Editing Raising Attribute Caps (Guide)

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{{Audience|LatePoSI}}

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{| style="text-align:center;" class="article-table" width="500px"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" |Main Attributes
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|{{IL|Watchful|Size=75px}}
|{{IL|Shadowy|Size=75px}}
|{{IL|Dangerous|Size=75px}}
|{{IL|Persuasive|Size=75px}}
|}

{| style="text-align:center;" class="article-table" width="900px"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="9" |[[:Category:Accomplishments#Advanced Stats|Skills]] 
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Monstrous Anatomy|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|A Player of Chess|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Glasswork|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Mithridacy|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Shapeling Arts|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Steward of the Discordance|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Zeefaring|Size=75px}}
|}
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== Introduction ==
{{Audience|LatePoSI}}
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Attributes are what might in other games be described as stats. Attributes are used to complete challenges in Fallen London. They might also be used as unlocks/locks for storylets and actions. If you're interested in how a number translates into completing a challenge and the math behind it check [[Broad difficulty]] and [[Narrow difficulty]]. Pages which unlock/lock based on a quality can be found on that Attributes page.<br>
On 3 June 2020 Failbetter Games started introducing new ways to overcap some of these Attributes to new and giddy heights. As a consequence this also dramatically changed how achieving [[Paramount Presence (Guide)#Note on Old/New Paramount Presence|Paramount Presence]] works.

= The "Main" Attributes =
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The cap on all of the Main attributes can be raised to 230. This means completing the [[Involved in a Railway Venture|Great Hellbound Railway]] all the way to Marigold (Watchful, Persuasive) and finishing three campaigns in the [[Parabolan War (Guide)|Parabolan War]] (Dangerous, Shadowy).

A curated shorthand table to jump to the right section on this page, with links to corresponding storylets: 
{| class="article-table"
!Attribute, cap!!203!!206!!209!!212!!215!!218!!221!!224!!227!!230
|-
| Watchful
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 203|203]] <ref name="W203" group="W">W 203 start: [[A Luncheon with the Dean of Supernumerary Fellows]], end: [[Demand to know what is going on 1]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 206|206]] <ref name="W206" group="W">W 206 start: [[Chemically analyse Mr Spices' new drug]], end: [[Complete your chemical analysis of Mr Spices' new intoxicant]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 212|212]] <ref name="W212" group="W">W 212 start: [[Test Spices' drug on various animals]], ends: [[Finish your experiment with Mr Spices' Drug and reveal the truth to the Dean]], or [[Finish your experiment with Mr Spices' Drug and lie to the Dean]] </ref>
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 215|215]] <ref name="W215" group="W">W 215: [[Discuss the matter of Mr Spices]], or [[Discuss the matter of Mr Spices, delicately]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 218|218]] <ref name="W218" group="W">W 218: [[Offer Mr Spices your medical opinion on its peculiar health]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 221|221]] <ref name="W221" group="W">W 221 start: [[Investigate the tears you recovered from Mr Spices]], end: [[Conclude your study of Mr Spices' tears]] </ref>
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 224|224]] <ref name="W224" group="W">W 224: [[Assemble the experimental locomotive]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 227|227]] <ref name="W227" group="W">W 227: [[The Birth of a Curator]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Watchful to 230|230]] <ref name="W230" group="W">W 230: [[Deliver Mr Transport to the Bazaar]], or [[Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness]], or [[Give it the infant]]</ref>
|-
| Persuasive
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 203|203]] <ref name="P203" group="P">P 203: [[Conclude this interview]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|206]] <ref name="P206" group="P">P 206: [[Build the station at Ealing Gardens]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|209]] <ref name="P209" group="P">P 209: [[Build the station at Jericho Locks]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|212]] <ref name="P212" group="P">P 212: [[Build the station at the Magistracy of the Evenlode]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|215]] <ref name="P215" group="P">P 215: [[Build the station at Balmoral]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|218]] <ref name="P218" group="P">P 218: [[Build the station at Station VIII]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|221]] <ref name="P221" group="P">P 221: [[Build the station at Burrow-Infra-Mump]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|224]] <ref name="P224" group="P">P 224: [[Try again to build the station at Moulin]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|227]] <ref name="P227" group="P">P 227: [[Build the station at The Hurlers]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Persuasive to 206 and further|230]] <ref name="P230" group="P">P 230: [[End the line at Marigold Station]]</ref>
|-
| Dangerous
|| [[#Raising Dangerous to 203|203]] <ref name="D203" group="D">D 203: [[Capture the Honey-Mazed Bear]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Dangerous to 206|206]] <ref name="D206" group="D">D 206: [[Kill the Pinewood Shark]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Dangerous to 212|212]] <ref name="D212" group="D">D 212: [[The Efficient Commissioner's Nightmare]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Dangerous to 218 and further|218]] <ref name="D218+" group="D">D 218+: [[In the Wake of War]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Dangerous to 218 and further|224]] <ref name="D218+" group="D">D 218+: [[In the Wake of War]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Dangerous to 218 and further|230]] <ref name="D218+" group="D">D 218+: [[In the Wake of War]]</ref>
|-
| Shadowy
|| [[#Raising Shadowy to 203|203]] <ref name="S203" group="S">S 203: [[Steal from Mr Iron's warehouse]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Shadowy to 206|206]] <ref name="S206" group="S">S 206 start: [[The townhouse of a Discerning Deviless]], end: [[The Deviless' Vitrine]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Shadowy to 209|209]] <ref name="S209" group="S">S 209 start: [[Find the weakness in an opponent's defences]], end: [[Case the place]]</ref>
|| [[#Raising Shadowy to 212|212]] <ref name="S212" group="S">S 212 start: [[Track down evidence against you]], end: [[Make the evidence against yourself vanish]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Shadowy to 218 and further|218]] <ref name="S218" group="S">S 218 starts: [[Observe what the Fingerkings do at Mahogany Hall]] or [[Join the Cats in support of the Shroud]], ends: [[Aid in the illusion]], or [[Sabotage tonight's show]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Shadowy to 218 and further|224]] <ref name="S224" group="S">S 224 starts: see unlocks and redirects from [[Varchas from Behind the Glass]], end: [[Return to the Dome of Scales]]</ref>
|| &rarr;
|| [[#Raising Shadowy to 218 and further|230]] <ref name="S230" group="S">S 230 starts: see unlocks and redirects from [[An Ancient Refuge Site]], end: [[Return to the Dome of Scales (from Caduceus)]]</ref>
|}

