Editing Paramount Presence (Guide)

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'''''Your influence is felt across London and beyond. Are you destined for greatness?'''''

'''A Paramount Presence!''' is the highest level of {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -}}. It is an immense undertaking to reach this level, and of the many people who play this game, only a few have ever reached it.

This guide assumes you're already {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -}}. For an in-depth guide to getting this, please consult [[A Person of Some Importance (Guide)]].

==Note on pre-2020 Paramount Presence==
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Failbetter has overhauled the requirements for A Paramount Presence. [https://community.failbettergames.com/topic27865-paramount-presence-changes.aspx] For players who achieved A Paramount Presence before the overhaul, there was a unique storylet available in [[Unfinished Business in Veilgarden]] until 3rd June 2020, which granted the {{IL|Paramount Presence of the Ancient Regime}} quality, to recognise that they achieved Paramount Presence the old way. This quality was automatically given to all eligible players who hadn't claimed it by the time the storylet disappeared.

To become '''A Paramount Presence!''' in the old way you first needed to overcap all your Attributes to 215. This involved choosing a specialization (for 5 Notability), overcapping the Attribute to 215 (for 15 Notability), and then un-specializing (for 12 Notability). You had to do this 4 times! Once you overcapped a Attribute to 215 a new option would appear under [[Unfinished Business]] in each associated location to obtain a new quality, which then requires endgame-level achievements.

The new system removes the need to use Notability to overcap main stats, however notability is still needed in order to un-specialize. In addition, you need to raise the caps on the main attributes and raise them up to their new level normally.
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== Becoming A Paramount Presence! ==
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=== Overcapping ===
''Main Guide: [[Raising Attribute Caps (Guide)]]''<br>
In order to increase your main attributes to 212, you need to do different achievements for the different attribute caps to increase (see the guide for these). After raising the caps, you will have to increase your attributes the normal way. Once you've reached 212 in a stat and have the associated tier 2 PoSI you can proceed with the storylets in the section London's Innards below.

In general, this is what you need to do:
# Get your main attribute levels to 212+
# Get your PoSI [[A_Person_of_Some_Importance_(Guide)#Becoming_a_tier_2_Person_of_Importance|Tier 2]] specialisation for 5 {{IL|Notability}}
# Get the associated London's Innards accomplishment by doing one of the actions below for 12 {{IL|Notability|Appearance=N}}
# Spend again 12 {{IL|Notability|Appearance=N}} to clear your PoSI specialisation ([[A Reputation of Some Importance: Another Way]])
# Repeat from step 2 until you have all London's Innards accomplishments.

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== London's Innards ==
The recommendations for which path is the easiest assumes that you have zero progress in any of the options. Of course, if you're already nearly done with one path, that one is of course the easiest. For some characters some other options may be easier or harder than listed in the guide. If you disagree for whatever reason, feel free to leave a comment or similar.

The following are the storylets:
{| class="article-table"
!Attribute
!Quality
!Storylet
|-
|{{IL|Dangerous}}
|{{IL|London's Sinew}}
|[[Gamble with the Ambitious Barrister|Unfinished Business in Watchmaker's Hill]]
|-
|{{IL|Persuasive}}
|{{IL|London's Blood}}
|[[Drink with the Ambitious Barrister|Unfinished Business in Veilgarden]]
|-
|{{IL|Shadowy}}
|{{IL|London's Marrow}}
|[[Observe the Ambitious Barrister|Unfinished Business in Spite]]
|-
|{{IL|Watchful}}
|{{IL|London's Nerves}}
|[[Approach the Ambitious Barrister|Unfinished Business in Ladybones Road]]
|}


=== London's Sinew (Dangerous) ===
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Of these three, [[The advancement of my friends]] is by far the easiest to achieve. Simply ask around on either the [https://community.failbettergames.com/forum13-fallen-london.aspx  official Forums] or the [https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/  Fallen London subreddit] and you'll have 90 {{IL|Social Influence|Appearance=Influence}} in no time; it's important to note that anybody can [[Adopt a Protégé|become a Protégé]] even if their [[:Attributes|stats]] are too high, they just don't get any benefit. Becoming an Acquaintance with someone gives you one point of {{IL|Social Influence|Appearance=Influence}} and a Protégé gives 7, so you should be there in no time.

Obtaining 50 {{IL|Memento of Violence|Appearance=Mementos of Violence}}, is also largely straightforward, but this path requires more actions and runs the risk of death. However, if you have yet to become a {{IL|Defender of the Public Safety}}, it may be a good idea to kill two birds with one stone by [[Kill the Pinewood Shark|hunting Pinewood Sharks]].

