Dramatic Tension (Guide)

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What needs work: Some cashouts have recently been buffed on Feb 6th.

Relevant patch notes:

- Slightly buffed the rewards of some Dramatic Tension expenditures. 
- Expenditures of Dramatic Tension now only take the change points they require, rather than resetting the quality.

- Uses of Villains can now be traded on 'The Alleys of London: the Criminals' for a better rate than offered by the Bazaar.

Early PoSI Content

For Hunter's Insight in Hunter's Keep, see Time Passing at Hunter's Keep (Guide)

Dramatic Tension is a quality used in several carousels in London, once you are A Person of Some Importance -

The Carousels

• Fighting a War of Assassins
• Searching out a Missing Woman
• Doing Business in Wilmot's End

The carousels are further explained in their separate guides. As Dramatic Tension is transferable from one carousel to the other, you may usually choose whichever is more fun or uses your favoured stats. For the rewards from the Missing Woman and Wilmot's End, you have to do an extra cycle after having the required Dramatic Tension, and the War of Assassins require an additional action to set up.

1CP of Dramatic Tension can also be gained in The Cave of the Nadir through an option on the card Woods in winter. This needs to be spent in one of the main carousels, as the Nadir has no option for cashing out.

It should be noted that Doing Business in Wilmot's End has an option that also provides Compromising Documents roughly 10% the time. There are also some cards which give additional progress occasionally. This is NOT taken into account in the table below.

Rewards

Rewards from War of Assassins and from Wilmot's End.

Reward	Actions	DT needed	Sell Value / EPA	Action
3 x Bazaar Permit 1 x Sworn Statement	34	x 2	40 / 1.14	FaWoA Tribute from your Rival of Power
2 x Use of Villains	36	x 2	42 / 1.17	FaWoA Deserting henchmen
16 x Volume of Collated Research	34	x 2	40 / 1.18	FaWoA Settling out of court
1 x Collection of Curiosities	35	x 2	61 / 1.74	FaWoA A few of your old things
10 x Volume of Collated Research	22	x 1	25.00 / 1.14	DBiWE She is wearing pearls today
8 x Stolen Kiss 1 x Favours: The Great Game	22	x 1	24.00 / 1.09	DBiWE An exchange of favours
4 x Strong-Backed Labour 1 x Use of Villains	23	x 1	31 / 1.35	SoaMW A friendly gesture