All items that give a negative bonus to the four main stats, BDR or esoteric arts.
For items which impact Menaces , see Menace-affecting items .
Dangerous [ edit ] Maximum reduction: -30 levels (without Ambition items, Fate items and SMEN-related items); -34 with Fate items, -52 with Fate and SMEN items
Burden
Value
Item
-20 An Infant Curator, Provisionally Known as Mr Transport (Dangerous -20, Respectable -1, Persuasive -20, Shadowy -20, Watchful -20)
-15 Oenophilic Oppression (Dangerous -15, Shadowy -15, Greatly increases Scandal build up.)
-10 An Overplayed Hand (Poison Tolerance of Your Target +1, Dangerous -10, Glasswork -1, Kataleptic Toxicology -1, Shapeling Arts -1, Persuasive -10, Shadowy -10, Watchful -10)
-2 A Stalking Stone Shadow of your Very Own (Dangerous -2, Persuasive -2, Watchful -2, Shadowy -5)F.F. Gebrandt's Prelapsarian Exhibition RETIRED
Clothing
Value
Item
-1 Exquisite Ivory Gown (Persuasive +10, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Sumptuous Dandy's Outfit (Persuasive +10, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Timeless Gown (Persuasive +10, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)HALLOWMAS FATE
Timeless Three-Piece (Persuasive +10, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)HALLOWMAS FATE
Magnificent Midnight-Blue Evening Gown (Persuasive +8, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Night-Trimmed Frock Coat (Persuasive +8, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Distinguished Gentleman's Outfit (Persuasive +6, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Elegant Emerald Gown (Persuasive +6, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Academic Gown (Watchful +5, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Dignified Tailcoat (Persuasive +5, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Respectable Grey Gown (Persuasive +5, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Morning Suit (Watchful +3, Persuasive +2, Respectable +1, Dangerous -1)
Faded Morning Suit (Watchful +2, Dangerous -1)
Bundle of Glad Rags (Persuasive +2, Dangerous -1, Shadowy -1)
Shabby Opera Cloak (Shadowy +2, Dangerous -1, Persuasive -1)
Weapon
Value
Item
-6 A WORD, BROKEN (Dangerous -6, Respectable -3, Persuasive -10)FATE
-2 Ratwork Watch (Watchful +8, Persuasive +1, Dangerous -2)
Myriad Keys (Watchful +4, Dangerous -2, Persuasive -4, Shadowy -4)Ambition: Nemesis Item
-1 Patent Scrutinizer Deluxe! (Watchful +7, Dangerous -1)
'For Your Own Good' Compass (Watchful +6, Shadowy +4, Dangerous -1)FRUITS OF THE ZEE FATE
Drownie Song of the Deep (Shadowy +6, Dangerous -1, Persuasive -2, Watchful -2)Ambition: Light Fingers! Item
A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia (Shadowy +5, Watchful +3, Dangerous -1)FRUITS OF THE ZEE
Patent Scrutinizer (Watchful +4, Dangerous -1)
Scrimshander Carving Knife (Watchful +3, Persuasive +2, Dangerous -1)FRUITS OF THE ZEE
Companion
Value
Item
-300 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Dangerous -300, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
-25 Talkative Rattus Faber (Dangerous -25, Persuasive -25, Shadowy -25, Watchful -25)
-2 Hysterical Monkey (Watchful +5, Dangerous -2, Persuasive -2, Shadowy -2)Ambition: Heart's Desire! Item