== {{IL|Watchful}} ==
The actual cap is: 200 + {{IL|Watchful Gains}}. So to raise this attribute above 200 you'll need to first increase "Watchful Gains". Except for raising Watchful Gains from 27 to 30, your Base Watchful must equal 200 + Watchful Gains to reach the next step. 

=== Raising Watchful to 203 ===
To raise the cap of {{IL|Watchful}} to 203 you'll first need to have reached unmodified 200 {{IL|Watchful}} and have {{IL|The Prestige of your Laboratory|40 x}}. Once you've reached {{IL|The Prestige of your Laboratory|40 x}} you will be able to play the storylets under [[A Luncheon with the Dean of Supernumerary Fellows]], providing you have the other prerequisites. Any option under that storylet will redirect you to [[In the Course of the Meal]]. The subsequent Action called [[Demand to know what is going on 1|Demand to know what is going on]] will set your {{IL|Watchful Gains}} to 3 which allows you to get a max of 203 unmodified {{IL|Watchful}}. This will also give you a single piece of {{IL|Railway Steel}} allowing you to start on the cool new railway content (yes, technically you can start it without it. You won't get far though).

=== Raising Watchful to 206 ===
After having raised your unmodified {{IL|Watchful}} to 203 thanks to the options outlined in the previous section, the Dean will send you another invitation for <abbr title="And cakes, cakes! How could you not come..">tea</abbr>. Apparently Mr. Fires has stolen something from Mr. Spices and wants it investigated; and of course you're the perfect person for the job. Finishing the [[Complete your chemical analysis of Mr Spices' new intoxicant|investigation]] will set your {{IL|Watchful Gains}} to 6, allowing you to raise your Watchful another 3 levels. My, my, we are getting smart now aren't we?

=== Raising Watchful to 212 ===
If {{IL|Watchful}} 206 still isn't enough for you there is one last experiment you can do on {{IL|Mr Spices' Private Stash}} called [[Test Spices' drug on various animals]]. After completing that one you can either lie to the Dean about the results or tell him the truth. Regardless you'll once again double your cap to {{IL|Watchful|212}} which marks the limit for a while.

