Doing Business in Wilmot's End (Guide)

Early PoSI Content

Doing Business in Wilmot's End Summary
Fixed-Length Activity
Setup				Progress				End
1 A				9 A				1 A
Progress Details			Raise to 5.
Items Inputs/Outputs Outputs Other Dramatic Tension Uses:
Raw EPA			1.14			Raw SPA			-

General

At you can do the carousel, Doing Business in Wilmot's End.

There are various storylets and cards to raise Doing Business in Wilmot's End, depending on your qualities, which menaces you are willing to risk acquiring, and Walking the Paths of Wilmot's End (the qualities are abbreviated as  DBiWE and  WtPoWE respectively in the tables below):

One full cycle is 11 actions.

Progress

The following table details the progress actions for this activity. There are several times when you are presented with a choice that determines what actions you are able to take to complete the cycle. Initially, picking Money. Power. The Game itself. or The New Order will open up The Faithful Functionary which has a rare chance of providing . At Level 3, picking "Whatever the Game brings" or "Hard lessons" will grant access to and Challenges. Otherwise it will just be .

Storylet	Challenge	Requirement	Success	Failure
Level 0
Playing the Game at Wilmot's End
Empress and Country	Automatic		DBiWE to 2 WtPoWE to 1
Money. Power. The Game itself.			DBiWE to 2 WtPoWE to 2
The New Order			DBiWE to 2 WtPoWE to 3
Level 2
Business about Wilmot's End (The 2 following options belong to this storylet)
The short, straight path	120		+1 CP  DBiWE
The long, twisting path	120
An Agent of the Tsar	120	WtPoWE 1 or 2	+1 CP  DBiWE
The Faithful Functionary	120	WtPoWE 2 or 3	+1 CP  DBiWE 2 x  Comprom. Document (rare)
The Sights of Wilmot's End Card (2 options)	: 20% chance	Drawn anywhere	+2 CP  DBiWE	+1 CP  DBiWE
Level 3
Meeting a Certain Gentleman
"Keep it bloodless"	Automatic		DBiWE to 4 WtPoWE to 1
"Whatever the Game brings"			DBiWE to 4 WtPoWE to 2
"Hard lessons"			DBiWE to 4 WtPoWE to 3
Level 4
Secrets in High Places	120		+1 CP  DBiWE
The Exchange	120	WtPoWE 1 or 2	+1 CP  DBiWE
The Missionary Bush	120	WtPoWE 2 or 3	+1 CP  DBiWE
A New Move in the Game Card	120	Drawn anywhere	+1 (rarely +2) CP  DBiWE

Rewards

Storylet	Challenge	Requirement	Success	Failure
Level 5 (All options reset DBiWE)
Another contact in the fog
Keeping the Game moving	Automatic
Make the deal
She is wearing pearls today		1	10 x  Collated Research
An exchange of favours		1

Analysis

All increases can be cashed out at any of the Dramatic Tension (Guide) carousels. This can be an easy way to get s early on. Also it will give with an investment of 22 actions. Maximum cashing out through this carousel yields 1.14EPA.