Alexis Kennedy
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11/26/2015
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'The Old Hound waits in her stall, forelimbs folded, eyes deep and sad. Strings of glass jewels glimmer and clash. A flower-scent rises from the incense tripod. "Best," she groans. "Best wares."'
'Someone has despoiled the stump of a granary with graffiti. "KHANATE SWINE", they have daubed on the wall. "HORSE LUMPERS" "SHIP CROWS" "FOX BITERS" "ARSE-FISH". Many of the sentiments are obscure, but few seem positive, and there is definitely a zoological theme.'
'The surface of a mirror-dark pool trembles. The shadows beneath the trees bend and quiver. The forest shakes. Blood drips from the branches. Salamanders slink hissing from the grass. Tiger-heads break the pool's surface. "War," a voice cries. "War!"'
We're opening the Elder Continent to visitors for the first time. See the story-haunted port of Apis Meet. Visit the hundred-tongued city of Caution. Mount an expedition into the Bleeding Forest, where bee-stings kill with melancholy; and discover whether the pretender-god called the Thief-of-Faces still lies bound in its Prison of Flint...
Flint is a special Christmas treat: a two-part Truly Exceptional Story. Part I opened in October, and Part II is live now. It's the single largest piece of content ever released in Fallen London, and it may be the last bit of FL content I write - Paul now refuses to leave me alone in a room with a keyboard, since I have proven completely incapable of staying within content budget.
Subscribing to Exceptional Friendship will give you access to Parts I and II. Subscribers had early access to the first part of the story in November. If you've been supporting us since November, thank you very much! We hope you've enjoyed it.
We'll also be offering immediate access to the story for the higher price of 120 Fate, for people who really want to play the story but for some reason don't want to subscribe.
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Nigel Overstreet
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11/27/2015
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Alexis Kennedy wrote:
it may be the last bit of FL content I write - Paul now refuses to leave me alone in a room with a keyboard, since I have proven completely incapable of staying within content budget. So the Fidgeting Writer was really Alexis all along...
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Well, I decided not to wait for the typical 3H 20M (actually 6 40 with Exceptional Friendship) turn refill and get enough to just finish the story. I was not disappointed. The story was masterfully done, and brought up questions such as who deserved forgiveness, who deserved a second chance, and what risks would one take, or would one even do what they typically do as done before; especially considering if one wanted to break the cycle of mistakes?
(Looks like I better slip that old spoiler tag on)
[spoiler]In the end, I did take the risky path option on the story, but I played a "prudent" option as my character was apt to do. Then again, about 40% of the way through the second part, I realized if he kept doing what he always did, nothing would change. Egged on by that thought, he risked the "optimistic" path. That option as well as the heroics in the first chapter which now allowed the scarred one to become the "Woman in Yellow" of whom became the new Deputy (Sorry about that, Showman.) I asked her to keep hope alive and try to "look forward." Little did I know how useful that would be later.
I decided to stock up with as many supplies as possible, and even spent three days in Caution exploring multiple stories. When I had to make my journey to Flint, the journey South was easy due to my current stats and stocked options all being filled. (I'm glad practicality was there for that first 40% however it seems.) My choices I mentioned earlier allowed me to convince her not to become...stone topiary. She stayed with me and not as a "prisoner."
I spent time talking to the "revived statues" and found the snippets of the different time and cultures a delight. I then met my nemesis (not Nemesis, that's a whole other Ambition story....) from the last part of the story and Parlayed. I decided to work with her, thinking I did not know all the story and got the tablet back as part of the deal. She went her way and I mine (I am sick of Betrayal as a former player of the Game so I kept my word as well as not doing stupid things "because they are there" so no drinking of the Wound.)
When I returned, I parted with the Woman in Yellow, my Deputy, and her Favour increased. I was honest about my actions to the "Bishop" so I decided to refuse Absolution (no reward or punishment for such, and anyway I really didn't have the right Quirts I wanted to boost,) I asked to explain the Thief of faces to me and finally understood what fueled true Hatred (double bonus, my Main did not have that Dread Surmise; now he does.)
Having Apis Peak is just an awesome bonus now the story is ended. Rarely do I want to take a ship ride just to play around with the stories; this is that notable exception (oh fine, the items are great that I can get from Caution also.)
