Editing The Crowds of Spite (Guide)

{{GuideFor|Location = The Crowds of Spite|Pages = An Evening's Dipping#Pickpocket's Trophy#Approaching your Destination#Unseen}}{{Audience|EarlyMYN}}[[File:Steal.png|right]]
{{ActivitySummary
| Activity = Pickpocket's Promenade
| Length = Limited
| Starting Actions = 1
| Progress Actions = 3+/5+/6+/7
| Ending Actions = 1
| Progress Details = Gain {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy}}. Starting {{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance}} determined by initial choice, and it ends at 10.
| Output Items = *{{IL|Journal of Infamy}}
*{{IL|Proscribed Material}}
*{{IL|Tale of Terror!!}}
*{{IL|First City Coin}}
*{{IL|Fistful of Surface Currency}}
*{{IL|Penny}}
*{{IL|Fourth-City Echo}}
*{{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase}}
*{{IL|Mystery of the Elder Continent}}
*{{IL|Thirsty Bombazine Scrap}}
*{{IL|Whisper-Satin Scrap}}
*{{IL|Touching Love Story}}
*{{IL|Compromising Document}}
*{{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip}}
*{{IL|Sapphire}}
*{{IL|Venom-Ruby}}
*{{IL|Flawed Diamond}}
*{{IL|Ostentatious Diamond}}
*{{IL|Whispered Hint}}
*{{IL|Jade Fragment}}
*{{IL|Piece of Rostygold}}
*{{IL|Moon-Pearl}}
*{{IL|Shard of Glim}}
*{{IL|Silk Scrap}}
*{{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber}}
| Raw EPA = 2.66
| Raw SPA = 3.84
| Locked = Yes
}}
''Also known as the Pickpocket's Promenade''

{{IL|The Crowds of Spite}} is an area unlocked with {{IL|Shadowy}} 10 which can be useful for obtaining certain items at an early stage of the game. It mainly revolves around three things: {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy}}, which can be [[Dispose of your Pickpocket's Trophies|turned in at the end for rewards]], {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} which track how close to the end you are and which ends the Promenade once it hits 10, and {{IL|Unseen}} which tracks how suspicious you are, and will have negative effects if it hits 0.

==The Routes==
It will cost an action to select a route, the only difference between them are:
*[[The Tenterhooks]] sets {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} to 7
*[[Smashtile Alley]] sets {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} to 6
*[[Blythenhale]] sets {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} to 5
*[[Strung-Up Street]] sets {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} to 3

Certain harder and more rewarding opportunity cards appear at {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} < 5

The cards you get will be the same and there will be ways to lower {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} as you move through the crowd. Your choice isn't very important but if you are here to grind items and plan to stay longer, then [[Blythenhale]] or [[Strung-Up Street]] will always be the best option.

==Mechanics==
A Pickpocket's Promenade is usually played with opportunity cards, however there are also some storylets which can be played at any time.

===The Storylets===
{| class="article-table" style="width: 100%;" border="1"
|-
| rowspan="2" style="width:10%;" |[[Stop and consider]]
| style="width:10%;" |[[How does this work?]]
| colspan="3" |(A reminder of how this works) No Action Cost
* Don't let {{IL|Unseen}} reach 0, you will be redirected to [[No longer unseen!]] where any option will increase your {{IL|Suspicion}} and remove some/all of your {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy}}
* When {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} (AYD) reaches 10 you will be redirected to trade in your {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy}}.
|-
|[[Loiter]]
| style="width:17%;" |{{IL|Luck}} 50%
|
Success<br />
{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} -1<br />
{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|
Failure<br />
{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} -1<br />
{{IL|Unseen}} -2
|}

===The Cards===
<noinclude>When pickpocketing you will usually gain an amount of {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophies}} based on your base {{IL|Shadowy}}, as well as extra trophies depending on your mark. The distribution of these is shown in the below tables.

[[Window-shopping]] from [[A mould-spangled curiosity shop]] is the '''ONLY CARD''' that can reduce {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} (by 1, it also raises unseen by 1).

The [[Watchful Eyes]] Card will cause you to gain {{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''no matter what option you choose''', just leave it in your deck unless you really want to end your promenade.

