Koenig
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8/26/2015
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In the near future I plan to acquire upwards of thirty five of these rare liquors in order to gain a certain item, and I was wondering what the most efficient way to do so from scratch would be? I have heard that entering the wine trading business is a good place to start, or even searching the forgotten quarter as an option. However for both options I remain clueless has to what the most efficient use of my time would be. Any advice would be most welcomed! While this is likely a very unprofitable endeavor, it is something I am certain I want to do.
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Gemma Hawley
Posts: 55
8/26/2015
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You can do the Affair of the Box, cashing in the reward at the end for Strangling Willow Absinthe, then upconvert that twice to Broken Giant, then Cellars of Wine. Use the Cellars when the Presumptuous Opportunity card comes around, and... eventually... you will get to your final goal.
Alternatively, you can use the Velocipede carousel in Ladybones and gain the Broken Giant directly from the final choice "Riots in Watchmaker's Hill! Shops are Burning!"
People smarter than me have determined that these two carousels take the same number of actions once you factor in the conversions, so I like to mix them up to keep things from getting too grindy.
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Sara Hysaro
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8/26/2015
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I would recommend stocking up on some Cellars of Wine to take advantage of the Presumptuous Opportunities that do turn up, but to rely on the Deep Blue Heaven expedition for the majority of your Airag.
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Sara Hysaro
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Posts: 4514
8/27/2015
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Here are my full results thus far if anybody is curious:
An Instrument - 62 (10.95%)
A trophy - 70 (12.36%)
An amulet - 6 (1.06%)
A wooden mask - 53 (9.36%)
Seal of Hooded Hawk - 66 (11.66%)
Flake of Vellum - 33 (5.83%)
Tightly Wrapped Package - 22 (3.88%)
After the Fall - 56 (9.89%) <- Eyeless Skull outcome
An inscribed diamond - 65 (11.48%)
A long ago burglar - 71 (12.54%)
What is this - 58 (10.24)
A carefully wrapped container - 4 (0.70%)
Unpredictable Treasures list for reference.
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edited by Sara Hysaro on 8/27/2015
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fitz
Posts: 91
8/27/2015
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Boxfuls of Intrigue (~141ppa) is a more profitable path than Riding the Savage Cobbles (~123ppa) for obtaining Airag; according to my numbers. I haven't found a more profitable Wines route though I have found several far less profitable.
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Jeremy Avalon
Posts: 345
8/27/2015
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The short version is that, if you only care about wine, or are A Guardian of the Realm, the Box is almost exactly the same as the Squad (accounting for conversions). The Box is something like 0.01 EPA more efficient in the very long term.
In terms of raw EPA, however, the Affair of the Box as the Conscience of Empire enables you to pick up Correspondence Plaques, and the additional conversions mean you get further bonuses on the luck checks, so if you're looking for cash in addition to the Airag, the Box will be better every time.
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Szadovar
Posts: 113
8/27/2015
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Note they you may want to grind as much as possible before Failbetter gets to implement the Favors system for the Church - getting the required connections seems much easier than getting Favors (at least that is what I feel about the Criminals).
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