And my character was changed in Spirit, but not in any way permanently or so it seems. (Those Stained however, may have a chance at Redemption...should they dare.)
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(I tried to Echo as much of this story as I could to my journal (it is in the truthseeker's link in my sig; feel free to read it with my blessing.)
Overall, the intricacy and detail to the little things we had in the story was masterful. Things seen or referenced introduced years back now made a reappearance, as well as the more recent Sunless Sea references (as well as some of the "Swag" which even if it never is used, was cool just to have on the FL end.) The Pathos and Ethos was notably moving and when you question "why do they do what they do" and get such a prolific answer, that alone makes this worth the cost of the story. Then throw in the "moral choices" you have to choose between "your goal or another life" and it's all icing on the literary cake. (And having that new zailing destination spot is great) "Lost in Reflections" was my favourite story, because this now is, hands down. I only regret it is over....that and I can't permanently join the Menagerie Circus.
Alexis, I hope they allow you another foray into the darkly-lit room with enough Darkdrop Coffee to write like this again one day, but if this Opus required you to "take a Room at the Royal Bethlehem" and retired you in this kind of work (or seriously, you actually are retiring from writing FL in this manner,) then it was one H**l of a Swan Song....if the Swan was infused with Red Honey and Laudanum.
Bravo Sir, bravo!
(Uses Red Science to alter the Great Chain of Ranking and gives an 11/10)
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geremy
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1/16/2016
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In case anyone's curious, I tried feeding a Tear of the Bazaar to the snuffer in the garden to see if level 9 intoxicating would make a difference. No dice.
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Anvil
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11/26/2015
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What did the Delicious Administrator mean by "and it may be the last bit of FL content I write - Paul now refuses to leave me alone in a room with a keyboard, since I have proven completely incapable of staying within content budget." ? I am not sure if this is a joke or not.
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Danko
Posts: 142
11/30/2015
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I'm really sad I can't visit Caution or go on an expedition anymore. Those locations were the most fun, and I've enjoyed the opportunity cards greatly.
I think they would work very well as permanent locations, like Adam's Way. Would it be too much to ask?
I liked the story but I still feel there's lots of little things I've missed that I'd like to check out or revisit.
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Danko
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12/1/2015
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Fhoenix wrote:
You can probably get another Forger in Prison.
That's pretty hilarious if that's true.
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Blaine Davidson
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11/27/2015
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I'm a little concerned, all this talk about how good the writing was and not one mention of the lovely art? I'd love to have some of those thumbnails from Caution, are they in Sunless Sea? I haven't encountered those yet.
Absolutely well done.
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Estelle Knoht
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11/27/2015
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I don't know what does this say about me, but I found Flint kinda cheerful and optimistic, even more than Polythreme? Like, come on, you have a friendly city of talking animals, fat scowling lady with a cute handbag, the Bishop is giving a TED talk, and the only one who can potentially do bad things is the player.
Almost forgot the Delightful Adventuress though, such a jerk. I am not taking back what I said, though.
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Dungerson
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11/28/2015
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the truthseeker wrote:
SavoryBiscuits wrote:
I did.
I was sort of expecting him to survive in his current form to the next century. "So what's your favourite movie?"
"Face Off"
When you think about it, Nicolas Cage's movies are all pretty suspicious.
Face/Off: Nic Cage took someone else's face... off.
The Wicker Man: Nic Cage got locked in a cage and swarmed by bees so that the inhabitants of a certain island could get their honey.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets: Nic Cage created a scandal at the British Royal Palace in order to obtain a Memento of Passion.
Con Air: Nic Cage expressed his distaste for a mistreated animal-in-a-box.
Surely there's something he wishes to tell us all.
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Docteur
Posts: 101
11/27/2015
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I'll post it here so people won't have to ask for PMs every time, so beware, spoilers about risky choices with The Wound!
[spoiler]You die (8 Wounds), gain 2 levels of Nightmare, gain 5 levels of Dangerous, and.. lose 40 levels of Persuasive. At least I went 200->160.[/spoiler]
Oh, also. This was the best experience I've ever had in Fallen London. I just loved this story with every gram of mass in my body. If I could marry it I would. In fact I think I will!
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Agatha Kizmesis
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11/27/2015
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Docteur wrote:
I'll post it here so people won't have to ask for PMs every time, so beware, spoilers about risky choices with The Wound!
