Jacke
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12/26/2015
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While waiting for Mr Sackes, decided to try to improve my Scholar of the Correspondence. Being 7 from The Forgotten Quarter, have to dig for the special stories that increase it.
One way I heard of was betting on the Cricket match at Benthic. However, I've advanced my Featured in the Tales of the University beyond 5 and it appears that removes the Cricket storylet.
Anything I can do about this?
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John Savage
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12/26/2015
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I still am looking for how to increase my SotC at Uni..... no clue yet, though I've been through a few terms already....
Apparently, sometimes during "do some actual research" I can get some, but I haven't seen it yet.... 
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12/26/2015
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Nope. Once you set up your department, that carousel is gone for good.
Edit: I see responses were ninjaed as I was writing then editing this, adding stuff.
Assuming you're not at 7 (E.G. John Savage,) Learned discourse is what you are referring to on a rare Success. Most people instead grind the carnival to SoTC3, then do the ever-changing Airs of Forgotten Quarter and attempt the Look for more evidence of the Correspondence in the ruins up to 7. It's a regular success and Second Chances are highly recommended for this specific part to maximize not failing and losing it, it being randomly drawn on the Airs.
Again, you need to grind the Term Passing to 8 before you can even attempt the University option. While the other Forgotten Quarter option randomly changes (and can only be changed in that area by playing stories in Seeking Curios and Secrets in the Forgotten Quarter , not elsewhere,) and has a higher chance of Nightmare menaces, it's much more (likely, as we all know the RNG,) reliable to get that option to grind. Plus you can sometimes get eyeless skulls (especially if grinding 5) and items to convert to supplies for the Nadir Expedition. However, this link will list every SoTC gain offered in the game. Just get a lot of Laudanum (buying a Winsome Dispossessed Orphan and drawing his card helps build this up for no cost beyond the bottles to unlock and/or use the card perhaps; but once you have them, they easily stack; just keep 1 bottle on hand always.)
As you can see from the list:
Short of fate-locked pets at the Labyrinth, Betraying the truth about the Murderer to stay put, an 5-turn option on a rare card drawn (if ever) at the Side Streets Look closer, when finished with the University end option for Solving cases Around London, Return the squeezebox for some glim, one one-time very esoterically offered at the time Ambition: Heart's Desire - the Topsy King 7 if you have that Ambition The Correspondence?, the seasonal examining pails of so called snow with your monocle (you have a 70% success rate at 7 and lacre taste caps at 6,) the (if one already) Correspondents' seasonal 15 SoTC broad check with Snow and lastly,
Something Perilous Bundles likely from Surprise packages
offer raising this up to 10.
Only the regular University option and Court (if not kicked out) are left. More on the latter below.
However, that earlier option you are asking about is a 50/50 luck check with severe penalties for failure. Even if you had access before, it's best you build up Persuasive and grind Somewhat challenging music Symphonies at the Court (using Indulge yourself with the lead if you can get a high rate or surefire victory. My Author and future Correspondent with 167+ Persuasive gets 15 Inspired per turn this way, and can grind one work out around her 20 turn cycle, give or take any crads I want to play/entry into Court.)
I guess if you still have University access, if you ground out the University Connections with their Endowment of a University Fellowship and Church's Tiny Jewelled Reliquary connection items, you could afford mining it.
But honestly, the turns needed to get to that Term Passing 12 would just be better spent making Symphonies. (Just don't get kicked out of court until you are done with that.)
edited by the truthseeker on 12/26/2015
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12/26/2015
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Sorry stuff was ninjaed between posting edits, but it's all listed in my reply above now.
John, you simply play any stories in the Seeking Curios and Secrets in the Forgotten Quarter
edited by the truthseeker on 12/26/2015
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12/27/2015
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For now, get a Goldfish in Bazaar's Pets at 40 Pence per (I don't care if you rename it, according to a certain plant, they all are Mr. Bubbles.) It is a companion slot item lowering Nightmares by 1. When you get the Weapon Bejeweled cane that will make it -2 stacked.
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