Editing Underclay (Guide)

{{GuideFor|Concept=Concept:Underclay}}
{{Audience|LateMYN|Evergreen=yes}}[[Has icon::File:Clayman3.png|right]]
{{ActivitySummary
|Activity=Placing Unfinished Men
|Length=Variable
|Starting Actions=2
|Progress Actions=1
|Ending Actions=1
|Progress Details=Raise {{IL|Stone Confessions}} and {{IL|Convincing Falsehoods}} to target cash out.
|Output Items=*{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
*{{IL|Strong-Backed Labour}}
*{{IL|Blackmail Material}}
*{{IL|Captivating Ballad}}
*{{IL|Unearthly Fossil}}
*{{IL|Cave-Aged Code of Honour}}
*{{IL|Mountain-sherd}}
*{{IL|An Identity Uncovered!}}
*{{IL|Storm-Threnody}}
*{{IL|Searing Enigma}}
|Boost Items=*''{{IL|Clay Arm}}''
*{{IL|Dubious Testimony}}
|Raw EPA = 3.30
}}
{{The Great Sink}}
Underclay is a carousel in {{IL|Spite}}, released with [[Mr Chimes' Grand Clearing-Out (Guide)|Mr Chimes' Grand Clearing-Out]]. It has a grind similar to [[Brawling with Dockers (Guide)|Brawling with Dockers]], but has two progress qualities: {{IL|Stone Confessions}} and {{IL|Convincing Falsehoods}}. Each point of these have an assumed value of 0.1 {{E}}, as well as a bonus of 2.5 {{E}} for turning them in, although this takes 3 actions in addition to gaining the progress qualities. Any surplus points of {{IL|Stone Confessions}} and {{IL|Convincing Falsehoods}} you may have are exchanged for a secondary reward. The activity focuses on {{IL|Persuasive}} and {{IL|Shadowy}}.

The carousel is notable for being a good source of {{IL|Strong-Backed Labour}} as well as {{IL|Legal Document}}s and one of very few sources of {{IL|Mountain-sherd}}s.

If you leave Underclay without cashing out, you can re-enter and leave without spending actions on it.

==Progress==
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!Option
!width="10%"|Challenge
!width="9%"|Min for 100%
!width="17%"|Success
!width="16%"|Failure
|-
!colspan="5"|{{IL|Speak to the Calcified Men|Size=30px|Image=clayman5small.png}} (redirects to [[Confessions from the Stone]])
|-
|[[Extract confessions from the Calcified Men]]
|{{IL|Persuasive|Appearance =}} 125
|{{IL|Persuasive|Appearance =}} 209
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=|+ 30}}
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=|- 13}}
|-
|[[Console the Calcified Man]]
|{{IL|Persuasive|Appearance =}} 230
|{{IL|Persuasive|Appearance =}} 384
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=|+ 38}}
|{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} + 5 CP
|-
|[[Listen to the silence]]
|{{IL|Steward of the Discordance|Appearance =}} 9
|{{IL|Steward of the Discordance|Appearance =}} 13
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=|+ 38}}
|{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} + 5 CP
|-
|[[Convince the Calcified Man that you are of Polythreme]] With {{IL|Clay Arm}} ({{FontFate}})
|{{IL|Mithridacy|Appearance =}} 6
|{{IL|Mithridacy|Appearance =}} 10
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=|+ 33}}
|{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} + 3 CP
|-
!colspan="5"|{{IL|Work with the Unfinished Men|Size=30px|Image=clayman4small.png}} (redirects to [[Lies for Clay Men to Tell]])
|-
|[[Establish a false Curriculum Vitae]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 50
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 84
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|+ 5}}
|{{IL|Suspicion|Appearance=}} + 3 CP
|-
|[[Invent fabricated histories]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 88
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 147
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|+ 25}}
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|- 5}}
|-
|[[Commingle fact and falsehood]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy|Appearance =}} 11
|{{IL|Mithridacy|Appearance =}} 15
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|+ 33}}
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|- 5}}
|-
|[[Provide a reference]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 88
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 147
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|+ 36}}<br>{{IL|Dubious Testimony|-1 x}}
|{{IL|Dubious Testimony|-1 x}}
|-
|[[Stage an introduction]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 125
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance =}} 209
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|+ 30}}
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=|- 13}}
|}

==Strategy==
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==Rewards==
For every additional point of {{IL|Convincing Falsehoods}} or {{IL|Stone Confessions}} you have beyond the cost of the reward you choose, you will be given a secondary reward of {{IL|Shard of Glim}}.  The current conversion rate is: {{IL|Shard of Glim|10 x}} per extra {{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|1 x}} and {{IL|Stone Confessions|1 x}}.

{|class="article-table"
!Option
!width="9%"|Cost
!width="27%"|Reward
!width="17%"|Secondary reward
|-
|[[Send an Unfinished Man to Spite]]
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=}} 50
|{{IL|Strong-Backed Labour|3 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send an Unfinished Man to Wolfstack Docks]]
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=}} 100
|{{IL|Blackmail Material|1 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send an Unfinished Man to Mahogany Hall]]
|{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=}} 600
|{{IL|Captivating Ballad|1 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send an Unfinished Man to the Tomb-Colonies]]
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=}} 50
|{{IL|Unearthly Fossil|3 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send the Unfinished Man to the Duchess]]
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=}} 100
|{{IL|Cave-Aged Code of Honour|1 x}}<ref>Exchangeable for {{IL|Legal Document}}</ref>
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send the Unfinished Man to the Khanate]]
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=}} 600
|{{IL|Mountain-sherd|1 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send the Unfinished Man to teach Fourth City History]]
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=}} 25<br>{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=}} 25
|{{IL|An Identity Uncovered!|3 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send the Unfinished Man to teach Third City history]]
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=}} 50<br>{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=}} 50
|{{IL|Storm-Threnody|1 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|[[Send the Unfinished Man to teach Second City History]]
|{{IL|Stone Confessions|Appearance=}} 300<br>{{IL|Convincing Falsehoods|Appearance=}} 300
|{{IL|Searing Enigma|1 x}}
|{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
|-
|}
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