Engaged in a Case (Guide)

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Engaged in a Case Summary

Limited-Length Activity

Setup

1 A

Progress

2+ A

End

1 A

Progress Details

Raise Detective's Progress to the case target.

Items Inputs/Outputs

Inputs

• Whispered Hint
• Bottle of Greyfields 1882
• Primordial Shriek
• Soul
• Intriguing Snippet
• Romantic Notion
• Inkling of Identity
• Favours: The Docks
• Favours: Criminals
• Favours: Bohemians
• Favours: Revolutionaries
• Favours: Hell
• Favours: Society
• Favours: The Great Game
• Favours: The Church
• Favours: Tomb-Colonies
• Favours: Urchins

Outputs

Not Repeatable

Special

Not Repeatable

Most players will only use this activity for raising their A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets and for finding the Starving Poet, though it is also used for Ambition: Nemesis, Ambition: Bag a Legend!, and several FATE storylines.

Cases

A cheat sheet for available Cases:

Target	Requirements	Case Difficulty	Needed	Notes
The Starving Poet	No Acquaintance: the Starving Poet	5	15	Has complication: Complication: a Revolutionary Connection
The Disappearing Heiress	A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets 3	8	10 (x4)	10 x Detective's Progress to gain 1 x Evidence in the Case of the Missing Heiress 4 times.
The Effusive Relicker	25 FATE	10	10 (x2)
The Missing Key	45 FATE	4
The Man Who Did Not Die	45 FATE	4	5
The Placid Patriarch	45 FATE	4
The Purveyor of Names	Ambition: Nemesis 38-39	28	10 (x2)	Has Complication: A Complication: Jasper and Frank 10 x Detective's Progress to gain 1 x Evidence in the Gloriana Case 2 times.
the Arranger of Murders	Ambition: Nemesis 38-39	30	10 (x2)	Has Complication: A Complication: Jasper and Frank 10 x Detective's Progress to gain 1 x Evidence in the Cumberbold Case 2 times.
The Third Assassin	Ambition: Bag a Legend! 90	34	10 (x2)	10 x Detective's Progress to gain 1 x Evidence in the Case of the Third Assassin 2 times.
The Clay Man's Arm	45 FATE	4

Basic Info

The goal of this activity is to raise your Detective's Progress to a certain threshold, which will either allow you to complete the activity or to gain some evidence. This threshold is usually 10, but may differ between cases. In cases where you need to gain evidence, you will have to do this 2 or more times before you can turn it in. Gaining evidence may also have other costs.

Sometimes a case will have a complication, which will show up as an opportunity card. These complications can be resolved on the same card during the case, often to your benefit.

Raising Detective's Progress

You can either raise detective's progress by Pursue Your Current Case which has a number of airs dependent options that are action or resource intensive, or by spending favours on various faction cards.

Investigate: Take your time

	Actions	Storylet	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Failure
<31	3	Ask anyone with an interest		(5x )	+6	+3 Rare: +1
31-60	3	Frequent key locations		(5x )	+6	+2
61-85	2	Follow persons of interest		(10+5x )	+5	+1
86-95	1	Reason it out		(20+5x )	+3	+1
>95	1	Seek wisdom in the flights of bats		Luck 20%	+8	+1

Investigate: Use your resources

	Actions	Storylet	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Failure
<26	2	Put together scraps of information	(10x )	(5x -5)	+6 -(10x )	+3 -(10x )
26-45	2	Loosen tongues	(5x )	(10+5x )	+6 -(5x )	+3 -(5x )
46-55	2	A view from above	(5x )  Renown: Urchins5	(5x -5)	+5 -(5x )	+4 -(5x )
56-65	2	Enquire with devils	(5x )	(5x -5)	+5 -(5x )	+4 -(5x )
66-80	1	Seek truth in gossip	1 x	(5x -5)	+3 -1	+2 -1
81-90	1	Look to love	(x )	(5x -5)	+4 -( )	+1 -( )
91-100	2	Follow a lead	(x )	(5x -5)	+3 -( )	+2 -( )
100	1	A friendly face	Route: Lodgings	Luck 70%	+3	+1

Investigate: Call Upon Favours

Faction	Storylet	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Failure
The Docks	Ask down by the river	1 x Favours: The Docks	Luck 70%	+5  +2CP  -1	+3  -1
Criminals	Ask your criminal contacts	1 x Favours: Criminals	Luck 70%	+7  +2  -1	+7  -1
Bohemians	Make enquiries in the demi-monde.	1 x Favours: Bohemians	Luck 60%	+5  +2CP  +1  -1	+3  -1
Revolutionaries	Ask among Revolutionaries	1 x Favours: Revolutionaries	Luck 70%	+5  5x  +2CP  -1	+1  +1CP  -1  +1CP
Hell	Seek knowledge from your infernal contacts	1 x Favours: Hell	Luck 50%	+8  +5CP  +1  -1  +1CP	+2  +1CP  +1CP  -1  +1CP
Society	Ask your more refined contacts	1 x Favours: Society	Luck 30%	+5  +1  -1	+2  -1
The Great Game	Ask the spies of London	1 x Favours: The Great Game	N/A	+10  +50  +1CP  -1CP  -1	N/A
The Church	Ask your clerical contacts	1 x Favours: The Church	Luck 50%	+6  +1  +1CP  -1CP  -1	+1  +1CP  -1CP  -1
Tomb-Colonies	Ask Tomb-Colonists	1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies	Luck 20%	+5  +2CP  -1	+2  +1CP  -1
Constables	Reach out to the Constables	N/A	Luck 70%	+6	+6
Urchins	Ask your Urchin contacts	1 x Favours: Urchins	N/A	+6  +1CP  -1CP  -1	N/A

It is worth noting that the constables option costs no favours, it always gives 6 progress for no cost. The urchins and the Great Game both have good no fail options, and the criminals give the same progress on a success or failure.

Complications

Complications are special cards that are added to your opportunity deck when you are pursuing certain cases. These are drawn with High or Urgent frequency until resolved, depending on the card in question. Failing to solve the complication may lock you out of some conclusions, or lead to a more expensive conclusion.

The Starving Poet

There are 2 cards here, where the second is available as soon as the first is finished.

1. A Complication: the Revolutionary Connection
2. A Complication: the Starving Poet is meeting with Anarchists

Investigate 'Gloriana' and Investigate 'Cumberbold'

Resolving this will benefit you upon completing your search.

• A Complication: Jasper and Frank (Card)