Handsome Townhouse: Schemes (Guide)

Early PoSI Content and Onwards

Engaged in a Scheme Summary
Limited-Length Conversion Activity
Setup				Progress				End
0 A				2+ A				1 A
Progress Details			Raise or to desired cash out.
Items Inputs/Outputs Inputs Salon Orphanage Outputs
Special			13.33 /A

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This guide provides side-by-side comparisons of scheme options available from the opportunity card The Tower of Eyes: Behind Closed Doors at a Handsome Townhouse. Only one scheme may be chosen. Each scheme has a unique affiliation item and different opportunities for generating making waves.

Set-up

Scheme: Set up...

	Requirements	Affiliation Item Reward
a Salon		A Salon: Respectable +2 Bizarre +1 Persuasive +2
an Orphanage		An Orphanage: Respectable +4 Watchful +1

Pursue a Scheme (increase Engaged in a Scheme)

Establishing a scheme unlocks options for increasing Engaged in a Scheme: a Salon or Engaged in a Scheme: an Orphanage, depending on which scheme was chosen. Increasing EiaS is necessary to later generate making waves through your chosen scheme. On average, each CP of EiaS will be worth 10 CP of Making Waves.

Spending Engaged in a Scheme

Once your Engaged in a Scheme (EiaS) is high enough, you can unlock options for spending it to generate Making Waves.

Engaged in a Scheme: a Salon

	Min EiaS	Action	Requirements	Reward	CP/ CP
Any	6	Invite an Author acquaintance	2 Actions Friend with: Profession: Author	-15 CP  EiaS	10
0-25	6	Your Salon: invite the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer as a guest of honour	2 Actions	-15 CP  EiaS	10.03
0-25	20	Your Salon: invite the Captivating Princess as a guest of honour	1 FATE 2 Actions	-200 CP  EiaS	10
25-50	12	Your Salon: invite the Duchess as a guest of honour	2 Actions 10 (likely consumed)	-65 CP  EiaS Rare Success: -65 CP  EiaS	13.08, or 10 on rare success
25-50	6	Your Salon: invite the Mercies as guests of honour	2 Actions EiaS 5 challenge 100% @ EiaS 10	-15 CP  EiaS (with ) Success: Failure:	10, or 10.66 w/
25-50	6	Your Salon: Present your Lyrebird Educated in Three Schools	2 Actions	-15 CP  EiaS	10
50-75	6	Your Salon: invite Silas the Showman as a guest of honour	2 Actions 80%	Success: -15 CP  EiaS Failure: -1 CP  EiaS	10.2
75-100	6	Your Salon: invite the Repentant Forger as a guest of honour	2 Actions 80%	Success: -15 CP  EiaS Failure: -1 CP  EiaS	10.69
75-100	8	Your Salon: invite a Presbyterate Diplomat as a guest of honour		-28 CP  EiaS	10.02
80-100	6	Invite a Crooked-Cross to address your Salon	2 Actions Friend with: Profession: Crooked-Cross	-15 CP  EiaS	13.33

Engaged in a Scheme: an Orphanage

	Min EiaS	Action	Requirements	Reward	CP/ CP
Any	6	Invite a Conjuror acquaintance to... perform	2 Actions Friend with: Profession: Conjurer	-12-21 CP  EiaS	9.09
0-20	6	Invite a Midnighter acquaintance to honour a tradition of St Joshua	2 Actions Friend with: Profession: Midnighter	-15 CP  EiaS	13.33
0-60	10	Scheme: Reunite a Dispossessed Orphan with loving parents		-15 CP  EiaS Either or	10.03
50-100	6	Scheme: Graduation		-15 CP  EiaS Normal: Rare:	10.03
80-100	6	Invite a Correspondent acquaintance to educate the orphans	2 Actions Friend with: Profession: Correspondent	-15 CP  EiaS	13.33
90-100	15	Recruit a Laconic Prodigy as your assistant (20 FATE)	20 FATE No	-110 CP  EiaS	N/A

Picking Your Scheme

Both the Orphanage and the Salon offer comparable options for converting Engaged in a Scheme into Making Waves, though the orphanage's best options are available at 0-20 and 80-100, whereas the salon's only covers 80-100.

The utility of a Salon is directly dependent on how efficiently you can acquire the needed items and Favours. There are only two options for gaining Scheme CP, but they're always available. Visiting the Sardonic Music-Hall Singer gives one Bohemian and Society Favour, as does the weekly payment of Correspondents. See Influence Grinding (Guide) for information on obtaining Stolen Kisses and Favours in High Places.

Progressing an orphanage, on the other hand, primarily uses money and items that can be purchased from the Bazaar. You're essentially converting Echoes directly into Scheme CP, though the specific items are Airs-dependent. If you have a , it's the best option by far for advancing your Scheme with Airs 0-30.

Both schemes can potentially generate massive amounts of Making Waves with sufficient investment. Which you go with is largely a personal decision based on what kind of investment you'd rather make, and possibly roleplaying concerns. (Would your character be willing to manage an orphanage? Should they be trusted with children in the first place?)