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Do you want to be a zailor? Do you have what it takes to be the captain of your own ship? Then be welcomed to the Neath's Unterzee, where the sibilants are voiced and the girls are [[Putting the Pieces Together: the Drownies|mermaid zombies]]. 

== Introduction ==
In order to own a ship, you must be [[A Person of Some Importance -]]. Until then, you may travel to [[Polythreme]] via [[A Ticket to Polythreme]] at the [[Wolfstack Docks]], or to [[Mutton Island]] via [[Board]] (only during the [[Fruits of the Zee Festival]]).

Once you're a PoSI, you can start working towards [[Acquiring a Ship]]. The [[PoSI Item Crafting|PoSI Item Crafting guide]] includes details on getting ships. It is generally recommended to start with the [[Rusty Tramp Steamer]], as the Clipper, Zub, and Yacht are significantly more expensive. It is possible to trade in ships at any time.

The following acronyms will be used throughout this guide:
* BU: {{IL|The Broad Unterzee}}, the main Zailing area, which allows travel to London, Hunter's Keep, the Iron Republic, and more.
* SoV: {{IL|The Sea of Voices}}, a secondary Zailing area that allows travel to Polythreme and more.
* AJE: {{IL|Approaching Journey's End}}, essentially a progress tracker for Zailing.
* TW: {{IL|Troubled Waters}}, essentially a Menace tracker for Zailing. 

== Preparations ==
Once you have your own ship, you can finally set zail and explore the Zee. However, zailing entails more than just hopping into your ship and heading off. First, not all locations are immediately unlocked:

There are two places you can Zail to immediately, [[Mutton Island]] and [[Hunter's Keep]].
* To zail to [[Polythreme]], you need to be in the SoV, which requires the [[Screaming Map]]. This is obtained with [[Route: Wolfstack Docks]] and playing [[Polythreme Ho!]], which starts a couple of short quests to obtain the Left- and Right-Hand Halves of the [[Screaming Map]].
* To zail to [[Bullbone Island]], [[Corpsecage Island]] and [[Grunting Fen]], you need [[Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery]] 3. This becomes available after completing [[Featuring in the Tales of the University]]. Grunting Fen is in the SoV so additionally requires the [[Screaming Map]].
* To zail to [[Port Carnelian]], you need [[Imperial Legitimacy]]. This is obtained through completing [[Working toward a Foreign Posting]] in [[The Foreign Office]] after being [[Banished from the Court -]]. If you have already been to Port Carnelian but have lost your Legitimacy, it may be restored by playing through the carousel again.
* To zail to [[The Court of the Wakeful Eye]], you need [[Associating with Radical Academics]] 20. This storyline requires access to the Fifth Coil of the Labyrinth of Tigers.
* To zail to [[The Iron Republic]], you need an [[Iron Republic Safe-Conduct]], which costs 3 [[Mark of Credit Page|Mark of Credit Pages]]. Marks may be earned through the [[Spending Secrets and Counting the Days (Guide)|Counting the Days]] carousel. (It is possible to buy the Safe-Conduct from "[[Chat with the Local Gossip]]" at your Lodgings, rather than through [[Secrets and Spending]], which does not clear your [[Counting the Days]] quality.)
* There are also some destinations just for specific ambitions: [[The Sisterhood's Island Convent]] with [[Ambition: Bag a Legend!]] 44, [[Dr. Vaughan's Hidden Encampment]] with [[Ambition: Light Fingers!]] 51-64, and [[Stop briefly on Corpsecage Island to find the Prince's Prison]] with [[Ambition: Heart's Desire!]] 150. 
* While [[Seeking Mr Eaten's Name]] you can go to [[The Chapel of Lights]] with [[A Book of Crimson Prayer]], [["Nothing is certain. Nothing is impossible."]] with [[The Hollow Heart]], and [[NORTH]] with [[Embarked on an Expedition to the North]].

=== Progress Quality Wipes ===
Whenever you set zail, you completely lose several progress qualities. If possible, you should cash them in before you leave to benefit from them. 

The cleared qualities are:
*{{IL|Dramatic Tension}}
*{{IL|Casing...}}
*{{IL|Fascinating...}}
*{{IL|Inspired...}}
*{{IL|The Hunt is On!}}
*{{IL|Running Battle...}}
*{{IL|Investigating...}}
*{{IL|Seeking...}}
*{{IL|Term Passing...}}
*{{IL|Disappearing...}}
*If present, {{IL|Time Passing in the Southern Archipelago}} and {{IL|Unnatural Exuberance}} are also cleared.

