Talk:Spending Secrets and Counting the Days (Guide)/@comment-1016392-20140312112722

If you've got the proper associations, it's quite possible at a decent level to grind Counting the Days from 0 all the way to 14! (other factions can get to 6 via cards, then the other storylets hold true

At <6, (Bohemians/Great Game/The Docks/Urchins/Criminals/Hell/Revolutionaries/Tomb-Colonists/Rubbery Men aligned), you can dice for secrets at Wolfstack Docks, for 5 CP, plus 1 CP of loose change

At 6-9 (Masters/Constables/Society/Church/Duchess/University/Bohemians/Great Game Aligned), speak to the Aristocratic Academic, in the Seeking Curios and Secrets in the Forgotten Quarter storylet, for the same 5/1 CP

At 10-11, move to the shuttered palace. The "An Unusual Competition" storylet gives the 5/1 if you talk about something else,

At 12-13, if you have the Master Thief quality, you can talk about robbery in the Shadowy Dealings at the University storylet (no requirements, though locked if you're soulless).

Of course, cards will help you gather loose change more easily, as you'll need plenty of that to buy mark of credit pages. But if you have plenty of change, and just want a fast way to grind CtD, this is the way to go.