Discordant Studies - Costs and Rewards (Guide)

Nothing lies beyond here
Discordant studies is considered a very major spoiler. While the embargo on this content has been lifted, be aware before proceeding.

This guide is incomplete. You can help by expanding it.

What needs work: Missing info on some underlying storylets in supplemental content.

Post-Railroad Content

This is a guide for those who would like to know what they stand to gain and lose with deeper studies of the Discordance or just want a chance to prepare first. You'll need to raise and encounter before you can start pursuing - see The Hurlers (Guide) if you want spoilers for everything before the big secrets begin.

As everything in this guide is considered spoilers for this content, each section is collapsed by default. Expand only what you want to see. If you wish for a more detailed, spoiler filled guide, see Deeper Discordant Studies (Guide).

What This Guide Doesn't Cover[edit]

Branch-by-branch mechanics
Unique items and qualities given to you by this content only to unlock a later part of the puzzle
Puzzle answers
Lore and narrative
Costs and rewards of optional and/or optionally-repeatable actions (with exceptions)
Penalties of failed checks (none are severe enough to list)
Costs and challenges of travel

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If the notion of following an expensive and painful path doesn't appeal to you but don't want to miss out on increasing your cap, fear not! The cap increase is a reward for the first step and the storylet tells you what you stand to lose for taking it. You are welcome to stop your pursuit after this point.

Stat Challenges[edit]

List of stat challenges faced [Expand]
Stat	Difficulty	Type
	8	Narrow
	8	Narrow
	8	Narrow
	8	Narrow
	8	Narrow
	8	Narrow
	8	Narrow
	300 300	Broad
	300 300	Broad

Costs & Requirements[edit]

Stat Losses [Expand]
Quality	CP Loss
	-(current level) CP
	-(current level) CP
	-100 CP
	-(current level) CP (once or twice)
	-(current level) CP
	-(current level) CP
	-(current level) CP (once or twice)
	-100 CP
	-100 CP
	-(current level) CP
	-100 CP
Menace Gain [Expand]
Quality	Gain	Notes
	+10 CP
	+8 CP	move directly to
	+4 CP	move directly to
	+1 x
	set to 8	move directly to
	set to 8	move directly to again
Item & Quality Losses [Expand]
Item / Quality	Loss	Notes
	-1 x
	-2 x
	-1 x
: Solacefruit Champagne Sorbet	Gone	Requires ^[1] to create from scratch
	-1 x	Requires another player's help.
	-1 x
	-1 x
	-1 x
	-15 x
	-1 x
Non-Cost Requirements [Expand]
Item / Quality	Required
	1+

Rewards[edit]

Primary Rewards [Expand]
Item / Quality	Gain	Notes
	+1 x	New Acquaintance quality
	+110 CP
	+3 x	New Luminosity item. Despite the same name and image, this is not the same as Anticandle, the retired Advantage
	+4 x	L6 -> L10
	+1 x	New Contraband item
	+1 x	L1 -> L2
	+1 x	New Rag Trade item. Can be traded for . Can be acquired multiple times.
	+9 CP
Secondary Rewards [Expand]
Item / Quality	Gain	Notes
	+9 x
	+9 x
	+4 x
	+666 x
	+1 x
	+111 x
	+9 x
	+9 x
	+1 x
	+3 x
	+1 x
	+9 x
	+1 x
	+2 x
	+4444 x
	+4 x
	+36 x
	+9 x
	+3333 x
	+444 x
	+9 x
	+5 x
	+555 x
	+9 x
	+9 x
	+4 x
	+19 x

Supplemental Content[edit]

Over the course of your Discordant Studies, you will also unlock multiple repeatable actions. Most notably, this includes some new cards in the Adulterine Castle, some very expensive ways to lower your base Skills, and an expensive-but-repeatable source of s.

Cards [Expand]
Icon	Option	Challenge / Requirements	Success	Failure
		ASotC 20? challenge	+1 x +3 x +3 CP	+1 CP +10 x
		Luck: 40%	+1 x +2 x	+7 x
		3 x	-3 x +22 x +22 x +2 x	–
		300 challenge	+30-34 x +58-60 x	+1 CP +2 x
		SotD 5 challenge	+7 x	+1 CP
		Luck: 90%	-2 CP +219-228 x	+1 CP
		4 x	-4 x +8 x +3 x +2 CP	–
		4 challenge 2	-2 CP +20-25 x +1 x	+1 x
		250 challenge	+1 x +22-28 x	+1 CP +1 x
		300 challenge	+8 x	+1? CP +1 x
		Luck: 50%	+6-8 x	+5-7 x
			+1 CP +6-7 x	–
		12 challenge	+318-352 x	+4 x
		1 x	-1 x +1 x +6 x	–
		200 challenge	+61-75 x	+1 CP
		2 challenge	+2 CP +1 x +2 x	+1 CP
		210 challenge	+1 x +7-9 x	+1 CP +1 x
		1 x Immaterial Material	+7-8 x (does not lose the Material)	–
Various Content [Expand]
Icon / Link	Option	Challenge / Requirements	Success
		exactly 2 Base SotD < 7	+1 x +1 CP Resets all the relevant qualities
		exactly 2 Base SotD 7	+2 x +1 x Resets all the relevant qualities
		1 x Discordance Stone 1 x	-1 x +1 x Memory of an Anchorhold
		Commercial Development 3 1 x Immaterial Material 5 x no Don't Mention It	-5 x +1 x Don't Mention It
		Card Frequent Frequency Don't Mention It exactly 1	+100 x +10 x (Redirects to the storylet below)
		1 x Immaterial Material	-1 x Immaterial Material +1 x -1 x Don't Mention It
		–	+2 CP +77 x +2 x -1 x Don't Mention It
		7	Moves to Resets all the usual qualities
			Moves to Removes your Current Destiny Grants Resets all the usual qualities. Removes all the required non-equipment items, including the