You may also consider stocking up on [[Zee-Ztory|Zee-Ztories]] (x20) and [[Partial Map|Partial Maps]] (x4). These can save zailing time in unfortunate situations, as will be discussed below.

=== Planning Routes ===
Before you set zail from most places, you can shorten your zailing trip by spending resources up-front. This is not possible from the three scientific expedition locations, or in other specific circumstances.

When possible, however, you may [[Plan a more ambitious route]] and spend [[Zee-Ztory|Zee-Ztorys]] and/or a [[Puzzling Map]] to decrease your time spent at Zee. These increase both [[Approaching Journey's End|AJE]] and [[Troubled Waters|TW]].

Spending 5 Zee-Ztories increases your AJE by 6 CP (up to Level 7) and TW by 5 CP. 

Spending a Puzzling Map increases your AJE by 25 CP and TW by 20 CP. 

Note that the Puzzling Map option locks with any amount of AJE, so it may only be done once, and must be selected first.

== Zailing Mechanics ==
[[Lay in supplies and sail]] (which costs 100 Rostygold, if setting out from London) usually includes a Watchful challenge. Success at this challenge will give 2 Zee-Ztories, or possibly a more valuable item; failure will not give the Ztories but has no other penalty. 

All Zee-trips include a {{IL|Zailing Difficulty}} of 6; this value is only different for trips in certain Exceptional Stories.

In some locations, there are restrictions on when you may set sail:

*On [[Mutton Island]], you cannot leave when you have {{IL|Time Passing in the Southern Archipelago}} 7-9.
*In [[The Iron Republic]] once you arrive you cannot leave until you have completed a cycle and reach [[A Day for Reading]].
*On the three scientific expedition locations, you can not leave until your {{IL|Orthos is Coming!}} quality is 10.
*[[Port Carnelian]] only allows you to [[Plan a more ambitious route]] at the end of a term as governor. While you may leave at other times, you will lose half of your {{IL|Imperial Legitimacy}} if you have the [[Time Passing in Office]] quality, and will be sent straight into the BU without being able to plan your journey.
*Leaving any of the [[Seeking Mr Eaten's Name]] destinations sends you straight back to London, not the BU or SoV.

=== Setting Zail ===
When you zail you have two progress qualities to worry about: {{IL|Approaching Journey's End}} and {{IL|Troubled Waters}}. These may be gained through (undiscardable) Opportunity Cards, from [[Plan a more ambitious route|preparations before zailing]], or the storylets [[Steam Boldly]] and [[Steam Prudently]].

The primary goal of Zailing is to increase AJE to 10 (55 CP). This lets you pick a destination and disembark. At 7 (28 CP), AJE allows you to move from the Broad Unterzee to the Sea of Voices or vice-versa. This clears your AJE quality and reduces TW by around 25 to 50 CP.

TW is basically the Zee's Menace quality. Depending on how high it is, you may draw different cards. Cards drawn at high TW are typically more punishing or more difficult to succeed at than those available at low TW. There are three tiers of TW:

*Calm Seas: TW < 8 (36 CP)
*Lashing Waves: TW = 8-9 (36-54 CP) 
*Fury of the Unterzee: TW > 9 (55+ CP)

Fury of the Unterzee cards will often force you to take a 50% Luck challenge that either slightly lowers TW or resets TW and sets AJE to 5. This will typically add a significant number of actions to your trip, so the cards are best avoided if possible.

Listed below are the Zee storylets and possible cards. The table includes possible actions, any requirements and challenges, and outcomes for success or failure along with the average result. 

Note that the Zee has an infinitely replenishing Opportunity Deck, but only allows three cards to be held in your hand regardless of your Lodgings.
Also note that cards from the Broad Unterzee will be carried over to the Sea of Voices (and vice versa).

