Deciphering (Guide)
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Late Railroad Content |
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| 0-2 A | 2+/14++ A | 1 A | ||||||||||||||||
| Progress
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Raise  to 5 or 15, depending on document.
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| Raw EPA | 3.125 | Raw SPA | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Deciphering Documents is an activity players gain access to when initially building the 
. Deciphering documents uses as a progress quality, using to determine the reward. Any surplus points of this quality is lost upon cashing in.
If you are looking to develop Cover Identities, check Cover Identities (Guide).
Basics[edit]
Deciphering Documents is a repeatable activity that allows one to obtain a variety of rewards. In order to do it, first you must obtain a document in need of deciphering, and then you need to break the code in your by raising your to the required level and then cashing out via Interpret your Intercepted Document
List of Documents[edit]
| Document | Action to Obtain | Required
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Reward | Echoes Per Action |
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| Intercepted post
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Intercept a piece of post (Failure) | 5
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| A document found on your train
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Intercept a piece of post (Success) | 5
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| A document lifted from Balmoral
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Intercept a message (Balmoral Kitchens) | 5
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| A document scrounged from the Tracklayers
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Steal a curious document from the Tracklayers' Office | 5
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| A document bought from a Devil
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Sell a very advanced identity to Devils | 15
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| A document bought from spies
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Sell a very advanced identity to Spies | 15
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| A mysterious letter mailed to your Lodgings
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"For you, (title)."[2] | 15
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assuming the 530 actions to obtain from Cover Identities (Guide)
- ↑ Not Repeatable
Progress[edit]
| Option | Challenge | Min for 100% | Success | Rare Success | Failure |
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| Crack a code |  175,  2
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292, 7
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Crack a code - Requires 
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175, 2
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292, 7
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| Make a leap of code-breaking insight | 175, 5
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292, 10
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| Make a leap of code-breaking insight - Requires
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175, 5
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292, 10
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Work with the Codebreaking Courier - Requires 
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150, 1
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250, 6
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It is also possible to gain +1-2 CP in 
with Pit one Varchaasi against another, but this is highly inefficient.
Strategy[edit]
Documents requiring 5 take a minimum of 3 actions (or 2 as a ) plus 1 action to cash out when using Make a leap of code-breaking insight, whereas documents requiring 15 take a minimum of 18 actions (or 14 as a ) plus 1 action to cash out.
With a maximum echoes per action of 3.125 for Midnighters, there are better grinds for money, but it is the only reliable way to obtain a or . Additionally, in a pinch it is a way of obtaining 
for Moonlit Woods.
Reward[edit]
| Option | Requirements | Reward |
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| Interpret your Intercepted Document |
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Deciphering a Document See the list of documents for rewards. |