=== Raising Watchful to 215 ===
Raising {{IL|Watchful}} beyond 212 comes much later than the previous steps. You must build your {{IL|Involved in a Railway Venture|Appearance = Railway}} all the way out to [[Station VIII]]. Once there, you must develop [[the Station for Factory VIII, or 'Station VIII']] until {{IL|The Business of Manufacture}} is level 6, and then [[break in to the factory]]. Keep breaking in and searching the factory until you have {{IL|Discovered: a Dirigible Mast}}. 

After you have discovered the Mast, you will be able to draw [[Something is Landing]] in Station VIII. This card is Abundant Frequency, and after it is played once, you must wait 24 hours for a Living Story to let you play it again. After playing this card two times, on the third time you will be able to bring [[Mr Fires (Station VIII)|Mr Fires]] to Station VIII. Now you may simply have [[a Conversation with Mr Fires]]. One of two options will be available to you, depending on whether you lied to the Dean or not, but both will raise your cap to {{IL|Watchful|215}}.

=== Raising Watchful to 218 ===
After having [[a Conversation with Mr Fires]], you must wait for the Dirigible to depart so that you can draw [[Something is Landing]] one more time. This time, bring [[Mr Spices (Station VIII)|Mr Spices]]. While you are having [[a Conversation with Mr Spices]], you can [[offer Mr Spices your medical opinion on its peculiar health]], raising your cap to {{IL|Watchful|218}}. Playing this option requires raising your base {{IL|Watchful}} to 215, as well as several items which can only be acquired at Station VIII.

=== Raising Watchful to 221 ===
With a {{IL|Violant-filled Mirrorcatch Box}}, an {{IL|Irrigo-filled Mirrorcatch Box}} and a station built at [[Marigold Station|Marigold]], you may [[Investigate the tears you recovered from Mr Spices|investigate the tears you recovered from Mr Spices]] in [[University Laboratory (Place)|your Laboratory]] to raise your cap to {{IL|Watchful|221}}.

=== Raising Watchful to 224 ===
By [[Further Conversation with the Creditor's Solicitor|talking to the Baroness]] in [[Moloch Street]], [[A Conversation with Mr Spices|talking to Mr Spices]] at [[Station VIII]] or both, you may acquire {{IL|A Design for an Unusual Locomotive:|Appearance = a Design for an Unusual Locomotive}}. With a variety of materials, you may then [[Build a Locomotive for Mr Spices]] in [[University Laboratory (Place)|your Laboratory]] to raise your cap to {{IL|Watchful|224}}.

=== Raising Watchful to 227 ===
Head to [[Moloch Street]], and [[All aboard|climb aboard your train]]. The train will [[A train going imprudently fast|travel imprudently fast]] toward Marigold as you assist Mr Pages with Mr Spices. Upon reaching the station, the [[The Birth of a Curator|baby is born]], and your cap increased to {{IL|Watchful|227}}. Note that from the time the baby is born until you decide its fate, you will [[An Infant Curator, Provisionally Known as Mr Transport|find it somewhat of a burden]], and that there is no backing out once the train journey has begun.

=== Raising Watchful to 230 ===
You may choose how the infant is raised, delivering it to either [[Deliver Mr Transport to the Bazaar|the Bazaar]] or [[Deliver Mr Transport to the Solicitor-Baroness|the Magistracy of the Evenlode]] to be raised by one of its parents. Alternatively, if the baby is a Curator (i.e. if [[The Fate of Mr Transport]] is exactly 10) you may [[Learn of an alternative]] in the [[Bazaar Side-streets]] and [[Give it the infant|deliver the baby beyond]] the [[Avid Horizon]]; if the baby is a devil, you may deliver it to Hell.

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== {{IL|Persuasive}} ==

The actual cap is: 200 + {{IL|Persuasive Gains}}.
To get Persuasive Gains you'll need to start the Railway storyline, and raising your gains beyond 3 requires having completed at least the first section of the {{IL|Watchful}} overcap. This is necessary to properly start the Railway storyline which is required for continuing to overcap {{IL|Persuasive}} and to overcap {{IL|Dangerous}}

=== Raising Persuasive to 203 ===
After having started building your own Railway to Hell you run into a problem; the Brass Embassy who already operates one is not happy with your plans. After placing a few bribes they seem happy, only for you to find out there apparently is a Tracklayer's Union. One morning interview later however the Union joins your plans and you're 3 {{IL|Persuasive Gains}} richer. See, diplomacy really solves everything.

=== Raising Persuasive to 206 and further ===
Every Railway station raises the cap by another three levels, culminating with 230 once you build the stop at [[Marigold Station]]

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== {{IL|Dangerous}} ==
The actual cap is: 200 + {{IL|Dangerous Gains}}.

