Editing Menaces (Guide)

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Menaces are generally troublesome qualities increased by certain actions. When their levels get too high, something unpleasant may happen.

== Introduction ==
When you fail a challenge, you may suffer harm in the form of raising qualities called [[Menaces]]. The higher a menace gets, the more unpleasant things start happening. The main menaces increase the same way as other qualities: it takes 1 CP to raise a menace to level 1, another 2 CP to raise it to level 2, etc.

Each menace tends to be associated with a certain [[Attributes|Attribute]] — for example, you're more likely to get Nightmares while doing Watchful things. If a menace reaches level 8, the consequences send you to a penalty location, where you'll have to spend actions and maybe resources to reduce that menace in order to escape.

'''[[Watchful]]''' gains '''[[Nightmares]]''' which lead to '''[[A state of some confusion]]''' or '''[[The Mirror-Marches]]'''.<br />
[[File:Owl.png|link=Watchful|140x52px]] → [[File:Sidebarnightmares.png|link=Nightmares|140x52px]] → [[File:Mad.png|link=A state of some confusion|140x52px]] or [[File:Parabola.png|link=The Mirror-Marches|140x52px]]

'''[[Shadowy]]''' gains '''[[Suspicion]]''' which leads to '''[[New Newgate Prison - again!]]'''<br />
[[File:Cat.png|link=Shadowy|140x52px]] → [[File:Sidebarsuspicion.png|link=Suspicion|140x52px]] → [[File:Newgate.png|link=New Newgate Prison - again!|140x52px]]

'''[[Dangerous]]''' gains '''[[Wounds]]''' which lead to '''[[a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river]]'''.<br />
[[File:Bear.png|link=Dangerous|140x52px]] → [[File:Sidebarwounds.png|link=Wounds|140x52px]] → [[File:Death.png|link=a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river|140x52px]]

'''[[Persuasive]]''' gains '''[[Scandal]]''' which leads to '''[[Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies]]'''.<br />
[[File:Fox.png|link=Persuasive|140x52px]] → [[File:Sidebarscandal.png|link=Scandal|140x52px]] → [[File:Scandal.png|link=Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies|140x52px]]

If you move to a menace location, see [[Menace Locations (Guide)]] for how to best escape. 

In general, you want to keep your menaces as low as possible, but there may also be times when you'll need to raise a menace on purpose. Ambitions, for instance, require you to visit particular menace locations to proceed at certain points. Since most cards and storylets in the menace locations provide opportunities to reduce the relevant menace, it can be significantly easier to reduce the menace there than in London.

Later in the game, you will start to encounter high-stakes actions that harm you even on success, and even actions that send you directly to a menace location. Don't worry — the effects probably won't be permanent. A major exception is being arrested and sent to New Newgate Prison; this raises [[A Criminal Record:|your criminal record]], which eventually prevents you from using [[Nikolas & Sons Instant Ablution Absolution|Ablution Absolution]]. Reducing Criminal Record is possible only in the late game, and doing so is prohibitively expensive, so keeping Suspicion low is arguably more important than any other menace.

Note that there are certain locations that are exempt from menace-related movement:
*The menace locations themselves: [[A state of some confusion]], [[The Mirror-Marches]], [[a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river]], [[New Newgate Prison - again!]], [[Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies]]
*The [[Cave of the Nadir]]. Leaving this location also significantly reduces Nightmares.
*[[Zailing the Unterzee]] only causes movement related to Wounds, Nightmares, or Troubled Waters.
*Most overzee locations don't have movement for menaces other than Wounds or Nightmares.
*Your [[University Laboratory (Place)|University Laboratory]]. Cards here also provide opportunities to trade [[Laboratory Research]] for menace reduction.
*[[Parabolan Base-Camp]] and [[Lost in Strange Lands]]. These do have autofire storylets, triggered by Wounds or Nightmares, that decrease advanced skills.

==Menace Equipment==
{{Incomplete|The formulas below do not appear to be correct. Blame Luke.}}
[[Menace-affecting items|Some equipment items]] have bonuses affecting menaces, which work differently<ref>This is only the case for pyramidal menaces, i.e. those with change points. This distinction only affects {{IL|A Complete Set of Preserved Internal Organs}}, which directly increases {{IL|Unaccountably Peckish}} by one level.</ref> than for other stats. Instead of directly modifying your current menaces level, these items affect the ''amount of menace gained'' when playing options. Equipment effects do not affect menace losses, only menace gains.

Equipment affecting the same menace stacks with diminishing returns for each additional bonus. '''Menace-affecting equipment will only reduce/increase CP gains by up to 2 CP.'''

To calculate an outfit's average effect on a menace:

#Add together all items affecting that menace. Call this number <code>d</code>, for <code>d</code>ifference. If <code>d > 0</code>, then you will gain more of the menace on average. If <code>d < 0</code>, you will gain less of the menace on average.
#*Items that increase menace build up are worth +1 and items that reduce menace build up are worth -1.
#*Items that "greatly" increase/reduce a menace are worth +2/-2.
#*Items that "massively" increase/reduce a menace are worth +4/-4.
#Calculate the base probability <code>p0</code> that an effect will apply with <code>p0 = 0.6 * (1 - 0.75^abs(d))</code>. This is the first row in the below table.
#Each time you would gain <code>m</code> CP of <code>m</code>enace, the game determines the actual amount by calculating the effect probability <code>p = p0 * m</code>.
#*If <code>p <= 1</code>: you will receive 1 CP fewer, with probability <code>p</code>. 
#**Thus, if <code>p = 0.15</code>, you will receive 1 CP fewer 15% of the time.
#*If <code>1 < p < 2</code>: you will always receive 1 CP fewer. With probability <code>(p - 100%)</code>, you will receive an additional 1 CP fewer.
#**Thus, if <code>p = 1.23</code>, you will receive 1 CP fewer 77% of the time and 2 CP fewer 23% of the time.
#*If <code>p >= 2</code>, you will always receive 2 CP fewer.

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table"
|+'''Expected CP reduction/increase (p, with all <code>p>2</code> truncated)'''
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border: none" | 
! colspan="13" style="text-align: center;" |Equipped points (d)
|-
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
|-
! rowspan="11" style="width: 1em; writing-mode: vertical-lr; transform: rotate(180deg); border: none;" | Base CP (m)
!1
|0.15||0.26||0.35||0.41
|0.46
|0.49
|0.52
|0.54
|-
!2
|0.30
|0.53||0.69||0.82
|0.92
|0.99
|1.04
|1.08
|-
!3
|0.45||0.79||1.04||1.23
|1.37
|1.48
|1.56
|1.62
|-
!4
|0.60
|1.05||1.39||1.64
|1.83
|1.97
| rowspan="8" |2.00
| rowspan="8" |2.00
|-
!5
|0.75
|1.31||1.73|| rowspan="7" |2.00
| rowspan="7" |2.00
| rowspan="7" |2.00
|-
!6
|0.90||1.58|| rowspan="6" |2.00
|-
!7
|1.05||1.84
|-
!8
|1.20|| rowspan="4" |2.00
|-
!⋮
|⋮
|-
!13
|1.95
|-
!14
|2.00
|-
|}



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==More Than One Menace==
Time, the Healer reduces all primary Menaces: Wounds by -2 CP, and the others primary menaces by -1 CP. It also allows you to remove [[Irrigo]], reduces [[Plagued by a Popular Song]] by -1 CP, and approximately halves [[Taimen's Attention]] (see the page for detailed calculations).

