The Sixth Coil (Guide)

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The Tiger Keeper rises to his hind legs. "London!" He is bellowing now, gold eyes alight with zeal. "The Sixth Coil is opening at last!”

The Sixth Coil is London's Summer Estival for 2024. It commenced on August 1st.

Activities[edit]

Currently Active Activities[edit]

The Sixth Coil[edit]

Players can assist in the rescue efforts in two ways; supplying materials in the form of unique items, and by entering the coil to explore themselves. Both earn Coilheart Renown, and exploring the Coil can give some items.

Supplying Materials[edit]

Players can supply the Coilheart victors with different items through the storylet Breaking a Gaol, as well as "logistical and interpersonal assistance" (Which does not require any items, but can only be done once), giving different amounts of Coilheart Renown.

Item Acquired From Coilheart Renown Value
Xanthous Array Laboratory 2500
Midnight Sounder Wilmot’s End 2000
Sealing Insight Midnight Moon 1500
Unguent of Persistence Station VII 1500
Viric Fixative Viric Jungle 500
Exploring the Coil[edit]

Players can explore the coil themselves,

Nose for a Story[edit]

Players can search for leads for Mr. Huffam, the editor of the Unexpurgated Gazette. Clues listed here are collapsed for spoiler purposes.

Round 1[edit]
  • Lead 1 —
    "Examine the doors to the Sixth Coil" when leaving the Fifth Coil with access to the Fifth Coil, or "Peering at Locked Doors" anywhere in the Labyrinth of Tigers without.
  • Lead 2 —
    "Raise the subject of the Sixth Coil" during Tea with the Bishop in the Fourth Coil.
  • Lead 3 —
    "Ply the Tiger Keeper for information about the Sixth Coil" when Bartering with the Tiger Keeper in the First Coil. Costs 10 x Appalling Secrets.
  • Lead 4 —
    "What might be found in the Sixth Coil?" when asking Mr. Inch where notable beasts can be found in Wolfstack Docks. Costs 10 x Bottles of Greyfields 1882.
  • Lead 5 —
    "'Persuade' an aide to dredge up the plans for the Labyrinth" at Baseborn and Fowlingpiece in the Bazaar Sidestreets. Costs 1 x Legal Document. Rewards 1 x Blackmail Material in addition to the clue.
  • Lead 6 —
    "Present him with the Case of the Contents of the Sixth Coil" when Working with the Honey-Addled Detective in Moloch Street.
  • Lead 7 —
    "Ask the Clay Coalman about the Labyrinth" when chatting with the Clay Coalman under local gossip in Your Lodgings.
Round 2[edit]
  • Lead 1 —
    "Share the Aquiline Assistant's musings" in the Forgotten Quarter. Free.
  • Lead 2 —
    "The Vault of Impounded Contraband in Concord Square", a new heist from the Flit. Requires finishing a heist.
  • Lead 3 —
    Ask The Precocious Engineer about the machinations of the Eagle Clan" in Khan's Heart. Free.
  • Lead 4 —
    "Scour the archives for mention of stripes" in the Sunken Embassy.
  • Lead 5 —
    "Call in a favour based on your current allegiance" in Begin an intrigue in Khan's Heart. Must be aligned with the Tortoise.
  • Lead 6 —
    A Laboratory investigation starting with "Investigate the properties of the Xanthous Bulb", in Parabola. Requires completing the impounded contraband heist to acquire a Xanthous Bulb, and consumes the bulb.
  • Lead 7 — FATE-locked
    "Speak with a member of the audience" in the Spider Symposium, requires completing The Web of the Motherlings.
Round 3[edit]
Round 4[edit]
Round 5[edit]

The 6th and 7th clues became available after the Body tournament has finished.

Round 6[edit]

Recurring Dreams: the Forests of the Night[edit]

A set of silver-bordered opportunity cards has appeared in the deck, increasing a new recurring dream about predators in the jungle. Begins with A Dream of Wanting and leads to a clue in round 6.

Previously Active Activities[edit]

Entrepreneurs and Opportunism[edit]

Before the games began, the storylet Entrepreneurs and Opportunism would offer a number of options that paid out based on your Attributes. Each challenge was 80% of a particular Attribute or Advanced Skill (rounded to the nearest ten in the case of the latter). Rewards were based on the total of your Attributes.

