Riding the Savage Cobbles (Guide)
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Early PoSI Content |
- Riding the Savage Cobbles Summary
- Limited-Length Activity
- Setup
- 0 A
- Progress
- 14+ A
- End
- 1 A
- Progress Details
- Raise
Riding the Savage Cobbles to 7. - Items Inputs/Outputs
- Raw EPA
- 1.23
General[edit]
This is a repeatable story and rewards are obtainable multiple times. If you pass all the 
Dangerous 122 and 125 challenges on the level 0 to 6 storylets, it takes 14 actions to reach level 7. Here you can choose a conclusion with items worth 
17.50 to 18.50, or increase 
Seeking the Next Breakthrough on the Jack Case.
Building Riding the Savage Cobbles[edit]
| Storylet | Challenge | Success | Failure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 0 to 4 | ||||
| Foiling Footpads | 122
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+2 CP
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 +1 CP +1 CP
| |
| Foil a Robbery | 122
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+2 CP
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+1 CP +1 CP
| |
| In the Boozer with the Lads[1] |  10
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+2 CP
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+1 CP
| |
| Messenger Duty | 122
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+2 CP
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 +1 CP +1 CP
| |
| Level 5 to 6 | ||||
| Having a Lark | 125
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+2 CP
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+1 CP +1 CP
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| Dealing with a Hard Case | Automatic | +1 CP
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- | |
| A Blaze in Spite | 125
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+2 CP
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+1 CP +1 CP
| |
| Rescue an Informer from Devils | 125
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+2 CP
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 +1 CP +1 CP
| |
- ↑ Unlocked with
Renown: Constables 15
Riding the Savage Cobbles 7[edit]
You can choose An Eye Wide Open ( +5 CP Dangerous) which does not reset Riding the Savage Cobbles, or claim your reward with one of the following storylets, all of which do reset it:
| Storylet | Action | Challenge | Success | Failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another Strike | Go and crack some heads [1] | 120
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(17.50E) | (7.50E) |
| Riots in Watchmaker's Hill! Shops are Burning! | Read them the Riot Act | 125
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(17.50E) | (9.50E) |
| Attend a Funeral | Keep a quiet dignity | 120
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(18.50E)
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(9.60E)
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| The Knuckle-Scarred Inspector is Indisposed | Try to calm the Inspector down[2] | 126
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(18.50E)
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(9.50E)
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| BLEF! BLEF![3] | Automatic | (18.00E) | - | |
| The Jack Case[4] | The hard way | 130
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+5 CP Seeking the Next Breakthrough on the Jack Case +20 CP Dangerous
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+3 CP Seeking the Next Breakthrough on the Jack Case +2 CP Wounds
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| The clever way |  130
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+5 CP Seeking the Next Breakthrough on the Jack Case +20 CP Watchful
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+3 CP Seeking the Next Breakthrough on the Jack Case +2 CP Nightmares
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240 x - ↑ Locked with A Union Sympathiser 5
- ↑ Locked with The Jack-of-Smiles Case 1
- ↑ Unlocked with The Jack-of-Smiles Case 1
- ↑ Unlocked with The Jack-of-Smiles Case 1–19
The Spinning of the Wheels[edit]
Unlock the secrets of the Velocipede Squad and decide what to do about them. A dozen storylets and opportunities of metropolitan savagery!
The Spinning of the Wheels is a FATE-locked story tied with Riding the Savage Cobbles that adds several additional options to the tables above. This content is FATE-locked, so per this Wiki's Content Policy, the covered content will not otherwise be included on the Wiki, and the guide may contain mechanical descriptions but not narrative content. Storylets, Cards, and Actions will be identified by images and mechanical properties, but not by name.
NOTE: This story cannot be reset.
Ratwork Velocipede[edit]
Upon accepting this story, you will get the 
Ratwork Velocipede. This is a shared best-in-slot BDR Transport. It has an opportunity card that will grant either 
150 x Whispered Hint or 
1 x Confident Smile, up to 20, 
Making Waves +4CP, and Persuasive +2 CP.
Part 1[edit]
In order to advance the story, you need to raise 
The Spinning of the Wheels (TSotW) to 4. This can be done with a handful of conclusion storylets at the end of the Riding the Savage Cobbles (RtSC) carousel.
It also adds a few additional branches when building up RtSC:
| Action | Challenge | Success | Failure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 0 to 4 | ||||
| Listen to what's going on in the snug | Automatic | +1 CP
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- | |
| Level 5 to 6 | ||||
| Walk Away | Automatic |
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- | |
| Do whatever is necessary | 125
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+2 CP
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And a few new options for cashing out at RtSC 7:
| Storylet | Action | Challenge | Success | Failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 50%
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+2 CP TSotW
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+1 CP TSotW
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130
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(12.50E)
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(0E) |
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Automatic, requires: 500 x
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(10E) | ||
Opportunity Card:
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Automatic | (12.50E)
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- |
Opportunity Card:
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Automatic | (10E)
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- |
1250 x Part 2[edit]
When you reach The Spinning of the Wheels 4, you have to make a choice. One of them leads to many more carousels and the eventual locking Concord Square. The other leads to an additional option when cashing out.
| Storylet | Action | Requirements | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
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- | Gives you access to a new cash out storylet. |
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Renown: Constables 15
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Sets you down the path of closing Concord Square forever. | |
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- |
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If you chose the path to close it down, you will have to raise RtSC to 7 again 12 more times to reach the conclusion, using the storylet and choosing, in order of TSotW level progression: 
→ 
→ 
. These options raise TSotW by 2 CP and 
Steadfast by 5 CP (up to 15), and in particular will also remove 1 x Favours: Constables should you have any.
Alternatively, you can stop this pursuit and get the other ending by choosing 
in the same storylet instead, lowering Steadfast by 20 CP and granting 1 x Favours: Constables.
Conclusion[edit]
If you chose the ending with the additional payout, that is:
| Storylet | Action | Requirement | Challenge | Success | Failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Prisoner's Mask
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130
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40 x 
60 x 
20 x This also comes with an opportunity card granting 
250 x Jade Fragment, Nightmares +1 CP, and 
Suspicion +1 CP, OR Nightmares -2 CP.
The other ending will render 
Concord Square inaccessible permanently and grant 
Empire's Kingmaker +600 CP.
Strategy[edit]
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Analysis[edit]
This provides between 0.638 and 1.233 per action, the latter if all are successes. This requires a Dangerous of 209.
