Almanac}}s; this is virtually always less efficient than the Embassy or New Newgate.
* Downconverting {{IL|Parabolan Parable}}s.
*In the Pillared Sea, [[Of the Pillars]] allows you to exchange {{IL|Justificande Coin|x 25}} for a Revelation, although the degree of luck involved makes this an inefficient grind.

=={{IL|Parabolan Parable}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Parabolan Parable}}

{{IL|The Dolorous Pavilion}}
* 1 for [[Bear witness (Black Leaning)|any of]] [[Bear witness (Red Leaning)|the non-tied]] [[Bear witness (White Leaning)|endings]] of the Chessboard campaign, the [[Leave the Palatinate (rejected offer)|Cats campaign]] when [[Encourage the Prince to reject the King's offer|the Prince rejects the King's offer]] or the [[Recover the Khatun|Khatun ending]] of the Fingerkings campaign. See [[Parabolan War (Guide)]] for more information.

Other
*Upconverting 5 {{IL|Oneiromantic Revelation}}s (requires {{Unlock|Parabolan Commander}}); with Revelations sourced from the [[The Sunken Embassy (Guide)|Sunken Embassy]] or [[Hunting Bees in Old Newgate (Guide)|Flint or Dagger]], this can yield a Parable in as few as 91 actions. With Revelations sourced from the [[Khaganian_Intrigue_(Guide)|Khanate]], this can yield a parable in as few as 79 actions.

=={{IL|Cartographer's Hoard}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Cartographer's Hoard}}
{{IL|University Laboratory}}
* 1 for [[Complete your Hoard]] (requires {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 2700) or [[Dream of the Fourth City]] (requires {{IL|Laboratory Research}} 2700, {{IL|Expertise of the Fourth City}} 10 and {{IL|Nightmares}}).

Other
*1 for [[Put together a Cartographer's Hoard]]; costs a {{IL|Salt Steppe Atlas}}, {{IL|Puzzling Map|x 5}}, {{IL|Partial Map|x 25}}, {{IL|Vitreous Almanac|x 5}} and {{IL|Glass Gazette|x 25}}.

=={{IL|Waswood Almanac}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Waswood Almanac}}
{{IL|The Dolorous Pavilion}}
*1 for the [[Deny yourself]] ending of the [[Yourself|reflection]] campaign or the [[Bear witness (Tied)|tied ending]] of the [[The Chessboard|Chessboard]] campaign; see [[Parabolan War (Guide)]] for more information.

=={{IL|Collection of Curiosities}}==
{{#set:Has grind objective=Collection of Curiosities}}
{{IL|Base Camp}}
*1 has a ~6% chance of appearing as a reward for [[A Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven]] (requires {{IL|Crate of Expedition Supplies|20 x}} and 9 actions); see [[Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide)]] for more information.

{{IL|Bazaar Side-Streets}}
*1 in exchange for a variety of materials with [[Assemble a Collection of Curiosities]].

{{IL|The Cave of the Nadir}}
*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.
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