Favours: Rubbery Men

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ID: 126000

You've done somebody a good turn. Now, they're in your debt.

Favours: Rubbery Men is a Favours quality.

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...I traded the Essences to the Rubbery Men, an Action from The Question of the Harvest, a report from an Agent.

...is confused by the cutlery, an Action from The Tentacled Entrepreneur..., a Card in Veilgarden (Party).

...is heading hopefully in your direction, an Action from The Tentacled Entrepreneur..., a Card in Veilgarden (Party).

A Rubbery man is putting amber in the punch, an Action from The Wedding Guests, a Storylet in Fallen London.

(FATE) Flute Street

Further ingratiate yourself with Rubberies, an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Give him your enormous Glim-Shard, an Action from The Rubbery Glim-Trader, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Give it a great quantity of Warm Amber, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Give it some Amber, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Ingratiate yourself with Rubberies, an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Light the Roof Below, an Action from Meetings of the Initiates of the Society of the Inverted Stalactite, a Card in Fallen London.

(FATE) Listen to it (5 FATE), an Action from Examine your piece of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

Meet some Rubbery Men, an Action from The Sideshows, a Storylet in Mrs Plenty's Carnival.

Outflank the Ministry's servant, an Action from Ministry Enforcement, a Card in Ealing Gardens.

Permit a Rubbery Man to pet the 'Sauropod', an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Pray (Burgundy), an Action from The Walls of Oud Sint-Elisabeth, a Card in Risen Burgundy.

Return the squeezebox for secrets, an Action from Decide what to do, a Storylet in Spite.

Return the squeezebox for some glim, an Action from Decide what to do, a Storylet in Spite.

Return the squeezebox without delay, an Action from Decide what to do, a Storylet in Spite.

Set a rubbery man free, an Action from A night for escapes, a Storylet in The Labyrinth of Tigers.

Shake 'hands'?, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Take stock of your reputation, an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Talk to the Rubbery Men, an Action from A Commission from the Cheesemonger, a Card in Fallen London.

(FATE CHRISTMAS) Help a Rubbery Friend find the spirit of Christmas (12 FATE), an Action from Day 4: What's the angle?, a Storylet in Fallen London.

(RETIRED) Help Rubbery Men procure jobs across the city, an Action from An Exceptional Story: The Thing That Came In From The Fog, a Storylet in Fallen London.

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A curious gift, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

A curious knot, an Action from Call in favours in the Forgotten Quarter, a Storylet in The Forgotten Quarter.

( Ambition: Heart's Desire!) A polypous offer, an Action from Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 4), a Storylet in Fallen London.

Accept a damp gift, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

An Invertebrate Factor, an Action from Call in Favours at Jericho Locks, a Storylet in Jericho Locks.

Arrange an escape from the Carnival, an Action from Investigate your Nodule of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

Call in favours from Rubbery Men, an Action from Under the Statue, a Card in Ealing Gardens.

(RETIRED Hell is Missing) Chapter CIX: Warrens, an Action from The Book of All Hours: Cydnidae, a Storylet in Fallen London.

Compensate the Rubberies, an Action from Debating Matters of Business with the Board, a Storylet in Moloch Street.

Convince the Rubbery Men to move on, an Action from Amber in the well, a Card in Fallen London.

Direct your creditors to the Tentacled Entrepreneur, an Action from A Word From Your Creditors, a Card in Fallen London.

Finger the guilty party, an Action from They all look the same to me, a Card in Fallen London.

Follow the Rubbery Man and the Constable into an alley, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Give up your fame and friends, an Action from One more loss, a Storylet in Mrs Plenty's Carnival (SMEN).

Investigate the noise, an Action from What Do They Want?, a Storylet in Helicon House.

Investigate!, an Action from Trouble up the Belfry, a Storylet in The University.

( Ambition: Heart's Desire!) Invite a writhing of rubbery men to occupy your yard, an Action from Ambition: A Further Interruption, a Storylet in Fallen London.

Make a firm rejection, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Save a Rubbery Flophouse, an Action from Investigate your Nodule of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

Save the Tomb-Colonist!, an Action from A misfortune at the Carnival, a Card in Fallen London.

Train the Rubbery Racer, an Action from Investigate your Nodule of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

(HALLOWMAS) Send word to Flute Street, an Action from Entering the Roof Below, a Storylet in Mrs Plenty's Carnival.

(RETIRED) To curry favour with the university, an Action from Why did you pick Mr Twitch?, a Storylet in Your Lodgings.

(RETIRED The London Horticultural Show) Ask a Rubbery Man about amber from the Roof, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

(RETIRED) Lure the creature into a quiet alley...and end its miserable rubbery existence, an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

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...I traded the Essences to the Rubbery Men (Lock), an Action from The Question of the Harvest, a report from an Agent.

A curious gift (Unlock), an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

A curious knot (Unlock), an Action from Call in favours in the Forgotten Quarter, a Storylet in The Forgotten Quarter.

A misfortune at the Carnival (Unlock), a Card in Fallen London.

( Ambition: Heart's Desire!) A polypous offer (Unlock), an Action from Ambition: Heart's Desire (The Bishop of St Fiacre's 4), a Storylet in Fallen London.

Accept a damp gift (Unlock), an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Amber in the well (Unlock), a Card in Fallen London.

An Invertebrate Factor (Unlock), an Action from Call in Favours at Jericho Locks, a Storylet in Jericho Locks.

Arrange an escape from the Carnival (Unlock), an Action from Investigate your Nodule of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

Call in favours from Rubbery Men (Unlock), an Action from Under the Statue, a Card in Ealing Gardens.

