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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 Social Engagements]] (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 Social Engagements]] (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 | + | 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. |
− | + | 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?!) | |
− | + | 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. | |
− | + | 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! | |
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− | If you don't finish the story and lock the carousel, you can continue to dump | ||
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. |