PageofCups
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1/18/2016
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I've been stuck between level 4 and 5 of Scholar of the Correspondence for around 2 weeks now. Here's the situation:
-I've been booted from the university, and am nearly done grinding my way through scientific expeditions to regain access (no screaming map yet, so scarce theosophistical notes are slowing me down) but from what I can see the Scholar raising options there require level 5 to begin with.
-I've been down to Flute Street. The opportunity card offering the second Fragment of a Black Coral Sculpture provided some gain in Scholar even on a decline, so I thought that Flute Street would allow me to study the Correspondence a bit further. I haven't tried all the options yet, but thus far nothing has given me Scholar. Should I go back down there for something I missed?
At this rate my 2 pails of snow will go to waste. Right now I only have a 40% success rate with my Semiotic Monocle. If someone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it, seems I've been spinning in circles. 
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Mordaine Barimen
Posts: 670
1/18/2016
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You can incorporate Correspondence into artistic works at Court if you aren't banished from there yet.
Also, Looking for More Evidence of the Correspondence" should work to SotC 7 in the FQ
edited by Mordaine Barimen on 1/18/2016
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PageofCups
Posts: 25
1/18/2016
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malthaussen wrote:
(I assume you do sleep sometimes)
I laughed harder than I should at this. 
Anyway, thanks for the advice, you guys. I might also check Flute Street again, just to make sure I can't get any there. It's kind of odd though, correspondence thematically is a thing there, and yet, nothing thus far.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
1/18/2016
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@Phryne: I am no expert on the alternatives, but this has been discussed at some length recently, since many want to reach SotC 10 for the Wicket. The University option is expensive in Correspondence Plaques and requires high Watchful checks (100+10XLevel you want). It is unlocked after you're kicked out of the Uni and do the requisite Scientific Quest for re-admission (which will not give you all the Uni options, but will allow you to grind SotC). Another post-Uni option involves a glim salesman, but as I am not post-Uni I don't know about it firsthand. There is also a Fate-locked Companion that helps, apparently. But yeah, not having Court access makes it very tough.
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Optimatum
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1/20/2016
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Exchanging lots of Surprise Packages (and receiving them from An Unisgned Message) is quite good, giving about a 10% chance for an increase in SotC and in general a decent amount of items. Getting to SotC 10 just through the University option is completely doable; once you start a Scientific Expedition getting back is quite quick. Level 10 requires a modified watchful of 190 and costs 218 Plaques without any rare successes. Considering SotC 10 is only needed for becoming a Correspondent and absolutely guaranteeing success on one possible action in one seasonal event, I'd say it's really not that bad.
Also there are two pets obtainable through breeding that help SotC, not just the Ocelot. The Bifurcated Owl requires Flute Street as well as Empyrean Redolence, but its card can raise SotC on top of being tied with Ubergoats for best BDR pet.
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