===  Pinned Storylets ===
{| class="article-table"
!Storylet<ref>The SoV storylets are the same but with some different names.</ref>
!Branch
!Req.        
!Odds
!Success
!Failure
!Average<ref>This is the average result per action.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Steam Boldly]]
|[[Extrapolate from the charts]] (BU & SoV)
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = <8}}
|50%
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +7}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +6}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +12}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +6}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +9}}
|-
|[[Make it up as you go]] (BU & SoV)
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = <10}}
|30%
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +10}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +9}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +7}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +18}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +7.9}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +15.3}}
|-
|[[Ignore the warning signs]] (BU)
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = 8}}
|30%
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +6}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +1}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -4}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +6}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4.2}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +0.3}}
|-
|[[Can it get any worse?]] (SoV)
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = 8}}
|30%
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +6}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +1}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -4}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +6}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4.2}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +0.3}}
|-
|[[Steam Prudently]]
|[[A cautious captain 1|A cautious captain]] (BU & SoV)
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = <8}} (5 Actions)
|100%
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +14}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +11}}
|—
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2.8}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2.2}}
|}
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=== Regular Cards ===
The following cards can be drawn at any {{IL|Troubled Waters}} level.
{| class="article-table"
!Card
!Action
!Req.
!Chal.
!Success
!Failure
!Average
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[A Corvette of Her Majesty's Navy]]<br />(BU)
|[[Exchange pleasantries via semaphore]]
|{{IL|Suspicion|Appearance = <5}}
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -2}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[They're not slowing]]
|{{IL|Suspicion|Appearance = 5}}
|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +4}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Suspicion|Appearance = +3}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +10}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3.5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +6.5}}<br />{{IL|Suspicion|Appearance = +1.5}}
|-
|[[A Mountain of the Unterzee]]<br />(BU)
|[['Hard to port! Reverse engines!']]
|None
|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +7}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Appalling Secret|Appearance = x2}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +7}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +4.5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +5}}<br />{{IL|Appalling Secret|Appearance = x1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[She's Going Down!]]<br />(BU)
|[[Stop and rescue them]]
|None
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -2}}<br />{{IL|Steadfast|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Heartless|Appearance = -3}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[Let the Unterzee have them]]
|None
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Heartless|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Magnanimous|Appearance = -3}}
| -
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[The Clinging Coral Mass]]<br />(BU)
|[["Put your backs into it, lads!"]]
|None
|{{IL|Persuasive|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance =+2 }}<br />Rare:<br />No {{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = }}<br />{{IL|Correspondence Plaque|Appearance = x3}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
| -
|-
|[[Grab a hammer yourself]]
|None
|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[The Killing Wind]]<br />(BU)
|[[Outrun the storm front]]
|None
|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +7}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +8}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +4}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +6}}
|-
|[[Make ready to dive]]
|{{IL|Zubmarine|Appearance = Zubmarine}}
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -3}}
| -
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Those engines don't sound healthy]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Offer to help out]]
|None
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -2}}<br />{{IL|Magnanimous|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Ruthless|Appearance = -3}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[Hoist the black flag]]
|None
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Magnanimous|Appearance = -3}}<br />{{IL|Ruthless|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Suspicion|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Opening a Bundle of Oddities|Appearance = 300}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[The Fleet of Truth]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Villainy!]]
|{{IL|Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery|Appearance = 3}}
|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes|Appearance = x5}}<br />{{IL|Page of Prelapsarian Archaeological Notes|Appearance = x5}}<br />{{IL|Page of Theosophistical Notes|Appearance = x5}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
| -
|-
|[[Good weather for a Zee-Clipper]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Full speed ahead]]
|{{IL|Swift Zee-Clipper|Appearance = Swift Zee-Clipper}}
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +9}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +8}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[Submerge]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Run deep, run quiet]]
|{{IL|Zubmarine|Appearance = Zubmarine}}
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -4}}<br />{{IL|Approaching the Gates of the Garden|Appearance = +?}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[Zailing in style]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Days of black and gold]]
|{{IL|Majestic Pleasure Yacht|Appearance = Majestic Pleasure Yacht}}
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Sapphire|Appearance = x1}}<br />{{IL|Relic of the Fourth City|Appearance = x10}}<br />{{IL|Drop of Prisoner's Honey|Appearance = x50}}<br />{{IL|Persuasive|Appearance = +1CP}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[A Good Meal]]<br />(SoV)
|[[And a little bonus]]
|{{IL|Embarking on a Voyage of Scientific Discovery|Appearance = 3}}
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes|Appearance = x3}}<br />{{IL|Page of Prelapsarian Archaeological Notes|Appearance = x3}}<br />{{IL|Page of Theosophistical Notes|Appearance = x3}}<br />{{IL|Moon-Pearl|Appearance = x1}}
|
|
|-
|[[A Hazard to Shipping]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Set a course around the thing]]
|
|{{IL|Watchful|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}<br />Rare:<br />{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />No {{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = }}<br />{{IL|Vision of the Surface|Appearance = x2}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[A Light in the Fog]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Get as close as you dare]]
|
|
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x13}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +5 CP}}
|
|
|-
|[[Keep away from the lighthouse]]
|
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +1}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Crossing Paths]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Hail the ship and have a chat with the captain]]
|
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -1}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x1}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +5 CP}}
|
|
|-
|[[Steam on by (Crossing Paths)|Steam on by]]
|
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Listen to the Wind]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Listen to the Voices]]
|
|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +7}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x1}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +5 CP}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +7}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +4.5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4.5}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x0.5}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +2.5 CP}}
|-
|[[Steam the way the voices tell you]]
|{{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance = 1}}
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +5}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[A Wily Zailor]]<br />(BU & SoV)<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = < 10}}
|[[Zail around the Pelagic Upheavals]]
|{{IL|An Experienced Zailor:|Appearance = 1}}
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +6}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
|
|
|-
|[[Skirt the Howling Shoals]]
|{{IL|An Experienced Zailor:|Appearance = 4}}
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +7}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
|
|
|-
|[[Steam straight through the Beechey Currents]]
|{{IL|An Experienced Zailor:|Appearance = 6}}
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +8}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x1}}
|
|
|-
|[["I'll be in my bunk." (8 FATE)|"I'll be in my bunk."]]
|{{IL|An Experienced Zailor:|Appearance = 1}}
|
|Costs 8 [[Fate]]
|
|
|}

