Read incoming mail
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Who's been writing to you?
Game Instructions: Letters that increase your main attributes will increase your Mired in Mail quality, gradually making them less effective. This is reset each time Time, the Healer comes.
Unlocked with with a redirect from Sort through incoming mail
Storylet appears in 
Your Social Engagements
Options:
Read a godly missive
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Godly Missive (Compose a letter to spread the Good Word), 
Nightmares 3
Success
Hope in dark places
You've lost 1 x Godly Missive
Nightmares is dropping… (-3 CP)
Read a disquieting missive
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Disquieting Missive (Compose a letter to spread the Bad Word)
Locked with
Mithridacy
Success
Certainty shaken
You've lost 1 x Disquieting Missive
Persuasive is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + 
Persuasive Gains)
Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + 
Watchful Gains)- Nightmares is increasing… (+3 CP)
You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
Starting 
Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 
P and W CP [1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail2–5 6 7 8 9 10 ≥11 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Critically examine a disquieting missive
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Disquieting Missive (Compose a letter to spread the Bad Word), Mithridacy
Challenge information
Narrow,
Mithridacy 5 (50% base) || 1 - almost impossible (10%) || 2 - high-risk (20%) || 3 - high-risk (30%) || 4 - tough (40%) || 5 - very chancy (50%) || 6 - chancy (60%) || 7 - modest (70%) || 8 - very modest (80%) || 9 - low-risk (90%) || 10 and above - straightforward (100%)Success
Finding the seams
- Persuasive is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Persuasive Gains)
- Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
Mithridacy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 4) (if base is at least 1)- You've lost 1 x Disquieting Missive
- You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 P and W CP[1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail2–5 6 7 8 9 10 ≥11 Failure
Questioning
- Persuasive is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Persuasive Gains)
- Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
- Mithridacy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 4) (if base is at least 1)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+6 CP)
- You've lost 1 x Disquieting Missive
- You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
^Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 P and W CP[2]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail2–5 6 7 8 9 10 ≥11
Read a revisionist missive
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Revisionist Missive (Compose a letter to spread the Better Word)
Success
Diatessaron 17a:42x (Revision XIV)
- Persuasive is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Persuasive Gains)
- Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
You've lost 1 x Revisionist Missive- You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 P and W CP[1]35 34 32 21 10 8 7 Ending Mired in Mail2–5 6 7 8 9 10 ≥11 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Shared Case File (Write some case notes into a letter)
Success
[Title of the case]
You've gained 1 x Sudden Insight (up to 20)
You've lost 1 x Shared Case File- Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
[The Airs of London change…] (random)- You've gained 1 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 Watchful CP[1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail1–4 5 6 7 8 9 ≥10 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Read a bundle of investigation notes
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Bundle of Investigation Notes (Compose advice for an investigation), 
Investigating...
Success
Pulling at the threads
You've lost 1 x Bundle of Investigation Notes
Investigating... is increasing… (+[0.2* Base Watchful] CP)
Read a poetic missive
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Poetic Missive (Compose a poem), 
Inspired...
Success
Poetry
You've lost 1 x Poetic Missive
Inspired... is increasing… (+[0.2* Base Persuasive] CP)
Read licentious gossip
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Collection of Licentious Gossip (Compile licentious gossip)
Success
Tea and whispers
You've gained 1 x Confident Smile (up to 20)
You've lost 1 x Collection of Licentious Gossip- Persuasive is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Persuasive Gains)
- You've gained 1 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 Persuasive CP [1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail1–4 5 6 7 8 9 ≥10 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Follow a coded instruction
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Coded Instruction (Encrypt a coded instruction)
Success
[Chess move]
You've lost 1 x Coded Instruction
Shadowy is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + 
Shadowy Gains)- Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
Suspicion is increasing… (+1-7 CP)- You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 S and W CP[1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail2–5 6 7 8 9 10 ≥11 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Pursue a name written in gant
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Name Written in Gant, 1 x A List of Aliases, Writ in Gant
Success
The work of moments
You've lost 1 x Name Written in Gant
You've gained 500 x Piece of Rostygold
You've gained 2 x Moves in the Great Game
Dangerous is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + 
Dangerous Gains)- Shadowy is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains)
- You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 D and S CP [1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail2–5 6 7 8 9 10 ≥11 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Burn your names written in gant
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Name Written in Gant (Write down a name in Gant)
Locked with A List of Aliases, Writ in Gant
Success
Peace
- Your 'Name Written in Gant' Quality has gone!
(Carefully) read a flame-proof missive
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Flame-proof Missive (Compile notes on the Correspondence), 
A Scholar of the Correspondence
Success
Singed
You've lost 1 x Flame-proof Missive
A Scholar of the Correspondence is increasing… (+? CP, up to level 21)
Wiki note: You only gain
SotC if your base Watchful is strictly greater than 10 times your current SotC level.
- Dangerous is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Dangerous Gains)
- Watchful is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
Wounds is increasing… (+1-9 CP)- You've gained 2 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 D and W CP[1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail2–5 6 7 8 9 10 ≥11 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Burn your Hungry Letters
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Hungry Letter (Write down a question)
Success
Cleanly done
- Nightmares is dropping… (-
Hungry Letter CP) 
Your 'Hungry Letter' Quality has gone!
Read a hungry letter
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Hungry Letter (Write down a question)
Success
Why?
- You've lost 1 x Hungry Letter
You've gained 1 x Unaccountably Peckish (up to 10)- Nightmares is increasing… (+4 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Seeking Mr Eaten's Name (up to 1)
Read an improvised fighting manual
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Improvised Dueling Manual (Write down some favoured fighting techniques)
Success
Tales of daring
You've gained 1 x Hard-Earned Lesson (up to 20)
You've lost 1 x Improvised Dueling Manual- Dangerous is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Dangerous Gains)
- You've gained 1 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 Dangerous CP[1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail1–4 5 6 7 8 9 ≥10 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Read a recipe for scones
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Beloved Family Recipe (Write down a beloved family recipe)
Success
A most curious recipe
You've gained 1 x Hastily Scrawled Warning Note (up to 20)
You've lost 1 x Beloved Family Recipe- Shadowy is increasing… (+see below CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains)
- You've gained 1 x Mired in Mail
Starting Mired in Mail0–3 4 5 6 7 8 ≥9 Shadowy CP[1]70 69 63 42 21 15 14 Ending Mired in Mail1–4 5 6 7 8 9 ≥10 ^- ↑ Assumes level 69+. Lower levels gain less CP
Read a discordant letter
- Spoiler Unlocked with
1 x Discordant Missive (Write down some of what you know about the Discordance), 
Watchful 50, 
Dangerous 50, 
Shadowy 50, 
Persuasive 50
Success
A chilly evening
You've lost 1 x Discordant Missive
Steward of the Discordance is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 3)- Watchful is increasing… (-75 to +75? CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
- Shadowy is increasing… (-75 to +75? CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains)
- Dangerous is increasing… (-75 to +75? CP, up to level 200 + Dangerous Gains)
- Persuasive is increasing… (-75 to +75? CP, up to level 200 + Persuasive Gains)
- Wounds is increasing… (+1-9? CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2-14 CP)
Done?
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