[spoiler]You die (8 Wounds), gain 2 levels of Nightmare, gain 5 levels of Dangerous, and.. lose 40 levels of Persuasive. At least I went 200->160.[/spoiler]
Oh, also. This was the best experience I've ever had in Fallen London. I just loved this story with every gram of mass in my body. If I could marry it I would. In fact I think I will!
edited by Docteur on 11/27/2015
Flint better be open to polygamy, because I plan on marrying it too ♡
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geremy
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1/16/2016
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Oh yes. I'm just glad I decided not to go with the Master's Blood.
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Erika
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2/3/2016
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My last Noman also made the trip to the Prison, and my current Noman is my bo'sun on Monster Hunts for Seals.
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xKiv
Posts: 846
12/25/2015
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Esurnir wrote:
I have to ask people who made -that- choice... What's best to cure a hangover ? Strangling willow Absinthe or Fourth City Airag?
(ratwork derringer)
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12/25/2015
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xKiv wrote:
Esurnir wrote:
I have to ask people who made -that- choice... What's best to cure a hangover ? Strangling willow Absinthe or Fourth City Airag?
(ratwork derringer)
Irrigo so you never remember that Horror again!
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The Glass Boffin
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11/26/2015
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BY THE DELICIOUS FRIENDSHIPS YES MY ESTEEMED CERULEAN FRIEND YES.
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Ruddertail
Posts: 36
11/27/2015
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Koenig wrote:
I ask for a little bit of advise for those who have reach the Lesser Wound
[spoiler]A little persuasive damage, otherwise a positive action.[/spoiler]
v Thanks!
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MidnightVoyager
Posts: 858
11/29/2015
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Sestina Valdis wrote:
@Valiant:
[spoiler]He can also remove stains from the soul of a Seeker.[/spoiler]
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cwolf
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11/30/2015
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cwolf wrote:
Frensus wrote:
cwolf wrote:
I fear I've missed out on the Part 2 content. I took passage at Wolfstack and upon arriving, the first option off the ship was a list of locations. I chose "London" and was taken back to the city and appear to have ended the story before even beginning it. I now see no way to return. Is there any way I might try this again?
If there's no option to take a boat at Wolfstack Docks, you may need to wait until you have a ship of your own, or send a report to FB?
Thanks. Will reach out to FB.
...and FB resolved in minutes. Incredibly fast response time. Thanks so much! I'll be zailing today.
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MadmanAtW
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11/27/2015
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The mouseover text on the Outlandish Artefact is one of the greatest things I have ever read. Thank you.
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Sara Hysaro
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11/28/2015
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The Bleeding Forest is definitely awesome. I stayed in there long enough to do the Huz mini-quest twice to see both options. I'm also glad that I got 10 of each item only found in Caution. They don't have a use, but souvenirs are nice all their own.
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SavoryBiscuits
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11/28/2015
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mnemosius wrote:
It seems that most people chose one of the two more profitable ends to Flint. Did anyone choose to ask the Bishop about himself at the end?
I did.
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11/28/2015
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SavoryBiscuits wrote:
mnemosius wrote:
It seems that most people chose one of the two more profitable ends to Flint. Did anyone choose to ask the Bishop about himself at the end?
I did.
I was sort of expecting him to survive in his current form to the next century. "So what's your favourite movie?"
"Face Off"
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Curious Foreigner
Posts: 210
11/28/2015
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Well, I know what I'm giving myself for Christmas this year. I'll do Flint a second time.
I'm happy with my choices, I just want to spend more time in the Bleeding Forest.
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11/29/2015
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Well, whether 100-plus turns is too slow or too rushed, I verily enjoyed my experience in the story! Now make another Alexis!
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
11/27/2015
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So, I got my ticket to cross the Zee and... Well, it's been a while since I've used my Zubmarine, so I'd forgotten what was involved.
R.I.P. all of those Qualities I hadn't used up. RIP my Fascinating. RIP my Casing. RIP my Dramatic Tension. :-(
Hopefully the rest of the story is good, and I won't feel so bad about the loss.
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Current [Fabulous Diamond] count: Twenty-Five (of 50). Halfway there! ^_^
Metaphysical Caprice: 11.