*Example on how to use the tables below: With base shadowy 100 and pickpocketing the constable, you gain 3 trophies from your target, as well as 4 trophies from your skill for a total of 7 trophies.
*For a reference sheet, see [[The Crowds of Spite (Guide)/Cards]]
</noinclude>

:'''Inferior skill table''': The amount of trophies given by the drunk and the shop, based on your base Shadowy.
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|Round=yes |compact=yes |lowcap=yes |highcap = yes
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:'''Skill table''': The amount of trophies given by most targets, based on your base Shadowy.
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|Condition = Shadowy |Condition alias = Base Shadowy |Use Condition = no
|Effect = {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy}} |xmin = 1 |xmax = 230 |y_offset = 1
|height = 11 |midpoint = 120 |k = 0.06 |Round = yes |compact = yes |lowcap = yes |highcap = yes
}}

{| class="article-table sortable" style="width: 100%;" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:15%;" class="unsortable" |Card
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" class="unsortable" |Pickpocket Challenge
! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Bonus {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophies}}<ref>These trophies are added to the trophies from the skill tables</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" class="unsortable" |Pass by
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" class="unsortable" |Pickpocket Failure
|-
|colspan="5"|Unless otherwise mentioned, all actions give {{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} +1.
|-
|[[A drunk]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 3
| +0 <ref name = inferior>Uses the inferior skill table</ref>
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[A mould-spangled curiosity shop]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 5
| +1 <ref name = inferior>Uses the inferior skill table</ref>
|{{IL|Unseen}} '''+1'''
{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} -1
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[A Street Performer]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 5
| +1
|{{IL|Unseen}} '''+1'''
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1

|-
|[[An Argument]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 10
| +1
|{{IL|Unseen}} '''+1'''
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[Gaoler]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 10
| +1 <ref>Also gives {{IL|Nightmares}}</ref>
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[The Costermonger]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 12
| +1
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[The Rat-Catcher]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 12
|N/A <ref>Instead provides {{TableList|{{IL|Rat on a String}} +11|{{IL|Venge-Rat Corpse}} +1}} Does not affect {{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}}</ref>
|
|{{TableList||{{IL|Unseen}} -1|{{IL|Wounds}} +1 CP}}
|-
| [[The Actress]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 15
| +2
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[A Shopkeeper]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 20
| +2
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Watchful Eyes]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 30
|N/A
|rowspan="2"| N/A
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|{{IL|Luck}} 50%
|N/A <ref name = "AYD">{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''+2'''</ref>
|{{TableList|{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''+2'''|{{IL|Unseen}} -1}}
|-
| [[A Constable!]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 30
| +3
|{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''+2'''
|{{TableList|{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''+3'''|{{IL|Unseen}} '''-2'''}}
|-
|[[A Special Constable]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 40
| +4
|
|{{TableList|{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''+2'''|{{IL|Unseen}} '''-2'''}}
|-
|[[A... pickpocket?]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 50
| +4
|
|{{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -3
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Jack!]]
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 60
| +9 <ref name = "AYD">{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''+2'''</ref>
|{{TableList|{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} '''+3'''|{{IL|Unseen}} '''+1'''}}
|{{IL|Wounds}} +3 CP
|-
|{{IL|Dangerous|Appearance=}} 100
|N/A <ref>{{TableList|{{IL|Unseen|Appearance=Unseen}} +1
|{{IL|Touching Love Story}} +1
|{{IL|Favours: Urchins|Appearance=Favour}} +0/1
|{{IL|Favours: Constables|Appearance=Favour}} +0/1
|{{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} is unchanged}}</ref>
|N/A
|{{TableList|{{IL|Unseen|Appearance=Unseen}} '''-2'''
|{{IL|Wounds}} +3 CP}}
|-
|[[The Opera Singer]]<ref name="early">only available with {{IL|Approaching your Destination|Appearance=AYD}} < 5</ref>
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 60
| +6
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[The Novelist]]<ref name="early"/>
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 63
| +7
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|-
|[[The Confidence Artist]]<ref name="early"/>
|{{IL|Shadowy|Appearance=}} 65
| +8
|
|{{IL|Unseen}} -1
|}
{{reflist|collapsed=yes|title=Notes}}

==Getting Caught==
If your {{IL|Unseen}} should be reduced to 0, and you're not at the end of your journey, [[No longer unseen!|this storylet]] will automatically be played, which will remove some of your trophies, increase your {{IL|Suspicion}} and put you at your destination.

{| class="article-table" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" |Current {{IL|Suspicion}}
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" |{{IL|Suspicion}} gain
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" |{{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} loss
|-
| 0-2
| +2 CP
| -5
|-
| 3-4
| +10 CP
| -16
|-
| 5+
| +15 CP
| Lose all
|}

==Rewards==
When your {{IL|Approaching your Destination}} reaches 10, [[The End of the Road!]] will autofire with the [[Examine your loot]] option. No action is needed and selecting [[Examine your loot]] will redirect you to [[Dispose of your Pickpocket's Trophies]]. You can trade {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy}} for items until you run out of them. Everything will reset once you select the [[Finished!]] option so don't let your {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy}} go to waste.

