Editing Jericho Library (Guide)

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{{ActivitySummary
|Activity=Researching at Jericho Library
|Starting Actions=2
|Length=Limited
|Progress Actions=19
|Ending Actions=1
|Progress Details=Raise {{IL|Librarian's Progress}} to 200 three times.
|Output Items=*{{IL|False Hagiotoponym}}
*{{IL|Primaeval Hint}}
*{{IL|Oneiromantic Revelation}}
*{{IL|Partial Map}}
*{{IL|Sworn Statement}}
*{{IL|Glass Gazette}}
*{{IL|Unprovenanced Artefact}}
|Raw EPA = 3.57
|Input Items=*''{{IL|The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew}}''
*''{{IL|Ebullient Undertaker}}''
*''{{IL|Recalcitrant Sculptress}}''
*''{{IL|A Monster-Hunting Academic}}''
}}


Once you've built a {{IL|Jericho Library|Appearance = Library}} in {{IL|Jericho Locks}}, you unlock a new carousel, which can be expanded by buying a {{FontFate}}-locked story.

==Research projects==
There are 3 repeatable Research projects currently freely available, and additionally there are 3 one-time Research projects, which are all {{FontFate}}-locked.

*History of the Hinterlands:
**Reward: {{IL|False Hagiotoponym}} - 62.5 {{E}}
*History of Mutability:
**Reward: {{IL|Oneiromantic Revelation}} - 62.5 {{E}}
*Mystery of the Elder Continent:
**Reward: {{IL|Primaeval Hint}} - 62.5 {{E}}

*The remaining 3 projects are one-time projects unlocked with {{IL|The Poisoner's Library}}
**Main Reward: {{IL|The Swan Bride's Mask}}

Each study consists of 3 stages, each requiring 200 research. Common for the 3 stages are several basic options, each giving 25 progress. In addition, you will have access to several advanced options, with harder checks and more research, depending on your project, the first action you take in your project and what other advanced options you have previously used. These options can only be used a limited number of times; three times each in stage 1, and four times each in stages 2 and 3.
*History of the Hinterlands
**Stage 1 will either have an option with languages or with cartography, which in turn unlock an option with liminality
**Stage 2 will have options with languages or cartography, and liminality if you unlocked it in stage 1 or unlock it now; these lead to an option with historiography
** Stage 3 will have options with languages or cartography, and liminality and historiography if previously unlocked or unlocked now; each of these leads to an option with ecology.
*History of Mutability
**Stage 1 will have options in ecology or liminality, which unlock an option in historiography
**Stage 2 will have options in ecology or liminality, and in historiography if you unlocked it in stage 1 or unlock it now; these lead to an option in cartography.
** Stage 3 has the same options as stage 2
*Mystery of the Elder Continent
**Stage 1 will have options in cartography or historiography
**Stage 1 will have options in cartography or historiography, which unlock an option in liminality, which in turn unlocks an option in languages
**Stage 2 has the same options as stage 2

For a graphical depiction of these advanced options and how and when they unlock, see [[Jericho Library (Guide)/Leads]]

==Beginning==
At the start of each project, you have the choice of two options. Each will grant one of two Lead qualities and unlock one of two sets of advanced options

===History of the Hinterlands===
*{{IL|Perform field research}}: {{IL|Mithridacy}} 2, {{IL|Lead: Ancient Languages}}
*{{IL|Speculate wildly about historical comparatives}}: {{IL|Dangerous}} 125, {{IL|Lead: Cartography}}

Unless your {{IL|Mithridacy}} is very high and your other attributes are low, it is recommended to go with field research, as it unlocks the best options later.

===History of Mutability===
*{{IL|Consider the impossible}}: {{IL|Glasswork}} 2, {{IL|Lead: Ecology}}
*{{IL|Compose a provocative monograph}}: {{IL|Dangerous}} 125, {{IL|Lead: Liminality}}

The two sets of leads produce the same amount of research over the course of a project if you always use them to their full extent, so the choice is largely down to whether you are well-equipped for advanced skills checks (liminality) or main stat checks (ecology).

===Mystery of the Elder Continent===
*{{IL|Consult primary sources}}: {{IL|Mithridacy}} 2, {{IL|Lead: Cartography}}
*{{IL|Speculate upon the confiscated collections of Mr Pages}}: {{IL|Watchful}} 125, {{IL|Lead: Partial Historiography}}

The cartography lead produces more research, and so consulting is recommended over speculating.

==Table of easy options==
These are actions available for every stage of your research. They are easy challenges and typically give 25 research.

