Talk:The anatomy of a secret/@comment-27744884-20170422184014

Consider each of these are grindable and cost one action:

500x Whispered Hint -> 200x Cryptic Clue via Learn something from your Whispered Hints

50x Cryptic Clue-> 7x Appalling Secret via Put Your Cryptic Clues to Use

1x    Appalling Secret -> ~110x   Whispered Hint via The anatomy of a secret

(nothing) -> 60x   Cryptic Clue via Eavesdropping

220x Penny  -> 110x Whispered Hint via    Crawcase Cryptics (no action required)

2.5 Hints ~= 1 Clue

7 Clues ~= 1 Secret

1 Secret ~= 17 Hints

...so The anatomy of a secret will likely net you a profit. That said, it requires ~5 Actions to get 200 Clues, while 4 actions will get you more than than that via Eavesdropping. So you should probably only undertake this if you need a lot of hints, and don't have a grindable way to get 2.2 Echoes per action, have a significantly lower Shadowy than Persuasive, or, if you're a gambler.