th8827
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11/4/2015
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I was approached for the very first time by a Devil making me "A Serious Offer".
I eventually wish to live in the Brass Embassy, so I don't want to blow any chances and reset the Connected counter. What are the Benefits and Drawbacks of selling him my soul? And, if i sell it, can I ever get it back, or at least replace it?
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Pyrodinium
Posts: 639
11/4/2015
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Note that all I'm saying is non-FATE
1. One benefit is getting that oh so sinful 5-card Sanctum at the Brass Embassy at lower notability and price. As for drawbacks, I think the only concerns of note is that there are some locked opportunities in the University if you have no soull.
2. Yes, I think a opportunity card called "One's public" has a very low chance of giving your soul back.
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th8827
Posts: 823
11/4/2015
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Well... I have not even unlocked the University yet, so I'm good there.
...and I failed the luck check in the Oppertunity card, so I sold my soul for quite a bit of brass...
Anything that I should worry about? Bad oppertunities that I should be wary of? I have the Shuttered Palace and Forgotten Quarter unlocked so far. Working on grinding for Wolfstack Docks (got all the Surface Currency that I need from posing as a statue).
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Sara Hysaro
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11/4/2015
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There's no major negative consequences for losing your soul. It does add a card to your deck, but it shows up somewhat rarely and doesn't negatively affect you (especially since it's discardable). It does lock off a few options in the University, as noted above, but in return they open up alternative branches for the soulless.
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th8827
Posts: 823
11/4/2015
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In that case, I'll hold onto my Infernal Contract until Christmas.
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Nigel Overstreet
Posts: 1220
11/4/2015
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Pyrodinium wrote:
Note that all I'm saying is non-FATE
2. Yes, I think a opportunity card called "One's public" has a very low chance of giving your soul back.
There are lots of other opportunities that get your Soul back as well.
You get your Soul back when you score a 200 on a "What's in the bundle?" luck challenge. As long as the storylet you're using goes up to 200, you have a chance to get your soul.
Lots of storylets, from "Hoist the black flag" on the Underzee to this year's "Something on the doorstep?" on the "Visitor's at Hallowmas" card, to every "A Surprise Package" go up to 200 or greater.
It will require a little patience and a lot of luck, but you will eventually get your soul back without Fate.
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Snotra
Posts: 67
11/4/2015
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You could also go with what your character may wish to do.
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
11/4/2015
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Being soulless adds an option on the opportunity card A Gift from the Capering Relicker, which provides 300 souls and 20 infernal contracts. If you happen to be the spirifer type (via the 'Soul Trade' Fate-locked story), then this becomes even more profitable.
[spoiler]I happened to gain a contract of my own by failing a Luck check with the Quiet Deviless. ("A matter of luck. How could you fail?", indeed...)
Although I've had opportunities to seek it out, I'm not too bothered by it so I'm waiting for the bundle of oddities.
If you are worried about missing out on anything, I'd suggest doing all of the guest lecturer stuff at the University first (when you have Featured In The Tales Of The University at exactly 5.) That was the only place I felt I was missing out on anything.
Ultimately though, do whatever's going to be most appropriate for you. Souls can be recovered, though not without spending some amount of effort on your part.[/spoiler]
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
11/4/2015
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Wait a second... you're "grinding" your way to the Docks, and have all the surface currency you need? Does this mean you've been opening new areas of London by paying for the option in your Lodgings? This is a really bad idea, because those areas will open for free once your stats are high enough to actually do something in them. You're wasting your effort, else. Save that Currency for later (you'll need it), and work on getting your Dangerous up instead! (In fact, the Docks will open when you've made a certain level of Making Your Name in the Hills; for the Flit, you do have to go through your quarters, because the "Making Your Name" story isn't available yet for Shadowy).
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Erika
Posts: 528
11/4/2015
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To be fair, Making Your Name opening up new areas is new-ish content.
Also, if anyone happens to sell their soul via "what profit?" I would like a screenshot please! It's a bit hard for me to repeatably do this just to see more content.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
11/4/2015
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One question I have is whether there is a cheaper way into Mahogany Hall. Not that I am likely to be headed that way anytime soon, but it pays to plan ahead.
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Guest
11/4/2015
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Yeah, finished the University a while ago, and have a five-Card Lodging (Bazaar Spire.) Trying to decide if it's worth it or not just to update another lodging. I'm only around 3 Tears vials so I don't think I can do the long-term Nomad this this year (and then may just go the Vial of M*****S B***d for a special "feast" later instead.)
By the holidays i'll decide if it's worth "completing" my housing this way.
malthaussen wrote:
One question I have is whether there is a cheaper way into Mahogany Hall. Not that I am likely to be headed that way anytime soon, but it pays to plan ahead.
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Nope. Even if you go to your Gossiping people in your Lodgings (specifically, Speak to the Bohemian Sculptress... for that place,) the Giving Lessons at Mahogany Hall requires you know the route. Knowing the route for this specifically requires that selection from Open a way to other parts of the City and these components: 20 x Lucky Weasel, 10 x Reprehensible Lizard, 1000 x Silk Scrap, 10 x Sulky Bat, 10 x Ridiculous Hat, 10 x Talkative Rattus Faber, 1 x Pair of Magician's Gloves, and 1000 x Whispered Hint
However, it's always best to visit a new route through your Gossip person, as they can give bonus stats and items at times. In this Mahogany Hall example, if you go there through her, she gives you two bonus Lucky Weasels.
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The Master
Posts: 804
11/4/2015
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Another small thing that you get locked out is...
you can't invite devils as visitors for your marriage if you have no soul, just throught that this was a pretty nice touch when I was doing it.
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
11/4/2015
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If you have your own Infernal Contract you can't use the Palace option to raise Counting the Days. That is Talk about something else on An unusual competition which can take you from 10 to 12.
By the way if you do choose to use Fate to get it back you get Known for Metaphysical Caprice. Apparently this means that if you lose your soul again it gets more expensive to get it back. Getting it back in a bundle doesn't have this drawback.
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Kolanowski
Posts: 148
11/4/2015
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Side question, while we're on the subject: if I lose my soul, and then by some twist of fate get it back without trying to... is there a way to lose it again and get another Very own Infernal Contract?
Asking, uh, for a friend.
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Sara Hysaro
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11/4/2015
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You can definitely sell your soul again after getting it back, but the Intimate Devils won't pursue you a second time. There's a Fate-locked Opportunity around Hallowmas, a recurring door-to-door salesman through the Soul Trade, and a free opportunity around Christmas.
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Nigel Overstreet
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11/4/2015
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Sara Hysaro wrote:
There's a Fate-locked Opportunity around Hallowmas, a recurring door-to-door salesman through the Soul Trade, and a free opportunity around Christmas.
The Hallowmas option is the one you want, so make hay while the The Sun doesn't shine. 'Tis the season.
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lady ciel
Posts: 2548
11/5/2015
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The Hallowmas "Attend a Lecture on Spiritual Hygiene" option requires you to have watchful 200 though. To be honest I can't remember exactly what you get for attending the lecture ... can someone PM me please.
I have received a PM - thanks
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The Master
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11/5/2015
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lady ciel wrote:
The Hallowmas "Attend a Lecture on Spiritual Hygiene" option requires you to have watchful 200 though. To be honest I can't remember exactly what you get for attending the lecture ... can someone PM me please.
I have received a PM - thanks
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Would be nice if someone could pm me with the results as well, thanks in advance  .
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lady ciel
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11/5/2015
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You've got your PM.
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Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things.
No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible.
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