During Christmas, receiving a card reduces one of the primary Menaces. Likewise, during Hallowmas, [[The Fool's Judgement]] will reset three of the primary Menaces to 0, as long as it is exactly 7; how you got it that high doesn't matter.

While in your [[University Laboratory]], the cards [[See a Doctor]], [[Nightmares of Your Experiment]], and [[Tomb Sciences]] can respectively reduce Wounds, Nightmares, and Scandal, at the cost of some of your [[Laboratory Research]]. You can also [[Take a day off]], reducing a random Menace.

If you have access to [[Station VIII]], you can prepare meals which you may consume (either immediately or through an opportunity in the Upper River) to reduce Wounds or Nightmares. See [[A Kitchen for Artists (Guide)]] for more details.

In the [[Iron Republic Streets]], days 8, 12, 17, 19, 40, 51, 78, 81, and 88 all have an option that sets a Menace to 2 or 3. See the [[Iron Republic Street Map]] for details.

If you'd rather increase your menaces, suffering a [[Reckless]] end at zee will set all four main Menaces to 7, and will send you to the slow boat. Likewise, certain options when [[Seeking Mr Eaten's Name]] can raise more than one Menace above 8.

==Nightmares==
[[File:Sidebarnightmares.png|right]]
''Nightmares are becoming a problem. Some nights you hardly dare sleep. If this reaches 5, bad things may begin to happen. Don't let it reach 8.''

[[Nightmares]] tend to come from {{IL|Watchful}} actions, though another notable (if unreliable) source is the variety of opportunity cards about [[:Category:Dreams|recurring dreams]]. Reaching Nightmares 5 causes the appearance of a non-discardable opportunity card, [[A merry gentleman]]. Playing the card and greeting the man is a very difficult Watchful check; success [[The Walls are Right|adds a Boon]] that decreases future Nightmares gains, but [[The Walls are Wrong|adds a Burden]] that ''increases'' Nightmares build-up on a failure. In either case, the merry gentleman's card will no longer appear until [[Time, the Healer]] removes the affliction.

If you hit Nightmares 8, you will be likely be sent to {{IL|A state of some confusion}}. If you are at zee, [[Having Recurring Dreams: Is Someone There?]] 10, or in possession of at least one {{IL|Memory of Light}}, you will go to {{IL|The Mirror-Marches}}  instead. Refer to the menace locations Guide for help escaping [[Menace Locations (Guide)#A state of some confusion (Nightmares)|the state of confusion]] or [[Menace Locations (Guide)#The_Mirror-Marches (Nightmares)|Mirror-Marches]].