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Docteur
Posts: 101
11/27/2015
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Ruddertail wrote:
Docteur wrote:
I'll post it here so people won't have to ask for PMs every time, so beware, spoilers about risky choices with The Wound!
edited by Docteur on 11/27/2015
The results aren't consistent. [spoiler]I got a few points of wounds, gained some levels of Dangerous, and.. lost ONE point of persuasive. Also got a primaeval hint.[/spoiler]
*cry*
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
11/28/2015
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Juno wrote:
A few spoilerish questions I have:
Has anyone freed more than 5 [spoiler]...different people in the Garden? So far I have:
- a wounded man
- a delighted woman
- a crying woman
- a most vengeful rat and
- a snuffer[/spoiler]
The tracking quality used for it has 1-20, 21-40, etc through to 81-100.
Or at least, I didn't see it go over 100 at all (getting the last one took me a while), and so I assume there were only 5.
Hope that helps!
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metasynthie
Posts: 645
12/3/2015
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Presumably at some point there may be a story that requires a higher level of Intoxicating -- say 6, at which point you'd need a rather expensive item. Intoxicating is nice because it means "just have some kind of wines item" at a low level like the one needed for Flint, but that's not the only use; the new qualities-of-items seems like a system that they're going to use for quite a few things.
The easiest way to think of these "select an item with a quality" storylets is that they add an "this OR that" requirement into Fallen London without needing to have a ton of identical branches. Before Intoxicating, every time you woke a statue you'd have to have 12 different branches on the storylet, called "Pour the statue a sip of Greyfields 1879" and "Pour the statue a sip of Greyfields 1882" and "Pour the statue a sip of Morelways 1872" and so on and so forth. It's a shortcut to avoid that tedium, but also allow flexibility, so you don't locked out of options while far away from the Bazaar, as would've been common if it only accepted 1879.
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Toran
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2/3/2016
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Optimatum wrote:
1. Those were shards of something else more glassy, iirc.
2. I don't think Nomen would do well in the Elder Continent since it's explicitly hot and tropical.
Flint can be very glassy, but either way, I want a shard.
It seemed to do okay when I took it there. Perhaps the nearness to the Mountain helped. Apparently I wasn't the only one who took their Noman exploring this year. Now we just need Failbetter to write special content for the three people who did it. That seems like a good use of their time.
edited by Toran on 2/3/2016
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genesis
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2/1/2016
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navchaa wrote:
Sorry for reviving this thread again... I'm just about to set off to Flint and would like to know what sort of supplies to bring. I understand that a supply of presbyterate passphrases will come in handy. Anything aside from that?
Also, are there any areas that I should pay attention to if I wish to complete all sections? Was there something about a forest that one can't go back to?
Don't worry about using the old thread. Most people don't mind and it can be the most appropriate thing to do (as in this instance).
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The following resources will make your life easier/more options available: passphrases, various third-tier items (MoEC, ToT, ZZ, etc) proscribed materials, cheap wine items. Most of these you only need a few of but you may want to have a safer supply of PP and MoEC. You'll also find it helpful to have higher Subtle and Melancholy.
The forest is called the Bleeding Forest and, indeed, make sure you've done as much there as you can. It's not a resource grind but lots of lore-ish snippets. Apart from that make sure you fully explore the end-story area before leaving.
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Toran
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2/1/2016
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Just finished Flint. A completely wonderful story and more than justifies having gotten Exceptional Friendship just to see it.
Two minor items:
[spoiler] 1. I was disappointed we weren't allowed to grab a piece of the Flint Prison. The flavor text said there were a ton of shards from it scattered in the grass. I'd definitely have picked one up just as a memento.
2. I took Alan, my noman, on my expedition with me. But there were no options to make him into a statue or extend his life. What happened there? (I'm just kidding, I never expected this to be part of the content - but I have been wondering if the Elder Continent would help nomen.)
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MidnightVoyager
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1/13/2016
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TheThirdPolice wrote:
I'm not quite finished yet, so I haven't read the thread. Has anyone tried the "Unstain your soul" option? I'm terribly tempted to experience more Seeking content after so long, but it is going in the opposite direction. I'd love it if someone could link me to an echo of the result.
The effects are exactly as advertised. The Bishop is apparently a man of his word.
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
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12/7/2015
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I linked all three endings on the prior page of this thread.
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
1/13/2016
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Speaking of losing friends, I just noticed my assistants on an expedition are finally gone! My loud, rowdy household just got six times quieter.
