Talk:A Scholar of the Correspondence/@comment-37727033-20190413180932/@comment-25219384-20190414075405

See here: Watchful Items.

Max possible Watchful bonus form items is +112, which includes Fate, a Mood, the right profession and destiny, and of course, an Übergoat. The total would be Watchful 312.

Without the goat, the best from items will get you to Watchful 294. HOWEVER, if you're an Extraordinary Mind, you can overcap your base Watchful up to 215, for a potential total of 309.

So, since you "only" need Watchful 300 to go from SotC 20 to 21, it's indeed possible to do without a goat (though neither easy nor cheap).