Talk:Prepare for an Expedition in the Forgotten Quarter/@comment-178.0.69.0-20180806202833

Looking over this. Fallen London is constantly shifting so future readers beware. Assuming high-end PosI here where relevant.

The best EpA option may still be Docks, but that's heavily limited by your Opp Deck. Unfeasible with my play style and my Renown grind. Besides, cashing in favours and conflict cards are HIGHLY profitable now.

"Show us the money" is the most straightforward option and it gives you 1 supply/action and -2.5 Echo/action. Assuming a highly optimized Echo grind (2.2 E/A) you're at ~0.47 supplies per action.

If you include buying Strong-Backed Labour in the Bazaar sidestreets, "Burly Guards" gives you 2.5 supply/action and -6.75 E/A. Assuming 2.22 E/A grind: ~0.61 S/A

LABOUR IS STRICTLY SUPERIOR.

There are other options! Whispered Hints! Apparently the average return is 1.4 Supplies and 0.4 Map Scraps for 1 Action and 200 Secrets. Now there are lots of ways to get Whispered Hints. An enterprising Rat Catcher MAY get to 1.3 E/A by using their Rattling Piece on MASSIVE amounts of rats in the swamp, turning them in at the Department then bartering with the Tiger keeper; but anything less sophisticated barely rises above 1 E/A. Correct me, if you will. Anyway, assuming 100 Whispered Hints per action, you're looking  at ~0.47 S/A + ~0.01 Echoes in Map Scraps. Still better than Cash I guess. Assuming 130 WH/A you're at ~0.55 S/A. Still worse than Strong-Backed Labour.

Blood-Red Tales gives Nightmares. Boo.

I really don't want to do the math on Prelapse Notes. They probably suuuuuuck.

STRONG BACKED LABOUR IS STRONGK.