Editing Short Stories (Guide)/Table Gaining Potential

At an early stage of the reworking process you can either use your raw material or some specific items to increase [[Potential]]. Higher quality ''Short Stories'' require more valuable items (or a daring use of ''Laudanum!''. Except for [[Touching Love Story]], [[Favour in High Places]] and [[Trade Secret]] all items worth 2.50 echoes or more will also give 1-2 points of [[:Category:Menaces|menace]] - even on a success.

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! Option !! Item !! Cost !! Gain<ref>Rare occasions in brackets.</ref> !! Limit<ref>This is not only the ''potential'' cap, but also the [[Broad difficulty|difficulty level]] for this ''Persuasive'' challenge, which means a 60% success rate if it equals your quality.</ref>
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|[[File:Quillsmall.png|20px|link=A Cautious Edit]] [[A Cautious Edit]]
|{{IL|Manuscript Page| 1 x|}}
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| align="right" |1 (4)
| align="right" |25 (45)
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|[[File:Knife2small.png|20px|link=A Daring Edit]] [[A Daring Edit]]
|{{IL|Manuscript Page| 1 x|}}
| align="right" |
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |60
|-
|[[File:Heartsmall.png|20px|link=Incorporate romance]] [[Incorporate romance]]
| {{IL|Romantic Notion}}
| align="right" |0.10
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |60
|-
|[[File:Gossipsmall.png|20px|link=Spice it with gossip]] [[Spice it with gossip]]
|{{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip}}
| align="right" |0.50
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |60
|-
|[[File:Jigsawsmall.png|20px|link=Use your Case Notes]] [[Use your Case Notes]]
|{{IL|Compilation of Case-Notes}}
| align="right" |
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |
|-
|[[file:Scaryeyesmall.png|20px|link=Add a touch of darkness]] [[Add a touch of darkness]]
|{{IL|Tale of Terror!!}}
| align="right" |0.50
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |70
|-
|[[file:Papers3small.png|20px|link=Include something exotic]] [[Compromising Document (action)|Compromising Document]]
|{{IL|Compromising Document}}
| align="right" |0.50
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |70
|-
|[[file:Wakesmall.png|20px|link=]] [[Include something exotic]]
|{{IL|Memory of Distant Shores}}
| align="right" |0.50
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |80
|-
|[[File:Blackjacksmall.png|20px|link=Incorporate life-lessons]] [[Incorporate life-lessons]]
|{{IL|Hard-Earned Lesson|5 }}
| align="right" |
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |80
|-
|[[File:Waves3small.png|20px|link=Add a dash of zee-adventure!]] [[Add a dash of zee-adventure!]]
|{{IL|Zee-Ztory}}
| align="right" |0.50
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |90
|-
|[[File:Implicationsmall.png|20px|link=Weave in esoteric elements]] [[Weave in esoteric elements]]
|{{IL|Extraordinary Implication}}
| align="right" |2.50
| align="right" |5
| align="right" |100
|-
|[[file:Adorationsmall.png|20px|link=Add a dash of heartbreak]] [[Add a dash of heartbreak]]
|{{IL|Touching Love Story}}
| align="right" |2.50
| align="right" |5
| align="right" |110
|-
|[[File:Masksatinsmall.png|20px|link=Not an entirely fictional character...]] [[Not an entirely fictional character...]]
|{{IL|An Identity Uncovered!}}
| align="right" |2.50
| align="right" |5
| align="right" |110
|-
|[[File:Baldmansmall.png|20px|link=Ask your most exalted contacts for inside information]] [[Ask your most exalted contacts for inside information]]
|{{IL|Favour in High Places}}
| align="right" |12.50
| align="right" |12
| align="right" |140
|-
|[[File:Newgatesmall.png|20px|link=Publish... and be damned.]] [[Publish... and be damned.]]
|{{IL|Blackmail Material}}
| align="right" |12.50
| align="right" |12
| align="right" |150
|-
|[[File:Papers4small.png|20px|link=A rare lesson]] [[A rare lesson]]
|{{IL|Trade Secret}}
| align="right" |60
| align="right" |25
| align="right" |
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You may go [[Back to writing...]] or finally [[Finish your Short Story]].
<noinclude>[[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Tables|Potential]]</noinclude>