I'll miss you guys. I made up names for you and everything 
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Cordelia Blackburne
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1/13/2016
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the truthseeker wrote:
Can fate bring him back?
Well, one presumes I could just draw cards in Watchmaker's Hill until I meet another Soldier with suspiciously similar regrets and mustaches, but I'll always know in my heart he's not the genuine article, won't I?
I think it's a testament to the compelling writing in this story that despite hating this particular result of my choices, I don't want to negate them.
(…yet)
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Erika
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3/12/2016
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I haven't touched the Bishop's Offer just so I can stain my soul a total of 14 times when Seeking comes back.
What else am I to do with all these Starveling Cats?
edited by Cecil on 3/12/2016
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12/6/2015
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Hey everyone, this is my first post to the forum. I don't know if anybody can help me at all but I'm really upset and I thought I would try seeing if anyone here has any ideas before I send a tear-filled email to the Failbetter team.
I just finished Flint. And on the very last Storylet, asking the Bishop for absolution, when I made my choice, my Internet connection went out for a little bit. That page was stuck in a "loading" loop. I tried visiting some other websites in different tabs and nothing was loading. I disconnected and reconnected to the Internet, and now I can load other pages... but the Fallen London tab never displayed the result of that final storylet. When it finished loading, it showed the normal header and sidebar of the Fallen London site, but the middle section, where the storylet and the options and everything are, was completely blank. Opening a new tab and loading Fallen London, it loads correctly... but talking to the Bishop is not available. I've already done that and completed the story so it's not an option anymore. I just never got to read the results of that last storylet.
I really want to read that final piece of Flint. I understand why there's a prohibition against posting fate-locked content. But I'm left pretty stuck. I have no idea how I could possibly regain that storylet and experience the conclusion.
Does anybody have any idea of how I might fix this? A way to read something you've done but weren't able to record in your journal? Any method at all to see what I missed? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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12/6/2015
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I haven't completed Flint myself but you should be able to find someone who echoed the conversation with the Bishop. Just look back in this thread for someone who chose the same ending as you and see if they echoed it or maybe someone can PM you the text.
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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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12/6/2015
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Having previously travelled with other Deputies, playing this story as Juniper with Silas as her Deputy was... completely hilarious. Silas, you old dog.
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Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
12/2/2015
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Wow, that was indeed epic. Well done. My echoes start here (with an interruption for Hallowmas).
Here are direct links to the final three bits of lore:
[spoiler]At the end, I asked about the Mountain ; here's the Thief of Faces; and here's the Bishop.[/spoiler]
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Gonen
Posts: 817
12/3/2015
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Amélie Vaincœur wrote:
Has anyone tried awakening a statue with something really expensive? I've only used the usual Greyfields wines...
Thought about it... Whether the snuffer won't be upset if awaken with Tears of Bazaar.
But then I thought again.
My character is not prone to that kind of self destruction, just to try long shot things. I am no Nitebrite.
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suinicide
Posts: 2409
12/3/2015
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I used strangling willow absinthe and didn't notice any change. But I suppose attacking the person who shoved it in your face is a fair reaction.
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RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Dr Strangeyoung
Posts: 30
12/3/2015
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An application of Black Wings Absinthe resulted in neither a more nor a less Vake-ish aspect to the awoken, from my experiments.
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Dr. Strangeyoung (now and forever of a Northish orientation)
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The Duke of Waltham
Posts: 150
12/29/2015
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"You unlocked this with Elder Expedition's Progress 334 (you needed 50)". This is how long it took me to wring every last drop of content out of the Bleeding Forest. Actually, no; all the challenges were straightforward for me, so the only failure text I saw came from luck checks (of which I think there was only one). On the other hand, I got to stay as long as I wished without any adverse effects, which helped me explore to the fullest the rich buffet of available options. With so much content on offer, my experience of the Forest would have been rather impressionistic had I left as soon as I had the requisite progress.
And it would be a shame to leave so early, because this was a delightful new world of mystery and wonder, with engrossing text and beautiful art, and more variety than I had expected to see; it really felt at first as if new cards would never stop coming. If it got a little grindy towards the end, that was only because I stayed far more than I was supposed to (waiting for the final few unexplored branches to reappear), and it was still absolutely worth it. The mechanics would also have impressed me had I not been familiar with them from the Flash Lay, but here they felt more natural, and the unknown elements (both the obstacles and not knowing initially how much progress was needed to move on) were appropriate in this setting.
