User:RagCall/Sandbox

The purpose of this guide is to help players decide how to spend their allowance of Estival Tokens every year.

Items Sorted by Stats

Note that these tables follow the following format: strict BIS is bold, shared BIS is italic, and stats which are neither but are nonetheless notable will be in regular case. Stats which are none of the above have been omitted for ease of perusal.

Best In Slot

These items are the best in slot for one or more stats.

Item	Slot	Tokens	Notable Stats	Notes	Have	Want to get
Honey-Stained Shackles	Boots	30	Glasswork +1 Dreaded +1	None.	y	n
Elevating Silk Slippers	Boots	30	Monstrous Anatomy +1 Dangerous +8 Respectable +1	Peer Dangerous items include the easily-available Pair of Vakeskin Boots.	y	n
Corinthian Belfry Hat	Hat	20	Shadowy +8	Provides three points of Shadowy over the Bazaar-buyable Sneak-Thief's Mask, and one point over the Tanned Mask from FEAST OF THE ROSE.	y	n
Epicurean War-Helm	Hat	20	Dangerous +8	Provides two points of Dangerous over the freely-available 'Surplus' Captain's Hat.	n	? my best dangerous is +5. but it's just a main stat
Velvet Cloak with Burning Buttons	Clothing	30	Artisan of the Red Science +1 Neathproofed +1	None.	n	y for AotRS
Polythremean Peacoat	Clothing	20	Zeefaring +1 Neathproofed +1 BDR +2	Peer Neathproofed items include the easily-acquired Ratskin Suit. Peer BDR items include the Rusty Census-Taker's Badge	y	n
'Lucky' Claw	Gloves	30	Glasswork +1 Persuasive +8	Persuasive peer items include the easily-available Twelve-Carat Diamond Ring.	y	n
Strangling Willow Ring	Gloves	20	Persuasive +8 Mithridacy +1	Persuasive peer items include the easily-acquired Twelve-Carat Diamond Ring.	y	n
A Hungry Little Snuffbox	Weapon	30	Artisan of the Red Science +1	None.	n	y
Heavily Annotated Timetables	Weapon	30	A Player of Chess +1 Respectable +2 Dreaded -1 Bizarre +1	Peer item is Mesmeric Parasol for A Player of Chess, as well as the Ambition item A Bestiary of the Hearts' Desires.	n	n (have Bestiary for PoC, other stuff for BDR; only thing this has is WiS Dreaded)
Horseless, Driverless, Remorseless Carriage	Transport	50	Artisan of the Red Science +1 Dangerous +4	Non-FATE BIS for Dangerous for those without Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm, Saddled and Bridled. For those willing to spend FATE, it is surpassed by An Uneasy Alliance with an Exiled Tiger, available for 7 x Memory of a Tale.	y	n
A Patron of the Pliable Arts	Affiliation	50	Persuasive +5 Shapeling Arts +1 Bizarre +4	BIS in Persuasive for those who don't have access to Lyon Pursuivant of Arms Extraordinary Shared BIS for BDR with the freely-available Membership of God's Editors	y	n
Conspicuously Liveried Carriage	Transport	20	Mithridacy +1 Respectable +1	Only Mithridacy Transport.	y	n
Khatun-class Electric Launch	Transport	50	A Player of Chess +1 Shadowy +4 Respectable +2	Only A Player of Chess Transport. Best Non FATE Shadowy transport, surpassed by Thoroughly Cowed Pony.	y	n
Overwrought Bathtub	Home Comfort	30	Artisan of the Red Science +1	None.	n	y(?) BiS in AotRS

Situational Best in Slot

For a subset of players, these items are the best available options for their slot. This may be because the alternatives are only available at other festivals, are only obtainable with certain Ambitions, cost FATE, etc.

