Fidgeting Writer (Guide)
The story started by using a Tale of Terror!! in your inventory and reading about the Mottled Man. It could be compared to a Double or Nothing game, where you have to risk everything you've wagered so far and a little more on a luck chance.
To finish the story you need a boosted Watchful of 120, but everyone can start it.
See Category:Fidgeting Writer for all the pages connected with this storyline.
Goal | Expected number of actions | Expected cost | Expected cost in echos | Expected gain in echos per action | Expected gain in echos per action including upconverting[1] | Median gain in echos per action including upconverting[1] |
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2.43 | ![]() |
0.71 | 0.82 | 0.58 | 1 |
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4.47 | 1.73 | 0.92 | 0.6 | 0.875 | |
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7.38 | 3.91 | 1.61 | 1.13 | 1.12 | |
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13.31 | 8.18 | 2.13 | 1.53 | 1.23 | |
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27.62 | 21.36 | 3.25 | 2.28 | 1.44 | |
56.23 | 47.71 | 4.9 | 3.61 | 1.88 | ||
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113.46 | 100.42 | 6.2 | 4.66 | 1.97 |
Find the distribution[edit]
For a distribution of how many coruscating souls (or other things) you should expect for a number of attempted cycles, a binomial distribution will give a good indication. Find a binomial calculator (like this one) and let n be the amount of attempted cycles, p be the probability of going from the start to the finish (0.025725 for souls), and x be the amount of souls you want to calculate. For souls the expected amount of actions is approx. 2.9 times the amount of cycles, but this will vary slightly depending on the chosen item. The action conversion probably makes this slightly inaccurate, but a good approximation nevertheless. This does not take into account the number of actions needed for accumulating other items.
Below is an example for 35 cycles (~100 actions), showing there's a 60% chance you'll have a soul in 35 cycles.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 upconverting meaning that every resource needed is created by buying basic resources and upconverting them to the desired resource, and the cost in both echoes and actions is added to the calculation. For tier 4 resources where favors are required, they were counted as one action, except for
Connected: Benthic or
Connected: Summerset as +5CP of each can be collected with one action of A colleague with a problem, which also yields 40
Cryptic Clue, is counted as costing half an action and giving 0.8 echoes.
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See also: Simulation/Calculator |