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NEW CONTENT: The Haunting at the Marsh-House

Chris Gardiner Administrator Posts: 539 4/29/2015	Delicious friends, the first of our Exceptional Stories is now available: a Gothic mystery of past glories entitled... "Ivy dreams sullenly and alone of overthrowing the cities." - Dunsany, The Blessing of Pan A malevolent presence has driven the Prim Baronet from his ancestral home. His nights are riddled with nightmares. Brave the mists. Travel to his crumbling, ivied marsh mansion. Gather clues, but guard your sanity. Fear sleep! Can you unravel the Haunting at the Marsh-House? All players can encounter the Prim Baronet as he emerges from the mists of Bugsby's Marshes. Exceptional Friends can continue his tale from the House of Chimes. In addition to a new, substantial, stand-alone story every month, Exceptional Friends enjoy: Access to the House of Chimes: an exclusive private member's club on the Stolen River, packed with content! An expanded opportunity deck: of ten cards instead of six! A second candle: Twice the actions! 40 at once! edited by Chris Gardiner on 4/29/2015
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Hannah Flynn Administrator Posts: 491 4/29/2015	an_ocelot wrote: ...did you remove the copyright text from cut & paste for EFs? If so: thank you! My private (really, honestly, private, don't ask) notes thank you! For everyone, in fact. -- Wields the news canon, aboard the hype train.
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An Individual Posts: 589 4/29/2015	Just started into this and it's fantastic so far. I made the society choice at the end of the Trade in Faces. You'll have to dig a little to see the relevant echo on my profile as I've been echoing things as I go but it's there. -- An Individual's Profile The RNG giveth and the RNG taketh away. Goat Farming or Cider Brewing? This browser extension may help. Want a Cider sip? Please refer to this guide before requesting. Scholaring the Correspondence? A Brief Guide to Courier's Footprint. Contemplating Oblivion? First Steps on the Seeking Road. Gone NORTH? Opened the gate? Throw your character in a well.
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Hannah Flynn Administrator Posts: 491 4/29/2015	Ian Hart wrote: Not be greedy, but is this May's story early, or is this the story for April? I'm trying to decide how much I should pace myself, and how urgently I need to convince my friends who aren't yet Exceptional Friends. It's May's story; it would be a bit rum of us to give you the first Exceptional Story for two days. -- Wields the news canon, aboard the hype train.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 5/23/2015	So I've been reading up on the history of Bugsby's Marshes, wondering whether the Marsh House corresponds to a real residence. I've discovered some marvellous things - the existence of a locale known as "Cockpull Reach", that the video for Blur's excellent Parklife used the local terrace houses as its backdrop - and also the existence of an East Lodge, Marsh Lane, which was rumoured to have unexpectedly extensive, rambling and generally unusual cellars. These were speculated to date back to the Tudor period, being of an older style than the house itself. The Lodge had some eccentric (some would say notorious) owners, and equally suspect visitors. Not knowing the area, my speculation may be comically misguided, but I wouldn't be surprised if, somewhere in one of the Marsh House's empty rooms, there's a stuck drawer full of dusty correspondence addressed to the East Lodge, Marsh Lane. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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RandomWalker Posts: 948 5/13/2015	Sent a PM to twelve people who I think requested a PM detailing the material rewards for the final decision. If I sent a PM to you and you didn't want to have the information, apologies. While I understand FBs desire for their hard work and livelihood not to be given away for free, there has got to be a better way of disseminating this information without cluttering a discussion thread with 'me too's.