Item	Slot	Tokens	Notable Stats	Notes	Have	Want to get
Augmented Electrostatic Machine	Transport	30	Kataleptic Toxicology +1	Peer item is technically freely available to all players, but it's Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm, Saddled and Bridled.	y	n
Fourth City Eyeball	Hat	30	A Player of Chess +1	Peer item is The Captivating Princess' Third-Best Tiara, available during HALLOWMAS for 20 FATE.	n	n (Tiara is strictly better for everything I'd use that for)
Verdant Hairpin	Weapon	20	Glasswork +1	Ambition: Heart's Desire! and Ambition: Bag a Legend! players have peer items available during their Ambitions. The False-Star Catalogue available during Spring at the Rat-Market is available to all players as well.	n	n (have Bestiary)
Surplussed Giftschrank	Home Comfort	30	Kataleptic Toxicology +1 Shadowy +3 Dangerous +3	Peer KT item is Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil from Ambition: Heart's Desire!.	n	y
Cloud-filled Sphere	Home Comfort	30	Watchful +8 Shapeling Arts +1	Peer BIS Watchful item is Diatomist's Array, available some years from the Advent Calendar at CHRISTMAS. Provides one point of Watchful over the freely-available F.F. Gebrandt's Patent Neathoscope, Containing and Displaying All Seven Colours of Exotic Light. Free Shapeling Arts alternative available at the conclusion of the Railway story.	y	n

Perennial Peer Items

These items have peer items freely available at all times of year, though they may be difficult to acquire or require completion of a lengthy storyline.

Item	Slot	Tokens	Notable Stats	Notes	Have	Want to get
A Rack of Carefully-Individuated Deaths	Weapon	20	Kataleptic Toxicology +1	Peer items available from several sources: freely available ( Honest Butcher's Tool), FATE locked except for the Hellworm Gacha ( Vial of Cantigaster Venom) or from WHITSUN ( Telsonic Signet).	n	? hm. hate the butchers tool.
Genuine Rubbery Lumps	Weapon	20	Persuasive +8 Neathproofed +1	Peer Persuasive items include the easily accessible Twelve-Carat Diamond Ring, and a peer Neathproofed item, Devil's Dictionary, is available from a story in the Hurlers.	n	n (have Polythreme Drinking Vessel and the Dictionary)
Highly-Accurate Gargoyle	Home Comfort	30	Monstrous Anatomy +1	Free alternative available as part of Evolution.	n	n
Extensive Collections of Mayoral Campaign Buttons	Clothing	20	Mithridacy +1	Peer Mithridacy items include the easily-acquired Viscount's Bejewelled Collar.	n	n
Devilbone Talons	Gloves	30	Watchful +8 Respectable +1	Just buy the Insatiable Glove from the Bazaar instead.	n	n

Early-Game Utility

These items are strictly outclassed for endgame players, but may be useful options for those who do not yet have access to a more lategame alternative.

Item	Slot	Tokens	Notable Stats	Notes	Have	Want to get
The Neathy Tarot, Featuring all 77 of the Major Arcana	Gloves	20	Shadowy +8 Dreaded +1	Outclassed by the Pair of Lenguals.	n	n
Indignant Bearskin	Hat	20	Persuasive +8 Neathproofed +1	Outclassed by Devilish Fedora/ Fecund Amber Tiara. Several free, non-seasonal hats also provide Neathproofed.	n	n
Mr Slowcake's Caducean Rose	Weapon	20	Persuasive +8 Respectable +1	Peer items available year-round, albeit not every week, include Polythreme Drinking Vessel and Rat's-Head Cane. Outclassed by Unexploded Mine.	n	n
A Mutton Island Account	Weapon	20	Persuasive +8 Respectable +1	Peer items available year-round, albeit not every week, include Polythreme Drinking Vessel and Rat's-Head Cane. Outclassed by Unexploded Mine.	n	n
A Bottle of Angry Bees	Weapon	20	Dangerous +8 Dreaded +1	Outclassed by the Infernal Sharpshooter's Rifle. Peer items available year round, albeit not every week, include Ratwork Pocket Piece and A Poisoned Pen.	n	n
The Contrarian's Monochromatic Lantern	Weapon	20	Watchful +8 Bizarre +1	Peer items include the Bazaar-buyable Ratwork Watch. Outclassed by several options, including the Infernal Vinification Apparatus.	n	n (I have several +7)
Voting Booth of One's Own	Home Comfort	50	Shadowy +6	Equaled by the Rook-Crowned Oneiropompic Stave, outclassed by the Oneiric Key.	n	n
A Gazebo!	Home Comfort	40	Persuasive +6 Respectable +1	Equaled by the Serpent-Headed Oneiropompic Stave, outclassed by the Beatific Stone.	n	n

