Deciphering (Guide)

End-Game Content

Deciphering Documents is an activity players gain access to when initially building the Cabinet Noir. Deciphering documents uses Deciphering... as a progress quality, using Intercepted Document to determine the reward. Any surplus points of this quality is lost upon cashing in.

If you are looking to develop Cover Identities, check Cover Identities (Guide).

Basics

Deciphering Documents is a repeatable activity that allows one to obtain a variety of rewards. In order to do it, first you must obtain a document in need of deciphering, and then you need to break the code in your Cabinet Noir by raising your Deciphering... to the required level and then cashing out via Interpret your Intercepted Document

List of Documents

Document	Action to Obtain	Required	Reward	Echoes Per Action
Intercepted post	Intercept a piece of post (Failure)	5	1 x  An Identity Uncovered! 18 x  Scrap of Incendiary Gossip	2.3 2.875
A document found on your train	Intercept a piece of post (Success)	5	60%: 1 x  Vital Intelligence 40%: 1 x  Blackmail Material	2.5 3.125
A document lifted from Balmoral	Intercept a message (Balmoral Kitchens)	15	1 x  Night-Whisper	2.976 3.676
A document scrounged from the Tracklayers	Steal a curious document from the Tracklayers' Office	15	1 x  Primaeval Hint	3.125 3.9
A document bought from a Devil	Sell a very advanced identity to Devils	15	1 x  Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell	2.836 2.857
A document bought from spies	Sell a very advanced identity to Spies	15	1 x  Rumourmonger's Network	2.836 2.857
A mysterious letter mailed to your Lodgings	"For you, (title)."	15	1 x  Salt Steppe Atlas Gain access to Khaganian Intrigue	3.125 3.9

Progress

Option	Challenge	Min for 100%	Success	Rare Success	Failure
Crack a code	175, 3	292, 7	+ 5 CP		+ 3 CP
Crack a code - Requires Midnighter	175, 3	292, 7	+ 6 CP		+ 3 CP
Make a leap of code-breaking insight	175, 6	292, 10	+ 7 CP	+ 10 CP	+ 3 CP , -3 CP
Make a leap of code-breaking insight - Requires Midnighter	175, 6	292, 10	+ 9 CP	+ 15 CP	+ 3 CP , -3 CP

It is also possible to gain Deciphering... +1-2 CP in The Dome of Scales with Pit one Varchaasi against another but this is highly inefficient.

Strategy

Documents requiring Deciphering... 5 take a minimum of 3 actions (or 2 as a Midnighter) plus 1 action to cash out when using Make a leap of code-breaking insight, whereas documents requiring Deciphering... 15 take a minimum of 18 actions (or 14 as a Midnighter) plus 1 action to cash out.

With a maximum echoes per action of 3.9 for Midnighters, there are better grinds for money, but it is the only reliable way to obtain a Rumourmonger's Network or Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell. Additionally it is a good source of Night-Whispers, Primaeval Hints and in a pinch a way of obtaining Vital Intelligence for Moonlit Woods.

Reward

Option	Requirements	Reward
Interpret your Intercepted Document	5 or 10	Deciphering a Document See #List_of_Documents for reward.