Deciphering (Guide)
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Late Railroad Content |
| Deciphering Documents Summary | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 0-2 A | 2+/14++ A | 1 A | ||||||||||||||||
| Progress
Details |
Raise  Deciphering... to 5 or 15, depending on document.
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| 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[edit]
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[edit]
| Document | Action to Obtain | Required
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Reward | Echoes Per Action |
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| Intercepted post
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Intercept a piece of post (Failure) | 5
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| A document found on your train
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Intercept a piece of post (Success) | 5
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| A document lifted from Balmoral
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Intercept a message (Balmoral Kitchens) | 5
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| A document scrounged from the Tracklayers
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Steal a curious document from the Tracklayers' Office | 5
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| A document bought from a Devil
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Sell a very advanced identity to Devils | 15
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 1 x Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell
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| A document bought from spies
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Sell a very advanced identity to Spies | 15
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 1 x Rumourmonger's Network
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| A mysterious letter mailed to your Lodgings
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"For you, (title)."[2] | 15
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assuming the 530 actions to obtain from Cover Identities (Guide)
- ↑ Not Repeatable
Progress[edit]
| Option | Challenge | Min for 100% | Success | Rare Success | Failure |
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| Crack a code |  175,  2
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292, 7
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+ 5 CP
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 + 3 CP
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Crack a code - Requires  Midnighter
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175, 2
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292, 7
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+ 6 CP
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+ 3 CP
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| Make a leap of code-breaking insight | 175, 5
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292, 10
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+ 7 CP
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+ 10 CP
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+ 3 CP , -3 CP
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| Make a leap of code-breaking insight - Requires Midnighter
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175, 5
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292, 10
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+ 9 CP
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+ 15 CP
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+ 3 CP , -3 CP
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Work with the Codebreaking Courier - Requires  Codebreaking Courier
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150, 1
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250, 6
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+ 4 CP
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+ 3 CP
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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[edit]
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 the only reliable way to obtain a Rumourmonger's Network or Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell. Additionally, in a pinch it is a way of obtaining 
Vital Intelligence for Moonlit Woods.
Reward[edit]
| Option | Requirements | Reward |
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| Interpret your Intercepted Document | 5 or 15
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Deciphering a Document See the list of documents for rewards. |