===Reducing Nightmares===
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<big>Social actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-4 or -6 CP: Get someone to [[Assist your friend with their Nightmares]] (Nightmares ≥ 3)
*-3 CP: Get someone to send you [[Compose a letter to spread the Good Word|a letter to spread the Good Word]]
*-2 CP: Drinking [[The Sunlit Special]] in [[An invitation to Beatrice's Tea Shop|Beatrice's Tea Shop]]
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*Quarters nightmares, once weekly: [[Leave the Cave of the Nadir]] (with 6+ Irrigo. -1 CP if Irrigo ≤ 5)
*Various options at [[A Kitchen for Artists]]:
**-10 CP for [[Dose yourself with (your dish) 2|dosing yourself]] with a [[Steep a Dark-Dewed Cherry Liqueur|Dark-Dewed Cherry Liqueur]]
**-28? CP for [[Dose yourself with (your dish) 2|dosing yourself]] with a [[Prepare a Solacefruit Champagne Royale|Solacefruit Champagne Royale]]
*-8 CP: Produce a [[Conflagration]] at your [[Parabolan Base-Camp]] (Nightmares 8; raises [[Sighted the Storm-bird]] and lowers some stats)
*-5 CP: [[Bolt the door and hide under the bed]] (during [[Hallowmas]])
*Various options when doing research in the [[University Laboratory (Place)|University Laboratory]]:
**-4 CP: [[Show him your bird collection|Show the Esurient Smith your bird collection]] (requires having completed [[Ambition: Nemesis]])
**-2 CP: [[Take tea with Lettice]] (also -2 CP Wounds)
**-2 CP: [[Take a rest]] (with Nightmares ≥ 5)
*-2 CP: [[Take comfort in companionship]] in [[The City of the Tracklayers]]
*-1 to -4 CP: [[Time in bed]] in Your Lodgings (with Wounds ≥ 2; options depend on {{IL|The Airs of London}}; all require 3 actions each, reducing efficiency)
*-1 to -4 CP: [[Drink tea to alleviate your Nightmares]] reached via [[The Hurlers]] (depends on current nightmares, costs [[Jasmine Leaves]])
*-1 to -3 CP: [[Gawp|The Somnolent Hyaena]] in The Labyrinth of Tigers ({{IL|Watchful}} 80; gives +2 CP Wounds)
*-1 to -2 CP: [[Doze]] in Ealing Gardens; requires having built the Passenger Lounge
*-1 CP: [[Publishing a Newspaper (Guide)|Publish a newspaper]] with [[The finest kind of madness]] (requires {{IL|Outlandish Copy|104 x}}; not very efficient indeed, but can be combined with money grinding)
*-1 CP: [[Perhaps you might read a book today|Enjoying the pace of academic life]] at The University ({{IL|Watchful}} 85)
*-1 CP: [[Take some art lessons]] in The Shuttered Palace ({{IL|Persuasive}} 73)
*-1 CP (average): [[Try some hot wine]] at Mrs Plenty's Carnival, costs [[Carnival Ticket]]; failing the luck check gives Scandal
*-0 to -4 CP: [[Hide in your Base-Camp]] at your [[Parabolan Base-Camp]] (scales with [[Parabolan Defences]]; failure is less effective and causes Wounds)
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*Various options from [[The Interpreter of Dreams]]:
**-10 or -12 CP: [[Ask for help with the nightmares]] (also -10 [[Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess|Dreams: A Game of Chess]])
**-10 or -12 CP: [[Ask for help with nightmares 4|Ask for help with nightmares]] (also -10 [[Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water|Dreams: Death by Water]])
**-0 to -10 CP: [[Allow Dr Schlomo to Publish your Dreams]] (average varies by dream type)
*-10 CP: [[Dance with your Spouse|Dance with your Spouse(s)]] on [[The Feast of the Rose!]] (also -10 CP Scandal; available only during the [[Feast of the Exceptional Rose (Guide)|Feast of the Exceptional Rose]])
*-3 to -4 CP: Various options from [[A Moment's Peace]]
*-3 CP: Some options from [[An Evening with your Spouses]]; requires [[Spouse]]: {{IL|Philosophically Perfect Partnership}}.
*-2 CP: [[Work diligently]] on [[A Day with God's Editors]] (also -2 CP Scandal); requires the {{IL|Membership of God's Editors}} affiliation.
*-1.4 CP (average): [[Invite the Shivering Relicker in for a chat]] (with a [[A Scholar of the Correspondence|Scholar of the Correspondence]]), can be improved up towards -1.6 CP with nightmares-reducing gear.
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in the Hinterlands:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-1 to -7 CP: [[Play with your hellworm]]; requires {{IL|Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm}}
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<big>Items:</big>
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*-46 to -56 CP: [[Magnificent Feast]] (gifted at Christmas)
*-10 CP: [[Appalling Secret]] ([[No! You will put these things from your mind!|sacrificed]] from your inventory; 30% Luck, 10 secrets consumed on success and 2 on failure; expected value of -3 CP and -4.4 Appalling Secret per action)
*-4 CP: [[Bottle of Greyfields 1868 First Sporing]]
*-2 to -3 CP: [[Dispose of it|Dispose of]] an [[Unusual Pail of So-Called Snow]] ([[Christmas (Guide)|Christmas]])
*-1 to -4 CP: [[F.F. Gebrandt's Superior Laudanum]] (if you are a [[A Person of Some Importance -|PoSI]], this raises your [[Indulging a Less than Laudable Laudanum Habit|Laudanum Habit]])
*-1 CP: [[Key to a Dripstone-Snared Temple]] (on moving in, if Nightmares ≤ 4; purchased at [[Christmas (Guide)|Christmas]])
*-1 CP [[Page from the Liber Visionis]] (if [[Consign it to the flames!|burnt]]; obtained through [[Uncovering the Secrets of the Face-Tailor]])
*[[Lose half your Nightmares]] for {{IL|Professional Perks|2 x}}
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<big>Equipped items (chance to reduce Nightmares gain while equipped):</big>
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*[[Aurochs-Fur Coat]] (from [[Whitsun]])
*[[Bejewelled Cane]] (from the [[Assisting a Keen-Eyed Lapidary|Keen-Eyed Lapidary]])
*[[Cheerful Goldfish]] ({{E}}0.40 at the Bazaar)
*[[A Firm Conviction of the Absence of the Supernatural]] (from [[Mr Chimes' Lost & Found]])
*[[Spiked Rosary]] (from [[Anticipate|Ambition: Bag a Legend! 31]])
*[[Storm-bird]] (from [[Capture the Storm-bird|Parabola]])
*[[Weasel of Social Discomfiture]] (from [[Offer a habitation to a moderate-sized Fingerking|The Dome of Scales]])
*[[Cryptographic Chiropteran]] (from [[Reveal a scheming truth to the Smiling Jester|Hallowmas 1898]])
*[[The Walls are Right]] (from [[Greet the Merry Gentleman]])
*[[Amber Ambassador's Seal]] (from [[Accept a token of Starved Esteem]])
*[[The Final Resting Place of an Old Friend]] (from [[The London Horticultural Show]])
*[[The Distinction of the Waking Fire]] (from [[The Sixth Coil (historical)|The Sixth Coil]])
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===Increasing Nightmares===
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<big>Social Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+2 to +14 CP: [[Read a discordant letter]] (also gives + 1-9 CP Wounds)
*+6 CP: Allow an acquaintance to [[Allow an Acquaintance to Alleviate your Fears (dupe)|study your nightmares]]. (Unlikely to be received unless requested; doing so provides no benefit to the betrayer.)
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*Instant Nightmares 8: [[Gaze into Dream's Mirror]] (sends you to {{IL|A state of some confusion}}) or [[A mahogany-framed mirror]] (sends you to {{IL|The Mirror-Marches}}, as do the rest of these) at Mrs Plenty's Carnival, [[Cross the Threshold (Low Glasswork)]], [[Enter in the company of a Fingerking (Restored)]], [[Mirror-Mazed]]
*+6 CP: Failing to [[Locate an Impossible Theorem]] (but will also probably kill you, which would be inconvenient)
*+5 CP: Failure on [[Listen to the silence]] or [[Console the Calcified Man]] in Underclay
*+5 CP: [[Explore the woods]] in [[Balmoral]] with {{IL|Opening Balmoral}} < 5
*+5 CP: Failure to [[Carve out the emblem]] or [[Scour the earth]] at [[Marigold Station]] (also gives +3 CP Wounds or +3 CP Suspicion, respectively)
*+4 CP: [[Attend and speak of...terrible things.]] in [[The Shuttered Palace]] with {{IL|Unaccountably Peckish}} 2 (also +1 CP Scandal)
*+2 CP: Failing to [[Push onward]] when [[Parabolan Hunting (Guide)|hunting in Parabola]]
*+2 CP: Failing to [[Duplicate the skull of John the Baptist, if you can call that a skull]]
*+1 to +5 CP: [[Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas]]
*+1 to +4 CP: Failing to [[Perhaps you can remember something useful|Use Correspondence Plaques to expand your knowledge of the Correspondence]] at The University
*+1 CP: [[Make friends with the Empress' dog]] in The Empress' Court
*+1 CP: [["Here, puss puss puss."|Pet your Starveling Cat]]
*[[The Pavilion of Butterflies]] in Veilgarden during [[Hallowmas]] (various)
*Forgotten Quarter actions such as [[Understanding the Correspondence]] and [[Seeking Curios and Secrets in the Forgotten Quarter]] gain Nightmares, depending on luck and [[The Airs of the Forgotten Quarter]]
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+Variable CP: Failing on [[The answer to Nightmares?]] (gives CP Nightmares equal to double your Nightmares level, also reduces Watchful)
*+10 CP: [[Introduce her to the Starveling Cat|Introduce your Grubby Kitten to the Starveling Cat]] (also +10 to Wounds)
*+3 CP: [[A dream about a calm sea]] (red-bordered card) (requires Nightmares ≥ 6)
*+3 CP: [[A dream about a corridor lined with brass mirrors 2]] (red-bordered card) (requires Nightmares ≥ 6)
*+3 CP: [[A dream about a market-place crowded with dead men 2]] (red-bordered card) (requires Nightmares ≥ 6)
*+3 CP: [[A dream about a burning river 3]] (red-bordered card) (requires Nightmares ≥ 6)
*+2 CP: [[Use your nightmares as inspiration]] in your [[University Laboratory (Place)|University Laboratory]] (requires Nightmares ≥ 5)
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<big>Items:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+2 CP: [[F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour]], if you [[Be damned to the instructions! Drain the bottle dry!|drink it all]] while not a {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -|Appearance=Person of Some Importance}}
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<big>Equipped items (chance to increase Nightmares gain while equipped):</big>
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*[[A Parabolan-sized Headache]] (from [[Mr Chimes' Lost & Found]])
*[[At the Shore of Midnight, 5th Edition|''At the Shore of Midnight'', 5th Edition]] (from [[A Bookseller's Invitation]])
*[[Focused Albatross]] (from [[Capture the Focused Albatross|Parabola]])
*[[Masked Former Priest]] (from [[The Brass Grail (Story)|The Brass Grail]])
*[[Song Stuck in Your Head]] (from [[Por Una Cabeza]])
*[[Sporing Bonnet]] ({{E}}6.00 from [[Maywell's Hattery]])
*[[Vake Claw]] (from [[Ambition: Bag a Legend!]])
*[[The Walls are Wrong]] burden (from [[Greet the Merry Gentleman]])
*[[Wings of Change]] burden (from [[The High Sancta]], see [[The High Sancta (Guide)#Wings of Change]] for details)
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==Scandal==
[[File:Sidebarscandal.png|right]]
''Scandal is getting out of hand. If this reaches 8, something bad may happen.''

