These cards are referred to in the University Lab Guide, but can also be bookmarked separately for players who want just want a reference sheet, without the accompanying strategy guides. Cards that fit more than one category are included in every category they fit.

This guide is incomplete. You can help by expanding it.

What needs work: Missing rewards for cards in some sections; incorrect rewards for cards in some places (need to be checked against actual card pages); missing rewards for fate-locked cards, which are now permissible to add without text. Should probably be split into several smaller pages, and researcher tables should be split into one table per researcher so they can be collapsed individually.

Research-length Cards[edit]

Depending on the length of your study, there are different cards available to help you research.

Short Studies[edit]

Cards that are locked with Total Lab Research Required 200

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Failure
Preparing for a brief Experiment - Ubiquitous Frequency
Card requires: No Longer Reviewing Literature 0
All options set No Longer Reviewing Literature to 1
Prepare carefully			10 x Research Preparations (see table below) x Laboratory Research
Look for a novel angle			3 x Unlikely Connection (see table below) x Laboratory Research
Rely on your own brilliance	Equipment for Scientific Experimentation 7 The Prestige of your Laboratory 20	170	1 x Unavoidable Epiphany 4 × ( EL - 2) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea 10 x Laboratory Research 2 CP Wounds
Begin with a quick jaunt into Parabola	Route: Lab Reflection 50 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey^[1] Glass Studies 2	6	-50 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey^[1] 15 x Parabolan Research	-100 x Drop of Prisoner's Honey^[2]

Equipment Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Laboratory Research	2	4	6	9	12	16	20	24	28

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 25 for Silverers
↑ 50 for Silverers

Long Studies[edit]