{{IL|Advancing the Liberation of Night:}} 40 is not the easiest, but it has a wide range of potential sources. Among other things, it is increased through upconverting Luminosity items like {{IL|Lump of Lamplighter Beeswax}}, which is simple to grind in Ladybones Road, and by [[Trade favours with revolutionaries|calling in Revolutionary favors]].  Various options in the Hinterlands can also manipulate it.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-expanded" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
!style="width: 20%"|Option
!Required
!Quality
|-
|[[The ultimate thrill]]
|{{IL|Memento of Violence|50 x}}
|{{IL|London's Sinew}} 1 - Delight in Death!
|-
|[[A desire for freedom]]
|{{IL|Advancing the Liberation of Night:}} 40
|{{IL|London's Sinew}} 2 - The Deadly force of Freedom
|-
|[[The advancement of my friends]]
|{{IL|Social Influence|Appearance=Influence}} 90
|{{IL|London's Sinew}} 3 - A true companion!
|}


=== London's Blood (Persuasive) ===
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Of these three, [[You cherish your spouse]] is by far the easiest. It can be done simply by marrying another player, if you don't feel the need to grind a high level of {{IL|Organising a Wedding}}.

The five-card lodgings required for [[You cherish your luxuries most]] are either hideously expensive in terms of both items and {{IL|Notability}}, or must be obtained using [[A Sundered Sea]], which is only available during [[Christmas (historical)|Christmas]] and, though it's possible to acquire all three in a single year, will most likely require multiple years.

While it is typically not possible to grind [[Your dreams]], they can accumulate over time as you draw cards in London. If you're a veteran, simply concentrate on something else for the time being; you may find yourself already having them all at needed values.<br/>
'''Note''': It is possible to reset the following dreams to revisit them in a different light:
* {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said|Appearance=What the Thunder Said}} ({{IL|Stormy-Eyed}}, obtained on the card [[Who is the third that walks always beside you?]])
* {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon|Appearance=The Fire Sermon}} ({{IL|Seeing in Apocyan}}, obtained on the card [[A dream of a dark, dark room]])
* {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead|Appearance=The Burial of the Dead}} ({{IL|Haunted by Stairs}}, obtained on the card [[A dream of a mouldering library]])
<big>'''''Do not play these cards if you're planning on taking this branch.'''''</big> If you do, you'll have to wait for the dream quality to increment back up to the requisite levels, and there will be much weeping and gnashing of teeth.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-expanded" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
!style="width: 17%"|Option
!style="width: 48%"|Required
!Quality
|-
|[[You cherish your luxuries most]]
|{{IL|An Infernally Diplomatic Privilege|1 x}}<br/>
{{IL|A Novel Birth-Mark|1 x}}<br/>
{{IL|A Wink from the Manager of the Royal Bethlehem|1 x}}
|{{IL|London's Blood}} 1 - Supreme in luxury!
|-
|[[You cherish your spouse]]
|{{IL|Committed:|1 x}}<br/>
No {{IL|A Bewildering Procession of Companions, Lovers, Suitors, and Paramours}}<br/>
No {{IL|Philosophically Perfect Partnership}}
|{{IL|London's Blood}} 2 - Happy in love!
|-
|[[You cherish your spouses]]
|{{IL|Committed:|1 x}}<br/>
{{IL|A Bewildering Procession of Companions, Lovers, Suitors, and Paramours}}<br/>
OR<br/>
{{IL|Philosophically Perfect Partnership}}
|{{IL|London's Blood}} 2 - Happy in love!
|-
|[[Your dreams]]
|{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water}} 10<br/>
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said}} 15<br/>
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon}} 15<br/>
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead}} 15<br/>
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Is Someone There?}} 15<br/>
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess}} 15
|{{IL|London's Blood}} 3 - Living in dreams!
|}


=== London's Marrow (Shadowy) ===
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It is hard to say which is the easiest of these, as all of them are really hard. 

That said, [[Wealth]] is likely the easiest of the bunch (refer to the excellent [[Money-Making]] guide for details on ways to obtain 10,000 Echoes). If you plan to use the {{IL|Übergoat}} for London's Nerves, for which you'll need at least two {{IL|Overgoat}}s, you'll need to have at least 10,000 Echoes on hand anyways. In that case, it would be highly advisable to play this branch before purchasing a goat.

I personally find that renown (see: [[Raising Favours]]) is easier to obtain than 4 tier 8 items, so [[Recognition]] gets second place, and [[Treasures]] third. However, as an endgame player Treasures might be quicker, using the Railway options to get them.