[[Scandal]] tends to come from {{IL|Persuasive}} actions. If it hits 8, you will be sent to {{IL|Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies}}. Refer to the [[Menace Locations (Guide)#Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies (Scandal)|menace location guide]] for help getting back from exile.

===Reducing Scandal===
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<big>Social actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-6 CP: [[Send a name, written in Gant]]
*-5 to -6 CP: [[Use someone as your dupe]]
*-4 to -5 CP: [[Ask someone for help in laying rumours to rest]]
*-3 CP: [[Benefit from flattery at Dante's Grill]] (recipient; -10 CP flatterer)
*-2 CP: Drinking [[The Achlian Midnight]] in [[An invitation to Beatrice's Tea Shop|Beatrice's Tea Shop]]
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-5 CP: [[Into the river with it]] in Area-Diving in Spite ({{IL|Shadowy}} 24 or {{IL|Persuasive}} 35) 
**14 actions, if you succeed with the two Casing checks at the minimum level of 4 Casing. More if you fail, or increase Casing above minimum.
** 4 Casing is 70% odds of success, so ~50/50 odds of getting through both checks successfully.
**-0.36 CP of Scandal per action, but you get some {{IL|Rostygold}} and CP of {{IL|Shadowy}} 24 and/or {{IL|Persuasive}} as well.
*-3 CP: [[Edit a book of meditations on the Anchoress]]
**Note: Sets Philosophy to The Legacy of the Anchoress
*-2 to -3 CP: [[Lead Evensong]] in Ealing Gardens
*-2 CP: [[Take a break (from Lab Work)]] in your [[University Laboratory (Place)|University Laboratory]] (Scandal ≥ 5)
*-1 to -2 CP: [[Attend Evensong]] in Ealing Gardens
*-1 to -2 CP: [[Catch the eye of a butler]] in The Empress' Court ({{IL|Persuasive}} 89)
*-1.1 CP (average): [[Attend a Church Service]] when Scandal ≥3
*-1 CP: [[Finish a libretto]] in The Singing Mandrake ({{IL|Persuasive}} 50)
**Note: Sets School to the Celestial movement
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-10 CP: [[Dance with your Spouse|Dance with your Spouse(s)]] on [[The Feast of the Rose!]] (also -10 CP Nightmares; available only during the [[Feast of the Exceptional Rose (Guide)|Feast of the Exceptional Rose]])
*-2 to -5 CP: Various options on [[An Afternoon of Good Deeds?]] (with Scandal ≥ 2)
*-2 CP: [[Work diligently]] on [[A Day with God's Editors]] (also -2 CP Nightmares)
*-3 CP: [[Gold frame, black painting]] with [[Uncovering Secrets Framed in Gold]] 1 (2 actions)
*-1.4 CP (average): [[Tell the Coquettish Relicker your woes]] (with Scandal ≥ 3)
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<big>Items:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-1 CP: [[Nikolas & Sons Instant Ablution Absolution]] ({{E}}1.50 from [[Nikolas Pawnbrokers]])
*-2 CP: Using a [[Key to a Zee-Znail Retreat]] (if Scandal ≤ 4; purchased at [[Christmas (Guide)|Christmas]])
*[[Lose half your Scandal]] for {{IL|Professional Perks|2 x}}
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<big>Equipped items (chance to decrease Scandal gain while equipped):</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Carnelian Sapphire Pendant]] ({{E}}150 from [[Trompowsky et Fils]])
*[[An Enviable Social Calendar]] (Purchasable from [[Mr Chimes' Lost & Found]])
*[[A Hard-Earned Knack for Repair]] (from [[The London Horticultural Show]])
*[[In Mr Huffam's Good Graces]] (from [[The Sixth Coil]])
*[[Gravel-Voiced Gossip]] ([[Hallowmas]] 2023)
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===Increasing Scandal===
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<big>Social actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+4 or +6 CP: Allow an acquaintance to [[Use someone as your dupe|use you as a dupe]] (the other person will get -5 or -6 CP Scandal)
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+1 to +6 CP: [[Give the gift of a conversation]] from [[A Cultural Exchange]] at the [[Watchmaker's Hill]]; costs {{IL|Extraordinary Implication|1 x}}
*+5 CP: Failure to [[Coax out the Knight]] at [[Marigold Station]] (also gives +3 CP Wounds)
*+2 CP: [[You adhere to no one philosophy – and you'll make that clear to all]] ({{IL|Watchful}} 50; costs 3 actions)
*+2 CP: Failing to [[Attend a Shrouded Soirée from the Wrong Side of the Mirror]]
*[[Saint Dunstan's Sacristy]] in Spite at [[Hallowmas]] (various)
*+1 CP: [[Try some hot wine]] at Mrs Plenty's Carnival (50% Luck)
*+1 CP: Failing [[The rubbery specimen]] at Mrs Plenty's Carnival. This option also gives +1 CP {{IL|Nightmares}} and {{IL|Cryptic Clue|12 x}}
*Failures in some storylets in [[Ladybones Road]] and in [[The Shuttered Palace]], such as [[The Antiquarian Footman]], will raise Scandal
*Instant move to the Tomb-Colonies & some Scandal increase: [[A work of barely clad decadence]], [[Kiss its cold blue lips]], [[Throw the villain out of the window]], or [[Topple the dowager into a shrub]].
*+1 CP: Failing to [[Request help from a University colleague]] in [[The Osteology Lab]].
*+1 CP: Success on [[Call in some favours]] from [[The Bohemians 1|The Bohemians]], a storylet in [[The Empress' Court]].
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+3 CP: [[Shake 'hands'?]] on [[Slime and Amber: the Rubbery Men]]
*+3 CP: [[Absorb the damage]] on [[A Word From Your Creditors]] (requires [[In Corporate Debt]] ≥ 5, also gives +3 CP Suspicion)
*+1 CP: [[Attend a lecture at the Brass Embassy]] on [[Burning Shadows: the Devils of London]]
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<big>Items:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+5 CP: Drinking a [[Bottle of Black Wings Absinthe]]
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<big>Equipped items (chance to increase Scandal gain while equipped):</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Barrel with Leather Shoulder-Straps]] (Bohemians [[Factions#Renown Items|Renown item]])
*[[Modish Bonnet]] ({{E}}4.00 from [[Maywell's Hattery]])
*[[Pair of Scarlet Stockings of Dubious Origin]] ({{E}}4.00 from [[MERCURY]])
*[[Unjustifiable Necktie]] ({{E}}150.00 from [[Trompowsky et Fils]])
*[[The Censored Census of 1862]] (From [[Advent Calendar 2020]] or the [[Bazaar Side-streets]])
*[[Oenophilic Oppression]] burden (from [[Hangover of the Century]])
*[[Wings of Change]] burden (from [[The High Sancta]], see [[The High Sancta (Guide)#Wings of Change]] for details)
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==Suspicion==
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''Suspicious activities are beginning to draw the attention of the law. If this reaches 8, something bad may happen.''

