Deciphering (Guide)

Late Railway Content

Deciphering Documents Summary

Limited-Length Activity

Setup

0-2 A

Progress

2+/14++ A

End

1 A

Progress Details

Raise Deciphering... to 5 or 15, depending on document.

Items Inputs/Outputs

Start-up

• Intercepted Document

Boosting

• Shrine to Saint Joshua

Outputs

• An Identity Uncovered!
• Scrap of Incendiary Gossip
• Vital Intelligence
• Blackmail Material
• Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell
• Rumourmonger's Network

Raw EPA

3.125

Raw SPA

3

Deciphering Documents is an activity players gain access to when initially building the Cabinet Noir. Deciphering documents uses Deciphering... as a progress quality, using Intercepted Document to determine the reward. Any surplus points of this quality is lost upon cashing in.

If you are looking to develop Cover Identities, check Cover Identities (Guide).

Basics

Deciphering Documents is a repeatable activity that allows one to obtain a variety of rewards. In order to do it, first you must obtain a document in need of deciphering, and then you need to break the code in your Cabinet Noir by raising your Deciphering... to the required level and then cashing out via Interpret your Intercepted Document

List of Documents

Document	Action to Obtain	Required	Reward	Echoes Per Action
Intercepted post	Intercept a piece of post (Failure)	5	1 x  An Identity Uncovered! 18 x  Scrap of Incendiary Gossip	2.3 2.875
A document found on your train	Intercept a piece of post (Success)	5	60%: 1 x  Vital Intelligence 40%: 1 x  Blackmail Material	2.5 3.125
A document lifted from Balmoral	Intercept a message (Balmoral Kitchens)	5	Progresses The Scheme of a Phoenix	n/a
A document scrounged from the Tracklayers	Steal a curious document from the Tracklayers' Office	5	Progresses Following up Rumours of Cornelius	n/a
A document bought from a Devil	Sell a very advanced identity to Devils	15	1 x  Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell	2.836 2.857
A document bought from spies	Sell a very advanced identity to Spies	15	1 x  Rumourmonger's Network	2.836 2.857
A mysterious letter mailed to your Lodgings	"For you, (title)."	15	1 x  Salt Steppe Atlas Gain access to Khaganian Intrigue	3.125 3.9

Progress

Option	Challenge	Min for 100%	Success	Rare Success	Failure
Crack a code	175, 2	292, 7	+ 5 CP		+ 3 CP
Crack a code - Requires Midnighter	175, 2	292, 7	+ 6 CP		+ 3 CP
Make a leap of code-breaking insight	175, 5	292, 10	+ 7 CP	+ 10 CP	+ 3 CP , -3 CP
Make a leap of code-breaking insight - Requires Midnighter	175, 5	292, 10	+ 9 CP	+ 15 CP	+ 3 CP , -3 CP
Work with the Codebreaking Courier - Requires Codebreaking Courier	150, 1	250, 6	+ 4 CP		+ 3 CP

It is also possible to gain Deciphering... +1-2 CP in The Dome of Scales with Pit one Varchaasi against another, but this is highly inefficient.

Strategy

Documents requiring Deciphering... 5 take a minimum of 3 actions (or 2 as a Midnighter) plus 1 action to cash out when using Make a leap of code-breaking insight, whereas documents requiring Deciphering... 15 take a minimum of 18 actions (or 14 as a Midnighter) plus 1 action to cash out.

With a maximum echoes per action of 3.125 for Midnighters, there are better grinds for money, but it is a reliable way to obtain a Rumourmonger's Network prior to unlocking the Tracklayers' City cash-in, or Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell when not in an eligible Rat Market week. Additionally, in a pinch it is a way of obtaining Vital Intelligence for Moonlit Woods.

Reward

Option	Requirements	Reward
Interpret your Intercepted Document	5 or 15	Deciphering a Document See the list of documents for rewards.