

This location has its own card deck. Click the deck to see it.
This is a sub-location within the University, after having obtained access to a laboratory from one of the University's Deans. This requires having a good standing with the university. Any cards that have been drawn earlier are retained.
See Category:University Laboratory (Place) for cards or storylets that are found in this place or location.
See Category:University Laboratory (Place) Moves for actions that change player location to this location.
See University Laboratory (Guide) for a player-created guide to this location.
Unlocked with Your Own Lab
Main Quality: Watchful
Contents
Deck
- Card deck: Cards - University Laboratory (Place)
- The deck in this location is unlimited. You do not need to wait to draw a new card.
- The hand size in this location is always 3, regardless of your Lodgings.
Wiki note: You cannot trade items with the Bazaar, nor use items in this location, despite the rest of London being just outside. Many of the cards can be discarded.
Managing Lab Facilities[edit | edit source]
Improve Your Equipment: Upgrade the Laboratory story quality.
Adjust the Staffing of your Lab: After achieving any non-zero level of
The Prestige of your Laboratory
Manage the Students in your Laboratory: After graduating the first
Shifty Student
Leave your Lab: Return to
The University.
Leave your Lab: Return to
The University or go to the
Reflection of your Laboratory
Conducting Scientific Investigations[edit | edit source]
Begin a Scientific Investigation: When not working on any project.
Assess your Progress regarding the (Project Name): For progress on the current research project.
Abandon your experiment: Abandons the current project. Any invested effort is wasted.
Training of Students[edit | edit source]
Train your Shifty Student
Train your Meticulous Student
Train your Gifted Student
Train your Profound Student
Train your Visionary Student
Industry[edit | edit source]
Dismissal Storylets[edit | edit source]
These storylets allow you to remove experts from your lab. (The option to send the Artist out for Honey also appears under this storylet for him.) All can be re-hired later, although after completing Ambition: Bag a Legend!, April is more complicated to re-hire.
Dismiss Mother Superior:
Dismiss April:
Dismiss the Numismatrix:
Dismiss the Grubby Urchin:
Dismiss the Mercy
Have a firm conversation with the Freeloading Artist
Dismiss the Esurient Smith
Dismiss Hephaesta
Dismiss Cora Bagley
Dismiss F.F. Gebrandt
Ambition-specific Storylets[edit | edit source]
Messages from April: Unique to
Ambition: Bag a Legend! 150 to 154.
Miscellaneous Storylets[edit | edit source]
Consume Darkdrop Coffee: This was introduced to let players use Darkdrop coffee, and because drinking coffee in a lab would be believably possible.
Menaces[edit | edit source]
If Wounds,
Nightmares, or
Scandal reach level 5 or higher, a non-discardable card is added to your deck for each of the aforementioned qualities. However, the player is not sent to menace location if any menace reaches 8.
The University Lab also has an additional menace called Disgruntlement among the Students. Reaching level 4 will add a non-discardable card to the deck. Reaching level 6 adds a card which fires immediately upon being drawn.