[[Suspicion]] tends to come from {{IL|Shadowy}} actions. If it hits 8, you will be [[ARRESTED!]] and sent to {{IL|New Newgate Prison - again!}}. When arrested, you will also gain [[A Criminal Record:]], and if ''that'' quality reaches 4, [[Nikolas & Sons Instant Ablution Absolution]] will no longer reduce your Suspicion. Some actions send you directly to prison without trial; these don't increase [[A Criminal Record:|Criminal Record]].

Refer to [[Menace Locations (Guide)#New Newgate Prison - again (Suspicion)|the menace location guide]] for help re-escaping New Newgate.

===Reducing Suspicion===
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<big>Social actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-6 CP: [[Send a name, written in Gant]]
*-5 or -6 CP: [[Dupe a friend into covering for you]]
*-4 CP: [[Ask a friend to cover for you]]
*-3 CP: [[Benefit from flattery at Dante's Grill]] (recipient; -10 CP flatterer)
*-2 CP: Drinking [[The Khaganian White]] in [[An invitation to Beatrice's Tea Shop|Beatrice's Tea Shop]]
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-33 CP: [[Eliminate a good deal of suspicion]] in Balmoral (with Suspicion ≥ 5, requires {{IL|Disappearing...}} 10; takes at least 9 total actions with [[Track down evidence against you|Parabolan Disappearing]], 11 actions in the Cabinet as a Midnighter, or 12 actions in the Cabinet as another profession)
*-3 or -4 CP: [[Confound the Constables]] in Spite (Opportunism in Spite) with {{IL|The Airs of London|Appearance=Airs}} 0-25 ({{IL|Shadowy}} 45 or {{IL|Shadowy}} 48)
*-3 CP: [[Publish a monograph on obscure scientific minutiae]] in Ladybones Road
*-3 CP: [[Conceal your paper trail]] on [[Suspicious behaviour]] while engaging in [[A Trade in Reputations]] (Suspicion ≥ 5)
*-2 to -3 CP: [[Forge convincingly]] in Ealing Gardens
*-2 CP: [[Look as innocent as it is possible to look]] in [[The Bone Market]] (+2 CP Scandal on failure)
*-1 to -2 CP: [[Lurk plausibly]] in Ealing Gardens
*-1 CP: [[Dealing with suspicion]] in The Flit
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-2 to -9 CP: Various options on [[The Law's Long Arm]] (with Suspicion ≥ 2)
*-2 CP: [[The vigilant gentlemen in blue|Find a patsy]] (with Suspicion ≥ 5)
*-1.4 CP (average): [[Ask the Curt Relicker to help with matters of law and suspicion]] (improved slightly with suspicion reduction gear)
*-3 CP: [[A commission from anarchists - Flames|Inform the Constables]] (With [[Plotting against the Masters]] 0)
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<big>Items:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-1 to -5 or -10 CP : [[Nikolas & Sons Instant Ablution Absolution]] ({{E}}1.50 at [[Nikolas Pawnbrokers]]; only if [[A Criminal Record:|Criminal Record]] < 4, efficiency is lower if you're {{IL|A Person of Some Importance|Appearance=PoSI}})
*-1 CP: Using a [[Key to the Old Newgate Cellars]] (purchased at [[Christmas (Guide)|Christmas]])
*[[Lose half your Suspicion]] for {{IL|Professional Perks|2 x}}
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<big>Equipped items (chance to reduce Suspicion gain while equipped):</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Set of Workman's Clothes]] ({{E}}0.20 from [[Gottery the Outfitter]])
*[[Sober Dress]] ({{E}}0.20 from [[Gottery the Outfitter]])
*[[Light-Drinking Cravat]] ({{E}}12.50 from [[Trompowsky et Fils]])
*[[A Silent Nod of Acknowledgement from Mr Hearts]] (from [[Hearts' Game (Guide)|Hearts' Game]])
*[[A Preserver of London]] ({{FontRetired}} affiliation)
*[[Inconspicuous Overalls]] ({{FontChristmas}} 2023)
*[[The Undying Respect of the Order of the Blackened Hoof]] (affiliation) {{FontFate}} {{FontChristmas}}
*[[Clay Corroborator]] ({{FontHallowmas}} 2023)
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===Increasing Suspicion===
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<big>Social actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+4 or +6 CP: Have someone [[Dupe a friend into covering for you|Dupe you into covering for them]] (the other person will get -5 or -6 CP Suspicion)
*+1 to +7 CP for [[Send your discordant letter]]
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*Doubling Suspicion: [[Side with the cat]]
*+3 CP: Failing to [[Establish a false Curriculum Vitae]]
*+3 CP: Failing to [[Sell to a Constable (Skeleton)|Sell a skeleton to a Constable]]
*+3 CP: Failing to [[Credential your cover identity]] at [[Balmoral]]
*+3 CP: Failing to [[Scour the earth]] at [[Marigold Station]] (also gives +5 CP Nightmares)
*[[The Wreck of the St Elmo]] in Watchmaker's Hill at [[Hallowmas]] (various)
*Failing various actions at higher levels of [[Pygmalion]] in Mahogany Hall (successes here can also counteract {{IL|Unaccountably Peckish}} gain from [[Attend and speak of...terrible things.]])
*+20 CP & instant move to [[New Newgate Prison - again!|New Newgate Prison]]: Failing to [[Rob the Brass Embassy]]
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+3 CP: [[Absorb the damage]] on [[A Word From Your Creditors]] (requires [[In Corporate Debt]] ≥ 5, also gives +3 CP Scandal)
*+3 CP: [[Taunt the detective]] (requires Suspicion ≥ 5)
*+2 CP: [[Remind them who's boss]] on [[The Life of Crime]]; requires {{IL|Gang of Hoodlums}}
*+1 CP: [[Provide an alibi]] on [[The Alleys of London: the Criminals]]
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<big>Equipped items (chance to increase Suspicion gain while equipped):</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Pirate Hat]] ({{E}}4.00 from [[Maywell's Hattery]])
*[[Vake Claw]] (from [[Ambition: Bag a Legend!]])
*[[Wings of Change]] burden (from [[The High Sancta]], see [[The High Sancta (Guide)#Wings of Change]] for details)
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==Wounds==
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''Wounds are becoming troublesome. At 8, they may become fatal. Which would be inconvenient.''

