User:Horsea X/QuickStart
The Rat Market is a real-time dependent carousel which cashes out a selection of three items from a fixed list, on a fixed cycle. These turn into an intermediate currency, Rat-Shillings, which must be spent before the market closes for that week. These Rat-Shillings can be used to purchase various things including items at equal prices to what they'd be sold at when sold to the Bazaar (meaning that the currency can be directly converted into echoes), or important items at prices cheaper than bazaar prices.
In addition to the above, it should be noted that there are many items which are intermittently sold at the Rat Market, being dependent on either one or both of the world qualities associated with the Rat Market (The Direction of the Rat-Wind and Phase of the Rat-Moon). These qualities change weekly at the closing of the Rat Market and thus give about a a week's lead time to grind the required resource to sell to the Rat Market that week, if you wish to buy them.
Of these conditional items, many of the two-quality-conditional items are incredibly [hard/involved] to acquire outside of the Rat Market, and as such should be prioritised when they appear if required for your ambition. As such, the following five tables give a following five tables refer give a summary of important items either hard to acquire, or much more efficient to acquire at the Rat Market, and the weeks that they are dependent on.
Further down the page, there is one last table highlighting efficient methods to grind resources that can be sold to the Rat Market. For brevity, this list only contains pre-Railway methods. (pre-Parawar, and pre-thing?)
Overall Table of Important Items[edit]
The following table lists items which are important for any ambition, and difficult to obtain from non-Rat Market sources, and highlights the rows associate with items available in the coming/current.
[Overall Table of stuff overall]
Item | Ambition | Quality Dependence? | Optional? | Currently available? | Buy price at the Bazaar | Shillings (discount) |
Quantity Needed | Total Cost (RS) | Usage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intriguer's Compendium | HD | 2 (Rat Moon: Blue, Rat Wind: South) | ✗ | ✗ | N/A | 3125 (N/A) | 1 | 3125 | [1] |
Ray-Drenched Cinder | HD/None | 2 (Rat Moon: Soft, Rat Wind: East) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 3125 (N/A) | 1 (possibly 2) | 3125 (or 6250) | [2] |
Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell | HD | 2 (Rat Moon: Soft, Rat Wind: West) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 15625 (N/A) | 1 | 15625 | [3] |
Eyeless Skull | None | 2 (Rat Moon: Hard, Rat Wind: East) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 625 (N/A) | 1 | 625 | [4] |
Eyeless Skull | HD/None | 2 (Rat Moon: Hard, Rat Wind: East) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 625 (N/A) | 5 | 3125 | [5] |
Vial of Tears of the Bazaar | BAL | 2 (Rat Moon: Blue, Rat Wind: North) | ✓ (FATE Alternative) | ✗ | N/A | 3125 (N/A) | 1 | 3125 | [6] |
Pair of Vakeskin Boots | BAL | 1 (Rat Moon: Runny) | [either use "False", No" or "✗" (style question)] | ✗ | 320 | 2800 (-12.5%) | 5 | 14000 | [7] |
Ravenglass Knife | BAL | 0 | ✗ | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 5 | 10000 | [8] |
Ravenglass Knife | BAL | 0 | ✓ | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 1 | 2000 | [9] |
Skyglass Knife | LF | 0 | ✓ | Always | 12.80 | 120(-6.25%) | 10 | 1200 | [10] |
Ravenglass Knife | LF | 0 | Alternative Path | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 1 | 2000 | [11] |
Skyglass Knife | NEM | 0 | Alternative Path | Always | 12.80 | 120(-6.25%) | 777 | 93240 | [12] |
Ravenglass Knife | NEM | 0 | Alternative Path | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 77 | 154000 | [12] |
Item Usage Notes (Spoilers Within)[edit]
- ↑ Final Match Training
- ↑ Pages Training and/or Nadir Unlock
- ↑ Virginia Training or Hell 5 card Lodgings outside of Neathmas
- ↑ Use one for the Nadir Expedition unlock, (see other entry for other use)
- ↑ Combine 5 for Pages Training and/or Nadir Unlock (see other entry for other use)
- ↑ Gift to Wines
- ↑ Day of the Hunt
- ↑ Jaguar Blade Creation
- ↑ Jaguar Blade Recreation
- ↑ Preparation to find Poor Edward after camp ransack.
- ↑ Snake Allegiance
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Knifegate
Tables split by Ambition[edit]
The following tables list items which are important and relevant to each individual ambition, split by ambition, where said item is difficult to obtain from non-Rat Market sources.