Cards that are unlocked with Total Lab Research Required 200 or higher

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Rare Success	Failure
Form New Hypotheses - Frequent Frequency
Card requires: Equipment for Scientific Experimentation, No Longer Forming Hypotheses 0
Review the possibilities		150 - RP	(4 + EL) x Laboratory Research 5 x Research Preparations	(8 + EL) x Laboratory Research 20 x Research Preparations 1 x Unwise Idea	( EL) x Laboratory Research
Consider every possibility		180 - RP	(4 + EL) x Laboratory Research 5 x Unlikely Connection		( EL) x Laboratory Research
No more of this!	( TLRR / 6) x Laboratory Research		(8 + EL) x Laboratory Research No Longer Forming Hypotheses
Review the Prior Literature - Standard Frequency
Card requires: Equipment for Scientific Experimentation, No Longer Reviewing Literature 0
Read the canonical texts; make pertinent notes		150 - RP	(4 + EL) x Laboratory Research 5 x Research Preparations	(8 + EL) x Laboratory Research 10 x Research Preparations	( EL x Laboratory Research
Chase down every last citation		220 - RP	(4 + EL) x Laboratory Research 5 x Unlikely Connection		( EL) x Laboratory Research
Gather some unofficial literature	5 x Incisive Observation	190 - RP	-5 x Incisive Observation (2 × EL) x Laboratory Research 5 x Unlikely Connection		( EL) x Laboratory Research
Relate this problem to a past Enigma	1 x Searing Enigma 500 x Total Lab Research Required Experimental Object 1001-1200 < Total Lab Research Required - 500 Laboratory Research	220 - RP	-1 x Searing Enigma 500 x Laboratory Research 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany Hand is cleared		-1 x Searing Enigma 500 x Laboratory Research
No more of this!			(8 + EL) x Laboratory Research No Longer Reviewing Literature
Engage in some Empirical Research - Standard Frequency
Card requires: Equipment for Scientific Experimentation, No Longer Forming Hypotheses, No Longer Resupplying, Theoretical Methods 0, No Longer Testing 0
Perform a comparatively simple experiment		200 - RP	1 x Unexpected Result (4 + EL) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea (8 + EL) x Laboratory Research	( EL) x Laboratory Research 2 CP Wounds
Hook up all the meters and stand well back		250 - RP	No Longer Resupplying removed 1 x Unexpected Result (12 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research Hand is cleared	No Longer Resupplying removed 1 x Unwise Idea 2 CP Wounds (12 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research 1 x Unexpected Result Hand is cleared	2 CP Wounds
Unorthodox Methods - Very Infrequent Frequency
Card requires: Unlikely Connection, The Prestige of your Laboratory 20
Use what you know of the Red Science		8	-1 x Unlikely Connection 1 x Unexpected Result (see page) x Laboratory Research		-1 x Unlikely Connection (see page) x Laboratory Research 1 CP Wounds
Perform an experiment in Parabola		8	-1 x Unlikely Connection 1 x Unexpected Result (see page) x Laboratory Research		-1 x Unlikely Connection (see page) x Laboratory Research 1 CP Nightmares
Rearrange your brain around the problem		8	-1 x Unlikely Connection 1 x Unexpected Result (see page) x Laboratory Research		-1 x Unlikely Connection (see page) x Laboratory Research 1 CP Nightmares
Adopt a better frame of mind		8	-1 x Unlikely Connection 1 x Unexpected Result (see page) x Laboratory Research		-1 x Unlikely Connection (see page) x Laboratory Research 1 CP Wounds
Refresh your Consumables - Standard Frequency
Card requires: Equipment for Scientific Experimentation, No Longer Resupplying 0
Work through a trusted intermediary		150	No Longer Resupplying (8 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research	No Longer Resupplying (10 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research	No Longer Resupplying ( EL) x Laboratory Research 2 CP Scandal
Rely on illicit contacts	Connected: The Widow 5	200	No Longer Resupplying (4 × ( EL - 2)) x Laboratory Research		1-2 CP Suspicion
Demand a delivery	The Robe of Mr Cards		No Longer Resupplying (12 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research 1 x Unexpected Result
Allow your possessions to propagate on your own	A Kitten-Sized Diamond, Liberated from the Mountain		No Longer Resupplying (12 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research 1 x Unexpected Result
Appropriate whatever you need	A Vast Network of Connections Wherever the Bazaar's Influence can be Found		No Longer Resupplying (12 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research 1 x Unexpected Result
Directing your Team - Infrequent Frequency
Card requires: Number of Workers in your Laboratory 3, No Longer Forming Hypotheses, No Longer Reviewing Literature
Put them to work examining data	Unexpected Result		-1 x Unexpected Result ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea -1 x Unexpected Result ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research
Give them a line of inquiry to follow up on	Unavoidable Epiphany		-1 x Unavoidable Epiphany ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research
Coordinate a plan of research	Disgruntlement among the Students 0	210 - RP	([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research		(6 + 5/4 × EL) x Laboratory Research
Coordinate a plan of research	Disgruntlement among the Students	210 - RP	([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research	1 CP Disgruntlement among the Students ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research	1 CP Disgruntlement among the Students (6 + 5/4 × EL) x Laboratory Research
Give them a day off	Disgruntlement among the Students 2		-2 CP Disgruntlement among the Students (6 + 5/4 × EL) x Laboratory Research
Take a day off		40%	-2 CP Nightmares OR -2 CP Suspicion ([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research		-2 CP Wounds OR -2 CP Scandal 2 CP Disgruntlement among the Students ([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Laboratory Research
Write Up Your Findings - Very Infrequent Frequency
Card requires: Equipment for Scientific Experimentation, 200 x Laboratory Research, No Longer Writing Up 0
Circulate a draft of your findings		200	No Longer Writing Up (100 × ( LR / TLRR^[1]) + (10 × UR)) x Laboratory Research Removes all Unexpected Result		2 CP Scandal
Organise your notes	2 x Unexpected Result	300 - RP - (10 × UR)	-2 x Unexpected Result 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany (see page) x Laboratory Research		5 +( EL × 2) x Laboratory Research 2 CP Nightmares

↑ Up to a ratio of 1

Very Long Studies[edit]

Cards that are unlocked with Total Lab Research Required 1200 or higher

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Alternate Success	Failure
Running out of Steam - Unusual Frequency
Card requires: 1200 x Laboratory Research, No Longer Fatigued 0
Go for a walk		50%	No Longer Fatigued 1 x Unwise Idea 18 + 3 x EL x Laboratory Research Hand is cleared	No Longer Fatigued 5 x Unlikely Connection 5 + 2 × EL x Laboratory Research Hand is cleared	No Longer Fatigued (2 × EL + 5) x Laboratory Research -5 CP Wounds OR 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany Hand is cleared
Brew another pot of tea			No Longer Fatigued 10 x Research Preparations 5 + 2 × EL x Laboratory Research
Take an extended sabbatical	A Palatial Holiday Home in the Arctic Circle		No Longer Fatigued 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany 10 x Research Preparations 35 x Laboratory Research -? x Wounds -2 x Nightmares
Running out of Terms - Unusual Frequency
Card requires: 5000 x Laboratory Research, No Longer Fatigued, Number of Workers in your Laboratory 2
Pull another alphabet off the shelf			Removes No Longer Fatigued (8 + EL) x Laboratory Research
Combine Greek and Latin			Removes No Longer Fatigued (5 × EL) x Laboratory Research 1 CP Scandal