No Notable Stats

These items are difficult to recommend based on stats, even for earlygame players

Item	Slot	Tokens	Notes	Have	Want to get
A Traitor's Carriage	Transport	30	Buy the Augmented Electrostatic Machine instead.	n	n
A Seven-Times-Exiled Parliamentarian's Guide to Electioneering	Weapon	40	Buy The Contrarian's Monochromatic Lantern instead. Or don't and just wait to be able to afford the Ratwork Watch.	n	n

Items Sorted by Use

Efficient Repeatable

These items unlock repeatable options that are much better than their evergreen alternatives.

Item	Tokens	Unlocks	Notes	Have	Want to get
Augmented Electrostatic Machine	30	Trade Hedonist CP for two Parabolan Orange-apple in your Parabolan Base-Camp	Possibly of interest to those interested in becoming A Poet-Laureate.	y	n

Efficient Single-Use

These items unlock a one-time option that saves the player significant resources compared to the free alternatives.

Item	Tokens	Unlocks	Notes	Have	Want to get
The Neathy Tarot, Featuring all 77 of the Major Arcana	20	Shortcut an expensive step when upgrading your Laboratory.	The universal options are all expensive. Those who chose a particular ending of Ambition: Heart's Desire! can shortcut this step for free as well.	n	n

Niche Repeatable

These items unlock repeatable options that are either equivalent to or outclassed by their evergreen alternatives.

Item	Tokens	Use	Notes	Have	Want to get
Cloud-filled Sphere	30	A unique conclusion when shaping dreams for the Sculptress	The option is equally economically to the others, and it may be a decent midgame source of the Rubbery items it provides, particularly to those who are disinclined towards the Bone Market but need Nodule of Warm Amber.	n	?
A Mutton Island Account	50	Deal with Corporate Debt	The option is just bad. Just boomerang the Tentacled Entrepreneur. He won't mind. He never does.	n	n
A Gazebo!	40	A standard frequency card in Ealing Gardens	The card it unlocks isn't very profitable.	n	n
Khatun-class Electric Launch	50	Ride your boat to your ship when London is in a state of emergency	Really, how often is London in an emergency situation, anyway? Currently only known to be used during The London Horticultural Show, but could recur if a crisis strikes again. Can also be bypassed with a Persuasive check that scales based on Zeefaring. You may also prefer to stay and help during an emergency in London.	n	n

Niche Single-Use

These items unlock a one-time option that is either equivalent to or outclassed by the evergreen alternatives.

Item	Tokens	Use	Notes	Have	Want to get
'Lucky' Claw	30	Offer her a weapon to resolve the Efficient Commissioner's Nightmare and increasing Dangerous Gains	Several other options available. Ambition: Bag a Legend! and Ambition: Nemesis players may be able to progress with items acquired during their Ambitions. For the rest, this is certainly better than Offer her a tonic, but Offer her a guardian is easy for a player reasonably comfortable with the Bone Market. Note that while technically repeatable, this option is not valuable after raising your Dangerous Gains.	y	n
Indignant Bearskin	20	One of several options to become Acquainted with Sophia's.	Multiple other options, including passing a Monstrous Anatomy check, having An Orphanage, and having a few points of Monster Nurturer from WHITSUN.	n	n
The Contrarian's Monochromatic Lantern	20	One of several options to build a watchtower in Ealing Gardens.	There are multiple other options, including one that merely costs 250 x Phosphorescent Scarab. The watchtower itself is completely optional and purely a roleplaying decision: it does not unlock any permanent options, merely altering text in a few places.	n	n
Mr Slowcake's Caducean Rose	20	Shortcut a certain hunt in Parabola	You are required to do the hunt once as part of the Shadowy Gains story and then are unlikely to ever do so again. Even if you do, this "shortcut" will only save you 1-2 actions when you take into account the actions for purchasing it.	n	n

No Uses

These items do not unlock any additional actions.

