Seek Advice from the Grizzled Veteran

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The man sits at the bar, slowly savouring a pint of ale. […] More importantly, he listens, learning how others survive in the Neath.

For the mere cost of your time, he's happy to share the knowledge […]

While you sit with him, you ask him how to—

[Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]

Game Instructions: In case you want guidance on progressing through the higher levels of Fallen London, the Grizzled Veteran can point you in the direction needed to raise the caps on your skills, or to areas you should endeavour to open. You may encounter minor spoilers.

Unlocked with A Person of Some Importance - is: A Shattering Force, A Legendary Charisma, An Invisible Eminence, An Extraordinary Mind, A Paramount Presence

Locked with Be Off With You (hidden)

Storylet appears in Your Lodgings

Options:

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Acquire a laboratory
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Set up a Parabolan Base-Camp
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Contribute to the railway
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Involved in a Railway Venture 10

     

    Success

    New horizons

    Success Instructions: When your Persuasive is 175 or above, a new card will be added to your Opportunity Deck. Drawing this will allow you to begin building a new railway, opening new areas of the game.

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Zail to stranger shores
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Become more dangerous
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Become more shadowy
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Become more watchful
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Become more persuasive
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Gain understanding of Monstrous Anatomy
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Monstrous Anatomy 5 (Your base Monstrous Anatomy is 4 or less.)

     

    Success

    To the point

    ^
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Gain greater understanding of Monstrous Anatomy
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    Action Cost: 0
    Unlocked with Monstrous Anatomy Base 5
    Locked with Monstrous Studies 2

     

    Success

    To the point

    Success Instructions: In your laboratory, work toward a fuller understanding of monstrosities to raise the cap on your Monstrous Anatomy skill.

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Become a skilled Player of Chess
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Base A Player of Chess 5 (Your base A Player of Chess is 4 or less.)

     

    Success

    To the point

    Success Instructions: Open the Moonlit Chessboard in Parabola and complete games.

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Become a more skilled Player of Chess
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    Action Cost: 0
    Unlocked with A Player of Chess 5
    Locked with A Player's Studies 2

     

    Success

    To the point

    Success Instructions: At the Moonlit Chessboard, win a game with 23 Positional Advantages.

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Raise your skill in Kataleptic Toxicology
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Kataleptic Toxicology 5 (Your base Kataleptic Toxicology is 4 or less.)

     

    Success

    To the point

    ^
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Raise your skill in Kataleptic Toxicology further
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Raise your Mithridacy skill
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Mithridacy 5 (Your base Mithridacy is 4 or less.)

     

    Success

    To the point

    ^
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Raise your Mithridacy skill further
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    Action Cost: 0
    Unlocked with Mithridacy 5 (Your base Mithridacy is 5 or more.)
    Locked with Mithridant Studies 2 (Your skill in Mithridacy is as high as it can be.)

     

    Success

    To the point

    Success Instructions: Once you've opened a station at Ealing Gardens, you can publish an edition in defence of the railway.

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Raise your skill in Glasswork
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Glasswork 5 (Your base Glasswork is 4 or less.)

     

    Success

    To the point

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Further raise your skill in Glasswork
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    Action Cost: 0
    Unlocked with Glasswork 5 , Glass Studies exactly 1

     

    Success

    To the point

    ^
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Become adept with the Discordance
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Become more adept with the Discordance
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Raise your skill in the Shapeling Arts
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Shapeling Arts 5 (Your base Shapeling Arts is 4 or less.)

     

    Success

    To the point

    ^
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Further raise your skill in the Shapeling Arts
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Raise your Artisan of the Red Science
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Artisan of the Red Science 5 (Your base Artisan of the Red Science is 4 or less.)

     

    Success

    To the point

    Success Instructions: (Only with Discovered: a Non-Existent Block) Remember an image that has been nagging at you when dreaming up a new experiment.

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Raise your Artisan of the Red Science further
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Become proficient at Zeefaring
  •  Spoiler 
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    Action Cost: 0
    Locked with Zeefaring 5

     

    Success

    To the point

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Become more proficient at Zeefaring
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Dismiss the man
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    Success

    A nod farewell

    ^