Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery (Guide)
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Mid-Game Content |
This is a guide for Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery and discovering islands in the Unterzee!
Why would you embark on a scientific journey?
- In order to regain access to the University if you're
Unwelcome at the University -
- In order to make a
Bifurcated Owl with certain Fate-locked stories
- To access 3 more destinations and a card across
the Broad Unterzee
- Getting bones from
Bullbone Island
In order to start the storyline, you'll need the following requirements:
Watchful 120
2 x Book of Hidden Bodies
5 x Extraordinary Implication
1 x Blackmail Material
Cultivating an Acquaintance with His Amused Lordship 3
Associating with Radical Academics 3
Featuring in the Tales of the University 30
A Person of Some Importance -
You can play either A Sneering Gentleman and Set out on a Scientific Expedition in order to start. You will also meet some people in Bazaar Side-streets. Once done with this, you should head to your lodgings to do some preliminary research.
Preliminary Research[edit]
This may seem like a bad deal, but preliminary research can actually be pretty profitable. For reference, each scientific worth can be exchanged for up to 0.1 E worth of items in the right quantities.
The easiest way to get a lot of research starts by using 3 Collated Research. This provides 120 of each type of research. It may also be worth it to spend
Unearthly Fossils. Spending 3 fossils and 3 research lands you 360 Cryptonotes and 120 of the others. Make sure to choose either of the "Enough research" options, or you will not be able to travel to the islands.
Science on the islands[edit]
Some of the islands have special requirements or options that require the following:
Screaming Map (for access to
Grunting Fen)
Palaeontologist and
at least 20 x Survey of the Neath's Bones (for
Horned Skulls on
Bullbone Island)
Renown: The Church 40 (+ 7 favours) for a renown item. (on
Corpsecage Island)
Note that outfits are locked while on the three islands. You will want your Watchful gear.
In addition to the islands providing research, The Fleet of Truth is a card that can be drawn while zailing, which provides some progress to zailing, in addition to 5 pages of each type.
Bullbone Island[edit]
Option | Requirement | Gain |
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The bones of Bullbone[1] | ![]() (5 actions) |
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Oho - a little writing | ![]() (6 actions) |
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Creaking in the breeze | ![]() (3 actions) |
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Search the island | ![]() (1 action) |
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Write up your notes | ![]() (1 action) |
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- ↑ An alternate option allows you to exchange
Survey of the Neath's Bones for
Horned Skull
Corpsecage Island[edit]
Option | Requirement | Gain |
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Digging up bones and rough justice | ![]() (5 actions) |
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Examine the ruins for clues | ![]() (6 actions) |
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See what you can dig up | ![]() (3 actions) |
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Inauspicious iron | ![]() (1 action) |
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Writing it all down | ![]() (1 action) |
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Grunting Fen[edit]
Option | Requirement | Gain |
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Listen to the island | ![]() |
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What manner of things live here? | ![]() |
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What can you learn of matters spiritual and supernatural? | ![]() |
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Catch some | ![]() |
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No more peculiar than anything else here | ![]() |
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Rich insights | ![]() |
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Going for the money[edit]
Maybe you're not all that interested in Science? Here are the options that gather items instead!
Options give 2 CP Orthos is Coming! unless otherwise stated.
Bullbone Island[edit]
Option | ![]() |
Gain |
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Wild bees[1] | ![]() |
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Weasels about | ![]() |
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Someone lives near the mandrake-copse | ![]() |
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Acquisition and screaming | ![]() |
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Looking up | ![]() |
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Creeping closer | ![]() |
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Making money | ![]() |
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That enormous Glim-Shard | ![]() |
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Total | 23 actions (incl. local zee travel) | 39.46 |
- ↑ An alternate option allows you to exchange
Survey of the Neath's Bones for
Horned Skull
- ↑ Can be exchanged in London for 1400 Deep Amber and 1 rubbery favour
Corpsecage Island[edit]
Option | ![]() |
Gain |
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The Corpsecage bat | ![]() |
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What's written here? | ![]() |
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Caging ancient echoes | ![]() |
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Rummage around the fire | ![]() |
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A message long cold | ![]() |
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The zee-caves | ![]() |
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In the bag you go | ![]() |
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Total | 23 actions (incl. local zee travel) | 42.08 |
Grunting Fen[edit]
Option | ![]() |
Gain |
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Do a survey | ![]() |
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Try some beach-combing instead | ![]() |
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Follow the trail of history | ![]() |
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How about we make this more... interesting? | ![]() |
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Go searching | ![]() |
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Untapped wealth | ![]() |
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Total | 23 actions (incl. local zee travel) | 46.50 |
Organise your Research[edit]
Once you've completed at least one scientific expedition, a new storylet opens at your lodgings. The options at 120 notes gives you a memento of your work.