Cards with Temporary Unlocks[edit]

Cards unlocked by temporary items or qualities which do not depend on the particular experiment

Special Item Cards[edit]

Cards unlocked with items obtained temporarily during experiments

Option	Requirements	Success
The Intrusion of a Thought - Infrequent Frequency - Unwise Idea, Equipment for Scientific Experimentation
Write it down for later		(8 + EL) x Laboratory Research 1 x Unwise Idea
Perform an unsafe experiment	No Theoretical Methods	(20 * UI) x Laboratory Research ( UI) CP Wounds Removes all Unwise Idea Hand is cleared
Publish an unproven theory		(20 * UI) x Laboratory Research ( UI) CP Scandal Removes all Unwise Idea Hand is cleared
Pursue an unthinkable line of inquiry		(20 * UI) x Laboratory Research ( UI) CP Nightmares Removes all Unwise Idea Hand is cleared
Eureka! - Infrequent Frequency - Unavoidable Epiphany
Make a profound realisation		-1 x Unavoidable Epiphany (18 + 3 × EL) x Laboratory Research

Menace Cards[edit]

Cards unlocked with high Menaces.

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Failure
Nightmares of Your Experiment ( Nightmares 5)
Take a rest	5 x Laboratory Research		-2 CP -5 x LR
Use your nightmares as inspiration			2 CP Nightmares 7 x LR
Tomb Sciences ( Scandal 5)
Take a break (from Lab Work)	5 x Laboratory Research		-2 CP -5 x LR
See a Doctor ( Wounds 5)
Take a break	5 x Laboratory Research		-2 CP -5 x LR
Student Complaints ( Disgruntlement among the Students 4)
Persuade them that this is in their own interest		8 Mithridacy	-2 CP	1 CP
Offer bribes	2 x Solacefruit		-1 CP Solacefruit -2
Offer extensive bribes	Sausage About Which No One Complains		-5 CP Sausage -1
Student Fury ( Disgruntlement among the Students 6)
Allow them a publication			-7 CP -200 x LR +2 CP

Cards with (Mostly) Permanent Unlocks[edit]

Cards unlocked by items or qualities that are permanent unless you deliberately change them.

Special Item Cards[edit]

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Rare Success	Failure
Read the Books that Others Cannot - Infrequent Frequency - A Pot of Violant Ink, Equipment for Scientific Experimentation
Discover what is mandated		175	(see page) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea (see page) x Laboratory Research	(see page) x Laboratory Research 2 CP Wounds
Pursue truths through the Red Science	A Scholar of the Correspondence 5	AotRS 6 150 - RP	(see page) x Laboratory Research	(see page) x Laboratory Research 3 CP Wounds 1 CP A Scholar of the Correspondence	(see page) x Laboratory Research 2? CP Wounds
Involve Your Secret College - Very Infrequent Frequency - Secret College, Equipment for Scientific Experimentation
Write to your Secret College for help		SotC 6 - RP 175 - RP	1 x Unexpected Result (see page) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea (see page) x Laboratory Research	? x Laboratory Research +2 CP Nightmares
Broaden your research		300 - RP	1 x Unavoidable Epiphany 3 x Unlikely Connection ? x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea ? x Laboratory Research	2 x Unlikely Connection ? x Laboratory Research
Invoke the Long-Dead Priests - Infrequent Frequency - The Long-Dead Priests of the Red Bird
Phobophagic rites	Nightmares 2 Equipment for Scientific Experimentation	145	(see page) x Laboratory Research Reset Nightmares		? x Laboratory Research +2 CP Nightmares

Laboratory Advancement Cards[edit]

Cards that are removed as your laboratory is upgraded.