Option Relevant Stat Payout
Gather supplies Persuasive Bottle of Greyfields 1879
Repaint the signage of a local coffee house Persuasive Primordial Shriek
Find new spots for street vendors Watchful Moon-Pearl
Recommend friendly butchers to tigers Dangerous Rat on a String
Guide Khaganians towards local tea-houses Shadowy Whispered Hint
Point visiting tomb-colonists towards a gin-palace Kataleptic Toxicology Rostygold
Act as guide for visitors from the Koloman Republic A Player of Chess Cryptic Clue

A Tournament of the Sciences[edit]

At the docks you can choose a team, help out the team you've chosen, or take a new side if you wish. After that there will be a handful of options that you can take in order to increase the strength of that team.

Renown gain scales with your base stats.

Option Challenge Coilheart Renown
Airs Dependent Option 80% Watchful (0.45 × ( + + + )) x
Option Cost Payout
Offer some purloined secrets 10 CP Casing... (230 + 3.9 x Base Watchful) (Wiki note: Maximum 1,010 Renown, reached at Watchful 200.)
Report the results of your experiment on the water
  • 3750 x
  • Unscaled
Strategy[edit]

Late Game
With Max gear, the default action should be guaranteed, so we can assume 414 Renown/Action as the baseline.

If you have access to Parabola for Casing..., and you're making the maximum of 1010 x Coilheart Renown, then you gain 28 CP Casing... in ~4 actions, and 2.8 actions to cash in should gain you a total of 415.9 Renown/Action. This must be done in bulk, to negate the cost of moving to and from the parabola. This is marginally better than the default action. Of course, if you don't yet have the base stats for the max 414 Renown from the default action (perhaps from only being partway through the Railway story), then this is obviously better, just stock up on Shadowy second chances if you feel lucky with taking 2 ~50% coinflips in the hopes of only having to spend 3 actions for your casing, and spend Gazettes and Dream qualities liberally when you don't wish to spend your second chances unless you somehow have enough Glasswork items to 100% the check for scouting.

The lab option takes 1 action to start, 1 action to finish, and 1 action to turn in, plus the time it takes to accumulate a total of 550 Total Lab Research Required. This would require 91.66 Research/action to be comparable, which is not possible, and so is the worst option for Coilheart Renown. That said, the lab option does also grant 1 x Searing Enigma. If this is taken as being worth 6250 x Coilheart Renown (The going rate of Renown), then You only need to average 26.5 Research/Action in order to break even with other options. This option can only be considered good if you somehow do not have access to Parabolan Casing but can get at least somewhat close to that average 26.5 Research/Action rate.

A Tournament of the Imagination[edit]

In Veilgarden you can choose a team, help out the team you've chosen, or take a new side if you wish. After that there will be a handful of options that you can take in order to increase the strength of that team.

Renown gain scales with your base stats.

Option Challenge Coilheart Renown
Airs Dependent Option 80% Persuasive (0.45 × ( + + + )) x
Option Cost Payout
Offer some inspiration 36 CP Inspired... (??? x Base Persuasive) (Wiki note: Maximum 792 Renown, reached at Persuasive ???.)
Make an impression on the head judge 36 CP Imagination: The Princess' Favour
  • 2000 x
  • Unscaled
Strategy[edit]

Players must already have Acquaintance: the Captivating Princess to pursue the last option. Alternatively, they may Pursue the attention of the head judge for 15,000 Coilheart Renown and additionally receive a 1 x Dreadful Surmise.

A Tournament of the Intellect[edit]

In Spite you can choose a team, help out the team you've chosen, or take a new side if you wish. After that there will be a handful of options that you can take in order to increase the strength of that team.

Renown gain scales with your base stats.

Option Challenge Coilheart Renown
Airs Dependent Option 80% Shadowy (0.45 × ( + + + )) x
Option Cost Payout
Offer some inspiration 15 CP Intellect: Lessons from the Boatman
  • 4488 x
  • Unscaled
Share your victories on the Moonlit Chessboard 1 x Intellect: Moonlit Insight
  • 1000 x
  • Unscaled


A Tournament of the Body[edit]

In Watchmaker's Hill you can choose a team, help out the team you've chosen, or take a new side if you wish. After that there will be a handful of options that you can take in order to increase the strength of that team.