[[Wounds]] tend to come from {{IL|Dangerous}} actions, and once they reach 8, you are sent on {{IL|a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river}}, which is indeed inconvenient but not permanent. See [[Menace Locations (Guide)#a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river (Wounds)|the menace location guide]] for help coming back from the dead. 

===Reducing Wounds===
Wounds may be the easiest to reduce between primary Menaces, and the most overlooked because there's no penalty before level 8. However, Wounds may be difficult to reduce in [[a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river]] if you die too many times. Therefore, remember to reduce Wounds.

In early [[Making Your Name (Guide)|MYN]], [[F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour|tincture]] is recommended, but [[A Restorative]] and [[Time in bed]] are also fine if you're very very poor. However, the most recomended way to reduce Wounds is to make good use of [[Making Your Name (Guide)|MYN]]. Every time [[A Name Scrawled in Blood]] levels up, all Wounds can heal.

In early [[PoSI]], [[Take a moment to tend your wounds]] is recommended. But when not urgent, [[Take tea with Lettice]] are better.
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<big>Social actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-3 CP: [[Benefit from flattery at Dante's Grill]] (recipient; -10 CP flatterer)
*-4 or -6 CP: [[Nurse a friend back to health]]
*-2 CP: Drinking [[Murgatroyd's Gold Blend]] in [[An invitation to Beatrice's Tea Shop|Beatrice's Tea Shop]]
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-11 CP or more for [[Dose yourself with (your dish) 0|dosing yourself]] with various fish-based dishes at [[A Kitchen for Artists]]. See [[A Kitchen for Artists (Guide)]] for details.
*-3 or -6 CP: [[Attend to Your Health]] at your [[Parabolan Base-Camp]] (also trains [[Glasswork]] or [[Kataleptic Toxicology]])
*-3.1 CP (average): [[Sneak a sip of the brandy]] in Spite (30% Luck)
*-3 CP (-2 on failure): [[Take a moment to tend your wounds]] in The Blind Helmsman with {{IL|A Name Scrawled in Blood}} 7 ({{IL|Dangerous}} 125 or 150)
*-2 to -3 CP: [[Make overtures to a cook|Disporting with the servantry]] in The Empress' Court ({{IL|Persuasive}} 91, costs 15 CP {{IL|Fascinating...}})
*-2 CP: [[Take a break (Laboratory)]] in your [[University Laboratory (Place)|University Laboratory]] (Wounds ≥ 5)
*-2 CP: [[Take tea with Lettice]] in your [[University Laboratory (Place)|University Laboratory]]
*-1 to -7 CP: [[Time in bed]] in Your Lodgings (Wounds ≥ 2; options depend on {{IL|The Airs of London}})
*-1 to -2 CP: [[Have your wounds seen]] in Ealing Gardens; requires having built a Clinic
*-1 CP (-2 on rare success): [[Attend a feast|Feasting at Summerset]] at The University ({{IL|Watchful}} 85)
*-1 CP: [[Deal with your Wounds]] in Wolfstack Docks (costs 50 [[Piece of Rostygold]])
*-1 CP: [[Try some spore-toffee]] at Mrs Plenty's Carnival (may raise Suspicion)
*-1 CP: [[Deepen your acquaintance with Prisoner's Honey (DREAM OF A TEMPEST)|Deepen your acquaintance with Prisoner's Honey]] in Veilgarden with {{IL|The Airs of London|Appearance=Airs}} 85–100
*-1 CP: [[Take some refreshment]] in The Labyrinth of Tigers ({{IL|Dangerous}} 104)
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*-5 to -10 CP: Some options on [[The Interpreter of Dreams]] (requiring expenditure of 10 CP {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess|Appearance=chess dreams}} or {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water|Appearance=dreams of a watery death}})
*-2 to -4 CP: Various options on [[A Restorative]]
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<big>Items:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Firkin of Hesperidean Cider]] ({{E}}160,000 from [[Nikolas Pawnbrokers]]; heals all wounds; grants opportunity cards for significant healing)
*-46 to -56 CP: [[Magnificent Feast]] (gifted at [[Christmas (Guide)|Christmas]])
*[[F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour]] ({{E}}1.00 from [[Nikolas Pawnbrokers]], or from [[:Category:F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour Gain|a variety of grindable sources]])
**-4 CP: [[Be damned to the instructions! Drain the bottle dry!]] (only if you're not a [[A Person of Some Importance -|PoSI]])
**-3 CP: [[Follow the instructions carefully.]] (only if you're not a [[A Person of Some Importance -|PoSI]])
**-2 CP: [[Drain the bottle, for what it's worth]] (-2 CP, if you're a [[A Person of Some Importance -|PoSI]])
*[[F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour: Half-Full]] (from [[A cavalry officer|robbing a drunk officer]] or [[Follow the instructions carefully.|drinking full bottles]])
**-3 CP: [[Finish a half-bottle of F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour|Finish a half-bottle]] (only if you're not a [[A Person of Some Importance -|PoSI]])
**-1 CP: [[Finish it, for what it's worth]] (if you're a [[A Person of Some Importance -|PoSI]])
*-2 CP: [[Dark-Dewed Cherry]] (from [[A droll pastime|the Capering Relicker]] and, rarely, [[:Category:Dark-Dewed Cherry Gain|others]])
*[[Horsehead Amulet]] (saves you from death, once; from [[Pursuing an Archaeological Expedition|a thieves' cache]] in the Forgotten Quarter)
*[[Lose half your Wounds]] for {{IL|Professional Perks|2 x}}
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<big>Equipped items (chance to reduce Wounds gain while equipped):</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Tracklayer's Helmet]] ({{H}}250 from [[Brass Thistle]])
*[[Ichorous Alarm]] (from [[Hearts' Game (Guide)|Hearts' Game]])
*[[Sun-Blazoned Cuirass]] (from the Hinterlands)
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===Increasing Wounds===
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<big>Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*Instant Wounds 8: [[Gaze into Heart's Mirror]] at Mrs Plenty's Carnival, [[Attempt to rob the Calculating Lapidary's vault]]
*Instant move to the slow boat: Losing [[A duel to the death with Feducci (no Horsehead Amulet)|a duel with Feducci]], [[Walk away 3|Walk away]] or fail [[Get to it 1|Get to it]] at the climax of the Cheesemonger story, any option [[In the Court of the Fathomking]]
*+1 to +9 CP for [[(Carefully) read a flame-proof missive]] increases {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} {{IL|Watchful}} and {{IL|Dangerous}}
*+1 to +6 CP (average 2.4) for [[Have a taste of the Toxicology Exhibit]]
*0 to +5 CP for [[Perhaps you can remember something useful]] increases {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}}
*+3 CP: Failing to [[Carve out the emblem]] or [[Coax out the Knight]] at [[Marigold Station]] (also gives +5 CP Nightmares or +5 CP Scandal, respectively)
*+1 to +3 CP: Failing at actions to raise {{IL|Brawling with Dockers}}
*Failing at actions to raise {{IL|The Hunt is On!}} (see [[The Hunt is On! (Guide)|guide]])
*Failing at actions to raise {{IL|Running Battle...}}
*Failing to capturing or ambush your prey when [[Track the Animals of Parabola|hunting in Parabola]]
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<big>Semi-reliable opportunity cards in London:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*+10 CP: [[Introduce her to the Starveling Cat|Introduce your Grubby Kitten to the Starveling Cat]] (also +10 CP Nightmares)
*+1 CP: [[Assist in a stakeout]] (gains {{IL|Favours: The Great Game|1 x}})
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<big>Social Actions:</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*Instant Wounds 8: After [[Slighted!|slighting]] someone, allow yourself to be [[Allow yourself to be stabbed|stabbed]], [[Stand and dare him to take the shot|shot]], [[Drink up. Try to enjoy it.|poisoned]], or [[Square up and dare him to take the shot|shot with poison]]
*+5-6 CP: With Wounds of 3+, convince a friend to [[An Offer of Medical Assistance (dupe)|bring you "medicine"]]
*+1 to +9 CP: [[Read a discordant letter]] (also gives + 2-14 CP Nightmares)
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<big>Equipped items (chance to increase Wounds gain while equipped):</big><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
*[[Weasel of Woe]] ({{E}}400.00 from [[Nassos Zoologicals]])
*[[Mark of Disdain]] ({{FontChristmas}} 2023)
*[[Wings of Change]] burden (from [[The High Sancta]], see [[The High Sancta (Guide)#Wings of Change]] for details)
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==Advanced menaces==
Some menaces are associated with certain locations. The most important of these are listed below.