Mitigating Factor (Persuasive +1, Respectable +1, Watchful +1, Dangerous -2)
-1 Marvellous Monkey (Persuasive +5, Watchful +5, A Player of Chess +1, Dangerous -1)Ambition: Heart's Desire! Item
Winsome Dispossessed Orphan (Persuasive +5, Watchful +2, Dangerous -1)
Fraught Research Assistant (Watchful +5, Dangerous -1)CHRISTMAS FATE
Cardsharp Monkey (Watchful +4, Dangerous -1, Persuasive -1)Ambition: Heart's Desire! Item
Destiny
Value
Item
-3 Torment (Destined +1, Dangerous -3, Persuasive -3, Shadowy -3, Watchful -3)SMEN
Persuasive [ edit ] Maximum reduction: -31 levels (without Ambition items, Fate items, and SMEN-related items); -40 with Fate items, -58 with Fate and SMEN items
Burden
Value
Item
-20 An Infant Curator, Provisionally Known as Mr Transport (Persuasive -20, Respectable -1, Dangerous -20, Shadowy -20, Watchful -20)
-10 An Overplayed Hand (Poison Tolerance of Your Target +1, Persuasive -10, Glasswork -1, Kataleptic Toxicology -1, Shapeling Arts -1, Dangerous -10, Shadowy -10, Watchful -10)
-2 A Stalking Stone Shadow of your Very Own (Persuasive -2, Dangerous -2, Watchful -2, Shadowy -5)F.F. Gebrandt's Prelapsarian Exhibition RETIRED
Hat
Value
Item
-3 Admiral's Hat (Respectable +1, Zeefaring +1, Persuasive -3)MASK OF THE ROSE
Free-roving Teeth (Bizarre +1, Monstrous Anatomy +1, Persuasive -3)Ambition: Bag a Legend! Item
-2 Smiling Mask (Dangerous +3, Bizarre +1, Dreaded +1, Persuasive -2)Ambition: Light Fingers! Item
-1 Blemmigan Hat (Watchful +5, Dangerous +2, Persuasive -1)FATE
Iron Hat (Dangerous +5, Persuasive -1)
Sneak-Thief's Mask (Shadowy +5, Persuasive -1)
Clothing
Value
Item
-2 Tatterskin Shawl (Shadowy +8, Bizarre +1, Dreaded +1, Mithridacy +1, Persuasive -2)Ambition: Light Fingers! Item
-1 A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak (Dangerous +6, Watchful +4, Persuasive -1)FRUITS OF THE ZEE
Ratskin Suit (Shadowy +6, Dreaded +1, Neathproofed +1, Persuasive -1)
Maidservant's Uniform (Watchful +2, Persuasive -1, Shadowy -1)
Rough Gown (Dangerous +2, Persuasive -1, Watchful -1)
Shabby Opera Cloak (Shadowy +2, Persuasive -1, Dangerous -1)
Bundle of Ragged Clothing (Persuasive -1)
Weapon
Value
Item
-10 A WORD, BROKEN (Persuasive -10, Respectable -3, Dangerous -6)FATE
-4 Myriad Keys (Watchful +4, Persuasive -4, Dangerous -2, Shadowy -4)Ambition: Nemesis Item
-2 Drownie Song of the Deep (Shadowy +6, Persuasive -2, Dangerous -1, Watchful -2)Ambition: Light Fingers! Item
-1 Bloodstained Eolith (Watchful +5, Dangerous +4, Persuasive -1)
Boots
Value
Item
-2 Pair of Balmoral Boots (Bizarre +1, Persuasive -2, Shadowy -2)
-1 Pair of Forgotten Spidersilk Slippers (Shadowy +9, Persuasive -1)
Pair of Hushed Spidersilk Slippers (Shadowy +8, Persuasive -1)
Wrecking Boots (Shadowy +6, Dangerous +4, Persuasive -1)FRUITS OF THE ZEE
Pair of Ratskin Boots (Shadowy +6, Neathproofed +1, Persuasive -1)
Pair of Savage Hob-Nailed Boots (Dangerous +5, Persuasive -1)
Pair of Spidersilk Slippers (Shadowy +5, Persuasive -1)
Companion
Value
Item
-300 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Persuasive -300, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
-25 Talkative Rattus Faber (Persuasive -25, Dangerous -25, Shadowy -25, Watchful -25)