I'm really excited about this. I enjoyed Apis Meet and Caution very much, and everywhere I go I am struck by the sheer novelty of the Elder Continent (I'd never been across the Zee before), but it's the Bleeding Forest that felt the least like London. It's worth the price of admission by itself, and at least in terms of gameplay it's a definite highlight of the story. Well, the story so far. I have a decision to make before I can move on...
Sestina Valdis wrote:
@Meat Machine: Which part of the story are you at currently? If you're in Apis Meet, eh, take note of your deputy's hint: free foreigners cannot travel South...
I remember reading this (without the spoiler, which I have removed from the quotation because it wouldn't display properly) and thinking, "Really, how hard could it be to find an option?" And then I couldn't find it myself. The place from which one departs was the very first I visited in Apis Meet, but it only had the one (generic) branch, so I didn't think to return later in case something else appeared. Is it possible that losing the Cherty quality unlocked the other branches? Does anyone know?
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Curious Foreigner
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3/31/2016
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She's an awesome facestealing abomination in a snazzy dress. What more advantages do you need?
But no, as far as I recall, she isn't any better than the other deputies.
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Esurnir
Posts: 10
12/24/2015
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I -loved- the flit. There's however one thing I need to say in parting:
[spoiler]OUUUUUCCCCHHHHH ANTHONY YOU CRUEL BASTARD! That was 30 persuasive.[/spoiler]
I have to ask people who made -that- choice... What's best to cure a hangover ? Strangling willow Absinthe or Fourth City Airag?
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genesis
Posts: 924
11/28/2015
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Christopher Wren? Which would also make sense if St Fiacre's is assumed to be St Paul's as it was one of the Wren's designs
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RandomWalker
Posts: 948
11/27/2015
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Vlademire wrote:
I continue to require a spot of help, as I'm apparently stuck in Apis Meet with no clue of how to carry on. I've been to the Mountain but was whisked back to the Meet with the Menagerie and can't find an option to go back. To my knowledge, I didn't finish the story. Help.
Check your inventory (specifically your curiosities) for a pinkish container of essence. If you do not have that, I'd suggest raising a bug with FB.
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Blaine Davidson
Posts: 388
11/27/2015
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Amélie Vaincœur wrote:
Blaine Davidson wrote:
I'd love to have some of those thumbnails from Caution, are they in Sunless Sea?
Do you mean those? They're new:
 
Yes! They're so surreal and vibrant which is such a nice a contrast to how drab all the London ones are, as it should be.
I'm exceptionally fond of one of the skull images. Shame I was on mobile much of the time while I was doing this story.
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MadmanAtW
Posts: 231
11/27/2015
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Re: the wound-
[spoiler]I drank from the wound, was capped in Dangerous and so didn't get any, but I lost about 100CP in Persuasive. I went from 4 to 7 wounds but did not die, and gained some nightmares.[/spoiler]
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Amélie Vaincœur
Posts: 85
11/27/2015
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@Lumyire: that's not a bug, it's the new UI -- see the Requirements & Costs thread.
Blaine Davidson wrote:
I'd love to have some of those thumbnails from Caution, are they in Sunless Sea?
Do you mean those? They're new:
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Enchantée.
An occasional player's long and winding road to Paramount Presence:
27/09/2017 - London's Blood
29/12/2018 - London's Nerves
11/02/2019 - London's Marrow
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Posts: 274
11/26/2015
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Thanks Failbetter! Happy Thanksgiving from the states. I'm thankful you released this 
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Kylestien
Posts: 749
11/26/2015
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[spoiler]I am currently on the "Shall All be Well?" part. I cannot decide whether or not to go with the "Normal" story or go with the "Harder" version. On the one hand, I do enjoy a easier romp, but on the other I am curious just what the higher stakes are, and what it will cost me...[/spoiler]
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Sara Hysaro
Moderator
Posts: 4514
11/29/2015
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[spoiler]You can drink from the Wound regardless; the choice just determines how severe the consequences are. [/spoiler]
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Sestina Valdis
Posts: 210
11/29/2015
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@Valiant:
[spoiler]There are options to change one quirk to 14 while completely removing the opposite quirk. For example, my main picked the 14 Hedonist option, which got rid of all her Austere. I believe that, in order to play each one, you need at least 4 of its opposite quirk (at least I think it's 4). So, to remove all your Austere and get Hedonist 14, you need at least 4 Austere.