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Rare Success
One Day... - Standard Frequency
Dream of future successes	The Prestige of your Laboratory < 4		1 x Laboratory Research
Blank Walls - Standard Frequency
Prepare to buy equipment	Equipment for Scientific Experimentation 0	205	100 x Whispered Hint	1 x Laboratory Research

Number of Workers[edit]

Cards unlocked with Number of Workers in your Laboratory

Card	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Rare Success	Failure
Washing Up - Standard Frequency - Workers exactly 0
	Do what must be done
	Equipment for Scientific Experimentation		( EL) x Lab Research
Unpacking crates - Standard Frequency - Workers less than 2
	Get the crowbar
	Equipment for Scientific Experimentation		( EL) x Lab Research
Filing a report for the Dean - Frequent Frequency - Workers less than 3
	Fill in some forms
	Equipment for Scientific Experimentation		( EL) x Lab Research
Work with your Equipment - Standard Frequency - Workers less than 3
	Look closely at your current project
		205	1 x Unexpected Result (1.5 × EL + 5) x Lab Research^[1]		(4 + EL) x Lab Research
Directing your Team - Infrequent Frequency - Workers 3+
	Card requires: Total Lab Research Required 200, No Longer Forming Hypotheses, No Longer Reviewing Literature
	Put them to work examining data
	Unexpected Result		-1 x Unexpected Result ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research	1 x Unwise Idea -1 x Unexpected Result ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research
	Give them a line of inquiry to follow up on
	Unavoidable Epiphany		-1 x Unavoidable Epiphany ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research
	Coordinate a plan of research
	Disgruntlement among the Students 0	210 - RP	([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research		(6 + 5/4 × EL) x Lab Research
	Coordinate a plan of research
	Disgruntlement among the Students	210 - RP	([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research	1 CP Disgruntlement ([1 + EL / 20] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research	1 CP Disgruntlement (6 + 5/4 × EL) x Lab Research
	Give them a day off
	Disgruntlement among the Students 2		-2 CP Disgruntlement (6 + 5/4 × EL) x Lab Research
	Take a day off
		40%	-2 CP Nightmares OR -2 CP Suspicion ([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research		-2 CP Wounds OR -2 CP Scandal 2 CP Disgruntlement ([1 + EL / 30] × Total Worker Level) x Lab Research
(FATE) - Unusual Frequency - Workers 4
	Option 1
			(5 * EL) x Lab Research Resupply
	Option 2
	Fraught Research Assistant		(5 * EL) x Lab Research Discards hand
Running out of Terms - Unusual Frequency - Number of Workers in your Laboratory 2+
	Card requires: 5000 x Lab Research, No Longer Fatigued
	Pull another alphabet off the shelf
			Removes No Longer Fatigued (8 + EL) x Lab Research
	Combine Greek and Latin
			Removes No Longer Fatigued (5 × EL) x Lab Research 1 CP Scandal

Team Cards[edit]

Different cards are available depending on your lab's staffing.

Expert Cards[edit]

Click for cards which depend on employing a particular expert.

Student Cards[edit]

Click for cards which depend on training a particular student.

Focus Cards[edit]

Click for cards unlocked with particular experiments or types of experiments.

Parabolan Research Card[edit]

Card that gives Parabolan Research.

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success
The Reflection of Research - Standard Frequency
Employ the Reflection of a Future Dean	Laboratory Services from a Shifty Student		4 x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of a Potential Librarian	Laboratory Services from a Meticulous Student		(1 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of a Young Aristocrat	Laboratory Services from a Gifted Student		(2 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of a Deep-thinking Oak	Laboratory Services from a Profound Student		(2 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ a Cloud of Thoughts That Will Not Settle Down	Laboratory Services from a Visionary Student		(5 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research 1 CP Nightmares
Try to get something useful out of a distracted artist	Found Employment for an Old Friend		(1 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of a Grubby Urchin	Laboratory Services from a Grubby Urchin		(2 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of Lettice, the Mercy	Laboratory Services of Lettice the Mercy		1 - 8? x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of the Numismatrix	Laboratory Services from the Numismatrix		(5 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of F.F. Gebrandt	Laboratory Services from F.F. Gebrandt		(2 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Consult your Antediluvian Ushabti	An Antediluvian Ushabti	5 An Antediluvian Ushabti	(3 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research 5 x Expertise of the Second City
Employ the Reflection of April	Laboratory Services from April		(5 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of Cora Bagley	Laboratory Services from Cora Bagley		(5 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of Hephaesta	Laboratory Services from Hephaesta, No Hephaesta's Obsession		(5 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
Employ the Reflection of the Esurient Smith	Laboratory Services from an Esurient Smith		(1 + Glass Studies) x Parabolan Research
No more of this			No Longer Consulting Mirrors 1