Diary of the Dead
Economy: Rumour (Notable Sources) | |
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0.04 | Proscribed Material |
▾▾▾ | 25:10 or 250:105 0.30 | Rare: 2.50 |
0.10 | Inkling of Identity |
▾▾▾ | 50:10 or 500:105 0.40 | Rare: 12.50 |
0.50 | Scrap of Incendiary Gossip |
▾▾▾ | 50:10 1.00≈≈ | Rare: 25.00 |
2.50 | An Identity Uncovered! |
▾▾▾ | 25:5 2.00 | Rare: 62.50 |
12.50 | Blackmail Material |
2.50 | Night on the Town |
2.50 | Rumour of the Upper River |
60.00 | Diary of the Dead |
(62.50) | Mortification of Great Power |
312.50 | Intriguer's Compendium |
1,560.00 | Rumourmonger's Network |
For items with two conversion options, the |
Heavily foxed, crumbling parchment, bound in suitably unpleasant flaking leather. It certainly looks like a diary of the dead. Use this to increase your Renown: Tomb-Colonies quality by spending Favours: Tomb-Colonies. You can also gain Favours: Tomb-Colonies with Fate by using the diary.
Trade Certifiable Scraps for this with the Curt Relicker, or buy it at the Bazaar.
See here for a list of how to obtain this item, or click to show them.
It can be purchased from Crawcase Cryptics in the Bazaar and sold to the Bazaar:
Buying | 62.50 | "There are... things in this volume that I regret. Read it kindly." |
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Selling | 60.00 | "Oh, a bitter taste. Bitter. Let us rinse our mouths with wine. Here. Cheers!" |
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Read the Diary of the Dead
Options:
Feed your Diary … to your Wary Raven Advisor
- Spoiler Unlocked with 1 x Wary Raven Advisor
Success
A painstaking process
- You've lost 1 x Wary Raven Advisor
- You've lost 1 x Diary of the Dead
- You've gained 1 x Unscrupulous Raven Advisor
Operations at midnight
- Spoiler Unlocked with 1 x Unscrupulous Raven Advisor, 1 x Diary of the Dead, 2 x Bazaar Permit, 1 x Comprehensive Bribe, 1 x Blackmail Material
Success
Into the night
- A living story will begin soon. (Activates the Living story A Raven's triumphant return!; this message is not displayed.)
- You've lost 1 x Diary of the Dead
- You've lost 1 x Unscrupulous Raven Advisor
- You've lost 2 x Bazaar Permit
- You've lost 1 x Comprehensive Bribe
- You've lost 1 x Blackmail Material
- Your raven is away with your Diary of the Dead. (Sets Away with your diary to 1)
Read a substantial amount (5 FATE)
- Spoiler Locked with Favours: Tomb-Colonies 7
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You've gained 1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies (up to 7)
- Watchful is increasing… (+5 CP, up to level 200 + Watchful Gains)
- Melancholy is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 5)
- Approaching the Gates of the Garden is increasing… (+10 CP, up to level 16)
Decipher a concealed message
- Spoiler Unlocked with Watchful 250, Melancholy 12-14
Success
The Figures in the Figure
- Melancholy is increasing… (+15 CP)
- Daring is dropping… (-15 CP)
- You've lost 1 x Diary of the Dead
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
Attend a clandestine gathering
- Spoiler Unlocked with 3 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies
Locked with Renown: Tomb-Colonies 8
Success
The best dressed there
- You've gained 1 x Tutorial: Courting Factions (up to 1) (hidden)
- Renown: Tomb-Colonies is increasing… (+1 CP per Favour, up to level 55)
- Your 'Favours: Tomb-Colonies' Quality has gone!
- Persuasive is increasing… (+10 CP, up to level 200 + Persuasive Gains)
Intervene in a public dispute
- Spoiler Unlocked with 125 x Cryptic Clue, 5 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies, Renown: Tomb-Colonies 8-14
Success
Thirsty work
- Renown: Tomb-Colonies is increasing… (+2 CP per Favour, up to level 55)
- Your 'Favours: Tomb-Colonies' Quality has gone!
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
- You've lost 125 x Cryptic Clue
Rouse some tomb-colonists before they are discovered
- Spoiler Unlocked with 5 x Surface-Silk Scrap, 500 x Foxfire Candle Stub, 10 x Tale of Terror!!, Dangerous ( Renown × 6), Renown: Tomb-Colonies 15, Favours: Tomb-Colonies 7
Challenge information
Broad, Dangerous 162 || 111 - very chancy (41%) || 138 - chancy (51%) || 165 - modest (61%) || 192 - very modest (71%) || 219 - low-risk (81%) || 246 - straightforward (91%) || 270 - straightforward (100%)
Dangerous, Broad-type challenge with base difficulty of 6 for every level of Renown. The above example is at Renown level 27.
Success
The unquiet grave
- Dangerous is increasing…
- Steadfast is increasing… (+5 CP, up to level 15)
- Renown: Tomb-Colonies is increasing… (+28 CP, up to level 55)
- Your 'Favours: Tomb-Colonies' Quality has gone!
- Heartless is dropping… (-5 CP)
- You've lost 10 x Tale of Terror!!
- You've lost 500 x Foxfire Candle Stub
- You've lost 5 x Surface-Silk Scrap
Failure
The quiet grave
- Dangerous is increasing…
- You've lost 5 x Tale of Terror!!
- You've lost 250 x Foxfire Candle Stub
- You've lost 2 x Surface-Silk Scrap
- Scandal is increasing… (+2 CP)
The Coilheart Games
Search for very particular entries
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Coilheart Games is 2 (World Quality, now locked), Of Stripes, and Coils 100-299, Coilheart Tomb-Colonists 10
Locked with Lead: Entrants From Ages Past
Success
History repeats
- Those who entered the Coil did so as offerings. (Sets Lead: Entrants From Ages Past to 1)
- Huffam will want to hear of this. And then double-check it scrupulously. (Raises Bearing Valuable Leads by 1)