There's also an opportunity to get rid of all your menaces via Absolution, if you don't want to touch your quirks.
All of these are done via drinking various potions and things that the Bishop offers, as far as I'm aware. I didn't echo the choices though.[/spoiler]
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A Past Scattered Across Discarded Stockings
Fei Xue, the Artful Assassin.
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Sir Joseph Marlen
Posts: 575
11/29/2015
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Has anyone else noticed that you still have Your Assistants on an Expedition after the story is complete? Or is that just a bug on my part?
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Alexus Harven - The Defiant Fatalist
Rose Reinhelm - The Respectful Revolutionary
Cappuccino - The Perfidious Spycraft
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Hobnail
Posts: 179
11/28/2015
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THE BLOOD! MY WOUND! SUCH A WOUND!
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Curious Foreigner
Posts: 210
11/28/2015
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Sara Hysaro wrote:
The Bleeding Forest is definitely awesome. I stayed in there long enough to do the Huz mini-quest twice to see both options. I'm also glad that I got 10 of each item only found in Caution. They don't have a use, but souvenirs are nice all their own.
I didn't realise I was leaving the Forest for good until it was already too late, so I had only a glimpse of it.
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cwolf
Posts: 9
11/30/2015
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genesis wrote:
Out of curiosity what was the FB's solution? Did they set back your account specifically or did they include a new storylet that everyone can use?
Looks like my account specifically. They returned the "A Ticket to Apis Meet" option to my storylet list at Wolfstack by "making a slight tweak to my character."
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Sestina Valdis
Posts: 210
11/30/2015
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Cavanaugh wrote:
Excellent story. I escaped with my deputy intact, with 1 cherty, and helped the Patroness (I have no truck with the thief of faces). Now I'm back and trying to decide... do I give up the essences or wait for the promised extra narrative?
Giving your essences to the Bishop won't consume them, so you can do both. =)
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A Past Scattered Across Discarded Stockings
Fei Xue, the Artful Assassin.
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Vopel
Posts: 33
12/1/2015
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I want a pet Bloatfinger))
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ericjs
Posts: 36
12/1/2015
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Hmm. My Cherty seems to be 8. Am I, ahem, boned?
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Dr Strangeyoung
Posts: 30
12/1/2015
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Whoops!
[spoiler]Returning to Caution removes all Plans, Inclinations, and Comforts, and the Path/Huz qualities entirely. [/spoiler]
Beware!
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Dr. Strangeyoung (now and forever of a Northish orientation)
Tom Demosthenes (finding his place in the City by the River)
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
12/2/2015
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the truthseeker wrote:
Kylestien wrote:
I'd like to know what happened with the Sometimes choices too to be honest. In return I offer this little reward based trinket in regards of Apis Meet:
[spoiler]Not sure how useful it is since I have no idea what it is for, But I got a Bell of Styian Ivory from exploring the ruins for what I can only assume was a Rare Sucess since the other times I got the coral thing. Might be handy if you ever want more than one for some reason.[/spoiler]
Edit: you can only have one spoiler tag per entry. I moved the quoted reply to one tag; I suggest you edit yours to do so as well.
Explored that location for 4 days (3 days before leaving south, 1 day more when I returned back) so yeah, it looks like it was a rare success indeed, or you had some things or conditions that made you get it instead.
Pretty sure that was Evening and the other result was Morning and Afternoon.
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ericjs
Posts: 36
12/2/2015
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About the ball of stygian ivory:
[spoiler]I came away with three. I believe I found one every time I explored the ruins in the evening, but never other times of day. So not so rare a success, though if others are having different luck perhaps it is influenced by some quality or other.[/spoiler]
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Lacunae
Posts: 49
11/29/2015
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Does this mean that Seeking will soon be returning? The addition of a related storylet hasn't happened for a while.
Also, how do you get spoiler tags to work here
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Lacunae
Posts: 49
11/29/2015
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Ah I see, yes I was replying to quoted posts and wondering what was going wrong. Thanks!
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Nigel Overstreet
Posts: 1220
11/29/2015
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Lacunae wrote:
Does this mean that Seeking will soon be returning? I wouldn't count on it. Seeking is probably low on a very, very long list of things FBG has in the pipes right now.
