Editing Fighting a War of Assassins (Guide)

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{{ActivitySummary
|Activity=Fighting a War of Assassins
|Starting Actions=0
|Length=Limited
|Progress Actions=33
|Ending Actions=1
|Progress Details=Raise {{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} to 4 to raise {{IL|Dramatic Tension}}. Cashes out after 3 times through.
|Output Items=*{{IL|Dramatic Tension}}
*{{IL|Bazaar Permit}}
*{{IL|Collection of Curiosities}}
*{{IL|Volume of Collated Research}}
*{{IL|Use of Villains}}
'''Other Dramatic Tension Uses:'''
*{{IL|Favours: The Great Game}}
*{{IL|Stolen Kiss}}
*{{IL|Strong-Backed Labour}}
*{{IL|Use of Villains}}
|Raw EPA = 1.86
|Input Items=*{{IL|Rat on a String}}
*''{{IL|Renown: Urchins}} 20''
*''{{IL|Ratwork Derringer}}''
*''{{IL|Renown: Revolutionaries}} 10''
*''{{IL|Ancient Hunting Rifle}}''
}}
==General==
The War of Assassins is one of the many carousels available to [[A Person of Some Importance -|Persons of Some Importance]], which rewards the victor with various goods otherwise created in the [[Bazaar Side-streets|Bazaar Side-Streets]]. It relies on  {{IL|Dramatic Tension}}, and requires 2 levels (3 CP) of it to make the reward available. With 100% success rates, it takes 11 actions to acquire 1 CP of Tension from the War, and so it takes 34 actions to unlock and then acquire the reward. The reward to be chosen takes 1 action to change, and resets [[Fighting a War of Assassins]] (henceforth abbreviated as {{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}}), but does not change {{IL|Dramatic Tension|Appearance=Tension}}; it is therefore a small efficiency hit to change but can be done after the rest of the carousel is complete. This carousel can also be freely mixed with the two carousels in [[Wilmot's End]] which also use {{IL|Dramatic Tension|Appearance=Tension}} to track number of rounds completed; consult [[Dramatic Tension (Guide)]] for details.

