Wild Words Grinding (Guide)
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Primordial Shriek[edit]
Endgame players with access to highly profitable grinds (anything above 
2.75 per action) are better off just buying Primordial Shrieks from Merrigans Exchange.
Wolfstack Docks (and other parts of London)
- 270-1738 for various options when Acquiring Exhibits for the Labyrinth of Tigers, which can reach up to ~37 per action with Kill the goat demon and
The Hunt Is On! sourced at 3CP/action; see The Hunt Is On! (Guide) for more information.
- 1050 (failure: 700) for Breed the Somnolent Hyaena via Discipline at
Luck 70%. Assuming high stats and using the Lab to generate the required Honey, this averages to 945 Shrieks every 13.8 actions, which is 68.48 Shrieks ( 1.37) per action.
- 50 for Debate the nature of Primordial Shrieks at
Watchful 100; requires 
PoSI. Has a rare chance of 
1 x Aeolian Scream.
- 210 for The dead men's chest, costing 1 x Favours: Tomb-Colonies, making it 105 Shrieks per action, as long as you can source the Favours.
Maniac's Prayer[edit]
- Can be purchased from Crow-Crease Cryptics for 1
(at value)
- 310 (failure: 210) Breed the Somnolent Hyaena via Fungus and Pious Wrath at Luck 70%. Assuming high stats and using the Lab to generate the required Honey, this averages to 280 Prayers every 20.8 actions, which is 13.46 Prayers ( 1.35) per action.
- 200 for A Distressing Lack of Progress; averages 16.7 per action over the 12-action carousel. See Polythremic Promenade (Guide) for more information.
- An amount depending on the monograph's
Cautionary (potentially up to 1095) when you sell to the Militant Curate; see Writing a Monograph (Guide) for more information.
Other
- Upconverting Primordial Shrieks; with shrieks sourced from the Labyrinth this reaches 12.6 per action.
Correspondence Plaque[edit]
- 2 from Intercept the messages, for a total of 6 over the 13-action A Boxful of Intrigue carousel.
- Can be purchased from Crow-Crease Cryptics for 7 (40% markup)
- A variable amount for Take some Correspondence plaques, averaging 9.33/action over 18 actions with a
Prisoner's Mask; see The Maze-Garden (Guide) for more information.
- 6
Fingerking Scales for The Efficient Commissioner on High Upon the Parapets in A Silvered Future; these can be sold for plaques. Has a 
Winds of Fortune check. See Irem (Guide) for more information. - Alternatively, 5 scales for Offer only yourself on Bargaining with Serpents in A Silvered Future
Other
- Upconverting Maniac's Prayers; with prayers sourced from Polythremic Promenade this reaches 3.39 per action.
- Sideconverting
Journals of Infamy; with Newspaper-sourced journals this reaches 7.03 per action. - Buy Maniac's Prayer in The Rat Market, then upconvert once. Depending on the efficiency of your source of
Rat-Shillings, this gives the following overall efficiency:
| /action:
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30 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
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6.05 | 7.91 | 9.7 | 11.42 |
Tempestuous Tale[edit]
- 5 for Conclude your study of Starved secretions; requires 550
Laboratory Research and costs 
x 5 Starved Expression - 5 for Prepare a report on the contents of London's 'rain'; requires 100 Laboratory Research and costs
x 1 Sample of Roof-Drip
- 1 for Look down over a balcony, also gives
+1 CP Nightmares; alternatively 1 for Go looking for a diplomatic posting with 
Amber Ambassador's Seal - 7 for Emerge as a freshly-made self at the conclusion of the 10-20 action Ecdysis activity
- 1 for Look down (The Midnight Moon); alternatively Keep an ear open, also gives +1 CP Nightmares
Other
- Can be purchased from The Leviathan's Share/Slaughterhall Wholesalers for 20
Aeolian Scream[edit]
- 6 when you Share what you've learned with a Cross at the end of the 13-action A Boxful of Intrigue carousel (which requires
A Survivor of the Affair of the Box 12). Also grants 
1 x Favours: Urchins. Correct choices during the carousel (Intercept the messages) add 6 Correspondence Plaques per cycle, for an average of 1.2 additional Screams per loop. This gives a total of 0.55 Screams per action, including upconversion.
