Trunk of Illicit Literature

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Trunk of Illicit Literature
Category	Cargo
Type	Contraband
Price	150 Sovereigns (Buy) 75 Sovereigns (Sell on the same region) 180 Sovereigns (Sell on different region)
Data ID	138995

Trunk of Illicit Literature is considered a Cargo Item Contraband in Sunless Skies.

Description

"What censored sentiments are held within its pages? Are they seditious? Revolutionary? Lascivious? The Ministry of Public Decency would be horrified."

Interactions

Interactions in Brief

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Interaction	Action	Result Type	Change
Visit the Windward Company	'Surrender your Contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Visit Victory Hall	'Surrender your Contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
The Ministry of Public Decency	'Surrender your Contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
The Visa Checkpoint	'Surrender your Contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
The Revenue Men	'Surrender your contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Caught Red-Handed	'Go quietly'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Caught Red-Handed	'Spin a Web of Deceit'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Caught Red-Handed	'Fight your way out'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Caught Red-Handed	'Bribe the Pinch-Faced Inspector'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Caught Red-Handed	'Bribe the Pinch-Faced Inspector'	Rare Success	+ -([q:138995]/2)
Caught Red-Handed	'Bribe the Avuncular Inspector'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Caught Red-Handed	'Bribe the Avuncular Inspector'	Rare Success	+ -([q:138995]/2)
Caught Red-Handed	'Bribe the Taciturn Inspector'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Caught Red-Handed	'Bribe the Taciturn Inspector'	Rare Success	+ -([q:138995]/2)
The Temptation of Illicit Literature	'Let it go'	Default / Challenge Fail	+ -[d:2]
Honour Amongst Thieves	'Hide your Contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
Honour Amongst Thieves	'Surrender your Contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
A Raid by the Authorities	'Hand over your contraband willingly'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
A Raid by the Empyrean	'Attempt to hide your contraband'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
A Raid by the Empyrean	'Hand over your contraband willingly'	Default / Challenge Fail	= 0
The Felined Eccentric	'Break the ice with an offer of illicit reading material'	Requirement	≥ 1
The Felined Eccentric	'Break the ice with an offer of illicit reading material'	Default / Challenge Fail	-1

Interactions in Detail

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Story	Action	Required	Effect
Visit the Windward Company	Surrender your Contraband	Contraband ≥ 1	Default: + Contraband*0.33 x The Windward Company's Gratitude Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0
Visit Victory Hall	Surrender your Contraband	Contraband ≥ 1	Default: + Contraband*0.33 x The Tacketies' Gratitude Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0
The Ministry of Public Decency	Surrender your Contraband	Contraband ≥ 1	Default: + Contraband*10 x Sovereign + Contraband*0.33 x The Ministry's Gratitude Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0
The Visa Checkpoint	Surrender your Contraband	Contraband ≥ 1	Default: + Contraband*10 x Sovereign Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0
The Revenue Men	Surrender your contraband	Contraband ≥ 1	Default: Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Triggers event:  Continuing your Journey
Caught Red-Handed	Go quietly	None	Default: +1 x Notoriety Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Triggers event: File:Icon.png The Punishment
	Spin a Web of Deceit	Ministry-Stamped Permit Veils	Default: +1 x Notoriety Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Firkin of Red Honey = 0 +-(2+ Notoriety) x Ministry-Stamped Permit Triggers event: File:Icon.png The Punishment
	Fight your way out	Iron	Default: +1 x Notoriety +-( Hull/2) x Hull +-( Crew/3) x Crew Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Triggers event: File:Icon.png The Punishment
	Bribe the Pinch-Faced Inspector	Hearts Smuggler's Luck ≥ 0 ≤ 24 Unlicensed Chart ≥ 1	Default: +1 x Notoriety Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Triggers event: File:Icon.png The Punishment Rare Success: +-( Hogshead of Starshine/2) x Hogshead of Starshine +-( Firkin of Red Honey/2) x Firkin of Red Honey +-( Trunk of Illicit Literature/2) x Trunk of Illicit Literature +1 x Notoriety -1 x Unlicensed Chart Triggers event:  Continuing your Journey
	Bribe the Avuncular Inspector	Hearts Smuggler's Luck ≥ 25 ≤ 49 Moment of Inspiration ≥ 1	Default: +1 x Notoriety Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Triggers event: File:Icon.png The Punishment Rare Success: +-( Hogshead of Starshine/2) x Hogshead of Starshine +-( Firkin of Red Honey/2) x Firkin of Red Honey +-( Trunk of Illicit Literature/2) x Trunk of Illicit Literature +1 x Notoriety -1 x Moment of Inspiration Triggers event:  Continuing your Journey
	Bribe the Taciturn Inspector	Hearts Smuggler's Luck ≥ 51 ≤ 75 Cryptic Benefactor ≥ 1	Default: +1 x Notoriety Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Triggers event: File:Icon.png The Punishment Rare Success: +-( Hogshead of Starshine/2) x Hogshead of Starshine +-( Firkin of Red Honey/2) x Firkin of Red Honey +-( Trunk of Illicit Literature/2) x Trunk of Illicit Literature +1 x Notoriety -1 x Cryptic Benefactor Triggers event:  Continuing your Journey
The Temptation of Illicit Literature	Let it go	None	Default: -10 x Terror +-[1-2] x Trunk of Illicit Literature
Honour Amongst Thieves	Hide your Contraband	Veils	Default: Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 +-[1-3] x Crew +10 x Terror Smuggler's Luck = 75
	Surrender your Contraband	None	Default: Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 Smuggler's Luck = 75
A Raid by the Authorities	Hand over your contraband willingly	None	Default: Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 +1 x Notoriety Smuggler's Luck = 75
A Raid by the Empyrean	Attempt to hide your contraband	Veils	Default: +1 x Notoriety Smuggler's Luck = 75 Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 -500 x Sovereign
	Hand over your contraband willingly	None	Default: Firkin of Red Honey = 0 Hogshead of Starshine = 0 Trunk of Illicit Literature = 0 +1 x Notoriety Smuggler's Luck = 75
The Felined Eccentric	Break the ice with an offer of illicit reading material	Trunk of Illicit Literature ≥ 1 Learning about the Felined Eccentric ≤ 0 Hull	Default: -1 x Trunk of Illicit Literature Learning about the Felined Eccentric = 3 [As time passes, the Eccentric's story will progress] CatTimer = Date+10