== Choosing an Opponent and Reward ==
These are all options on the [[Choose an enemy!]] storylet at [[Your Lodgings]]. The rewards are options on [[The Treasures of War]].
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! width="26%" |Opponent
! width="18%" |Reward Option
!Reward contents
! width="15%" |Echo Value
|-
|{{IL|A Rival in Power}}
|{{IL|Tribute from your Rival of Power}}
|{{IL|Bazaar Permit|3 x}}
|{{E}}37.50
|-
|{{IL|A Former Lover}}
|{{IL|A few of your old things}}
|{{IL|Collection of Curiosities|1 x}}
|{{E}}65<ref>This assumes you expend an additional action for [[Trade your Collection of Curiosities for five Puzzling Maps]] is used and that the resulting [[Puzzling Map]]s and [[Extraordinary Implication]] are sold, and that the Tomb-Colonist Favour expended was worth {{E}}4.</ref>
|-
|{{IL|A Rival of Letters}}
|{{IL|Settling out of court}}
|{{IL|Volume of Collated Research|16 x}}
|{{E}}40
|-
|{{IL|A Ghost Mantled in Shadow}}
|{{IL|Deserting henchmen}}
|{{IL|Use of Villains|2 x}}
|{{E}}12
|}<references />
==Progress==
Depending on your qualities and which menaces you are willing to risk acquiring, there are numerous ways to raise {{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}}:
{| class="article-table" style="width: 100%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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!width="26%"|Storylet
!width="18%"|Challenge
!Requirement
!width="15%"|CP on Success
!width="18%"|Failure
|-
! colspan="5" |'''Level 0-2'''
|-
| colspan="5" |'''The Forgotten Quarter'''
|-
|[[File:Ruins1.png|20px]] [[A Noose]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 120
|
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} +1
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Wounds}} +1
|-
|[[File:Devil.png|20px]] [[The Infernal Hunt]]
|{{IL|Shadowy}} 120
|
|-
|[[File:Tea.png|20px]] [[The Tea Shop]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 120
|
|-
| colspan="5" |'''The Flit'''
|-
|[[File:Paperstack.png|20px]] [[Gather urchin informants]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 120
|{{IL|Renown: Urchins}} 20
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} +1
| -
|-
|[[File:Fatman.png|20px]] [[The Portly Assassin]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 120
|
|{{IL|Suspicion}} +1
|-
|[[File:Ropecourt.png|20px]] [[Recruit the Raggedy Men]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 120
|{{IL|Rat on a String|200 x}}
|{{IL|Rat on a String|-100 x}}
|-
! colspan="5" |'''Level 3'''
|-
| colspan="5" |'''The Forgotten Quarter'''
|-
|[[File:Hansom.png|20px]] [[A Ride to the Quarter]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 120
|{{IL|Ratwork Derringer|1 x}}
|{{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} +1
|{{IL|Wounds}} +1
|-
|[[File:Forgottenquarter.png|20px]] [[The Waker of Snakes]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 120
|
|{{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} +1
{{IL|Touched by Fingerwork|Appearance = TbF}} +1 (up to 16)
|{{IL|Wounds}} +1
|-
|[[File:Ruins2.png|20px]] [[The Picnic]]
|{{IL|Luck}}: 50%
|
|{{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} +2
|{{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} -1
|-
| colspan="5" |'''The Flit'''
|-
|[[File:Mask.png|20px]] [[The Boatman's Market]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 120
|
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance=FaWoA}} +1
|{{IL|Scandal}} +1
|-
|[[File:Boho9.png|20px]] [[The Woman in Green]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 120
|
|{{IL|Nightmares}} +1
|-
|[[File:Revolutionary.png|20px]] [[The Revolutionary Gathering]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 120
|{{IL|Renown: Revolutionaries}} 10
|{{IL|Wounds}} +1
|-
! colspan="5" |'''Level 4 '''(These actions exchange 4 levels of {{IL|Fighting a War of Assassins|Appearance = FaWoA}} for 1 CP in {{IL|Dramatic Tension}}.)
|-
| colspan="5" |'''The Forgotten Quarter'''
|-
|[[File:Ruins.png|20px]] [[An Avenue of Dusty Earth]]
|{{IL|Shadowy}} 120
|
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Dramatic Tension}} +1
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Wounds}} +2
|-
|[[File:Forgottenquarter.png|20px]] [[A Moment of Respite]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 120
|{{IL|Ancient Hunting Rifle|1 x}}
|-
|[[File:Chap2.png|20px]] [[The Courier for Killers]]<sup><ref>Moves you to {{IL|Route: The Flit|Appearance = The Flit}} on success.</ref></sup>
|{{IL|Shadowy}} 120
|
|-
| colspan="5" |'''The Flit'''
|-
|[[File:Ropecourt.png|20px]] [[A Pause for Reflection]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 120
|
| rowspan="3" |{{IL|Dramatic Tension}} +1
|{{IL|Wounds}} +2
|-
|[[File:Ropecourt.png|20px]] [[A Long Drop]]<sup><ref>Moves you to {{IL|Spite}} on failure.</ref></sup>
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 120
|
|{{IL|Wounds}} +2
|-
|[[File:Topsy2.png|20px]] [[The Topsy King would like a Word]]<sup><ref>Two mutually exclusive, but seemingly functionally identical options, depending on {{IL|Ambition: Heart's Desire - the Topsy King}}.</ref></sup>
|{{IL|Watchful}} 120
|
|{{IL|Nightmares}} +2
{{IL|Seeing through the Eyes of Icarus|Appearance = SttEoI}} +1
|}
<references />

==Conclusion==
You will need {{IL|Dramatic Tension}}''' '''2 (3 CP total) to get your rewards through [[The Treasures of War]] at your Lodgings.
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