Editing Someone Is Coming (Guide)

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{{ActivitySummary
|Activity=Someone Is Coming
|Length=Fixed
|Starting Actions=0
|Progress Actions=10
|Ending Actions=1
|Progress Details=Raise {{IL|Someone Is Coming}} to 4.
|Output Items=*{{IL|Primordial Shriek}}
*{{IL|Soul}}
*{{IL|Infernal Contract}}
*{{IL|Mourning Candle}}
*{{IL|Maniac's Prayer}}
*{{IL|Compromising Document}}
*{{IL|Vision of the Surface}}
*{{IL|Bone Fragments}}
*{{IL|Fistful of Surface Currency}}
*{{IL|First City Coin}}
*{{IL|Justificande Coin}}
|Boost Items=*''{{IL|Your very own Infernal Contract}}''
*''{{IL|Involved in the Soul Trade}}''
*''{{IL|Investigating the Rubbery Murders}}''
*''{{IL|In Contact with a Long-Lost Daughter}}''
*''{{IL|A Person of Some Importance -}}''
*''{{IL|Route: The Bone Market}}''
*''{{IL|Involved in a Railway Venture}} 50''
|Raw EPA = -
|EPA Notes = Weasel Fights
}}
==General==
{{IL|Someone Is Coming}} is a mechanic that is used throughout the game. 1 CP Progress is gained on many different cards, and once you've reached Level 4 (10 CP), [[A Gift from the Capering Relicker|someone will finally arrive]]. Alternatively, it may be cashed in on the [[Rob a drunk]] storylet in {{IL|Spite}}. This means that a normal reward takes 11 actions, and robbing a drunk takes 7 actions.

==Payouts==
There are various payouts that can be acquired, and while you start with only one, as you progress in the game, you'll be able to collect different payouts later. The later payouts are typically more valuable than earlier ones. 

Everything done through the card will reset Somone is Coming, so if you have excess for whatever reason, it would be best to cash out through robbing [[A furious and incoherent drunken rat]] before you play the card.

A table of payouts is shown below:
{| class="article-table sortable"
!class=unsortable | Requirement
!class=unsortable | Option
!class=unsortable | Items
!data-sort-type="number"| Profit/EPA
|-
|
|[[A Scream for your Mantel]]
|{{IL|Primordial Shriek|x 275|Appearance = }}
|5.5 {{E}}<br />0.50 EPA
|-
|{{IL|Your very own Infernal Contract}}
|[[You just put it down for a moment]]
|{{IL|Soul|x 300|Appearance = }}<br />{{IL|Infernal Contract|x 25|Appearance = }}
|11 {{E}}<br />1.00 EPA
|-
|{{IL|Involved in the Soul Trade}} {{FontFate}}
|[[A dealer in souls]]
|{{IL|Mourning Candle|x 4|Appearance = }}
|10 {{E}}<br />0.91 EPA
|-
|{{IL|Investigating the Rubbery Murders}}, {{FontFate}}
|[[Not making much sense now]]
|{{IL|Maniac's Prayer|x 110|Appearance = }}
|11 {{E}}<br />1 EPA
|-
|{{IL|In Contact with a Long-Lost Daughter}}, {{FontFate}}
|[[A present for your daughter]]
|{{IL|Compromising Document|x 22|Appearance = }}
|11 {{E}}<br />1 EPA
|-
|{{IL|A Person of Some Importance -}}
|[[For someone who has it all, or at least most of it]]
|{{IL|Vision of the Surface|x 24|Appearance = }}
|12 {{E}}<br />1.09 EPA
|-
|{{IL|Route: The Bone Market}}
|[[Raw material]]
|{{IL|Bone Fragments|x 2200|Appearance = }}
|22 {{E}}<br />2.00 EPA
|-
|{{IL|Involved in a Railway Venture}} 50
|[[A bag of jangling coins]]
|{{IL|Fistful of Surface Currency|x 400|Appearance = }}<br />{{IL|First City Coin|x 10|Appearance = }}<br />{{IL|Justificande Coin|x 3|Appearance = }}
|14.5 {{E}}<br />1.32 EPA <ref>24{{E}} / 2.18 EPA with Rat Market and {{IL|Night-Whisper}} gotten at the [[The Futures Market|Iremi Exchange]]</ref>
|-
|
|[[A furious and incoherent drunken rat]]
|{{IL|Fistful of Surface Currency|x {{Use|Shadowy|Type=Math}}/2|Appearance = }}<ref>Results shown for Shadowy 100 to 200</ref>
|3.79 - 5.27 {{E}}<ref>Rare Success factored in</ref><br />0.54 - 0.75 EPA
|}
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==Breakdown of Cards==
Profit in addition to the CP of SiC:

