Wild Words Grinding (Guide)
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Endgame players with access to highly profitable grinds (anything above 
2.75 per action) are better off just buying Primordial Shrieks from Merrigans Exchange.
(and other parts of London)
- 270-2160 for various options when Acquiring Exhibits for the Labyrinth of Tigers, which can reach up to ~47 per action with Kill the goat demon and
sourced at 3CP/action; see The Hunt is On! (Guide) for more information.
- 1050 (failure: 700) for Breed the Somnolent Hyaena via Discipline at
70%. Assuming high stats and using the Lab to generate the required Honey, this averages to 945 Shrieks every 13.8 actions, which is 68.48 Shrieks ( 1.37) per action.
- 50 for Debate the nature of Primordial Shrieks at
100; requires 
PoSI. Has a rare chance of 
.
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- Can be purchased from Crow-Crease Cryptics for 1
(at value)
- 310 (failure: 210) Breed the Somnolent Hyaena via Fungus and Pious Wrath at 70%. Assuming high stats and using the Lab to generate the required Honey, this averages to 280 Prayers every 20.8 actions, which is 13.46 Prayers ( 1.35) per action.
- 200 for A Distressing Lack of Progress; averages 16.7 per action over the 12-action carousel. See Polythremic Promenade (Guide) for more information.
- An amount depending on the monograph's
Cautionary (potentially up to 1095) when you sell to the Militant Curate; see Writing a Monograph (Guide) for more information.
Other
- Upconverting s; with shrieks sourced from the Labyrinth this reaches 12.6 per action.
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- 2 from Intercept the messages, for a total of 6 over the 13-action A Boxful of Intrigue carousel.
- Alternatively, you receive 2 even if you fail so reducing your
to deliberately fail the task may be a reliable way to aquire these without progressing the carousel at the cost of 
increasing (+1 CP).
- Can be purchased from Crow-Crease Cryptics for 7 (40% markup)
- A variable amount for Take some Correspondence plaques, averaging 9.33/action over 18 actions with a
; see The Maze-Garden (Guide) for more information.
- 6
s for The Efficient Commissioner on High Upon the Parapets in A Silvered Future; these can be sold for plaques. Has a 
check. See Irem (Guide) for more information. - Alternatively, 5 scales for Offer only yourself on Bargaining with Serpents in A Silvered Future
Other
- Upconverting s; with prayers sourced from Polythremic Promenade this reaches 3.39 per action.
- Sideconverting
Journals of Infamy; with Newspaper-sourced journals this reaches 7.03 per action. - Buy in The Rat Market, then upconvert once. Depending on the efficiency of your source of
Rat-Shillings, this gives the following overall efficiency:
| /action:
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30 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
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6.05 | 7.91 | 9.7 | 11.42 |
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- 6 when you Share what you've learned with a Cross at the end of the 13-action A Boxful of Intrigue carousel (which requires
12). Also grants 
. Correct choices during the carousel (Intercept the messages) add 6 Correspondence Plaques per cycle, for an average of 1.2 additional Screams per loop. This gives a total of 0.55 Screams per action, including upconversion.
- 1 for Accept the contents of a small cocoon; takes at least 6 actions. See The Spider Symposium (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Enter in the company of a Storm-bird; requires that you have reached the acceptance ending of the Cats campaign and not started another campaign since, and also requires that you have a
.
- 1 for Harangue Virginia (The Waswood) or Learn more about the Viscountess' platform (The Waswood) during the appropriate weeks of the Sacroboscan Calendar
(which can be sold for a Scream) for Unravel someone on Bleeding in A Ruinous Future. See Irem (Guide) for more information.
Other
- Upconverting s; with plaques from The Maze-Garden (Guide), this gives ~1.57 per action. Sideconverting from Newspaper-sourced journals gives 0.63 per action.
- Most options in
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:
- 1 for Send the Unfinished Man to teach Third City history; takes at least 7 actions. See Underclay (Guide) for more information.
- Up to 1 for the Mythopoesis carousel, requiring around 10 actions without expending items. See The Whisker-Ways (Guide) for more information.
- 4 for a 200 Curiosity/Frivolity concoction; optimally 2.75 actions per threnody, but Card-dependent and likely a bit worse. see Philosofruits (Guide) for more information.
- 2 for The Voice in the Fog; averages 6 actions per threnody. See Polythremic Promenade (Guide) for more information.
- 2 for A Hopeless Pickpocket; costs
- 1 for Await a verdict on Venge-Rats v Urchin (Defence); takes 6 actions. See Barristering at Evenlode (Guide) for more information.
Other:
- 5 for upconverting from ; costs
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- 3 for The Sanctuary of the Crimson Petals 2 about 17% of the time, or 2 for A Shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven 12.5% of the time, which takes half as many supplies. See Forgotten Quarter Expeditions (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Conclude your study of Attar; takes
450 and 
15, and requires 
.
- 1 for 20 when you Enjoy a bubbling hookah with the Minister of Culture; requires 4 actions
- 3 for the break ending of the Viscountess campaign, or the follow ending of the Ophidian Gentleman campaign. See Parabolan War (Guide) for more information.
- 1 for Lend extensively; costs
and 
.
/London
- 1 for Unveil your Painting (Incendiary + Luminosity); see Painting in Balmoral (Guide) for more information.
- 5 for Close your eyes (All Gant); gives
, and takes at least 77 actions and 
.
Other
- 1 for Burn his works. Break his pen. Escort him to the Royal Beth, requiring on average 27.62 actions and 21.36 in materials. See Fidgeting Writer (Guide) for more information.
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- Can be purchased via The Correspondence-marked stone in exchange for
. See Hearts' Game (Guide) for more information.
- Can be purchased for 3125 when the Rat-Wind blows East and the the Rat-Moon is Runny.
Other
- Can be purchased from the Shivering Relicker for
.
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- Can be purchased for
, 
, 
, 
and 
.
Other
- Can be purchased from the Shivering Relicker for