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babelfishwars Administrator Posts: 1152 4/30/2015	Evariste S. Crumbledon wrote: My investigation failed rather dramatically (as you can check on my profile). It was mentioned that I could restart it at the House of Chimes, but the option isn't available. Is this to be expected? Hullo! Sorry about that. Originally you needed to return to the HoC, but we moved it to your lodgings so you could still retry even if your EFship had expired. I've made it clearer. -- Mars, God of Fish; Leaning Tower of Fish
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Tofan Bogdan Posts: 424 2/22/2017	Ive finally completed the Marsh house. [spoiler] You need to start with as few nightmares as possible, because you will get lots. Also use nightmare suppressing items. Resting always give 1 or 2 points in nightmare. The house has multiple areas(servant quarters, bigsly room, upstairs, and gardens. You probably need Hedonist 10 and Melancholic at 5 or 6 for some tests. Under all circumstances ignore look outside the window, dinner,go to bed until forced, lunch or gathering cards you are on a tight timetable. You are here to gather clues and solve a mistery and not dalliance.You should focus on special actions (aka clues). You probably should ignore the garden and concentrate on the house.Try to visit each area each day. You need to find enough clues to discover a second cellar and its inhabitant contained in it. Start to investigate the maid from bigsly room and then you will get a sound and some clues about the mushrooms.In here you will find the Hedonist and Melancholic tests.You should probably not being able to finish if you don't succeed in those tests. In the final day the last clues at least for me where in servants quarters. Also try to click on the clues you find. If you finish the clues in a room move to the next. At the end you have 3 choices give the house to the baronet , baronet nephew or keep to your self. The baronet and his nephew gives rewards that you can buy for 62.5 echo at bazaar(useful for connections I believe) and keep to yourself gives access to a secluded dwelling like townhouse that you can only buy at Christmas. I believe that the address allows to ignore city of vices series cards. [/spoiler] That was my fresh experience with the Haunting at Marsh House. If you have any questions please ask when Im fresh. -- My profile http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Tofan%20Bogdan I would love actions that increases making waves. I mean increases making waves. All other social outside of malus actions.
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Aniline Posts: 144 5/13/2018	Raihan wrote: Hesitant to necro this, but I didn't have any luck via Google: I didn't get a chance to explore the Bugsby rooms in the Marsh-house before I solved the mystery. Does anyone happen to have the Echoes for those rooms? Here, and pm'd a more detailed version. --- Having played through the story a second time, I appreciate it much more. While it does, unfortunately, punish proactively solving the mystery, if you do come forewarned, you can access most if not all of the content; and failure actually feels like failure (so you feel good about eventually succeeding) but doesn't require rebuying the ES for a second run. -- Melantha Prescott, the Suspicious Statistician. "3% failure chances crop up nine times out of ten." Francesca Ayers-Kernighan, bat-hunter, cat-whisperer
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metasynthie Posts: 645 6/4/2015	Oho, the Enthusiastic pollster Urchin is back again with an opportunity to rate last month's story and earn a little bonus: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/metasynthie?fromEchoId=5861831 -- Positively antique http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/metasynthie
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Chris Gardiner Administrator Posts: 539 4/30/2015	navchaa wrote: I entered without realising that I simply amn't ready to complete the story (0 actions and nightmares/wounds at 2-3). Nightmares 2-3 is an extremely sensible level to go in with - that's very, very unlikely to cause you problems.
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europa Posts: 1 4/30/2015	RandomWalker wrote: I'm guessing that failing to resolve the mystery at the end of day three would result in a stay at the Royal Bethlehem (or a boat trip). I did not solve it in three days. I didn't end up in Royal Bethlehem, but I think I was up to 6 in Nightmares, and I went in at either 0 or 1.
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Alexis Kennedy Posts: 1374 5/13/2015	I think you're right, and we could do with some mod trimming, given the Ocelot's last answer especially. I've always been reluctant to do that, because I know it looks like a draconian response to quite a trivial and benign kind of interaction - but it's like thread necroing - once isn't a problem, constantly is a real nuisance. We do have some journal improvements in the pipeline, which will help, but not for a while.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 5/14/2015	I'm happy to trim/move/merge posts, going on and retroactively, if there's a solid policy for what to do with them. This thread did turn into a very, very low budget Bingo call. (Who's got a 1? 1? How about a 3? 2! Who's got 2? ...1?) -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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RandomWalker Posts: 948 4/30/2015	PMs sent, summarising the material rewards for the three endings.