Triggered Events

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Story	Requirements	Type	Location
The Temptation of Illicit Literature	Crew ≥ 1 Trunk of Illicit Literature ≥ 1 Temptation ≥ 1	Story Event (undefined :100%)	The Sky

Shop availability

Shop	Location	Buy Price	Sell Price
The Midnight Rose	Titania	-	+180 x Sovereign
Wit & Vinegar	Wit & Vinegar	-150 x Sovereign	+75 x Sovereign
The Gentlemen	The Gentlemen	-	+180 x Sovereign

Prospects

Prospect Name	Item Required	Amount	Region	Delivery Location	Unlocked with	Earned per item	Total earned	Bonus
A Demonstration of Folly: Illicit Literature for the Avid Horizon	7 Trunk of Illicit Literature	5	Albion	Avid Horizon	Smuggling ≥ 1 The Devil at the Horizon ≥ 1	275 Sovereigns	1375 Sovereigns	+1 x Crimson Promise +200 x Experience
A Spring In Their Step: Illicit Literature for Port Prosper	Trunk of Illicit Literature	7	Albion - The Reach	Port Prosper		275 Sovereigns	1925 Sovereigns	+1 x Reputation: Smugglers +1125 x Sovereigns +3 x Salon-Stewed Gossip
Light In The Darkness: Illicit Literature for Lustrum	Trunk of Illicit Literature	5	Albion - The Reach	Lustrum		275 Sovereigns	1375 Sovereigns	+1 x Reputation: Smugglers +1000 x Sovereigns +3 x Fortunes: Tacketies -3? x Fortunes: Stovepipes
Scribbles and Cyphers: Illicit Literature for Achlys	Trunk of Illicit Literature	7	Albion - Eleutheria	Achlys		275 Sovereigns	1925 Sovereigns	+1 x Reputation: Smugglers +1675 x Sovereigns +2 x Savage Secret
								Late! (30 Days)
								+1000 x Sovereigns
The Eagle's Education: Illicit Literature for the Empyrean	Trunk of Illicit Literature	5	Albion - Eleutheria	Eagle's Empyrean		275 Sovereigns	1375 Sovereigns	+1 x Reputation: Smugglers +1675 x Sovereign -1 x Balance of the Great Game: Eleutheria
The Pages Vault: Illicit Literature to the Empyrean	Trunk of Illicit Literature	9	Albion - The Reach	Eagle's Empyrean	Affiliation: Academe ≥ 3	275 Sovereigns	2475 Sovereigns	+1 x Reputation: Smugglers +1675 x Sovereigns +1 x Balance of the Great Game: Eleutheria +1 x Savage Secret
								Late! (60 Days)
								+1650 x Sovereigns
The Prosper Revolution: Illicit Literature to Port Prosper	Trunk of Illicit Literature	11	Albion - The Reach	Port Prosper	Reputation: Smugglers ≥ 10	275 Sovereigns	3025 Sovereigns	+1 x Reputation: Smugglers +1875 x Sovereigns -5? x Fortunes: Stovepipes +5 x Fortunes: Tacketies
Them that ask no questions isn't told a lie	Trunk of Illicit Literature	7	Albion - Eleutheria	Achlys		275 Sovereigns	1925 Sovereigns	+1 x Reputation: Smugglers +500 x Sovereigns +2 x Savage Secret +2 x Ministry-Approved Literature +500 x Experience