Heart's Desire Table[edit]
Item | Ambition | Quality Dependence? | Optional? | Currently available? | Buy price at the Bazaar | Shillings (discount) |
Quantity Needed | Total Cost (RS) | Usage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intriguer's Compendium | HD | 2 (Rat Moon: Blue, Rat Wind: South) | ✗ | ✗ | N/A | 3125 (N/A) | 1 | 3125 | [1] |
Ray-Drenched Cinder | HD/None | 2 (Rat Moon: Soft, Rat Wind: East) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 3125 (N/A) | 1 (possibly 2) | 3125 (or 6250) | [2] |
Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell | HD | 2 (Rat Moon: Soft, Rat Wind: West) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 15625 (N/A) | 1 | 15625 | [3] |
Eyeless Skull | None | 2 (Rat Moon: Hard, Rat Wind: East) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 625 (N/A) | 1 | 625 | [4] |
Eyeless Skull | HD/None | 2 (Rat Moon: Hard, Rat Wind: East) | ✓ | ✗ | N/A | 625 (N/A) | 5 | 3125 | [5] |
Item Usage Notes (Spoilers Within)[edit]
Bag a Legend Table[edit]
Item | Ambition | Quality Dependence? | Optional? | Currently available? | Buy price at the Bazaar | Shillings (discount) |
Quantity Needed | Total Cost (RS) | Usage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vial of Tears of the Bazaar | BAL | 2 (Rat Moon: Blue, Rat Wind: North) | ✓ (FATE Alternative) | ✗ | N/A | 3125 (N/A) | 1 | 3125 | [1] |
Pair of Vakeskin Boots | BAL | 1 (Rat Moon: Runny) | [either use "False", No" or "✗" (style question)] | ✗ | 320 | 2800 (-12.5%) | 5 | 14000 | [2] |
Ravenglass Knife | BAL | 0 | ✗ | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 5 | 10000 | [3] |
Ravenglass Knife | BAL | 0 | ✓ | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 1 | 2000 | [4] |
Item Usage Notes (Spoilers Within)[edit]
Light Fingers Table[edit]
Item | Ambition | Quality Dependence? | Optional? | Currently available? | Buy price at the Bazaar | Shillings (discount) |
Quantity Needed | Total Cost (RS) | Usage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skyglass Knife | LF | 0 | ✓ | Always | 12.80 | 120(-6.25%) | 10 | 1200 | [1] |
Ravenglass Knife | LF | 0 | Alternative Path | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 1 | 2000 | [2] |
Item Usage Notes (Spoilers Within)[edit]
Nemesis Table[edit]
[Table of items that are important to note for purchasing (ambition items that are hard to otherwise get) - split based on ambition]
Item | Ambition | Quality Dependence? | Optional? | Currently available? | Buy price at the Bazaar | Shillings (discount) |
Quantity Needed | Total Cost (RS) | Usage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skyglass Knife | NEM | 0 | Alternative Path | Always | 12.80 | 120(-6.25%) | 777 | 93240 | [1] |
Ravenglass Knife | NEM | 0 | Alternative Path | Always | 204.80 | 2000(-2.34%) | 77 | 154000 | [1] |
Item Usage Notes (Spoilers Within)[edit]
[Maybe add a neutral Table?]
[Quick Reference Good Weeks/Weeks to Watch for][edit]
[Quick reference table of "easy"/good weeks for midgamers/early-lategamers] e.g.:
(Note all of these resources grinds are covered in the MoL Flowchart?)
Formatting for Grind Footnotes: Resource, Grind, Grind description, requirements, Actions for 3125 RS.
Night Whispers (Favour and Mountain Sherds) (Done),
UC (Staged Intro) Ballads (Done),
Crooked Cross PA RRs, Newspaper (140 and Meritorious) UIs Newspaper (140 + Meritorious) STs UC (Fabricated) C.B. (Done),
Orphangrind NWs (Ribcage or Newspaper EPA) SS PLS UC S.T.s L.B. CD L.B. RRs
(How do we orient sources?)
Item Tier | Shillings (bonus) | The Rat-Season: | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FaF | LL | CC | WaW | VV | TaT | WW | RaR | NK | KC | SS | DD | ||
Oct 18 - Oct 21 | Oct 25 - Oct 28 | Nov 01 - Nov 04 | Nov 08 - Nov 11 | Nov 15 - Nov 18 | Nov 22 - Nov 25 | Nov 29 - Dec 02 | Dec 06 - Dec 09 | Dec 13 - Dec 16 | Dec 20 - Dec 23 | Dec 27 - Dec 30 | Jan 03 - Jan 06 | ||
Always |
125 (+0%) | No Good Early Sources of Fourth-City Echo - L.B. Industries maybe? | |||||||||||
Tier 5 |
200 (+60%)[3] | Storm-Threnody | Ratty Reliquary | No Good Early Sources for Unlawful Device (Moulin or Jericho Favours? or Zee Hunt turn ins) | Uncanny Incunabulum | ||||||||
Tier 6 |
850 (+36%) | Night-Whisper[4] | Parabola-Linen Scrap | Crackling Device | Captivating Ballad[6] | ||||||||
Tier 7 |
4000 (+28%) | No Good pre-Railway Sources for Corresponding Sounders | No Good pre-Railway Sources for Scraps of Ivory Organza | No Good Early Sources for Cartographer's Hoards (Lab) | No Good Early Sources for Parabolan Parables (War lock?) |
- ↑ Assumed value, may not be sold directly
- ↑ Sale takes 0 actions
- ↑ Or sell 5 for 850 in one action (+36%)
- ↑ Night-Whispers Favour Grind: Turn Docks, Church, Society, Criminals, or Bohemians into at least 80 Tribute (for 3400 Rat-Shillings - more Tribute won't hurt though) after acquiring The Minister of Culture then turn the Tribute into Night Whispers at the Court of the Wakeful Eye, technically checkless, 72 actions.
- ↑ Night-Whispers Mountain-sherd Grind: Gather at least 80 Tribute worth of Mountain-sherds in the Underclay (Via Extract confessions from the Calcified Men) (for 3400 Rat-Shillings - more Tribute won't hurt though) after acquiring The Minister of Culture then turn the Tribute into Night Whispers at the Court of the Wakeful Eye, 100% at 209 Persuasive, 81 actions.
- ↑ Captivating Ballad Underclay Introductions Grind: Grind four (4) Captivating Ballads in the Underclay (Via Stage an introduction) (for 3400 Rat-Shillings), 100% at 209 Shadowy, 102 actions.
- ↑ Captivating Ballad Underclay Introductions Grind: Grind four (4) Captivating Ballads in the Underclay (Via Invent fabricated histories) (for 3400 Rat-Shillings), 100% at 147 Shadowy, 118 actions.