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By far the most interesting storylet here is [[Talk to the Porters]]. For the cost of {{IL|Cryptic Clue|25 x}} you gain {{IL|Whispered Hint||Appearance=Whispered Hints}} and a {{IL|Sudden Insight}} -- and {{IL|Sudden Insight|5x|Appearance=Sudden Insights}} can be traded in on [[Every stone]] in your Lodgings (under [[Attend to Matters of Watchfulness and Nightmares]]) for a great boost in {{IL|Watchful}}. Because {{IL|Cryptic Clue|Appearance=Cryptic Clues}} can be gained using the other investigation storylets, this is one of the best Watchful grinds in the game.
 
By far the most interesting storylet here is [[Talk to the Porters]]. For the cost of {{IL|Cryptic Clue|25 x}} you gain {{IL|Whispered Hint||Appearance=Whispered Hints}} and a {{IL|Sudden Insight}} -- and {{IL|Sudden Insight|5x|Appearance=Sudden Insights}} can be traded in on [[Every stone]] in your Lodgings (under [[Attend to Matters of Watchfulness and Nightmares]]) for a great boost in {{IL|Watchful}}. Because {{IL|Cryptic Clue|Appearance=Cryptic Clues}} can be gained using the other investigation storylets, this is one of the best Watchful grinds in the game.
  
For example, if you can 100% the Porters challenge, you'll get +1CP Watchful on success. {{IL|Sudden Insight|5x|Appearance=Sudden Insights}} are worth a random number of CP somewhere between 1 and 50, which averages to 25CP Watchful per trade-in. This means that the average per Sudden Insight is 25 / 5 = 5CP, so each successful Porter challenge is worth a total of 1 + 5 = 6CP. Therefore, 11-12 challenges nets on average ~70CP, which is an entire level of Watchful.
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For example, if you set your modified {{IL|Watchful}} to 162-163 by changing up your outfit, the Porters challenge will be 90%, so +2CP Watchful on success and +1 on failure. {{IL|Sudden Insight|5x|Appearance=Sudden Insights}} are worth a random number of CP somewhere between 1 and 50, so the average is 25 per trade-in, and the average per Sudden Insight is +5CP. This means that each successful Porter challenge is worth 2 + 5 = 7CP of Watchful, and 10 successes gets you (again, on average) an entire 70CP level of Watchful. With a 90% success, this will take, on average, 11 Actions.
  
If you can't quite 100% the Porters challenge, if you aim for 90% (needing 162-163 modified Watchful), you'll gain +2CP per challenge on successes -- plus the Sudden Insight, for a total of 7CP. 10 successes thus also gets the ~70CP for a level of Watchful, but at 90% there will likely be 1 failure. As such, 10 successes will need ~11 actions, plus one to reduce the resulting {{IL|Nightmares}}, for a total of ~12 actions -- about the same as the results from the challenge at 100%, though somewhat more complicated.
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As a hint, as you go up in Watchful and need to reduce your outfit's Watchful to remain at a modified 162-163 Watchful (remember to do so, or you'll soon be doing the challenge at 91% and only getting +1CP on successes!), the first piece you should remove is your Watchful Companion. Swap it for a [[Cheerful Goldfish]], and many of the {{IL|Nightmares}} from failed Porter challenges will be negated. The second is, of course, your Weapon, for a [[Bejewelled Cane]]. (Which you already have, right? Right?!)
  
As a hint, when you increase Watchful and need to reduce your outfit's Watchful to remain at a modified 162-163 Watchful (remember to do so, or you'll soon be doing the challenge at 91% and only getting the +1CP on successes of 100%, while still being at risk of failure and Nightmares!), the first piece you should remove is your Watchful Companion. Swap it for a [[Cheerful Goldfish]], and many of the {{IL|Nightmares}} from failed Porter challenges will be negated. The second, of course, is swapping your Weapon for a [[Bejewelled Cane]]. (Which you already have, right? Right?!)
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There are 15 levels of the University MYN story that need investigating. If you build the 28CP needed for {{IL|Investigating...}} 7 to 100% the Investigating challenge, that takes (coincidentally) 7 Porter successes. 7 * 15 = 105 Porter successes, so just doing the story is going to net you around 10.5 levels of Watchful, completely irrespective of any actual grinding.
  
There are 15 levels of the University MYN story that need Investigating. If you build the 28CP needed for {{IL|Investigating...}} 7 to 100% the Investigating challenge, that takes (coincidentally) 7 Porter successes. 7 * 15 = 105 Porter successes, so just doing the story is going to net you around 10 levels of Watchful, completely irrespective of any actual grinding.
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If you don't finish the story and lock the carousel, you can continue to dump 10-12 actions (modulo failures and Nightmare reduction) into Porters to grind a level of Watchful. That's about 10 levels per day, if you're dedicated!
 
 
If you don't finish the story and lock the carousel, you can continue to dump 11-12 actions into Porters to grind a level of Watchful. If you're dedicated, that's about 10 levels per day....
 
  
 
Note also that you can sell off excess Investigating under [[The Heights of Chicanery]] in {{IL|The Flit}} using either [[More than just Messages]] (for {{IL|Rostygold|540 x}}, usually) or [[Raid a Message-Drop]] (for {{IL|Cryptic Clue|270 x|Appearance=Cryptic Clues}}). The latter is useful if you're running low paying the Porters.
 
Note also that you can sell off excess Investigating under [[The Heights of Chicanery]] in {{IL|The Flit}} using either [[More than just Messages]] (for {{IL|Rostygold|540 x}}, usually) or [[Raid a Message-Drop]] (for {{IL|Cryptic Clue|270 x|Appearance=Cryptic Clues}}). The latter is useful if you're running low paying the Porters.

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