-10 Utterly Livid Bat (Dangerous +9, Persuasive -10)HALLOWMAS
-5 Big Chongus Saw That (Dreaded +1, Persuasive -5)
-3 Starveling Cat (Persuasive -3)
Dishonest Deviless (Persuasive -3, Steward of the Discordance -1)
-2 Half-Wild Mandrake (Dangerous +6, Persuasive -2, Shadowy -2, Watchful -2)Ambition: Bag a Legend! Item
Hysterical Monkey (Watchful +5, Persuasive -2, Dangerous -2, Shadowy -2)Ambition: Heart's Desire! Item
-1 Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief (Dangerous +8, Persuasive -1)
Condemned Cardsharp Monkey (Watchful +7, A Player of Chess +1, Persuasive -1)Ambition: Heart's Desire! Item
Ravenous Henchman (Shadowy +6, Persuasive -1)
Ruthless Henchman (Dangerous +6, Persuasive -1)
Devious Henchman (Shadowy +5, Persuasive -1)
Disgraced Rattus Faber Bandit-Chief (Dangerous +5, Persuasive -1)
Plated Seal (Dangerous +5, Persuasive -1, Shadowy -1)
Cardsharp Monkey (Watchful +4, Persuasive -1, Dangerous -1)Ambition: Heart's Desire! Item
Tomb-Lion (Dangerous +3, Persuasive -1)
Wolfie (Dangerous +1, Persuasive -1)
Destiny
Value
Item
-3 Torment (Destined +1, Persuasive -3, Dangerous -3, Shadowy -3, Watchful -3)SMEN
Shadowy [ edit ] Maximum reduction: -35 levels (without Ambition items and SMEN-related items); -53 with SMEN items
Burden
Value
Item
-20 An Infant Curator, Provisionally Known as Mr Transport (Shadowy -20, Respectable -1, Dangerous -20, Persuasive -20, Watchful -20)
-15 Oenophilic Oppression (Shadowy -15, Dangerous -15, Greatly increases Scandal build up.)
-10 An Overplayed Hand (Poison Tolerance of Your Target +1, Shadowy -10, Glasswork -1, Kataleptic Toxicology -1, Shapeling Arts -1, Dangerous -10, Persuasive -10, Watchful -10)
A Stalwart Commitment to Helping (Shadowy -10, Dreaded -1, Increases Nightmares build up.)
-5 A Stalking Stone Shadow of your Very Own (Shadowy -5, Dangerous -2, Persuasive -2, Watchful -2)F.F. Gebrandt's Prelapsarian Exhibition RETIRED
Clothing
Value
Item
-5 Blinding Gown (Shadowy -5, Respectable -3)
Blinding Suit (Shadowy -5, Respectable -3)
-2 Moderately Co-operative Clothes Colony (Watchful +5, Persuasive +4, Bizarre +1, Shadowy -2)
Formidable Gown (Persuasive +3, Watchful +3, Respectable +1, Shadowy -2)
-1 Bundle of Glad Rags (Persuasive +2, Shadowy -1, Dangerous -1)
Maidservant's Uniform (Watchful +2, Shadowy -1, Persuasive -1)
Weapon
Value
Item
-5 Mark of Disdain (Dangerous +7, Shadowy -5, Increases Wounds build up.)CHRISTMAS
-4 Myriad Keys (Watchful +4, Shadowy -4, Dangerous -2, Persuasive -4)Ambition: Nemesis Item
-1 Bejewelled Cane (Persuasive +6, Bizarre +1, Reduces Nightmares build up., Shadowy -1)
Irresistible Drum (Persuasive +6, Shadowy -1, Watchful -1)
Consignment of Scintillack Snuff (Dangerous +5, Persuasive +3, Shadowy -1)
Montaigne Lantern (Persuasive +4, Watchful +4, Shadowy -1)FATE RETIRED
A Pre-Lapsarian Speaking Tube (Persuasive +4, Shadowy -1)WORLD QUALITY
Ancient Hunting Rifle (Dangerous +4, Shadowy -1)
Vake-Killing Club (Dangerous +4, Shadowy -1, Watchful -1)Ambition: Bag a Legend! Item
Sandalwood Club (Dangerous +1, Shadowy -1)Ambition: Bag a Legend! Item
Companion
Value
Item
-300 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Shadowy -300, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