{| class="article-table sortable"
!Option
!class=unsortable | Requirement
!data-sort-type="number"| Profit in addition to SiC ({{e}})
|-
|- [[The Aftermath of the Great Sink of 1899]]
| +2 CP SiC
|[[:Category:Conflict Cards|Conflict Cards]]
|5 favours with 2 relevant factions
|8{{e}} for 2 favours.
|-
|[[Attend the ceremony]]
|{{TableList|{{IL|Favours: Hell|1 x}}
|{{IL|Soul|1 x}} }}
|4.58{{e}}
|-
|[[City Vices: a Rather Decadent Evening]]
|{{IL|Favours: Bohemians|1 x}}
|4{{e}} + {{IL|Making Waves|Appearance = MW}} and {{IL|Scandal|+2 CP}}
|-
|[[The oracle of the weasel-fights]]
|{{IL|Dazed Raven Advisor}}
|1{{e}}
|-
|[[They don't even cheat well]]
|{{IL|Featuring in the Tales of the University|exactly 5}}
|0.85{{e}}
|-
|[[The Soft-Hearted Widow]]
|{{IL|Moon-Pearl|20 x}}
|0.8{{e}}
|-
|rowspan="3" |[[City Vices: a tournament of weasels!]]
|{{IL|Lucky Weasel}}
|0.6{{e}}
|-
|{{IL|Araby Fighting-Weasel}}
|2{{e}} + {{IL|Nightmares|-1 CP}} + {{IL|Confident Smile|2x}} on success, {{IL|Araby Fighting-Weasel|-1x}} on failure (SIC either way)
|-
|{{IL|Ermine Assassin}}
|3.5{{e}}
|-
|[[An Evening with your Spouses]]
|{{IL|Philosophically Perfect Partnership}}
|1{{e}} or {{IL|Nightmares|-3 CP}}
|-
|[[Join him in training]]
|{{IL|Flexible Intelligencer}}
|2.5{{e}} (5{{H}})
|-
|[[Jack strikes again]]
|{{IL|An Annoyance to Jack-of-Smiles}}
|0.3{{e}}
|-
|[[Exterminate the rats but charge a fee]]
|{{IL|Vermin-free}}, {{IL|A Name Scrawled in Blood|Appearance = MYN|3-5}}
|0.3{{e}}
|-
|[[You're a complicated person...]]
|{{IL|A Name Whispered in Darkness|Appearance = MYN|1-3}}
|0.2{{e}}
|-
|[[Find a patsy]]
|{{IL|Suspicion|5}}
|{{IL|Suspicion|-2 CP}}
|-
|[[The answer to Nightmares?]]
|{{IL|Nightmares}}
|Varies, SIC on success only
|-
|[[An opportunity!]]
|{{IL|Free of Surface Ties -}}
|0.15{{e}}
|-
|[[A past benefactor]]
|{{IL|The Protégé of a Mysterious Benefactor|7}}
|Second chance
|-
|[[City Vices: a Plea from an Old Friend]]
|{{IL|An Admirer of Beauty -}}
|Quirk(s) +1 CP
|-
|[[City Vices: an Entanglement with an Old Friend]]
|{{IL|An Admirer of Art -}}
|Varies, includes Quirk changes
|-
|[[Bringing the revolution]]
|{{IL|Plotting against the Masters}}
|1 main stat +5 CP
|}
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==Cards while Zailing==


