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:
Acquire a laboratory
- Spoiler
Set up a Parabolan Base-Camp
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with
Access to a Parabolan Base-Camp
Success
The risks and rewards of Parabola
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Contribute to the railway
- Spoiler 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.
^
Zail to stranger shores
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with
Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery 2
Locked with
Discovered: The Principles of Coral (hidden)
Success
New horizons
^
Become more dangerous
- Spoiler
Become more shadowy
- Spoiler
Become more watchful
- Spoiler
Become more persuasive
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with
Persuasive Gains 30 (
You are maximally persuasive.)
Success
To the point
^
Gain understanding of Monstrous Anatomy
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with
Monstrous Anatomy 5 (Your base Monstrous Anatomy is 4 or less.)
Success
To the point
^
Gain greater understanding of Monstrous Anatomy
- Spoiler 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
- Spoiler 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.
^
Become a more skilled Player of Chess
- Spoiler 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.
^
Raise your skill in Kataleptic Toxicology
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with
Kataleptic Toxicology 5 (Your base Kataleptic Toxicology is 4 or less.)
Success
To the point
^
Raise your skill in Kataleptic Toxicology further
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Kataleptic Toxicology 5, 
Kataleptic Toxicology Studies no more than 1
Success
To the point
^
Raise your Mithridacy skill
- Spoiler
Raise your Mithridacy skill further
- Spoiler 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.
^
Raise your skill in Glasswork
- Spoiler
Become more adept with the Discordance
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with
Steward of the Discordance 5
Locked with
Discordant Studies 2
Success
To the point
^
Raise your skill in the Shapeling Arts
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Locked with
Shapeling Arts 5 (Your base Shapeling Arts is 4 or less.)
Success
To the point
^
Further raise your skill in the Shapeling Arts
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Shapeling Arts 5, 
Shapeling Studies no more than 1
Success
To the point
^
Raise your Artisan of the Red Science
- Spoiler 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
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Artisan of the Red Science 5, 
Artisan Studies exactly 1
Success
To the point
^
Become proficient at Zeefaring
- Spoiler
Become more proficient at Zeefaring
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with
Base Zeefaring (5 + 
Zeefaring Ztudies)
Locked with
Zeefaring Ztudies 2
Success
To the point
^
Dismiss the man
- Spoiler