Each Trophy usually has a value of 0.2 {{E}}

{| class="article-table" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:30%;" |Option
! scope="col" style="width:50%;" |Reward
! scope="col" style="width:20%;" |Value
|-
|[[Dispose of seventy trophies]]
|
{{IL|Journal of Infamy}} +12<br />
{{IL|Proscribed Material}} +50<br />
{{IL|Tale of Terror!!}} +12 <!-- <br />
{{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -70 -->
|{{E}}14
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Dispose of sixty trophies]]
|{{IL|First City Coin}} +1<br />
{{IL|Fistful of Surface Currency}} +350<br />
{{IL|Penny}} +125 <br />
|{{E}}12
|-
|Rare: {{IL|Fourth-City Echo}} + 1
|{{E}}12.5
<!-- <br />
{{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -60 -->
|-
|[[Dispose of fifty Trophies via the Acquisitive Relicquarian]]
|
{{IL|Presbyterate Passphrase}} +2<br />
{{IL|Mystery of the Elder Continent}} +10<br />
{{IL|Shadowy}} +25 CP 
|{{E}}10
<!-- <br />{{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -50 -->
|-
|[[Dispose of forty Trophies]]
|
{{IL|Thirsty Bombazine Scrap}} +3<br />
{{IL|Whisper-Satin Scrap}} +1<br />
{{IL|Shadowy}} +15 CP 
|{{E}}8
<!--{{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -40 -->
|-
|[[Dispose of thirty Trophies]]
|
{{IL|Touching Love Story}} +1<br />
{{IL|Compromising Document}} +5<br />
{{IL|Scrap of Incendiary Gossip}} +2<br />
{{IL|Shadowy}} +10 CP
|{{E}}6
<!-- {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -30 -->
|-
|[[Dispose of twenty Trophies]]
|
{{IL|Sapphire}} +6<br />
{{IL|Venom-Ruby}} +6<br />
{{IL|Flawed Diamond}} +4<br />
{{IL|Ostentatious Diamond}} +(3 to 8)<br />
{{IL|Shadowy}} +5 CP 
|{{E}}3.3 - 5.8
<!-- {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -20 -->
|-
|[[Dispose of ten Trophies]]
|
{{IL|Whispered Hint}} +20<br />
{{IL|Jade Fragment}} +30<br />
{{IL|Piece of Rostygold}} +30<br />
{{IL|Moon-Pearl}} +(1 to 106)<br />
{{IL|Shard of Glim}} +(1 to 100)<br />
{{IL|Shadowy}} +2 CP
|{{E}}0.82 - 2.86
<!-- {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -10 -->
|-
|[[Dispose of five Trophies]]
|
{{IL|Silk Scrap}} +100<br />
{{IL|Shadowy}} +1 CP 
|{{E}}1
<!-- {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -5 -->
|-
|[[Dispose of one Trophy]]
|
{{IL|Nodule of Deep Amber}} +20 
|{{E}}0.2<!-- {{IL|Pickpocket's Trophy|Appearance=Trophy}} -1 -->
|}

==Strategy==
As a general principle, it's never profitable to use actions to increase unseen or reduce AYD, ''unless'' you risk getting caught if you don't, or you need just a few more trophies and being able to draw a new card is a decent benefit.
As long as your (modified) suspicion is lower than 3, the penalty of getting caught is quite minor either way, and a slight risk isn't that bad, actually.

If you have a modified shadowy around 80-90 or better, it's probably always best to take Strung-up Street for more actions to pick pockets, as well as some extra, good cards for doing so. Otherwise, Blythenhale is a very good alternative.

This location's opportunity card hand-size is determined by your lodgings, so 4 or 5-card lodgings give you more chances to draw better cards and avoid playing the inefficient ones, therefore serious grinding of this carousel should wait until you have acquired one of those.

Unless you need something specifically, the most useful reward is arguably the jewels, as they don't have many other reliable sources. It's also worth mentioning that the option to exchange 50 trophies gives a better ratio of shadowy training per trophy than the other options.

As an alternative to the loot from pickpocketing, one could instead focus on grinding {{IL|Touching Love Story|Appearance = Touching Love Stories}} as well as {{IL|Faction: Constables|Appearance = Constable}} and {{IL|Faction: Urchins|Appearance = Urchin}} favors from the card {{IL|Jack!}}. Since his card can appear at any time along the length of the route, having 4 or 5-card lodgings and taking a short route could allow you to encounter him more frequently, as you merely have to end the route to discard your entire hand of the other cards and then start again with a fresh hand for more chances to draw his card.

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