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot) Posts: 1372 4/30/2015	Everyone: as I said earlier, check my profile for the third option. No PMs necessary. -- Social Actions: send them to Kade Carrion (she/her; no Tournament of Lilies, please). an_ocelot has gone NORTH and cannot benefit from social actions! Possibly-Useful Things: Spreadsheets and hints and link collections, oh my.
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babelfishwars Administrator Posts: 1152 5/1/2015	bjorntfh wrote: And I found it. Other than feeling like a total fool is it possible to add a gold border to it please? It really blends in with the regular storylets with the white border it has. waves hands Done! -- Mars, God of Fish; Leaning Tower of Fish
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Pan Tofel Posts: 55 5/1/2015	Dear friends, i unfortunatelly fail to gather necessary proofs and conclusions so i got nothing but nightmares out of a 30 action story. As I bought EF only becouse this story looked really promising(not that i didn't enjoy it), i can't help feeling frustrated. Do I understand correctly that there is no way for me to replay the story? Thanks for answer EDIT: Ok nevm, found it. Any tips for succesful venture for second try? How dangerous "high and lonely" really is? edited by Pan Tofel on 5/1/2015 -- Pan Tofel, the ever curious empiricist is accepting all kinds of social actions. Chrchleater, who has a good heart and a terrible fate, is doing so as well. Strange sorts of pranks are to be directed here.
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RandomWalker Posts: 948 5/2/2015	PM sent to Faber.
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bitterhorn Posts: 61 5/9/2015	This is basically my character's Dream House and I am stupidly, stupidly excited. Hello, new neighbours! Thanks for all the cryptomycological content this year, in general, FB <3 edited by bitterhorn on 5/9/2015 -- Marsh(-)mark(ed) thurifer, bookkeeper, &c. of Blackfen-on-Zee; Bazaarine aesthete, unnatural historian, thing-about-town. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/bitterhorn
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Ysrthgrathe Posts: 87 5/1/2015	PM sent to lostdrewid, ericjs, Milskiand WadeArc. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Ysrthgrathe
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navchaa Posts: 561 4/30/2015	I entered without realising that I simply amn't ready to complete the story (0 actions and nightmares/wounds at 2-3). Is there any way of coming out and going back in later? Am quite happy to reset any progress (not that I have any at the moment), but this is really annoying since I've been planning to do other things first. Edited to add: As a new user who bought exceptional friendship within the first few days of playing, there are bits of game mechanics that I'm not very familiar with yet, such as not realising that the warning that it isn't for those with a lot of nightmares means that you enter and can't just come out by clicking "perhaps not" or expending an action. (Am mainly annoyed because this is paid content, so I'd expect an easy way to postpone this till later.) edited by navchaa on 4/30/2015 -- Paramount Presence (London's Marrow 2, London's Nerves 2, London’s Sinew 3, London’s Blood 3) and mercenary Notary Married to Myrto :: Exchanging Surprise Packages with anyone interested :: Exchanging cat boxes with Kitty Rambunctious http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/navchaa
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Alexis Kennedy Posts: 1374 5/13/2015	Folks, it's fine for you to echo the information to your journals (and use the notes field to store the reward). It's fine for you to link to your journals. It's also fine for you to discuss the endings. And it's fine for you to establish communities to chat about it offline. As a reminder, here's the kind of thing we object, and don't object to: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic9329-guidance-vs-spoilers.aspx RandomWalker: If this thread devolves into people meta-grumbling about PM requests, we can either (a) give up our hard work and livelihood for free (b) get the mods to step on the meta-grumbles and PM requests. What would you do in our place?