===Calm Seas Cards===
The following cards can be drawn only when {{IL|Troubled Waters}} is less than 8.
{| class="article-table"
!Card
!Action
!Req.
!Chal.
!Success
!Failure
!Average
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Calm Seas: A Huge Terrible Beast of the Unterzee!|A Huge Terrible Beast of the Unterzee!]]<br />(BU)
|[[Delicious, delicious lumps]]
|
|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Appalling Secret|Appearance = x1}}<br />{{IL|Tale of Terror!!|Appearance = x1-3}}<br />{{IL|Unaccountably Peckish|Appearance = 1}}<br />{{IL|Someone Is Coming|Appearance = +1}}
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
| -
|-
|[[Steam on by (Beast)|Steam on by]]
|
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}
| -
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[A Spit of Land|A Spit of Land]]<br />(BU)
|[[Stop briefly at the island]]
|
|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -1}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +5}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2.5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
|-
|[[Steam on by (Spit of Land)|Steam on by]]
|
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
| -
| -
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[A Steamer full of Passengers|A Steamer full of Passengers]]<br />(BU)
|[[Invite them aboard for a party]]
|{{IL|Majestic Pleasure Yacht|Appearance = Majestic Pleasure Yacht}}
|None
|{{IL|Secluded Address|Appearance = x5}}<br />{{IL|Pair of Scarlet Stockings of Dubious Origin|Appearance = x1}}<br />{{IL|Scandal|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Hedonist|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Austere|Appearance = -3}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[Steam past them]]
|
|None
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
| -
| -
|-
|[[Calm Seas: Creaking from Above|Creaking from Above]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Glim-fall!]]
|
|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Shard of Glim|Appearance = x300}}<br />{{IL|Someone Is Coming|Appearance = +1}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +5}}<br />{{IL|Shard of Glim|Appearance = x20}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}<br />{{IL|Shard of Glim|Appearance = x160}}<br />{{IL|Someone Is Coming|Appearance = +0.5}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Calm Seas: Fair Zailing|Fair Zailing]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Take advantage (retired)|Take advantage]]
|
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +6}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}<br />{{IL|Someone Is Coming|Appearance = +1}}
| -
|
|-
|[[Correspond with a Fellow Scholar]]
|'''Socal Action'''{{IL|Sulky Bat|Appearance = x10}}

You and a friend need; {{IL|Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes|Appearance = x50 }},<br />{{IL|Page of Prelapsarian Archaeological Notes|Appearance = x50 }} and<br />{{IL|Page of Theosophistical Notes|Appearance = x50}}
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Sulky Bat|Appearance = -10}}

Once accepted;