- 1 for Accept the contents of a small cocoon; takes at least 6 actions. See The Spider Symposium (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Enter in the company of a Storm-bird; requires that you have reached the acceptance ending of the Cats campaign and not started another campaign since, and also requires that you have a
Storm-bird.
- 1 for Harangue Virginia (The Waswood) or Learn more about the Viscountess' platform (The Waswood) during the appropriate weeks of the Sacroboscan Calendar
Selenitic Fragment (which can be sold for a Scream) for Unravel someone on Bleeding in A Ruinous Future. See Irem (Guide) for more information.
Other
- Upconverting Correspondence Plaques; with plaques from The Maze-Garden (Guide), this gives ~1.57 per action. Sideconverting from Newspaper-sourced journals gives 0.63 per action.
- Most options in The Mind of a Long-Dead God
Storm-Threnody[edit]
- 1 for Send the Unfinished Man to teach Third City history; takes at least 7 actions. See Underclay (Guide) for more information.
- Up to 1 for the Mythopoesis carousel, requiring around 10 actions without expending items. See The Whisker-Ways (Guide) for more information.
- 4 for a 200 Curiosity/Frivolity concoction; optimally 2.75 actions per threnody, but Card-dependent and likely a bit worse. see Philosofruits (Guide) for more information.
- 2 for The Voice in the Fog; averages 6 actions per threnody. See Polythremic Promenade (Guide) for more information.
- 2 for A Hopeless Pickpocket; costs x 4 Favours: Urchins
The Magistracy of the Evenlode
- 1 for Await a verdict on Venge-Rats v Urchin (Defence); takes 6 actions. See Barristering at Evenlode (Guide) for more information.
- 2 per
Latent Recollections for Peal of Thunder; averages 3.5 actions per threnody. See Moon-Miser Herding (Guide) for more information.
Other:
- 5 for upconverting from Aeolian Scream; costs x 1 Favours: Urchins
Night-Whisper[edit]
- 3 for The Sanctuary of the Crimson Petals 2 about 20% of the time. See Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Conclude your study of Attar; takes Laboratory Research 450 and
Parabolan Research 15, and requires 
A Vial of Queenly Attar.
- 1 for 20
Tribute when you Enjoy a bubbling hookah with the Minister of Culture.
- 1 for Lend extensively; costs
x 2 Corrective Historical Narrative and 
x 3 Revisionist Historical Narrative.
Balmoral/London
- 1 for Unveil your Painting (Incendiary + Luminosity); see Painting in Balmoral (Guide) for more information.
- 5 for Close your eyes (All Gant); gives
+10 CP Advancing the Liberation of Night:, and takes at least 77 actions and 
x 5 Intercepted Cablegram.
- 3 for Break the Glass or Follow the Gentleman. See Parabolan War (Guide) for more information.
Other
- 1 for Burn his works. Break his pen. Escort him to the Royal Beth, requiring on average 27.62 actions and 21.36 in materials. See Fidgeting Writer (Guide) for more information.
Starstone Demark[edit]
- Can be purchased via The Correspondence-marked stone in exchange for
Exploits Hearts' Game: Exploits. See Hearts' Game (Guide) for more information.
- Can be purchased for 3125 when the Rat-Wind blows East and the the Rat-Moon is Runny.
Other
- Can be purchased from the Shivering Relicker for
x 680 Certifiable Scrap.
Breath of the Void[edit]
- Can be purchased for
1 x Legenda Cosmogone, 
1 x Edicts of the First City, 
1 x Cartographer's Hoard, 
1 x Dreadful Surmise and 
1 x Coruscating Soul.
- Can be purchased from The Shrivelled Celebrant for 15,600 and An Empty Promise. The latter is obtained during an eclipse in exchange for 1 x Tempestuous Tale.
Other
- Can be purchased from the Shivering Relicker for x 3200 Certifiable Scrap