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot) Posts: 1372 5/13/2015	Alexis Kennedy wrote: Folks, it's fine for you to echo the information to your journals (and use the notes field to store the reward). It's fine for you to link to your journals. [...] RandomWalker: If this thread devolves into people meta-grumbling about PM requests, we can either (a) give up our hard work and livelihood for free (b) get the mods to step on the meta-grumbles and PM requests. What would you do in our place? All people need to do, then, is link to their journals in the thread and then people look at the thread and find the links. Problem solved. I did this earlier, but apparently it was overlooked: option three, reward, update on reward -- Social Actions: send them to Kade Carrion (she/her; no Tournament of Lilies, please). an_ocelot has gone NORTH and cannot benefit from social actions! Possibly-Useful Things: Spreadsheets and hints and link collections, oh my.
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Jacke Posts: 71 5/23/2015	Definitely enjoyed exploring the Marsh-House, although with a 3-day timetable and days that passed so quickly, did feel a bit rushed. First time I went in with about 3-4 in Nightmares, which was a mistake. Had enough Cryptic Clues but did spend time exploring the various spots getting more. And then left on the third day unexpectedly via the Royal Beth. Alas, lost all me dream progress, wasn't so much but 'tis irritating. Before returning to the Marsh-House via my Lodgings, dropped in on the House of Chimes and requested a couple of vials of Honeyed Laudanum from Mr. Chimes so as not to be caught short again (had the chance before my first visit and foolishly passed it up). Then with a vague sense of what to do, returned to the House. Negotiated my way about investigating and tracked down all of the clues, I do believe, as well as indulging in poking about in the parts where I'd not gone before. And so I solved it. Now, what to do, what to do. Haven't done the previous content which other comments here seem to imply are linked to this. Perhaps by the Prim Baronet? As for what to do with this case, unsure, although inclined to the third option. Land, not making any more of it. Have a fine collection of it so far and always looking for new places to go and stay. Especially if it's a special sort of place, which it seems it would be. Have PM'ed another dear member of our happy band asking for some information. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/Jacke Calling cards and social actions welcome. No boxed cats; it is cruel and heartless. The 'e' in the name is silent. Be seeing you.
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Huawei Wang Posts: 2 5/26/2015	I wish I could find out more about what happened. I accidentally went through it too quickly and missed a lot of stuff. Now I am on the last step unwilling to make a decision in case I make a poor one. However, overall I liked the story. Subscribed yesterday and look forward to stay subscribed if all the stories are of this quality.
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marcmagus Posts: 168 5/27/2015	fitz wrote: I would appreciate a pm, or journal link, on the faithful (1st) option. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/marcmagus?fromEchoId=5639909 -- marcmagus, a scholar of the Correspondence of some minor note and bold explorer of the new Unterzee.
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nele Posts: 2 4/30/2015	Grove wrote: Would any one be kind enough to pm me the results of the third option? I would also appreciate a PM with the results, and if there is any item or quality gained. -- Nele's Profile
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Sara Hysaro Moderator Posts: 4514 4/30/2015	This story was awesome. I made sure to check out most of the options, though I missed a couple. I was a little surprised there wasn't an option available in case you get all the discoveries, but collecting them all was fun enough anyway. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sara%20Hysaro Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome. Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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Estelle Knoht Posts: 1751 4/29/2015	This is probably the better place to put my post anyway. My advice is to go in with as little nightmare as possible (and bring some cryptic clue). No regular stats challenge so it is all-level. A lot of new art by the way! Are there anyone who played the Society ending of Trade in Faces? I would love a PM or an echo of the text at the start of this storyline with the relevant quality! At the last decision point, I chose the very very watery option; anyone want to swap notes on other endings? edited by Estelle Knoht on 4/29/2015 -- Estelle Knoht, a juvenile, unreliable and respectable lady. I currently do not accept any catbox, cider, suppers, calling cards or proteges.