{{IL|Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes|Appearance = x10 }},<br />{{IL|Page of Prelapsarian Archaeological Notes|Appearance = x10 }}<br />{{IL|Page of Theosophistical Notes|Appearance = x10}} and<br />{{IL|Sulky Bat|Appearance = x4-8}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Meeting a Local Steamer]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Hail the steamer to exchange news]]
|
|
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -2}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x1}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +5 CP}}
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|[[Steam on by (Local Steamer)|Steam on by]]
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +1}}
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|[[I say, must you do that?]]
|{{IL|Majestic Pleasure Yacht|Appearance = Majestic Pleasure Yacht}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -2}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x1}}
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|[[Calm Seas: The Giant of the Unterzee|The Giant of the Unterzee]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Erm, hello?]]
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|{{IL|Persuasive|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +4}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}
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|}

=== Lashing Waves Cards ===
The following cards can be drawn only when {{IL|Troubled Waters}} is 8-9.
{| class="article-table"
!Card
!Action
!Req.
!Chal.
!Success
!Failure
!Average
|-
|[[Lashing Waves: A Blanket of Fog|A Blanket of Fog]]<br />(BU & SoV)
|[[Is there someone out there?]]
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|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +6}}<br />{{IL|Appalling Secret|Appearance = x1}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +8}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +1}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +7}}<br />{{IL|Appalling Secret|Appearance = x0.5}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +0.5}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Lashing Waves: A Shape in the Depths|A Shape in the Depths]]<br />(BU)
|[[Steam briskly away]]
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}
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|[[Take a closer look (retired){{!}}Take a closer look]]
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|{{IL|Watchful|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +5}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[A Ship of Zealots|A Ship of Zealots]]<br />(BU)
|[[See them off]]
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|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +2}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
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|[[Race away from these lunatics]]
|{{IL|Swift Zee-Clipper|Appearance = Swift Zee-Clipper}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lashing Waves: A Stowaway!|A Stowaway!]]<br />(BU)
|[[Let him off at the next port]]
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Magnanimous|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Ruthless|Appearance = -3}}
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|[[Heave him over the side]]
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Magnanimous|Appearance = -3}}<br />{{IL|Ruthless|Appearance = +3}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Lashing Waves: A Tiny Coral Island|A Tiny Coral Island]]<br />(BU)
|[[Record it and move on]]
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}
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|[[What's that down there?]]
|{{IL|Zubmarine|Appearance = Zubmarine}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -2}}<br />{{IL|Appalling Secret|Appearance = x5}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[The Iceberg|The Iceberg]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Keep a prudent distance]]
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|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +5 CP}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +1}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +1.5}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +2.5 CP}}
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|[[Have a look around under the iceberg]]
|{{IL|Zubmarine|Appearance = Zubmarine}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -?}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x2}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +5 CP}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Unfinished Pirates!|Unfinished Pirates!]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Repel Boarders!]]
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|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance = 120}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}<br />{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x1}}
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +3}}
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|[[Outpace them]]
|{{IL|Swift Zee-Clipper|Appearance = Swift Zee-Clipper}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = +4}}
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|}