Note: You'll meet someone first when you return to London. Excess CP over level 4 should preferably be spent on robbing the drunk rat.
*[[A Huge Terrible Beast of the Unterzee!]]
*[[Creaking from Above]]

==Analysis==
Each completed, London bound, cycle permits payout from either:
* [[A furious and incoherent drunken rat|Rat]], for a maximum payout of 5.27{{e}} or 0.75 EP[[Someone Is Coming|SiC]]
* [[A Gift from the Capering Relicker|Relicker]], for a maximum payout of 22{{e}} or 2 EP[[Someone Is Coming|SiC]] 
** Note, this will reset your {{IL|Someone Is Coming}} quality


Thus, an optimal strategy would be:
* {{IL|Favours: Hell}} - sourced from [[Attend a lecture at the Brass Embassy]]
* [[Attend the ceremony]] - consuming the {{IL|Favours: Hell|Appearance= Favour}} and a {{IL|Soul}} (Bazaar bought) (x 10 times)
** Factoring in a 10 CP {{IL|Scandal}} reduction
* And choosing [[For someone who has it all, or at least most of it]] for 12 {{e}}
For a total of '''2.54 EPA'''


This can be improved later by unlocking {{IL|Ermine Assassin}} during the yearly [[Hallowmas (Guide)|Hallowmas]] Event. With the assassin, an option on [[City Vices: a tournament of weasels!]] becomes quite profitable, as:
* From [[Attend with your Ermine Assassin]] - option on [[City Vices: a tournament of weasels!]] (x 10 times)
* And choosing [[For someone who has it all, or at least most of it]] for 12 {{e}}
For a total of '''4.27 EPA'''


Quite good, but we can do better! Once you unlocked the {{IL|Bone Market}}, as a Mid-Game {{IL|A Person of Some Importance (Guide)|Appearance=PoSI}}, the option [[Raw material]] becomes available. Thus, the analysis is as follows:
* From the same [[Attend with your Ermine Assassin]] - option on [[City Vices: a tournament of weasels!]] (x 10 times)
* And choosing [[Raw material]] for 22 {{e}}
For a total of '''5.18 EPA'''


Now, the following method requires a number of precursor conditions:
* Access to the first {{IL|Railway (Guide)|Appearance= Rayway Station}} - a Late-Game content story
* Access to the [[Iremi Exchange]] or {{IL|Irem}} in general - a reward for finishing the [[Evolution (Guide)|Evolution]] story; an Ambition-sized storyline

But, once these conditions are met, the following strategy can be performed:
* From the same [[Attend with your Ermine Assassin]] - option on [[City Vices: a tournament of weasels!]] (x 10 times)
* And choosing [[A bag of jangling coins]] for 14.5 {{e}} and {{IL|Justificande Coin|x 3}}
** Coins which can be [[The Futures Market|exchanged]] 26 at a time for a {{IL|Night-Whisper}}
** Item, which can be later put through the {{IL|The Rat Market (Area)|Appearance=Rat Market}} for a better turnin
*These prices convene in three stages based on {{IL|Rat Market Saturation}} (see [[The Rat Market (Guide)]] and [[The Rat Market (Guide)/Calculators|calculator]] for exact pricing), resulting in the following totals:
** '''5.36 EPA''' - First threshold (First ~10 items)
** '''5.23 EPA''' - Second threshold (Next ~18 items)
** '''5.16 EPA''' - Last threshold (Any subsequent items)
*** Zailing actions were ignored, as was the action cost of [[Enter the Rat Market|entering the Rat Market]], since for a large enough quantity, these actions nulify, or at most, slightly lower the EPA by a negligible amount.
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