Renown gain scales with your base stats.

Option Challenge Coilheart Renown
Airs Dependent Option 80% Dangerous or 80% Persuasive (0.45 × ( + + + )) x
Option Cost Payout
Donate your hard won lessons 10 CP Running Battle...
  • 1010 x
  • Unscaled
Return, victorious 1 x Body: Nightmares Slain
  • 2250 x
  • Unscaled


Rewards[edit]

The Bounties of the Coil[edit]

Here you can exchange your Coilheart Renown for rewards.

Items[edit]

Option Coilheart Renown Rewards Value E
Claim an insensible quantity of fighting-weasels 1,500 30 x Araby Fighting-Weasel 15.00
Claim a grubby urchin 2,440 24.40
Claim a bevy of shattered mirrors 2,500 50 x Memory of Light 25.00
Claim a box marked 'exhibit enrichment' 4,000 47.00[2]
Claim an assortment of jewels 5,150 51.50
Claim a glittering fragment 6,250 1 x Mountain-sherd
  • 62.50
  • 100 w/ Tribute
[3]
Claim a sacred mystery 31,250 1 x Elemental Secret 312.50
  1. ↑ The group Google doc
  2. ↑ With Bone Market. Not all items can be sold at the Bazaar.
  3. ↑ 132.00 w/ optimum rat market

Equipment[edit]

Option Gear Slot Stats Coilheart Renown
Leverage your knowledge in search of glory The Distinction of the Waking Fire Adornment 20,000 Coilheart Renown

Unique Items[edit]

After the Tournament of the Body ended, players were able to discuss your recent scramble for leads to obtain Huffam's Personal Blend, a weapon giving +5 Watchful and +1 Dreaded. Those who advanced past that storylet without getting the Blend can collect it on Breaking a Gaol.

In Mr Huffam's Good Graces is obtainable by any player who submitted seven or more clues to Mr Huffam.

After sealing the Sixth Coil and attending as a guest of honour to a meeting with the Banded Prince, you will obtain Half-Devoured Heart, a Home Comfort that provides +1 Chthonosophy. As Estival winds down, one of three unique mementos can be selected: Parietal Kingscale (The imprisoned Seventh Coil, and its consort), 'The Maze of Coiled Hearts', volumes 1-3, or Coilheart Games 1899 Commemorative Archway (The glories of the Coilheart Games).

Estival Tokens[edit]

Players receive 30 Estival Tokens to spend on Estival exclusive items each year, with additional tokens available by spending FATE. The Estival Item Comparison guide provides lists of both new and returning items, ranked by their stats and usefulness elsewhere in the game.

Vanity Qualities[edit]

Pursuing leads for leads for Mr Huffam increases the quality An Investigative Journalist:, which maxes out at 21 leads given. Although more than enough leads are available to those who have not spent FATE to achieve the max quality, players early in the game may not be able to access every area for leads. One requires being restored to Court and three require a fully developed station at Balmoral, with two of those additionally requiring a fully developed Khaganian Network.

Those that attract the attention of a judge can exchange 15,000 Coilheart Renown for +1 CP Acquaintance: the Captivating Princess, +1 CP One Who Has Indulged in Unknown Pleasures, as well as a Dreadful Surmise, so long as you don’t already have any Acquaintance: the Captivating Princess.

On Breaking a Gaol, one way to contribute to the rescue/containment effort is to gather and submit one of five special items (or Render logistical and interpersonal assistance) to increase Planning for the Coil's Heart. It's not necessary to do this more than once to get a unique reward, but it's possible to contribute up to five times to raise the vanity quality Coilbreaker:.

Event qualities[edit]

Currently Active Event Qualities[edit]

Boon[edit]

Advancing the storyline past the official announcement in the bandstand will grant the following boon:

Lingering Excitation


Finishing the storyline will grant you the following boon:

Lingering Radiance

Previously Active Event Qualities[edit]

  • The Games Approach was counting up hours from the tiger's announcement, until it reached the start.

Tournament of Sciences[edit]

Tournament of Imagination[edit]

Tournament of Intellect[edit]

Tournament of Body[edit]


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