=== Fury of the Unterzee Cards ===
The following cards can be drawn only when {{IL|Troubled Waters}} is at least 10.
{| class="article-table"
!Card
!Action
!Req.
!Chal.
!Success
!Failure
!Average
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| rowspan="2" |[[Fury of the Unterzee: A Blank Space on the Charts|A Blank Space on the Charts]]<br />(BU)
|[[There's an island here]]
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|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = =5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = =0}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +3}}
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|[[Fortuitous fragments]]
|{{IL|Partial Map|Appearance = x4}}
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|{{IL|Partial Map|Appearance = -4}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Fury of the Unterzee: The Stone Pigs Cough|The Stone Pigs Cough]]<br />(BU)
|[[At your earliest convenience]]
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|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}<br />{{IL|Approaching the Gates of the Garden|Appearance = +?}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = =5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = =0}}
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|[[Race away]]
|{{IL|Swift Zee-Clipper|Appearance = Swift Zee-Clipper}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Fury of the Unterzee: Hardship and Want|Hardship and Want]]<br />(BU)
|[[Tighten your belt and make the best of it]]
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|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -3}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = -1.5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -2.5}}
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|[[Let them eat pies]]
|{{IL|Majestic Pleasure Yacht|Appearance = Majestic Pleasure Yacht}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Fury of the Unterzee: What are Those?|What are Those?]]<br />(BU)
|[[Something is wrong here]]
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|{{IL|Watchful|Appearance = 160}}
|{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = =5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = =0}}
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|[[Learn from those who failed before]]
|{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x20}}
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|{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = -20}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Fury of the Unterzee: Taken|Taken]]<br />(SoV)
|[[Oh no]]
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|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}<br />{{IL|Walking the Falling Cities|Appearance = +? CP}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = =5}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = =0}}
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|[[Use your store of sea-lore]]
|{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = x20}}
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|{{IL|Zee-Ztory|Appearance = -20}}<br />{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}
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| rowspan="2" |[[Fury of the Unterzee: Lost but not Alone|Lost but not Alone]]<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = 11}}<br />(SoV)
|[[A tapping on the hull]]
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|{{IL|Luck|Appearance = 50%}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2-6}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = - 2-6}}
|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = =0}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = =0}}<br />{{IL|Nightmares|Appearance = +3}}
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|[[Avert what comes]]
|{{IL|Ostentatious Diamond|Appearance = x20}}<br />{{IL|Whispered Hint|Appearance = x100}}
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|{{IL|Approaching Journey's End|Appearance = +2}}<br />{{IL|Troubled Waters|Appearance = -5}}<br />{{IL|Ostentatious Diamond|Appearance = -20}}<br />{{IL|Whispered Hint|Appearance = -100}}
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|}
The aim is to raise AJE to 55 CP as fast as possible, while avoiding having to play any Fury of the Unterzee cards. Almost every action that gives AJE also gives TW, and as many of them are Luck challenges it is not possible to guarantee success in most cases.

There are three main things to consider in an action: How much AJE it gives, its relative rate of AJE and TW, and its Echo profit. The average card gives about 3 AJE, 3 TW, and few or no Echoes. While Zailing, try to keep AJE higher than TW, making use of actions that lower TW such as [[Exchange pleasantries via semaphore]]. However, if AJE is obtained in large amounts, it may be possible to simply wrap up the journey before your hand fills with undesirable cards.

Keep in mind that the storylet actions are useful to obtain large amounts of AJE, and may be as or more reliable than the Opportunity Deck in many circumstances. However, Steam Boldly carries the risk of significantly increasing TW, and Steam Prudently is less action-efficient than most card options.

Particularly useful cards at Zee include:
* [[A Wily Zailor]] is easily the best card to draw. Initially it gives 6 AJE, increasing to 7 or 8 after many voyages, and it only gives 4 TW. This makes it the fastest card and one of the best for getting ahead of trouble.
* [[A Corvette of Her Majesty's Navy]] gives a decent 3 AJE but also decreases TW by 2, giving it the largest difference between AJE and TW. This can be very helpful if your voyage has been an unlucky one. However, if the TW decrease is not necessary other actions, such as [[Extrapolate from the charts]], may be superior.
* [[Calm Seas: Fair Zailing|Fair Zailing]] has two good options. One is a social action that gives 3 AJE, 2 TW and a small profit. The other gives 6 AJE, 4 TW and 1 [[Someone Is Coming|SiC]].
* [[Listen to the Wind]], [[Calm Seas: The Giant of the Unterzee|The Giant of the Unterzee]], [[A Mountain of the Unterzee]], [[The Killing Wind]] give 4.5 AJE/4.5 TW, 4 AJE/4 TW, 4.5 AJE/5 TW, and 4 AJE/6 TW respectively. All of these cards have higher than average AJE, but equivalent or higher TW. [[Extrapolate from the charts]] gives proportionally the same AJE to TW as [[The Killing Wind]].
* [[A Light in the Fog]] (SoV only) gives 13 [[Zee-Ztory|Zee-Ztories]] (6.5e) for only 2 TW, so it is very profitable.
* [[Calm Seas: Creaking from Above|Creaking from Above]] gives on average 1 AJE, 4 TW, 1.6e and 0.5 SiC. If TW is not a concern, it may be profitable to play.
* [[Calm Seas: A Huge Terrible Beast of the Unterzee!|A Huge Terrible Beast of the Unterzee!]] is a 120 dangerous challenge that gives, 1 AJE, no TW, 1.1e, 1 SiC and up to 1 [[Unaccountably Peckish]] on success.
* [[Those engines don't sound healthy]] includes an option, [[Hoist the black flag]], that gives a Bundle of Oddities with a maximum value of 300 on success. This may be useful for players who are looking to regain their Soul (value: 200), as it is relatively more common than other actions with similar Bundle value ranges.