University Laboratory (Guide)/Cards

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.

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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

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

Short Studies

Cards that are locked with Total Lab Research Required 200

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

Long Studies

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

Very Long Studies

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

Special Item Cards

Cards unlocked by possessing certain items

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Rare Success	Failure
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
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

Cards that are removed as your laboratory is upgraded.

Option	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Rare Success	Failure
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

Team Cards

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

Number of Workers

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		(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

Expert Cards

Cards unlocked with various Experts.

Student Cards

Cards unlocked with various Students.

Focus Cards

Cards unlocked with specific experiments.

Card	Requirements	Challenge	Success	Rare Success	Failure
Draw on your Knowledge of the Red Science - Infrequent Frequency - Red Science Focus, Artisan Studies
	Formulate a theory
	Artisan Studies exactly 1	5 (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea 4 CP Nightmares (see page) x Laboratory Research	4 CP Nightmares ( EL) x Laboratory Research
	Resolve a paradox
	Artisan Studies 2	6 (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea 6 CP Nightmares (see page) x Laboratory Research	6 CP Nightmares (8 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research
	Contemplate your Element of Dawn or an option unlocked with Blueprint for a Seal of Red Science
	1 x Element of Dawn OR 1 x Blueprint for a Seal of Red Science	230 - 3 × RP 6 - 3 × RP (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research	7 CP Nightmares (see page) x Laboratory Research	(see page) x Laboratory Research
	Contemplate your Impossible Theorem
	1 x Impossible Theorem	4 (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research	1 x Unwise Idea 7 CP Nightmares (see page) x Laboratory Research	(see page) x Laboratory Research
Draw on your Knowledge of the Shapeling Arts - Standard Frequency - Shapeling Focus, Shapeling Studies
	Consider a Fluke-Core
	1 x Fluke-Core	3 (narrow) 4 (narrow)	1 x Unavoidable Epiphany (see page) x Laboratory Research		2 CP Nightmares (see page) x Laboratory Research
	Meditate on your present shape
		220 - RP 5 - RP (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research		(see page) x Laboratory Research
	Explore a divergent form
		180 5 (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research		(see page) x Laboratory Research
Draw on your Knowledge of Poisons - Standard Frequency - Toxicological Focus, Kataleptic Toxicology Studies
	Dose yourself
	Wounds < 3	5 (narrow)	4 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research		1 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research
	Understand the toxins swimming in your veins
	Wounds 3	3 (narrow)	1 x Unavoidable Epiphany -2 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research		2 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research
	Use what you know of the Second City
	Toxicological Focus 1 30 x Expertise of the Second City		-30 x Expertise of the Second City 25 x Laboratory Research
	Use your Cantigaster Venom in the process of studying
	Toxicological Focus 1 1 x Vial of Cantigaster Venom Wounds < 3	5 (narrow)	4 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research		2 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research
	Dose somebody else
	1 x Telsonic Signet	3 (narrow)	2 CP Scandal (see page) x Laboratory Research		3 CP Scandal (see page) x Laboratory Research
Draw on your Knowledge of Monsters - Infrequent Frequency - Monstrous Focus, Monstrous Studies, Equipment for Scientific Experimentation
	Apply your understanding of monsters
		5 (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research		2 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research
	Meditate on what it means to be monstrous
	A Notched Bone Harpoon		1 x Unavoidable Epiphany 1 CP Ruthless 1 CP Steadfast 1 CP Heartless (see page) x Laboratory Research
	Feed your Acute Squirrel a sample
	1 x Acute Squirrel 401-500 Experimental Object Kataleptic Toxicology	5 (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research		2 CP Wounds (see page) x Laboratory Research
