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Grinding Shadowy?
KShep
Posts: 32
9/24/2015
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I hope this is an acceptable question to ask here! I've been a PoSI for some time now, with my unmodified Persuasive 127, Dangerous 109, Watchful 101, and.... Shadowy 70. I only got PoSI because of a mood and some Shadowy increasing clothes, and I've been suffering as a result! I just started Mahogany Hall (Tales of Mahogany Hall 5, No Pygmalion, No Days of the Week, and no idea what those are yet), but my Shadowy's too low to effectively do any of the Shadowy actions there, which is a bummer because I could use the moon pearls. Today I finally got everything I needed to pick out my ship, and my jaw dropped when I saw how much it costs to build a zubmarine. Gonna need lots of pearls and diamonds to get all those bejewelled lens! Don't even get me started on everything else.
But I digress. Does anyone have any suggestions for any good places to work on grinding up my Shadowy, hopefully while earning materials for my zubmarine?
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Lady Taimi Felix
Posts: 202
9/24/2015
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You can try barreling through the Affair of the Box content of Mahogany Hall by leaning on your Persuasive instead of your Shadowy. Once that storyline progresses, you'll eventually get to a carousel that is a fine way to build up Shadowy.
Try not to be in any hurry to get the Zubmarine. I know it's cool and all, but the Tramp Steamer gets the same job done much cheaper, and you can build up the necessary goods for the Zub at your leisure.
edited by Lady Taimi Felix on 9/24/2015
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Optimatum
Posts: 3666
9/24/2015
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The Wilmot's End carousel can pay out, depending on your choice, in the Whirring Contraptions or Strong-Backed Labor you need for the Zub. As far as I know Bejewelled Lenses can only be obtained reliably from the side streets; most of the jewels can be bought there too but the Magnificent Diamonds are the problem. Each lens needs one and you get two on a (very) rare success buying Ostentatious Diamonds or from one expedition reward. Expeditions are probably the best way to go there, Shrine of the Blue Haven specifically, since you'll want to get Archaeologist to 5 for the Cave of the Nadir storyline.
Though as said the Zubmarine isn't really that better when you first get a ship. I myself ground for it instead of buying a tramp steamer, but it doesn't make much difference. All you get from the Zub is a point of BDR and a couple different card options at zee that can slightly speed up progress. (The Yacht is the best stats-wise with 2 BDR but apparently its special opp card is terrible. Plus obtaining it is a difficult luck challenge.)
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thedeadlymoose
Posts: 214
9/24/2015
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Oof. Before the recent changes, The Flit would've been your savior for both the Shadowy and the zub. Now, though, it's still good for Shadowy.
You can use the 5-action Casing option available for POSI. This action cannot fail. You can then sell Casing to Criminals for pretty nice Shadowy boosts.
The diamonds are best acquired via Criminals favors on Implausible Penance, which you can earn through drawing cards (there are a couple other ways, but that one's likely the best, just not the most direct). That doesn't really make use of Shadowy, though.
You didn't mention Whirring Contraptions, but that's gonna be a big obstacle too.
You *can* get Whirring Contraptions partially through Shadowy, but you need to have high enough Shadowy to draw the card to open Wilmot's End first (and to pass the challenges). You'll also need Persuasive or Watchful, but you look okay on that front if you can afford stat boosting equipment.
To be honest, it's that step that makes the zub quite hard to get for a new POSI. Lady Felix has good advice there.
Don't worry about the pearls; the pearls will be easy to get by the time you've taken care of the other stuff.
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