Editing Money-Making/Historical

{{Retired Guide}}
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As the game has added new content, grinds that were once relatively profitable have fallen out of favour. While these grinds are no longer good enough to get mentioned on the main grind pages they are preserved here.

* [[Trust Cynthia's advice|Hunter's Keep Searing Enigma rare success]] (Used to be [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/an-in-depth-look-at-money-options/9855 1.85 EPA], but has since been decreased, might now be ~1.5 EPA)
* [https://community.failbettergames.com/t/big-rat-grind-best-echoes-grind/12485 Big Rat Grind] (1.01 EPA, used to be 1.77 EPA, easily locked out of, but can be brought back w/ [[Fate]])
* [[A thieves' cache!]] (1.48 EPA |[[A buccaneering approach|3 progress]]| or 1.41 EPA |[[A bold approach 2|2 progress]]|, supplies via [[Hire a porter from the docks|Connected: Docks]] and the [[Engraved Pewter Tankard|Tankard]]| Since the revamp of Connected: Docks into [[Favours: The Docks]], this works differently, though it is potentially more profitable. See sub-heading below.)
* [[Deal with mirror-smugglers]] and [[Kill the Fungus-column]] (~1.43EPA, easily locked out of) (Used to be ~1.9EPA but with [[Deal with mirror-smugglers]] becoming locked out at a level 8 of reduced the EPA substantially.)
* [[A Dream of Roses]] takes you to [[Arbor (Guide)|Arbor]], with long-term card-draw-based grinds theoretically as high as 5.35 EPA, and 5 EPA being realistically achievable. However, the most profitable methods are mutually exclusive with the active grinds. This used to be one of the best grinds in the game as it used to be possible to use Investigate the Near-Arbori to gain Arbor: Permission to Linger, allowing you to stay in Arbor indefinitely and creating possibly the best general-purpose Echo grind. The action however was changed in late July 2020, and so active grinding in Arbor is no more.
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===[https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/comments/36c1ls/grinding_heists/ Heists in the Flit]===
1.94 to 1.998 EPA, depending on risks taken. Read the entire comment section for details. The new heists kicked this into competitive territory, but they're still very chance-based - [https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/comments/azcjh2/heist_simulator/ a simulator suggests] an EPA of approximately 1.78, once accounting for Luck challenges and Menace gains. Heists also require a substantial preliminary investment in order to maximize the player's chances, such as {{IL|Set of Intricate Kifers}}, {{IL|Dreaded}} 10 or {{IL|Untrained Lyrebird}}.
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===University Investigations===
[[Making Your Name: Investigations in the university|Investigations in the university]] and [[More than just Messages|cashing in the Flit]] ([https://community.failbettergames.com/t/grinding-for-the-un-maxed-player/11723 ~'''1.78 EPA'''])
*This option requires the player to have not advanced or finished the University storyline. Players may prefer to [[Talk to the Porters]] for a grind that is much less Echo-efficient but much more Watchful-efficient.
*If one has {{IL|Embroiled in the Wars of Illusion}} in the range 10 to 15, {{IL|Watchful}} of 177, and {{IL|Shadowy}} of 167, this can be combined with {{IL|Making Use of Cats}} for '''1.908 EPA'''. The detailed steps can be found at [[:Category:Cryptic Clue Gain]]
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===[[Fidgeting Writer|Tale of the Fidgeting Writer]]===
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GETsQCzkO8Y33oYaynVaTo7UTZWc3InWsnRtlT716aY ~1.92 EPA '''without grinding items''', ~1.57 '''with grinding.'''] It is recommended that players convert large batches of {{IL|Tale of Terror!!|Appearance=Tales of Terror}} (e.g., thousands) at a time given the heavy RNG influence in this storyline.
*This storyline requires at least {{IL|Watchful}} 120, though it is composed entirely of {{IL|Luck}} challenges.
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===Boxful of Intrigue===
The {{IL|A Boxful of Intrigue|Appearance=Boxful of Intrigue}} carousel, provided that players side with the Revolutionaries and [[Intercept the messages|intercept Correspondence Plaques]] along the way, as well as using the cash-in to [[Send your report to certain bandaged gentlemen|obtain Mourning Candles]]. ('''1.64 EPA''')
*This option requires the player to have advanced the {{IL|A Survivor of the Affair of the Box|Appearance=Affair of the Box}} story to at least Level 12, which itself requires access to {{IL|Mahogany Hall}}. The carousel is composed of {{IL|Shadowy}} 120 challenges.
=={{FontFate}}-locked==
*Tanah-Chook, unlocked by the "All Things Must End" Exceptional story ([https://community.failbettergames.com/t/a-visitors-guide-to-tanah-chook/17604 '''1.8 EPA'''])
*[[Fate]]-locked selling your soul ('''1.8 EPA''', easily locked out of)
*[[Fate]]-locked [[Riding the Savage Cobbles|Velocipede Squad]] ('''1.2 EPA''' with new carousel ending, 2.5e with new card)
*[[Fate]]-locked [[:Category:Working toward a Foreign Posting|Foreign Office]] ('''1.17 EPA''' with new carousel ending)
*[[Fate]]-locked [[Apis Meet]] ('''1.4 EPA''' incl. the bribe to stay another day, '''2.9 EPA on the last day''', reduced by the voyage)