Quirks (Guide)
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This page is a brief catalogue of repeatable, non-card based ways to increase Quirks. Besides roleplay, some notable reasons to want to increase quirk levels are to access "I myself am my only true friend!" with Hedonist 8 (which gives four Second Chances), Quite a moral afternoon with
Subtle 4, and Browse the society romances with
Steadfast 4 (which gives a Mood).
You may also consume various Renown items to substantially increase specific quirks at the cost of others.
Repeatable Actions[edit]
Austere[edit]
- It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have a Speleothemic sign, without any penalty.
- It can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating Parabolan pickles.
- It can be raised up to 15 by Area-Diving: Into the river with it, lowering
Hedonist.
- The Iron Republic has an option which can raise it to 15 without lowering other quirks, but visiting the area may have other consequences and alter many other quirks significantly: see the guide.
Daring[edit]
- It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have an Igneous sign, without any penalty.
- It can be increased up to 10 through The Means to Knowledge storylet, lowering
Subtle and requiring
Ruthless 4.
- It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
Forceful[edit]
- It can be raised to 5 by hunting dangerous prey at Wolfstack Docks, lowering
Subtle.
- It can be increased up to 10 at The Singing Mandrake (storylet) through Start an argument with a leading light of your favoured school, lowering
Subtle.
- It can be increased up to 10 during the Doing Business in Wilmot's End carousel, by choosing "Hard lessons" at the midpoint, lowering
Subtle.
- It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
Heartless[edit]
- It can be raised up to 5 at The Shuttered Palace by Double-crossing an unfortunate footman.
- It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering
Magnanimous.
- It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
- While not infinitely repeatable, it is increased by raising Society Renown past 15.
Hedonist[edit]
- It can be raised up to 10 by 3CP/action at the The Empress' Court via The pleasures of the Neath.
- One can Area-Dive and repeatedly choose to keep it to increase
Hedonist up to level 10, giving 3CP for every 12 actions and lowering
Austere.
- At the university, with
Featuring in the Tales of the University exactly 5, one can repeat the Term Passing... carousel and Feast. Fourteen courses of sheer indulgence gives 3CP up to level 10 and can be repeated four times per cycle. The Provost? The Provost... gives 5CP up to level 15 once per cycle. A cycle takes at least 26 actions.
- If it is already at level 5, it can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating attar marmalade.
- It can be raised to 15 via Romance at Court. This requires at least
Hedonist 8 and is a very long grind, requiring 120 actions per cycle and sending you to exile, giving 5CP up to 15, but lowering
Austere by 5CP. However, this grind is notable for always being accessible.
- It cannot realistically be raised by becoming Closest To the Bohemians; it rises when you shift to the Bohemians, but is reduced an equal amount when you break away from them (unless you shift to the Rubbery in Helicon House or Sell the location of the Cave of the Nadir, disassociate yourself from that faction, and then return to the Bohemians via opportunity card). Also, it quickly becomes very expensive.}
Magnanimous[edit]
- If
Magnanimous < 4, there's no good repeatable way to increase it. Donate to an orphanage and Donate an Echo to a good cause can increase it at 1 CP per action, but both need card drawing and cost almost 1 favour. Emancipate a Clay Man can increase it at less than 1.5 CP per action if the Clay Quarters are accessible.
- It can be increased up to 10 through The Means to Knowledge storylet, lowering
Melancholy and requiring
Magnanimous 4. (This is also an excellent way to remove
Scandal at -3CP per action.)
- It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering
Heartless and
Ruthless.
- If it is already at level 5, it can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating attar marmalade.
Melancholy[edit]
- It can be raised up to 5 by picking out a sapphire at Empire Adornments in the Bazaar Sidestreets.
- It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Hunter's Keep carousel.
- It can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating Parabolan pickles.
- While not infinitely repeatable, it is increased by raising Great Game Renown past 15.
Ruthless[edit]
- It can be raised up to 5 through betraying other players via false offers of
Nightmares and
Wounds aid requests.
- It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering
Magnanimous.
- It can be raised to 12 at Station VIII by eating brandied jam.
Steadfast[edit]
- It can be raised up to 5 by displaying admirable sportmanship at the end of the first Term carousel at the University.
- It can be raised up to 5 by sharing a cup of The Achlian Midnight with the expenditure of a
Free Evening.
- It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have a Metamorphic sign, without any penalty.
- It can be increased by publishing newspapers, both by remaining Honest, no matter what (which increases up to 10 and does not lower other quirks) and choosing to publish An edition brimming with truth and wisdom (which increases up to 10 and lowers heartless).
- It can be raised up to 10 at the conclusion of the Mutton Island carousel, lowering
Heartless and
Ruthless.
- It can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating Parabolan pickles.
Subtle[edit]
- It can be increased up to 10 at Mrs Plenty's Carnival using Learn more about your sign if you have a Glacial sign, without any penalty.
- It can be increased (*limit under research) by stalking your prey subtly while Hunting Dangerous Prey in Wolfstack Docks. This requires Airs Of London less than 33, and lowers
Forceful.
- It can be increased up to 10 by choosing to "Keep it bloodless" during the repeatable Doing Business in Wilmot's End carousel, lowering
Forceful.
- It can be increased up to 10 through The Means to Knowledge storylet, lowering
Forceful and requiring
Subtle 4.
- It can be increased to 10 by becoming Closest To the Great Game, which becomes expensive quickly, requires already having
Subtle 4, and decreases
Steadfast.
- If it is already at level 5, it can be raised up to 12 at Station VIII by eating attar marmalade.
- While not infinitely repeatable, it is increased by raising Docks Renown past 15 and Constables Renown past 15.
Opportunity Cards[edit]
Card | Option | Quirk Increase | Quirk Decrease | ||
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Direct methods | ![]() |
+3cp | up to level 10 | ![]() |
Subtle methods | ![]() |
+1cp | up to level 5 | ![]() | |
Follow your conscience | ![]() |
+1cp | up to level 5 | ![]() | |
Don't ask me | ![]() |
+1cp | up to level 5 | ![]() | |
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So much has been lost | ![]() |
+3cp | up to level 10 | ![]() |
Well, those clouds are quite pretty | ![]() |
+1cp | up to level 5 | ![]() | |
An opportunity! | ![]() |
+1cp | up to level 5 | ![]() | |
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Watch | ![]() |
+2cp | up to level 10 | |
Add your own dead to the pile | ![]() |
+3cp | up to level 10 | ![]() | |
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+3cp | up to level 10 | |||
Oho! Ripe rats! | ![]() |
+3cp | up to level 10 | ![]() |
Maxing out Quirks: Faction Items[edit]
If you have a quirk at 12, you can raise it up to 15 by using Faction Items. Each use consumes the item and increases the desired quirk by 15cp, while also decreasing another one by the same amount.
To get from level 12 to 15 requires 42cp, meaning you'll consume three faction items until you're maxed out.
See also: Renown Item Quirk Changes