(RETIRED Hell is Missing) Chapter CIX: Warrens (Unlock), an Action from The Book of All Hours: Cydnidae, a Storylet in Fallen London.

Compensate the Rubberies (Unlock), an Action from Debating Matters of Business with the Board, a Storylet in Moloch Street.

Descend further below (Unlock), an Action from Below-Stairs, a Storylet in Helicon House.

Direct your creditors to the Tentacled Entrepreneur (Unlock), an Action from A Word From Your Creditors, a Card in Fallen London.

Further ingratiate yourself with Rubberies (Lock), an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Give him your enormous Glim-Shard (Lock), an Action from The Rubbery Glim-Trader, a Storylet in Wolfstack Docks.

Give it some Amber (Lock), an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Ingratiate yourself with Rubberies (Lock), an Action from Opportunities for Ingratiation, a Card in Fallen London.

Investigate the noise (Unlock), an Action from What Do They Want?, a Storylet in Helicon House.

Investigate! (Unlock), an Action from Trouble up the Belfry, a Storylet in The University.

( Ambition: Heart's Desire!) Invite a writhing of rubbery men to occupy your yard (Unlock), an Action from Ambition: A Further Interruption, a Storylet in Fallen London.

Light the Roof Below (Lock), an Action from Meetings of the Initiates of the Society of the Inverted Stalactite, a Card in Fallen London.

(FATE) Listen to it (5 FATE) (Lock), an Action from Examine your piece of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

Meet some Rubbery Men (Lock), an Action from The Sideshows, a Storylet in Mrs Plenty's Carnival.

Outflank the Ministry's servant (Lock), an Action from Ministry Enforcement, a Card in Ealing Gardens.

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Accept a damp gift (Formula), an Action from Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men, a Card in Fallen London.

Arrange an escape from the Carnival (Formula), an Action from Investigate your Nodule of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

Save the Tomb-Colonist! (Formula), an Action from A misfortune at the Carnival, a Card in Fallen London.

Train the Rubbery Racer (Formula), an Action from Investigate your Nodule of Pulsating Amber, an Item in your inventory.

It is impossible to raise this quality beyond the cap of 7 under any circumstance. Excess from actions raising the quality is wasted after hitting the cap!

Notable sources

Source	Action	Location/Card	Cost/Requirements	Number of Favours	Notes
Storylets	An action at the end of Flute Street	Flute Street	The cycle takes 24 actions.	1	See Flute Street (Guide)
	Meet some Rubbery Men	Mrs Plenty's Carnival	Less than 5 x Renown	1
	Give him your enormous Glim-Shard	Wolfstack Docks	1 x Shard of Glim the Size of a Small Child	1	Obtaining the Shard takes 21 actions on Bullbone Island
Cards	Shake 'hands'?	Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men	+3 CP Scandal	1
	Give it some Amber	Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men	1 x Nodule of Warm Amber	1
	Light the Roof Below	Meetings of the Initiates of the Society of the Inverted Stalactite	5 x Phosphorescent Scarab	1	Must have Stalactite Society Equipped
	...is heading hopefully in your direction	The Tentacled Entrepreneur...		1-2	See Attending a Party (Guide) drawn in Veilgarden (Party). Time Remaining... 5.
	...is confused by the cutlery	The Tentacled Entrepreneur...		1	See Attending a Party (Guide) drawn in Veilgarden (Party). Time Remaining... 2.
	Talk to the Rubbery Men	A Commission from the Cheesemonger		0-1	Requires An Agent of the Cheesemonger 1-3, Early Game Only
	Outflank the Ministry's servant	Ministry Enforcement	+1 CP Suspicion	1	Card drawn in Ealing Gardens
	Pray	The Walls of Oud Sint-Elisabeth	+ 1 CP Scandal	1	Card drawn in Risen Burgundy

Notable uses

Source	Action	Location	Cost	Reward	Value/Notes
Storylets	A curious knot	The Forgotten Quarter	1 x Favours	420 x Nodule of Deep Amber	4.2
	An Invertebrate Factor	Jericho Locks	4 x Favours	2 x Flourishing Ribcage 2 x Basket of Rubbery Pies	5 See Assembling a Skeleton (Guide)
Cards	Accept a damp gift	Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men	1 x Favours	3 x Nodule of Warm Amber 1 x Sudden Insight	On Rare Success Insight capped at 21
			all Favours	500-2900 x Nodule of Deep Amber	On normal Success Nodules depends on Favours spent
	Convince the Rubbery Men to move on	Amber in the well	2 x Favours	210 x Proscribed Material 1 CP Someone Is Coming	8.4
	Finger the guilty party	They all look the same to me		550 x Piece of Rostygold 1 x Sworn Statement 1 CP Someone Is Coming	8
	Call in favours from Rubbery Men	Under the Statue		1 x Nodule of Trembling Amber 25 x Nodule of Warm Amber	12.5
	Direct your creditors to the Tentacled Entrepreneur	A Word From Your Creditors	6 x Favours	-3 CP In Corporate Debt	Requires Board Member: Tentacled Entrepreneur
	Save the Tomb-Colonist!	A misfortune at the Carnival	all Favours	500-1000 Silk Scrap 10 x Carnival Ticket 1 x Puzzle-Damask Scrap 1 CP Someone Is Coming	12.5 plus Scraps Scraps depends on Favours spent

The favours can also be used with a Nodule of Pulsating Amber to increase Renown: Rubbery Men.