To start raising the cap on {{IL|Dangerous}} you'll first need to have built the station at {{IL|Ealing Gardens}} to unlock Ealing Gardens as a reachable location.

=== Raising Dangerous to 203 ===
Once your Railway has a station in {{IL|Ealing Gardens}} you can draw a card called [[The Incident of the Honey-Mazed Bear]]. After promising to find their Bear, once you have Base Dangerous 200, you'll need to track it down in [[Pick up the trail of the Honey-Mazed Bear|Parabola]] and [[Capture the Honey-Mazed Bear|capture it]] so you can return it to its owners. Capturing it will raise the cap to 203 and give you {{IL|A Hunter's Instinct for Nightmares}} which is needed for the next two steps.

=== Raising Dangerous to 206 ===
After you have successfully hunted and captured the Honey-Mazed Bear and raised Dangerous to 203, a [[Pick up the trail of the Pinewood Shark|new hunt]] will open up to kill the Pinewood Shark. This requires {{IL|Parabolan Defences}}. Successfully [[Kill the Pinewood Shark|completing]] this hunt will raise the dangerous cap to 206.

=== Raising Dangerous to 212 ===
For the next part of the Dangerous overcap, once you have Base Dangerous 206, you'll need to travel to the {{IL|Viric Jungle}} and help the [[The Efficient Commissioner's Nightmare|Efficient Commissioner]] with her nightmares which in Parabola can be a real problem. The cost for this varies, but players who have completed [[Ambition: Nemesis]] can do this for free. [[Bag a Legend]] players with a [[Vake Claw]] and players with a [['Lucky' Claw|certain Election item]] get an alternate cost of {{IL|Whisper-Satin Scrap|150 x}}. Everyone else can either fork over [[Parabolan Orange-apple|5 Parabolan Apples plus other ingredients]] or a Chimera Skeleton in progress with 8 arms (legs and skulls are not required). Completing this raises the cap to 212.

=== Raising Dangerous to 218 and further ===
The next three upgrades are part of the [[Parabolan War (Guide)|Parabolan War]]. You will need to wage a campaign allied with each of the three Powers (Cats, Snakes, Chessboard), and appoint their respective Generals while doing so. You [[Plant the seeds|gain access to the Generals]] by spending 3 {{IL|Human Arm}}s after completing a tutorial campaign. The first time you [[In the Wake of War|complete a Campaign]] with each General, you can increase your  {{IL|Dangerous Gains}} by 6. Then you should upgrade that General through a research project in your laboratory. Winning a Parabolan War with all three Generals will bring your gains to 230.

Each of these {{IL|Dangerous Gains}} increases require {{IL|Dangerous Gains}} 12, but you do not need to level your {{IL|Dangerous|Appearance=Base Dangerous}} to 212.

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== {{IL|Shadowy}} ==
The actual cap is: 200 + {{IL|Shadowy Gains}}.

To start raising the cap on Shadowy you'll need to have a {{IL|Parabolan Base-Camp}} and a Base 200 Shadowy.

=== Raising Shadowy to 203 ===
Once you have access to Parabola, you should have access to the Parabolan Base-Camp. Within the Parabolan Base-Camp, you should see a storylet called [[Search Parabola for a Place in the Neath]]. In that storylet, choose the option [[Look for Mr Iron's Warehouse]] (note that you must have 15 [[An Identity Uncovered!]] and base Shadowy of 200 to unlock this option). This will make you "Lost in Strange Lands". You will need to go through the same process as you do when hunting Parabolan quarry. See [[Parabolan Hunting (Guide)]] for an explanation of this part. When you finish the process, you will be able to choose "Seeking a Mirror from the Far Side". Success will raise your Shadowy Gains to 3. (Note that you can repeat this process to get the rewards again, but you can't raise your Shadowy Gains beyond 3 in this way)

=== Raising Shadowy to 206 ===
After raising your base Shadowy to 203, go to your Parabolan Base-Camp. Go to the storylet "Search Parabola for a Place in the Neath" and choose the option [[Case the townhouse of a Discerning Deviless]] (note that this option requires you to have at least base Shadowy 203, and 7 Favours: Hell).  This will start a "hunt". Successfully completing the hunt will give you A Deviless' Address, which allows you to start a heist via [[Planning a Heist (Hub)|Planning a Heist]] for [[The townhouse of a Discerning Deviless]]. (See [[On a Heist (Guide)]] for an explanation/refresher of the Heist process). This particular Heist requires you to have both A Deviless' Address and 5 Criminal Favours to start.  Upon successfully completing the heist, Shadowy Gains will be raised to 6

===Raising Shadowy to 209===
After raising your base Shadowy to 206, go to your Parabolan Base-Camp. Go to the storylet [[Search Parabola for a Place in the Neath]] and choose the option [[Find the weakness in an opponent's defences]].

