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Journalist is a perk exclusive to Tim Timster and the secret explorer Fabian Aleksandar Scherschel. This perk grants a percentage-bonus to the player's place in the race to the Pyramid, applied after each successful expedition. This perk is promotable, and Tim will trigger a higher bonus with each level:

Lvl Place Bonus
1 +5% Fame
2 +10% Fame
3 +15% Fame
4 +20% Fame

Notes[]

  • This bonus is applied after each successful expedition (having reached the pyramid) but before donating items. In other words, it is applied to the bonus for finding the pyramid, your placing in the race to find it, and the bonus for exploring a previously unvisited type of world ("New World Bonus"), if applicable. Any fractions are rounded down (e.g. 39.5 Fame becomes 39).
  • Scherschel starts with the perk already at level 4.

Tips[]

  • Recruit Tim early in the game to maximize the number of expeditions he can apply his bonus to, and promote him quickly in order to maximize the effect of his bonus.
  • This perk pairs best with a speed-run strategy, as it maximizes the racing bonus and mitigates some of the fame opportunity-loss from passing-up lootable locations.
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