Item	Tokens
A Hungry Little Snuffbox	30
Overwrought Bathtub	30
A Patron of the Pliable Arts	30
Strangling Willow Ring	20
Polythremean Peacoat	20
Honey-Stained Shackles	30
Elevating Silk Slippers	30
Corinthian Belfry Hat	20
Epicurean War-Helm	20
Velvet Cloak with Burning Buttons	30
Horseless, Driverless, Remorseless Carriage	50
Fourth City Eyeball	30
Verdant Hairpin	20
A Rack of Carefully-Individuated Deaths	20
Genuine Rubbery Lumps	20
Highly-Accurate Gargoyle	30
A Bottle of Angry Bees	20
A Traitor's Carriage	30
Devilbone Talons	20
A Seven-Times-Exiled Parliamentarian's Guide to Electioneering	40
Voting Booth of One's Own	50

Special Note: The Waswood and Festival Story Items

While we can expect the items available for Estival Token to recur again every year, certain items from summer festivals are tied to the story of the event, and will not be available in subsequent years. Some of these may be available through the Sacroboscan Calendar when the event is eventually added to the Waswood rotation, either in their original form or altered to suit the Parabolan settings. Possibly some may even become permanently accessible in future content. We won't know until it happens.

The Grand Clearing-Out

Several of these are actually former ELECTION items, given a permanent home in the GCO Waswood.

Item	Slot	Notable Stats	Uses	Availability	Notes	Have
A Preserver of London	Affiliation	Artisan of the Red Science +1 Respectable +4 Suspicion -1	Unlocks a unique title for your character.	RETIRED; reenacting the events in the Waswood to get this instead gives A Reverie of Heroism, which is in no way a mechanical replacement.	Freely available peer Artisan of the Red Science affiliation in Lowell's Locks and Cages. Peer all-around affiliation is FATE-locked at Christmas, The Undying Respect of the Order of the Blackened Hoof. BDR peer items include Membership of God's Editors.	n
Singed and Stained Work Gloves	Gloves	Dangerous +8 Kataleptic Toxicology +1	None.	Given as a bonus in the Waswood when acquiring A Reverie of Heroism	None.	y
F.F. Gebrandt's Patent Illuminating Cap	Hat	Watchful +8 Monstrous Anatomy +1 Neathproofed +1	None.	Ask Gebrandt if she has any of her patent Illuminating Caps left for 50000 x Curator's Gratitude	None.	y
A Pre-Lapsarian Speaking Tube	Weapon	None.	None.	Free from the Sacroboscan Calendar.	None.	y
M. D_____' A_____ for _______: F____ Edition	Weapon	Zeefaring +1	None.	Free from the Sacroboscan Calendar.	None.	y
Polythreme Drinking Vessel	Weapon	None.	None.	Free from the Sacroboscan Calendar.	None.	y
A Poisoned Pen	Weapon	None.	None.	Free from the Sacroboscan Calendar.	None.	y
Wax-Hardened Boots	Boots	Respectable +1	None.	Free from the Sacroboscan Calendar.	None.	y
Haunted Clydesdale	Companion	None.	None.	RETIRED, no replacement.	Farewell, sweet prince.	y

F.F. Gebrandt's Prelapsarian Exhibition

Note that this event has yet to be added to the Waswood.

Item	Slot	Notable Stats	Uses	Availability	Notes	Have
A Bronze Plaque Dedicated to Your Good Self	Affiliation	Monstrous Anatomy +1 Respectable +4	None.	TBD	None.	y
Your Name in F.F. Gebrandt's Address Book	Affiliation	A Player of Chess +1	None.	TBD	None.	y
An Initiate into the Perfumer's Arts	Affiliation	Kataleptic Toxicology +1 Dreaded +4	None.	TBD	None.	y
A Stalking Stone Shadow of your Very Own	Burden	None.	None.	TBD	None.	n
A Stalking Stone Shadow Beyond the Glass	Affiliation	Mithridacy +1	None.	The option to obtain this is permanently accessible by hunting, albeit it requires story qualities not currently available.	Peer item available as an option in Ambition: Heart's Desire!, if you make a certain choice.	n (have peer item)