=== Raising Shadowy to 212 ===
Raised with [[Track down evidence against you]], in Parabola, once Base Shadowy 209 has been reached.

=== Raising Shadowy to 218 and further ===
After you complete a campaign in the [[Parabolan War (Guide)|Parabolan War]], storylets will unlock in {{IL|The Dome of Scales, Occupied|Appearance=The Dome of Scales|Image=Snakehead.png}}. The available Storylet will change depending on the outcome of the most recent Campaign, but they are mechanically similar and can be freely intermixed. Each storylet contains three successive actions, each of which raises {{IL|Shadowy Gains}} by 6. After playing one action, you must raise your Base {{IL|Shadowy}} to the new cap before playing the next.

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= [[:Category:Accomplishments#Advanced Stats|Advanced Stats]] =
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{| style="text-align:center;" class="article-table" width="900px"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="9" |[[:Category:Accomplishments#Advanced Stats|Advanced Stats]] 
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Monstrous Anatomy|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|A Player of Chess|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Glasswork|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Mithridacy|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Shapeling Arts|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Steward of the Discordance|Size=75px}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{IL|Zeefaring|Size=75px}}
|}
{{Wiki Note|For a great Guide to raising these stats see [https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/comments/j4rj9a/guide_to_improving_advanced_skills/ this amazing Reddit post] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/konradkurze202/ u/konradkurze202] parts of which are also used below}}
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== {{IL|Monstrous Anatomy}} ==
The cap on Monstrous Anatomy is raised by doing two experiments in your Lab.  Each time you must be at the cap, before you can raise it further.

The first of these anatomy experiments is [[Work toward a fuller understanding of monstrosities 1]] which requires {{IL|Focused Albatross|3 x}} and {{IL|Cheerful Goldfish|500 x}}. After finishing this project your cap will be raised to six.

The second experiment is [[Work toward a fuller understanding of monstrosities 2]] which requires {{IL|Storm-bird|3 x}}. After finishing this project your cap will be raised to seven.

== {{IL|Glasswork}} ==
The glasswork cap starts at 5. Each time you must be at the cap, before you can raise it further. 

It can be raised using options in [[The Dome of Scales]], depending on the faction in control of the dome. (Changed by the {{IL|Parabolan Dominance|Appearance=outcome}} of the most recent Parabolan War. If you have not participated in the war, the Fingerkings are in control by default.) In terms of resources, the Fingerkings are the cheapest way to raise glasswork, only requiring {{IL|Lucky Weasel|Appearance=Weasels}} or {{IL|Cheerful Goldfish|Appearance=Goldfish}} to be spent on favours.

{| class="article-table"
!{{IL|Parabolan Dominance}}!!{{IL|Glass Studies}} 1 (Raise cap to 6)!!{{IL|Glass Studies}} 2 (Raise cap to 7)
|-
| Fingerkings (default) || [[Be introduced to the enormous snake]] <br> (Costs {{IL|Memory of Light|50 x}}) <br> [[Recognise the Fingerking]] <br> (With {{IL|Touched by Fingerwork|15}}) || [[Purchase a greater freedom of the place]] <br> (Costs {{IL|Favours: Fingerkings|7 x}})
|-
| Cats || [[Be instructed in the traversal of mirrors]] <br> (Costs {{IL|Baptised Rattus Faber Corpse|5 x}}) || [[Be instructed further in the traversal of mirrors]] <br> (Costs {{IL|Baptised Rattus Faber Corpse|5 x}}, {{IL|Favour in High Places}})
|-
| Chessboard || [[Procure a patron in matters of Glasswork]] (Costs {{IL|Vienna Opening|5 x}} || [[Flatter your patron in matters of Glasswork]] (Costs {{IL|Queen Mate|1 x}})
|}

== {{IL|A Player of Chess}} ==
Both of the stat cap increases can be found on [[The Chessboard]]. Each time you must be at the cap, before you can raise it further. 

