Diving in the Magistracy (Guide)

Early Railroad Content

Diving in the Magistracy Summary
Locked Variable-Length Activity
Setup				Progress				End
1 A				6+ A				1 A
Progress Details			1 action for each down and up.
Items Inputs/Outputs Inputs Outputs
Raw EPA			4.5			Raw SPA			2.00

This guide is for Diving in the Magistry Basement, an activity that can be unlocked in

Unlocking

To unlock this activity, you need to reach the Magistracy with your railroad and pursue A Day in the Life of a Novice Policeman until it reaches 10. Then Construct a Diving Bell in the Magistracy's Basement in the Tracklayer's office, for the usual station development cost (1+ x 50 ). This initial investment will get you a maximum of 2.

After you have constructed that, you can Improve the Diving Bell in the Magistracy's Basement twice, for the usual station development cost (1+ x 50 ). The second investment will allow you a maximum of 4 and the third will grant a of 6, allowing you to reach the deepest parts of the Magistracy Basement.

Basics

To begin diving, you need to go to Dive in the Magistracy Basement and then Descend. Once you have begun diving, you can ascend or descend at the cost of an action, gaining you the menace +1 CP. At each level there are a number of actions you can take, and while taking those, you also decrease your . When you are finished, you can either ascend to the surface and exit, at the cost of CP = CP or, if you have the deepest depths unlocked, you can cash out by completing one of those actions. If you ever reach 7 you will be forced out, taking +5-6 CP and with 6 you can no longer descend.

When you are diving, you cannot change your outfit, so make sure that you are happy with what you are wearing when you go down. The majority of challenges while diving are tough , though there are also tough , , and easy challenges, the latter of which can be 100% passed with 8.

Until you manage to Chase the light in the darkness when you're at 6, you will gain equal to your current . Be aware that only after you've will you be able to get a , meaning that if this is your first time, it will take 2 times through.

Diving Actions

All actions cycle the .

Movement

These actions move your around. When you're at ASCEND! will be the only action you can take, unless you have both and <4.

	Action	Req.	Result
<	Descend	<7	+1 CP
>1	Ascend	<7	+1 CP
1	Emerge from the water	<7
Any	ASCEND!	7	+ 5-6CP

Actions

A cheat sheet for actions that can be taken at various levels. In addition to these, you lose 1 CP of with each action. Most of these are locked with 7.

1

Action	Req.	Check	Success	Rare/ Alt	Failure
Search the upper floors	<7	200			+1 CP
Seek consolation from a Diving Companion	≥3	N/A	-2 CP	N/A	N/A
Observe a gilled lamp-cat	<7	1	+1 CP	N/A	+1 CP
Go spear-fishing	<7 ≥51-75	210			+1 CP
Send your Abyssal Sawtooth out to hunt	<7 ≥51-75	200			+1 CP
Study drowned architecture	<7 ≥76	200	+1 CP	N/A	+2 CP

2

Action	Req.	Check	Success	Rare/ Alt	Failure
Search the upper floors	<7	200			+1 CP
Seek consolation from a Diving Companion	≥3	N/A	-2 CP	N/A	N/A
Observe a gilled lamp-cat	<7	1	+1 CP	N/A	+1 CP
Go spear-fishing	<7 ≥51-75	210			+1 CP
Send your Abyssal Sawtooth out to hunt	<7 ≥51-75	200			+1 CP
Study drowned architecture	<7 ≥76	200	+1 CP	N/A	+2 CP

3

Action	Req.	Check	Success	Rare/ Alt	Failure
Search the lower floors	<7	210			+2 CP
Seek consolation from a Diving Companion	≥3	N/A	-2 CP	N/A	N/A
Observe a gilled lamp-cat	<7	1	+1 CP	N/A	+1 CP
Go spear-fishing	<7 ≥51-75	210			+1 CP
Send your Abyssal Sawtooth out to hunt	<7 ≥51-75	200			+1 CP
Study drowned architecture	<7 ≥76	200	+1 CP	N/A	+2 CP

4

Action	Req.	Check	Success	Rare/ Alt	Failure
Search the lower floors	<7	210			+2 CP
Observe a gilled lamp-cat	<7	1	+1 CP	N/A	+1 CP
Go spear-fishing	<7 ≥51-75	210			+1 CP
Send your Abyssal Sawtooth out to hunt	<7 ≥51-75	200			+1 CP
Study drowned architecture	<7 ≥76	200	+1 CP	N/A	+2 CP

5

Action	Req.	Check	Success	Rare/ Alt	Failure
Search the lowest Floors	<7	220			+3 CP
Look for the Throne Room	<7	220	See Below	N/A	+3 CP
Observe a gilled lamp-cat	<7	1	+1 CP	N/A	+1 CP
Go spear-fishing	<7 ≥51-75	210			+1 CP
Send your Abyssal Sawtooth out to hunt	<7 ≥51-75	200			+1 CP
Study drowned architecture	<7 ≥76	200	+1 CP	N/A	+2 CP

6

Action	Req.	Check	Success	Rare/ Alt	Failure
Search the lowest Floors	<7	220			+3 CP
Look for the Throne Room	<7	220	See Below	N/A	+3 CP
Chase the light in the darkness	<7 No	8	See Below	N/A	+3 CP
Revisit the light in the darkness	<7	3	See Below	N/A	+3 CP
Observe a gilled lamp-cat	<7	1	+1 CP	N/A	+1 CP
Go spear-fishing	<7 ≥51-75	210			+1 CP
Send your Abyssal Sawtooth out to hunt	<7 ≥51-75	200			+1 CP
Study drowned architecture	<7 ≥76	200	+1 CP	N/A	+2 CP

Ending Rewards

Reaching the throne room and taking most of these actions will return you to the surface and clear your for free.

Seeking the Throne Room

Action	Req.	Check	Success	Failure
Study the evidence	N/A	275		+3 CP +3 CP
Breathe an ancient air		220		+3 CP +3 CP
Wield the Broken Word		N/A	Just returns you to the surface.
Let the lamp-cat guide you out	5 Discovered: the Lowest Floors	N/A	Puts you back into the main diving storylet, without rewards or leaving.

Strategy

At a maximum EPA of 4.5 (Assuming stats of 300), this is not a particularly profitable grind, but it is a good source of , , , , , or .

The final rewards are not nearly as valuable, and so instead you should dive down to 6 and maximise your time diving for the best profit. In order to maximise your time in the water, try to start diving with as few as possible. When you're ready to come out, Look for the Throne Room to cash out, or if that is not yet unlocked, Revisit the light in the darkness in order to save on actions.

If you're just seeking a , this should take 8 actions.