===Irrigo===
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[[Irrigo]] is a menace gained while exploring the {{IL|Cave of the Nadir}}. It is discrete, typically increasing by one or two levels for each action you take in the Nadir, and the amount you accrue determines the Attribute penalties inflicted [[Cave of the Nadir (Guide)#Leaving the Cave of the Nadir|as you leave]]. If this menace reaches 10, you are ejected via the storylet [[Drowning in violet]] and take additional Attribute loss.

Irrigo prevents you from re-entering the Nadir. It can be cleared with [[Fleeting Recollections]] granted by {{IL|Time, the Healer}}. For more information on the Cave expedition, see [[Cave of the Nadir (Guide)]].

===Disgruntlement among the Students===
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[[Disgruntlement among the Students]] is a menace exclusive to the [[University Laboratory (Guide)|University Laboratory]]. Occasionally, making use of a maximum-level student (quality level 5) will raise Disgruntlement by 1 CP on an alternate success. Disgruntlement is reset when graduating a student, but most other means of reducing it require a certain level. 

When [[Directing your Team]], you can [[Give them a day off]] with Disgruntlement 2, reducing it by -2 CP. The menace card [[Student Complaints]] begins appearing at Disgruntlement 4, offering various ways to lower it. At Disgruntlement 6, you will invoke [[Student Fury]], which will cost you {{IL|Laboratory Research|-200 x}}, gain you {{IL|Scandal}} +1 CP, and lower Disgruntlement by -7 CP.

===Troubled Waters===
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[[Troubled Waters]] is a menace gained at zee. Most options on zailing cards increase it at least slightly. As it increases, you'll start to encounter greater hazards, like the [[A Ship of Zealots|Circumcelion Brotherhood]] or the [[The Killing Wind|Killing Wind]]. If it reaches 8, your voyage will end abruptly, as you are either killed (sent to [[In the Court of the Fathomking|the Fathomking]], who will refer you to [[a slow boat passing a dark beach on a silent river|the Boatman]]) or driven to madness ([[The Mirror-Marches]])).

A number of other qualities ("zee-menaces") track details of the dangers on your journey such as your crew's morale ([[Creeping Fear]], [[Mutinous Whispers]], [[Rumbling Stomachs]]), your vessel's condition ([[Groaning Hull]]), and who or what is pursuing you ([[Silent Stalker]], [[Unwelcome on the Waters]]). These are discrete Circumstance qualities with a maximum level of 1, and they mostly determine the type of demise you face at Troubled Waters 8.

Some options on zailing cards decrease Troubled Waters, while docking at certain safe ports clears it and removes other zee-menaces. For more information on [[Zailing (Guide)#Setting Zail|how Troubled Waters affects zailing]], refer to [[Zailing (Guide)]].

===Taimen's Attention===
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[[Taimen's Attention]] is specific to {{IL|Khan's Heart}}, and is gained when completing most intrigues and failing checks in the Khanate. The higher Taimen's Attention, the more damaging to your Khaganian Front failures are. Higher Taimen's Attention also makes certain checks more difficult.

It is reduced every week by [[Time, the Healer]], or by using resources at [[False-Dawn]]. It will also be cleared if you choose to [[Dismantle your front]], or if [[Make your escape|the White-and-Golds force you to do so.]] For more information on the Khanate, see [[Khaganian Intrigue (Guide)]].

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===Unaccountably Peckish===
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[[Unaccountably Peckish]] is associated with [[Seeking Mr Eaten's Name|a particularly infamous and dread story]]. It adds a series of Ubiquitous cards to your deck, most of which have very nasty consequences and no benefits unless you are {{IL|Seeking Mr Eaten's Name}}. It's also worth noting that unlike most menaces, UP '''increases''' by 1 when [[Time, the Healer]] arrives if you have at least one point in it, so if you're not a Seeker, you will want to eliminate this menace posthaste.