Draw on your nautical knowledge - Standard Frequency - Nautical Focus, Zeefaring
	Examine your past charts and logs
		5 (narrow)	(see page) x Laboratory Research		(see page) x Laboratory Research
	Get help from Hephaesta
	Laboratory Services from Hephaesta	4 (narrow)	1 x Unavoidable Epiphany (12 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research 1 x Unexpected Result		(5 + 2 × EL) x Laboratory Research
	Recall a recent zee-voyage
	Zeefaring 5 5 x Zee Legs	5 (narrow)	-5 x Zee Legs 1 x Unavoidable Epiphany (see page) x Laboratory Research		(see page) x Laboratory Research
Consider your Aquaria - Abundant Frequency - Ichthyological Focus, Piscine Research < 200
	Study a Goldfish
	1 x Cheerful Goldfish		2 x Piscine Research -1 x Cheerful Goldfish The Airs of London change (random)
	Study a Possessed Goldfish
	1 x Possessed Goldfish		2 x Piscine Research 4 x Parabolan Research -1 x Possessed Goldfish The Airs of London change (random)
	Study a Live Specimen
	1 x Live Specimen		25 x Piscine Research -1 x Live Specimen The Airs of London change (random)
	Study a Deep Zee Catch
	1 x Deep-zee Catch		10 x Piscine Research -1 x Deep-zee Catch The Airs of London change (random)
	Draw conclusions from your Mostly Stuffed Bound Shark
	The Airs of London 1-25	No reward information available for Fate-locked actions.
	Study your Haunted Goldfish
	1 x Haunted Goldfish The Airs of London 25-50	220	4 x Piscine Research The Airs of London change (random)		5 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Dark-Carapaced Crustacean
	1 x Dark-Carapaced Crustacean The Airs of London 51-75	220	25 x Piscine Research The Airs of London change (random)		4 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Gilded Crustacean
	1 x Gilded Crustacean The Airs of London 51-75	250	50 x Piscine Research The Airs of London change (random)		4 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Copper-Speckled Crustacean
	1 x Copper-Speckled Crustacean The Airs of London 75-100	220	25 x Piscine Research The Airs of London change (random)		? CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Voracious Lamp-Eye
	1 x Voracious Lamp-Eye The Airs of London 75-100	220	25 x Piscine Research The Airs of London change (random)		4 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
Search your Terraria - Abundant Frequency - Herpetological Focus, Amphibian Research < 150
	Study a Lizard
	1 x Reprehensible Lizard		3 x Amphibian Research -1 x Reprehensible Lizard The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Partisan Messenger Tortoise (Airs 0-25)
	1 x Partisan Messenger Tortoise The Airs of London 0-25	210	15 x Amphibian Research The Airs of London change (random)		2 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Mycological Bullfrog (Airs 0-25)
	1 x Mycological Bullfrog The Airs of London 0-25	220	25 x Amphibian Research The Airs of London change (random)		? CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Ocular Toadbeast (Airs 26-50)
	1 x Ocular Toadbeast The Airs of London 26-50	No reward information available for Fate-locked actions.
	Study your Amber Iguana (Airs 26-50)
	1 x Amber Iguana The Airs of London 26-50	220	10 x Amphibian Research 1 CP Shapeling Arts The Airs of London change (random)		5 CP Nightmares
	Study your Viric Lizard (Airs 51-75)
	1 x Viric Lizard The Airs of London 51-75	230	25 x Amphibian Research 10 x Parabolan Research The Airs of London change (random)		2 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Warm-Hearted Amber Iguana (Airs 51-75)
	1 x Warm-hearted Amber Iguana The Airs of London 51-75	230	10 x Amphibian Research 1 CP Shapeling Arts The Airs of London change (random)		5 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Rubbery Dragon (Airs 76-100)
	1 x Rubbery Dragon The Airs of London 76-100	220	10 x Amphibian Research 1 CP Shapeling Arts The Airs of London change (random)		4 CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
	Study your Hound of Heaven (Airs 76-100)
	1 x Hound of Heaven The Airs of London 76-100	210	15 x Amphibian Research The Airs of London change (random)		? CP Nightmares The Airs of London change (random)
Interference - Standard Frequency - Experimental Object 470, 1 x Storm-bird
	Observe
			16-25 x Laboratory Research 1-3 CP Wounds
Sleep (Bag a Legend) - Standard Frequency - Ambition: Bag a Legend! 160-300
	See your opponent
			10 x Laboratory Research 3 CP Nightmares

Menace Cards

Cards unlocked with high Menaces.

Parabolan Research Card

Card that gives Parabolan Research.

Unsorted Cards

Cards belonging to none of the above categories.