{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Easy options
!Area of Research
!Action
! Challenge
! Success
|-
| rowspan="2" |Historiography
|[[Beguile unwitting scholars]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 125
| rowspan="4" |25
|-
|[[Establish a useful counterfactual]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy}} 2
|-
| rowspan="3" |Cartography
|[[Aquire recent maps]]
|{{IL|Shadowy}} 125
|-
|[[Trace unreliable connections]]
|{{IL|Glasswork}} 2
|-
|[[Enlist qualified assistance (The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew)|Enlist qualified assistance]] <ref>Requires {{IL|The Pirate-Poet, Inscribed Anew}}</ref>
|{{IL|Watchful}} 88
|7 + {{IL|Partial Map}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |Languages
|[[Engage in correspondence with practised experts]]
|{{IL|A Player of Chess}} 2
| rowspan="2" |25
|-
|[[Engage in correspondence with the Grand Sanatoria]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 125
|-
|[[Enlist qualified assistance (Ebullient Undertaker)|Enlist qualified assistance]] {{FontFate}} <ref>Requires {{IL|Ebullient Undertaker}}</ref>
|{{IL|Watchful}} 88
|7 + {{IL|Sworn Statement}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |Liminality
|[[Index your catalogue]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 125
| rowspan="2" |25
|-
|[[Forge original connections]]
|{{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} 2
|-
|[[Enlist expert assistance]] <ref>Requires {{IL|Recalcitrant Sculptress}}</ref>
|{{IL|Shadowy}} 88
|7 + {{IL|Glass Gazette}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |Ecology
|[[Begin a theoretical dissection]]
|{{IL|Monstrous Anatomy}} 2
| rowspan="2" |25
|-
|[[Drink with Monster-Hunters]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 125
|-
|[[Enlist qualified assistance (A Monster-Hunting Academic)|Enlist qualified assistance]] {{FontFate}}<ref>Requires {{IL|A Monster-Hunting Academic}}</ref>
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 88
|7 + {{IL|Unprovenanced Artefact}}
|}
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==Table of Stage 1 options==
You can use your available leads 3 times each. 
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+Stage 1 Options
!Lead
! Action
!Challenge
!Success
!Failure
|-
!History of the Hinterlands
!
!
!
!
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Cartography}}
|[[Study antique terrain]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 177
|39
| -2
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Ancient Languages}}
|[[Practise the Unspoken Languages]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Liminality}}
|[[Chart the reflection of Hell's hinterlands]]
|{{IL|Glasswork}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
!History of Mutability
!
!
!
!
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Ecology}}
|[[Study ancient bestiaries]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 177
|39
| -2
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Liminality}}
|[[Cultivate a bibliography of the liminal]]
|{{IL|Glasswork}} 10
|35
|0
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Partial Historiography}}
|[[Compile a Catalogue of False Witness]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
!Mystery of the Elder Continent
!
!
!
!
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Cartography}}
|[[Infiltrate a gathering of retired diplomats]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 177
|39
| -2
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Partial Historiography}}
|[[Study the diplomatic overtures of cities past]]
|{{IL|A Player of Chess}} 10
|35
| -6
|}

==Table of Stage 2 options==
You can use your available leads 4 times each.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+Stage 2 Options
!Lead
! Action
!Challenge
!Success
!Failure
|-
!History of the Hinterlands
!
!
!
!
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Cartography}}
|[[Conduct a survey]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 177
|39
| -2
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Ancient Languages}}
|[[Correspond with fellow scholars]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Liminality}}
|[[Consult texts of a speculative science]]
|{{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Partial Historiography}}
|[[Deduce obscure conclusions]]
|{{IL|A Player of Chess}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
!History of Mutability
!
!
!
!
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Ecology}}
|[[Bring in expert assistance]]
|{{IL|Persuasive}} 177
|39
| -2
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Liminality}}
|[[Make unbidden speculative leaps]]
|{{IL|Artisan of the Red Science}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Partial Historiography}}
|[[Pit historical accounts against each other]]
|{{IL|A Player of Chess}} 10
|35
| -6
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Cartography}}
|[[Chart forlorn pathways]]
|{{IL|Shadowy}} 177
|32
| -2
|-
!Mystery of the Elder Continent
!
!
!
!
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Cartography}}
|[[Contemplate False Globes]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 177
|39
| ?
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Partial Historiography}}
|[[Sift the waters of Adam's Way]]
|{{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology}} 2
|25
| -8
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Liminality}}
|[[Consult the texts of the Grand Sanatoria]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 177
|39
| -2
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Ancient Languages}}
|[[Tease out the subtleties hidden in Presbyterate nomenclature]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy}} 2
|25
| ?
|}
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==Table of Stage 3 options==
You can use your available leads 4 times each. 
{| class="article-table mw-collapsible"
|+Stage 3 Options
!Lead
!Action
!Challenge
!Success
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Cartography}}
|[[Test out your theories]]
|{{IL|Dangerous}} 230
|41
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Ancient Languages}}
|[[Converse with devils]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy}} 11
|41
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Liminality}}
|[[Repair destroyed texts]]
|{{IL|Kataleptic Toxicology}} 11
|41
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Partial Historiography}}
|[[Posit impossible conclusions]]
|{{IL|Mithridacy}} 11
|41
|-
|{{IL|Lead: Ecology}}
|[[Analyse the fauna of Hell]]
|{{IL|Watchful}} 177
|39
|}

==Strategy==
With an optimal EPA of around 3, this will never be an effective source of money, but it may be a useful source of the one item it provides.

Optimal play involves focusing on the more advanced options that you can do reliably, and using easy options when you need 25 research or less. If you only need 7 or less research for the next stage, use one of the options that provide additional items.

Stage 1 and 2 both take at least 6 actions, while stage 3 can be done in 5 actions. In addition, 1 action is required to start, one to gain your first lead, and 3 to finish stages for a minimum of 22 actions.

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