-25 Talkative Rattus Faber (Shadowy -25, Dangerous -25, Persuasive -25, Watchful -25)
-2 Half-Wild Mandrake (Dangerous +6, Shadowy -2, Persuasive -2, Watchful -2)Ambition: Bag a Legend! Item
Hound of Heaven (Dangerous +5, Watchful +5, Shadowy -2)
Hysterical Monkey (Watchful +5, Shadowy -2, Dangerous -2, Persuasive -2)Ambition: Heart's Desire! Item
-1 Plated Seal (Dangerous +5, Shadowy -1, Persuasive -1)
Boneless Pianist (Persuasive +3, Shadowy -1)FATE
Destiny
Value
Item
-3 Torment (Destined +1, Shadowy -3, Dangerous -3, Persuasive -3, Watchful -3)SMEN
Watchful [ edit ]
Maximum reduction: -29 levels (without Ambition items and SMEN-related items); -47 with Fate and SMEN items
Burden
Value
Item
-20 An Infant Curator, Provisionally Known as Mr Transport (Watchful -20, Respectable -1, Dangerous -20, Persuasive -20, Shadowy -20)
-10 An Overplayed Hand (Poison Tolerance of Your Target +1, Watchful -10, Glasswork -1, Kataleptic Toxicology -1, Shapeling Arts -1, Dangerous -10, Persuasive -10, Shadowy -10)
A Fierce Commitment to London's Defence (Watchful -10, Respectable -1, Increases Wounds build up.)
-2 A Stalking Stone Shadow of your Very Own (Watchful -2, Dangerous -2, Persuasive -2, Shadowy -5)F.F. Gebrandt's Prelapsarian Exhibition RETIRED
Companion
Value
Item
-300 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Watchful -300, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
-25 Talkative Rattus Faber (Watchful -25, Dangerous -25, Persuasive -25, Shadowy -25)
-2 Half-Wild Mandrake (Dangerous +6, Watchful -2, Persuasive -2, Shadowy -2)Ambition: Bag a Legend! Item
-1 Gilded Crustacean (Dangerous +6, Persuasive +1, Watchful -1)WHITSUN
Araby Fighting-Weasel (Dangerous +2, Watchful -1)
Somnolent Hyaena (Watchful -1)
Destiny
Value
Item
-3 Torment (Destined +1, Watchful -3, Dangerous -3, Persuasive -3, Shadowy -3)SMEN
Bizarre [ edit ]
Maximum reduction: -17
Clothing
Value
Item
-3 Viric Frock (Glasswork +1, Bizarre -3)
Viric Suit (Glasswork +1, Bizarre -3)
-2 Aurochs-Fur Coat (Shadowy +6, Respectable +4, Neathproofed +2, Glasswork +1, Reduces Nightmares build up., Bizarre -2)WHITSUN
Dreaded [ edit ]
Maximum reduction: -20
Hat
Value
Item
-2 The Gant Moth (Shadowy +6, Bizarre +4, Glasswork +1, Moth-Winged +1, Dreaded -2)HALLOWMAS FATE
The Moth (Shadowy +6, Bizarre +4, Glasswork +1, Moth-Winged +1, Dreaded -2)HALLOWMAS
Tuneful Hat (Persuasive +6, Respectable +4, Mithridacy +1, Dreaded -2)WHITSUN
Gloves
Value
Item
-4 Tentacle Mitts (Shadowy +10, Bizarre +2, Dreaded -4)
Weapon
Value
Item
-1 Resinous Pyrophone (Watchful +8, Bizarre +2, Respectable +1, Shapeling Arts +1, Dreaded -1)WHITSUN
Heavily Annotated Timetables (Persuasive +5, Respectable +2, A Player of Chess +1, Bizarre +1, Dreaded -1)SUMMER
Mesmeric Parasol (Persuasive +5, Respectable +2, A Player of Chess +1, Bizarre +1, Dreaded -1)WHITSUN
Respectable [ edit ] Maximum reduction: -24 levels
Hat
Value
Item
-2 Diogenes (Persuasive +7, Bizarre +4, Mithridacy +1, Respectable -2)FATE
Honed Ushanka (Shadowy +6, Bizarre +4, Kataleptic Toxicology +1, Neathproofed +1, Respectable -2)WHITSUN
The Demon (Dangerous +6, Dreaded +4, Artisan of the Red Science +1, Demon-Horned +1, Respectable -2)HALLOWMAS
