Raising Connections

General NoteEdit

For most factions, the Connected quality has been retired.

A list of factions that still use the Connected quality:

See Raising Favours for the factions that have been converted to the new Renown/Favours system.

This guide lists the best repeatable methods in London for raising Connected values for characters whose major qualities are 100 or more.

For the first 10 levels only, you can Meet servants of the Duchess.
Publishing poetry in praise of the Duchess at the Palace gives 10 CP Duchess and 22 CP Bohemian which is best for grinding.
Cards: Freeing a boxed cat gives 15 CP.

For the first 10 levels only, you can Meet some of the Widow's agents.
For levels 10-19, you can use the O'Boyle's Practical Primer in the Various Languages of Nippon, Tartary, Cathay and the Princedoms of the Raj.
Any option under Working for the Widow in Spite provide some CP on success, but different options are available, depending on the Airs of London
The best option is Attend an audience with the Gracious Widow (if the Airs of London value is 33-67), which gives 10 CP Widow and 36 Jade.

Progressing through Term Passing... during Featuring in the Tales of the University at exactly 5 opens up ample variety of storylets to gain these connections (cf. guide).
For levels 1-19, you can use the Endowment of a University Fellowship.
Helping A colleague with a problem gives 40 Cryptic Clues and 5 CP Benthic and Summerset.
If you already passed Level 5 of Featuring in the Tales of the University, then success on Make your peace with Dr Orthos option at Term Passing 7 will give 10 CP Benthic and Summerset, along with 10 CP Society and 10 CP Bohemian.
Donating the finds from pursuing an Archaeological Expedition to either Benthic or Summerset awards CP based on the treasure's value. This, however, is generally a bad deal.
Completing A Tale of the Future! at the Empress Court gives 10 CP Benthic, 10 CP Summerset and 50 CP Bohemian.

The best way to gain this Connection is to progress through story as Master's worker - Suggest he take a more material view on The Loquacious Vicar's Great Work; Confront Unfinished pair for Mr Pages; Follow Mr Wine's order against F.F. Gebrandt; Betray the Cheesemonger to the Masters of the Bazaar; Frame innocent scholar for murder and have no guilt; and such.
Siding with Masters (any of the two) at the conclusion of A Survivor of the Affair of the Box will gain Master's favor.
It can also be raised to the same cap less efficiently by those who possess an Invitation to the Temple Club and 2500 Romantic Notions.
You can gamble your connection through ...an incognito Master? option, but the (actual) odds are against you.
Cards: A libraryette for Mr Pages lets you either trade 10,000 Proscribed Material and 50 Jade for 1 CP Masters and 10 Appalling Secrets, or 20 Collated Research, 80 Touching Love Stories, 5 Blackmail Material and 5 Uncanny Incunabula for 3 CP. The Proscribed Material is worth 400 echoes while the assorted items are worth 375; the latter option is therefore more than three times as cost-effective. To draw the card, you must have at least 100 Proscribed Material, and Connected 10 or less.
You can work at Mr Wines' Revels - As hired help. At the end of this work, Mr Wines will present 1 CP of Masters of the Bazaar, but no more than one level. This is only for those with no Master connection at all.