These are some of the more reliable ways to reduce UP:
*[[Roast chestnuts. That should do it.|Eat roast chestnuts]] on the [[ACE OF HUNGERS]] card, which you are certain to draw if you have 1 level of UP (-1 UP)
*[[Fold the note and keep it. Nod somberly to yourself. 2|Fold the note and keep it]] on the [[TWO OF BATS]] card is a harmless way to reduce UP if it's 2 or more. (-1 UP)
** If you have [[TWO OF BATS]] and [[ACE OF HUNGERS]] in the same hand, be sure to play the Bats card first, as playing Hungers first with 2 UP will cause Bats to be discarded automatically, preventing you from reducing UP to zero.
*[[Take some refreshment]] in {{IL|The Labyrinth of Tigers}}, First Coil ({{IL|Dangerous}} check; -2 UP even on failure)
*[[Scraps from the table]] from [[A Restorative]] (opportunity card with Wounds 2; -2 UP)
*[[Send Lyme to the market]]/[[Take supper with him]] as part of the [[Pygmalion]] carousel in Mahogany Hall (-3 UP)

These options increase UP, which should be avoided at all costs unless you are committed to {{IL|Seeking Mr Eaten's Name|Appearance=Seeking the Name}}
*Give away a {{IL|Starveling Cat}}
*[[See what your Starveling Cat knows]], from [[Bats and Cats]] in {{IL|The Flit}}
*
*[[Delicious, delicious lumps|Cooking and eating Rubbery Lumps]] from a [[A Huge Terrible Beast of the Unterzee!|a zee-beast]]
*[[Attend and speak of...terrible things.]] in {{IL|The Shuttered Palace}}, with UP 2+
*Many options related to {{FontSMEN}}
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==Less common menaces==
This is a non-exhaustive list of menaces specific to particular stories.

===A Turncoat===
[[File:Sidebarturncoat.png|right]]
{{IL|A Turncoat}} tracks how often you have betrayed London's underworld to the Law, or vice versa. It is mainly used during [[A Boxful of Intrigue]].

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After you have become {{IL|A Power in Waiting -}} and become either '''The Consience of Empire''' or '''A Guardian of the Realm''', picking an option opposed to your previous choice (for instance, [[Join the hunt|hunting  a union leader]] as Consience of Empire) changes your allegiance and increases Turncoat.

The only way to reduce Turncoat is the storylet [[The Traitor's Feast]] in Spite, which unlocks at A Turncoat 4. It also requires {{IL|Shadowy}} 120 and {{IL|A Survivor of the Affair of the Box}} 12.

A Turncoat can also be raised in a few other ways.
*[[Working with the Last Constable]]: [[Abandon her]] or [[Off to the Cheery Man]] during the {{IL|Family and Law}} story
*[[Working with the Cheery Man]]: [[Go to the Constable]] during {{IL|Family and Law}}
*[[The talkative gaoler]]: [[A grass]] in New Newgate Prison
*[[Pugilism and politics]]: [[Beat up the Underworld Kingpin]] from [[An Implausible Penance]]
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===Plagued by a Popular Song===
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{{IL|Plagued by a Popular Song}} is a menace specific to {{IL|Mahogany Hall}}.

If it reaches 5, a storylet auto-fires in that location that causes [[A danger to your weasels|one of your weasels]] (an [[Araby Fighting-Weasel]], or a [[Lucky Weasel]] if you don't have a fighting weasel), or [[A danger to your weasels (no weasels)|an unlucky nearby weasel]], to explode. For more details see [[Tales of Mahogany Hall (Guide)]].

<big>Curing the Plague</big>
*[[Ask for help]] 50% Luck; either eliminates Plagued or +2 CP
*[[Sing your own version of 'Pop Goes The Weasel']] ({{IL|Persuasive}} 102): -2 CP
*[[Time, the Healer]]: -1 CP each week
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===Orthos is Coming!===
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[[Orthos is Coming!]] is a timer that increases while doing actions at {{IL|Bullbone Island}}, {{IL|Corpsecage Island}}, or {{IL|Grunting Fen}}. It measures the length of your stay and which options are available at any given time on each island. For more details, see [[Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery (Guide)]].

===Attracting Attention in the Orphanage===
{{IL|Attracting Attention in the Orphanage}} is part of {{IL|Ambition: Light Fingers!}}. See the [[Ambition: Light Fingers (Guide)#The Orphanage (43–47)|Light Fingers guide]] for details.

===Inciting a Simian Revenge?===
{{IL|Inciting a Simian Revenge?}} is part of {{IL|Ambition: Heart's Desire - the Topsy King|Appearance=the Topsy King}} branch of {{IL|Ambition: Heart's Desire!}}. See the [[Ambition: Heart's Desire (Guide)#The Topsy King|Heart's Desire guide]] for details.

===Acclimating to Pressure===
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{{IL|Acclimating to Pressure}} is specific to [[Diving in the Magistracy]] of the Evenlode. It is raised by changing [[Diving Depth]], and goes down by 1 CP for each action you spend on the same depth level. If you [[Emerge from the water]] while still having this menace, it will be converted 1:1 to {{IL|Wounds}} CP. See [[Diving in the Magistracy (Guide)]] for full details.

===Disgruntlement among the Expedition===
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{{IL|Disgruntlement among the Expedition|Appearance=Disgruntlement}} is a menace exclusive to [[Moulin Expeditions (Guide)|Moulin Expeditions]]. It is gained by failing checks during an expedition, or when using inefficient options like [[Sorrow-Spiders, of course|attacking sorrow-spiders]] or [[Ford the River|wading through viric]]. Its is cleared when returning to Moulin.

If this ever reaches 8, [[Mutiny!]] will trigger, causing {{IL|Wounds|+4 CP}} and immediately returning you to Moulin with no wages. For full details see [[Moulin Expeditions (Guide)]].

===Hearts' Game===
Several qualities are associated with your target in the game of Poison and Delight, including {{IL|Elusiveness of your Target}}, {{IL|Poison Tolerance of Your Target}}, and {{IL|Hearts' Game: Counterplay}}. For full details, see [[Hearts' Game (Guide)]].

===Unravelling===
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{{IL|Unravelling}} is a menace specific to {{IL|Irem}}, accrued by failing certain checks while navigating the futures on the Loom.

If it reaches 8, [[Unraveled!]] will autofire, removing some of the Iremi items you collected and kicking you back to Irem. Returning to Irem [[Let go (Irem)|by choice]] will raise {{IL|Wounds}} and {{IL|Nightmares}} based on your level of Unravelling, and clear the quality.

===Noises in the Library===
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{{IL|Noises in the Library}} is a menace exclusive to {{IL|The Stacks}} of {{IL|The Midnight Moon}}. It generally accrues when failing checks, with some failures raising it by as many as 6 CP. Making Noises will cause [[A Gaoler-Librarian|a couple]] of [[A Terrible Shushing|cards]] to appear in the opportunity deck, and if the menace reaches 8, [[WE WILL HAVE SILENCE]] will autofire, which kills you. It is reset upon leaving The Stacks.

For more details, see [[The Stacks (Guide)]].

===The City Waning===
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{{IL|The City Waning}} is a quality in [[The City of the Tracklayers]] representing the Tracklayers' City not faring too well. It's increased by taking certain clearly marked options as well as by failing checks. Higher levels gradually remove options for profit, while opening opportunities to benefit from the instability. Actions that reduce The City Waning are also marked in the instructions, e.g. [[Welcome some new arrivals]] and consulting the city on the various [[The (Alignment) Way]] cards. For full details, see [[The City of the Tracklayers (Guide)]].
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