The Ephebe, Manifold (Persuasive +6, Bizarre +4, Captured by Innocence +1, Shapeling Arts +1, Respectable -2)HALLOWMAS FATE
The Infant (Persuasive +6, Bizarre +4, Captured by Innocence +1, Shapeling Arts +1, Respectable -2)HALLOWMAS
The Violant Demon (Dangerous +6, Dreaded +4, Artisan of the Red Science +1, Demon-Horned +1, Respectable -2)HALLOWMAS FATE
-1 Ridiculous Hat (Respectable -1)
Weapon
Value
Item
-4 A Turnip? (Bizarre +1, Shapeling Arts +1, Respectable -4)
-3 The Censored Census of 1862 (Dangerous +2, Watchful +2, Respectable -3, Increases Scandal build up.)
A WORD, BROKEN (Respectable -3, Dangerous -6, Persuasive -10)FATE
-1 Iron-Lung Bagpipes (Dangerous +8, Bizarre +3, Monstrous Anatomy +1, Respectable -1)WHITSUN
Russet Brachiator (Watchful +8, Dreaded +2, Artisan of the Red Science +1, Neathproofed +1, Respectable -1)WHITSUN
Sturdy Pick (Dangerous +7, Shadowy +4, Dreaded +1, Respectable -1)WORLD QUALITY
Kataleptic Toxicology [ edit ] Maximum reduction:
Burden
Value
Item
-1 An Overplayed Hand (Poison Tolerance of Your Target +1, Kataleptic Toxicology -1, Glasswork -1, Shapeling Arts -1, Dangerous -10, Persuasive -10, Shadowy -10, Watchful -10)
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
Monstrous Anatomy [ edit ] Maximum reduction:
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Monstrous Anatomy -10, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
A Player of Chess [ edit ] Maximum reduction: -1 level
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
-1 Sugarplum (Shadowy +3, A Player of Chess -1, Steward of the Discordance -1)FATE
Glasswork [ edit ] Maximum reduction: -2 levels
Burden
Value
Item
-1 An Overplayed Hand (Poison Tolerance of Your Target +1, Glasswork -1, Kataleptic Toxicology -1, Shapeling Arts -1, Dangerous -10, Persuasive -10, Shadowy -10, Watchful -10)
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Glasswork -10, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
Shapeling Arts [ edit ] Maximum reduction:
Burden
Value
Item
-1 An Overplayed Hand (Poison Tolerance of Your Target +1, Shapeling Arts -1, Glasswork -1, Kataleptic Toxicology -1, Dangerous -10, Persuasive -10, Shadowy -10, Watchful -10)
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Shapeling Arts -10, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
Artisan of the Red Science [ edit ] Maximum reduction:
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Artisan of the Red Science -10, A Player of Chess -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
Mithridacy [ edit ] Maximum reduction:
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Mithridacy -10, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Zeefaring -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
Steward of the Discordance [ edit ] Maximum reduction: -1 levels
Zeefaring [ edit ] Maximum reduction:
Companion
Value
Item
-10 Weasel of Woe (Woeful +1, Zeefaring -10, A Player of Chess -10, Artisan of the Red Science -10, Chthonosophy -10, Glasswork -10, Kataleptic Toxicology -10, Mithridacy -10, Monstrous Anatomy -10, Shapeling Arts -10, Dangerous -300, Persuasive -300, Shadowy -300, Watchful -300, Greatly increases Wounds build up.)