The first one requires you to [[Recognise new possibilities in the depth of your loss|lose]] with {{IL|Strategic Weaknesses|7 x}}, the second one to [[Recognise new possibilities in the height of your win|win]] with 23 {{IL|Positional Advantages}}.

== {{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology}} ==
The cap on Kataleptic Toxicology is raised by doing two experiments in your Lab. Each time you must be at the cap, before you can raise it further.

For the first cap increase you'll need to [[Poison yourself as a practical test|<abbr title="Children, don't try this at home">poison yourself</abbr>]]. A [[Better understand the metabolism of poisons|second experiment]] involving less poisoning yourself will raise the cap to its max.

== {{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} ==
The cap on Artisan of the Red Science is raised by doing two experiments in your Lab. Each time you must be at the cap, before you can raise it further.

In the reflection of your lab you can start a [[Transpose the concepts of In and Out|very, very long research project]] to increase the cap to 6 and then an [[Inquiry into the Filtration of Light|even longer project]] to raise it to 7.

== {{IL|Mithridacy}} ==
The cap on Mithridacy is raised by publishing two different newspapers. Each time you must be at the cap, before you can raise it further. 

Both options are on the storylet [[Rumours about the Great Hellbound Railway]]. The [[Publish an edition in Defence of the Railway|first option]] requires some {{IL|Rumour of the Upper River|Appearance = Rumours of the Upper River}}, a {{IL|Corrective Historical Narrative}} and your own newspaper. The [[Elaborate upon your Defence of the Railway|second option]] requires more rumours, some {{IL|Revisionist Historical Narrative|Appearance = Revisionist Historical Narratives}} and again requires your own newspaper.

== {{IL|Shapeling Arts}} ==
The cap on Shapeling Arts is raised at Helicon House. Each time you must be at the cap, before you can raise it further. 

[[Solicit guidance in the Shapeling Arts|Solicit Guidance]] in the Below-Stairs area of Helicon House, you must unlock the Below-Stairs area with {{IL|Investigating...|10}} as your second to last action for the evening. Requires a bunch of Deep and Warm Amber and some [[Fitting in at Helicon House]], which might take you multiple trips to the place. [[Solicit further guidance in the Shapeling Arts|Solicit Further Guidance]] will raise it to 7. Requires more Warm Amber and some specific bones.

== {{IL|Steward of the Discordance}} ==
First Discordant Studies (or "[[Featherlight|Featherlight]]") can be gained in a card drawn at Cave of the Nadir - [[Rip out the words (without Discordant Studies)|Rip out the words]]. You will need to have obtained a [[Discordant Law]] at the Hurlers to be able to draw it. <br>Second cap raise is obtained shortly after the [[Unlock deeper Discordant Studies|Unlock deeper Discordant Studies]] storylet. To get there in the first place, raise your [[Crystalline Knowledge]] to 6, and then speak with the Stewardess at the Adulterine Ruins.

== {{IL|Zeefaring}} ==
After you have reached {{IL|Zeefaring}} level 5, you can spend a {{IL|Relatively Safe Zee Lane}} at [[A Return to Terra Firma]] in {{IL|Wolfstack Docks}} to discover {{IL|Gaider's Mourn}}.

Pack the following items:

*{{IL|Piece of Rostygold|4000 x}}
* {{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|3 x}}
* {{IL|Use of Villains|1 x}}
* {{IL|Mourning Candle|15 x}}
*{{IL|Zee-Ztory|50 x}}
*{{IL|Aeolian Scream|5 x}}

... and then set zail to Gaider's Mourn by selecting The Corsair's Forest at the very center of the zee map. Following the storyline there will both raise your maximum Zeefaring to 6 and give you an {{IL|Almost-Tame Blue Prophet}}, a companion that boosts your {{IL|Zeefaring}} by another point.

Once your base Zeefaring is 6 and you have gotten access to {{IL|Irem}} (by following the [[Evolution_(Guide)|Evolution]] storyline), zail there and bring with you:

*{{IL|Zee-Ztory|7 x}}
*{{IL|Memory of Distant Shores|7 x}}
*{{IL|Eastern Wind}} (will not be consumed)
*{{IL|Northern Wind}} (will not be consumed)
*{{IL|Southern Wind}} (will not be consumed)
*{{IL|Stashed Treasure|777 x}} (will not be consumed)

... which allows you to play [[Sit at the edge of the jetty]], which raises your {{IL|Zeefaring Ztudies}} to 2 (and wipes your {{IL|Troubled Waters}} as a bonus). 

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