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Nigel Overstreet Posts: 1220 4/29/2015	I'd love to hear by PM what the various rewards for the ending everyone got was. I wonder if the Trade in Faces Society grants different rewards, as well. -- The Romantic Egotist: Most Hedonistic Man in All of Fallen London Are you or someone you know Overgoated? Please, let me know! Cider Club
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Nigel Overstreet Posts: 1220 4/30/2015	Ultimately, my egotism won out and I took the third option. I'm quite happy with the result. Outstanding story right out of the gate. Precisely my bailiwick. Well done! edited by Nigel Overstreet on 4/30/2015 -- The Romantic Egotist: Most Hedonistic Man in All of Fallen London Are you or someone you know Overgoated? Please, let me know! Cider Club
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Rackenhammer Posts: 354 4/30/2015	Very Satisfied with this story! It really made me think about how my character would act in this situation. Other branching paths didn't cause this sort of dilemma, but since the decision was more about how Mathieu relates to...certain sorts of people than any strict principles, the decision was an interesting one! I took the second option, if anyone was curious. -- "DO NOT TRUST HAPPY ENDINGS. DO NOT FEAR SAD ENDINGS... NEITHER ARE ENDINGS." ~ Mathieu Psmith: The Bard of Lost Children, loving husband, and a fixture of the artistic set. Can never resist making a show of things... Irene Psmith: Adopted Daughter of Mathieu. Specializes in Information, Acquisitions, and the Acquisition of Information. Vaughan Montblanc: Once a frontiersman of Western Canada, he now practices medicine in London. His discretion may be absolutely trusted.
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Ysrthgrathe Posts: 87 4/30/2015	Would any one be kind enough to pm me the results of all three options? And if there is any item, material reward or quality gained? Thanks. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Ysrthgrathe
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RandomWalker Posts: 948 4/29/2015	Hmm. Just completed the story (love it!) for a character who chose the society option with the face-tailor storyline. This was acknowledged with the start text, but I was disappointed that it wasn't with the conclusion when I clued him in on what was happening in the house. Great story though, and the reward is most welcome.
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Ian Hart Posts: 437 4/29/2015	Is this the appropriate place to discuss the content itself? I think I may have reached the option to end it on Day 2, but I'd hate to miss any content on Day 3. Edit: does anyone know if I can make use of my remaining time after solving the mystery, or if there are risks or costs to waiting until the last minute to solve it? edited by Ian Hart on 4/29/2015 -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Antifinity
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Emain Ablach Posts: 348 4/29/2015	Very nice story. I wish I could have spent a little bit more time walking in the corridors and visiting the place, I'm sure I missed some texts. But it was really interesting ! I'm just surprised by the tone of the story. It begins very strange and creepy, but this atmosphere doesn't last. It lacks this... disturbing mood that the story promises. But I really liked it ! -- Went NORTH. Got salted. Never came back. We won't remember him. https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Emain%20Ablach
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Grove Posts: 38 4/29/2015	Would any one be kind enough to pm me the results of the third option?
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Ian Hart Posts: 437 4/29/2015	Grove wrote: Would any one be kind enough to pm me the results of the third option? That's the one I'm considering as well. I'd like to know the other two results as well though, to compare. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Antifinity
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot) Posts: 1372 4/30/2015	Oh fine, curiosity got the better of me about the last option. Though its full satisfying will have to be deferred, apparently. (See my profile for details.) edited by an_ocelot on 4/30/2015 -- Social Actions: send them to Kade Carrion (she/her; no Tournament of Lilies, please). an_ocelot has gone NORTH and cannot benefit from social actions! Possibly-Useful Things: Spreadsheets and hints and link collections, oh my.
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xKiv Posts: 846 6/18/2015	Don't forget to check house of chimes. edited by xKiv on 6/18/2015 -- https://www.fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/xKiv - a witchful, percussive, dangermous and shadowry scholar of coexplodence, hopsidirean, and walker of fallen kitties.
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