{{IL|Certifiable Scrap|Appearance=Scraps}} are generally obtained through lodgings cards, slowly (for detailed information, see [[Certifiable Scraps (Guide)]]). However, since the {{IL|Rumourmonger's Network}} and {{IL|Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell}} can now be obtained via the Cabinet Noir in [[Balmoral]] (via Selling a very advanced identity to [[Sell a very advanced identity to Spies|spies]] or [[Sell a very advanced identity to Devils|devils]] respectively), and the {{IL|Breath of the Void}} can be [[Purchase the wax-sealed box on the counter|obtained in Moulin]] for the cost of various 312 Echo items, this may change the relative difficulty of [[Treasures]]. {{IL|Veils-Velvet Scrap}} can now be obtained more reliably, but it requires both a certain other Tier 8 item and almost finishing a storyline comparable to Seeking in terms of punishment (which by FBG decree won't be explained on this wiki).

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-expanded" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
!Option
!Required
!Quality
|-
|[[Wealth]]
|{{IL|Penny|1,000,000 x}} (10,000 Echoes)
|{{IL|London's Marrow}} 1 - Money, Money, Money
|-
|[[Treasures]]
|{{IL|Breath of the Void|1 x}}<br/>
{{IL|Veils-Velvet Scrap|1 x}}<br/>
{{IL|Rumourmonger's Network|1 x}}<br/>
{{IL|Reported Location of a One-Time Prince of Hell|1 x}}
|{{IL|London's Marrow}} 2 - Jewels in your crown
|-
|[[Recognition]]
|{{IL|Renown: Criminals}} 50<br/>
{{IL|Renown: Constables}} 50
|{{IL|London's Marrow}} 3 - Known to None and All
|}

=== London's Nerves (Watchful) ===
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As the {{IL|Übergoat}} is Fate-locked, I won't mention it here. 

In my opinion, the easier of the two remaining options is [[The mysteries of the heavens]] (see: {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}}, which also includes some tips to raise it). {{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence|Appearance=Scholar of the Correspondence}} 21 has a handful of uses besides, so grinding the quality to 21 may be useful for things other than Nerves.<br/>
[[Your intellectual superiority]] requires getting 50 {{IL|Memento of Silence|Appearance=Mementos of Silence}} and grinding {{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} to 40, so I consider it to be more difficult (or at the very least more ''tedious'') than the other option.

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-expanded" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
!style="width: 28%"|Option
!style="width: 35%"|Required
!Quality
|-
|[[The mysteries of the heavens]]
|{{IL|A Scholar of the Correspondence}} 21
|{{IL|London's Nerves}} 1 - Starry wisdom
|-
|[[Your unusual companion]]
|{{IL|Übergoat|1 x}}
| {{FontFate}} Locked
|-
|[[Your intellectual superiority]]
|{{IL|The Boatman's Opponent}} 40<br/>
{{IL|Memento of Silence}} 50
|{{IL|London's Nerves}} 3 - Strategies beyond comprehension!
|}

== Known to All ==
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'''''You are known by all London. To some you are notorious, to others famous. You are feared and envied and hated and adored. You are not universally liked, but every soul is in awe of you. Are you, perhaps, the greatest of Londoners?'''''

Once you've obtained all four qualities mentioned above, a new universal storylet will appear called [[Known to All]]. Simply clicking on [[Accept the recognition that is your due]] will set your {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -}} to A Paramount Presence! Congratulations, you did it!

==A Paramount Presence!==
[[File:Explosion.png|frame|'''Congratulations on your achievement!''']]
'''''Your name will be remembered, long after London is forgotten beneath the Sixth City. Perhaps it will even be whispered in the Seventh. Beyond then - well, it hardly matters, does it?'''''

By becoming '''A Paramount Presence''', you've unlocked the ability to [[Teaching London|Teach London]], which has two benefits:
* You can tutor a Protégé in two stats at once (either [[Offer your knowledge of the arts and sciences|Watchful and Persuasive]], or [[Train them in both physicality and cunning|Dangerous and Shadowy]]); and
* You can invite ''any'' other player who's a '''patron''' to a [[Invite a patron to a private hansom ride|private hansom ride]], gaining a large amount of Making Waves at the cost of only a single action and [[Free Evening]] from both of you.
Apart from that, '''A Paramount Presence!''' doesn't do that much. Of course, the real reward is the fact that you made an immense achievement most people haven't. You have completed something that some people would think impossible. Once again, my congratulations on reaching this level! I raise my glass of fungal wine in a toast to your '''Paramount Presence!'''

<sub>(don't forget to add your name to the list [https://community.failbettergames.com/messages.aspx?TopicID=25116&] and post on Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/fallenlondon/] so we can congratulate you!)</sub><noinclude>
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