I didn't find this option, so it may only appear if you have Stains, but are no longer actively Seeking the Name. There used to be a Fate option in Flute Street that did that as well.
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Curious Foreigner
Posts: 210
11/29/2015
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Why would you want to remove Stains on your Soul though? Their main effect seems to be making your soul much less appetising, which is clearly an improvement.
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Cochimetl went North, and beyond. No poems, only candlelight now. (Well, maybe one poem.)
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11/30/2015
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Nigel Overstreet wrote:
Lacunae wrote:
Does this mean that Seeking will soon be returning? I wouldn't count on it. Seeking is probably low on a very, very long list of things FBG has in the pipes right now.
I didn't find this option, so it may only appear if you have Stains, but are no longer actively Seeking the Name. There used to be a Fate option in Flute Street that did that as well.
The thing in Flute Street fixes something else, IIRC? [spoiler]The scars.[/spoiler]
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Optimatum
Posts: 3666
11/30/2015
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What a pity I still have need of the Cave of the Nadir. Otherwise I could effectively have two PoSI specializations. Has anyone taken the risky action with Dangerous already over 200 from being a Shattering Force?
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Posts: 15
12/1/2015
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Are you actually able to...
[spoiler] get to the prison of flint? Or is it just the vineyard, or what? After I received the essences I only saw the option to leave. Is that the end of the story or did I miss something? Thanks. [/spoiler]
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12/1/2015
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Sackville wrote:
Mark Anderson wrote:
I finished part I last month, but I seem to be stuck in the house of chimes just asking the bishop questions. Where is the next step?
Thanks,
Mark
If you're ready for Part II, go to Wolfstack and get on a boat for the Elder Continent.
This is a little tricky, so pay heed to the warning: Should you choose to travel there, your own ship can get a one-time exemption from losing the zailing values reset upon voyage. However, should you zail back, the values are then reset. Just a warning for those who may have some things they do not want reset, especially Dramatic Tension. Should you travel over there without the exemption, but zail back, then that exemption will work as intended. (I'm leaving this unspoilered if this was an unintended setup of the story so Failbetter can fix it for both journeys.)
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Fhoenix
Posts: 602
12/1/2015
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You can probably get another Forger in Prison.
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12/1/2015
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Assuming that losing deputies via the risky path doesn't lock the way to gain their acquaintance, prison should work fine. The SFiG fate-locked option for his acquaintance is just if you have reached SFiG 54.
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SavoryBiscuits
Posts: 18
11/29/2015
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Blaine Davidson wrote:
SavoryBiscuits wrote:
mnemosius wrote:
It seems that most people chose one of the two more profitable ends to Flint. Did anyone choose to ask the Bishop about himself at the end?
I did.
This actually would significantly change my character's views on Snuffers. It's kind of a depressing story. I mean she questions what they are and their actions. Hell, she often wonders if it was a wise idea to let [spoilers]the Big Rat live and if she should be occasionally assisting the teeth.[/spoilers]
But if she were to come into contact with this piece of knowledge in-game, well, the Bishop would immediatrly receive blatant favoritism and she'd be much kinder to Snuffers overall.
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Tell me about it. Savorybiscuits generally goes out of his way to be a decent individual, and has made a career out of making London safer by thwarting monsters, whether they be zee-dwelling, face-stealing, soul-swindling, or... The Vake.
I'll chalk up my earlier efforts to expunge the Snuffers due to unpleasant encounters in New Newgate and beneath the Carnival. But the Bishop of St. Fiacre's account does make me feel a twinge of remorse for the indiscriminate slayings/shootings/explosions.
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11/29/2015
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SavoryBiscuits wrote:
Tell me about it. Savorybiscuits generally goes out of his way to be a decent individual, and has made a career out of making London safer by thwarting monsters, whether they be zee-dwelling, face-stealing, soul-swindling, or... The Vake.
I'll chalk up my earlier efforts to expunge the Snuffers due to unpleasant encounters in New Newgate and beneath the Carnival. But the Bishop of St. Fiacre's account does make me feel a twinge of remorse for the indiscriminate slayings/shootings/explosions.
My Vake-hunter had the opposite problem. He was terribly traumatized by having to kill one of the snuffers he encountered, as he had grown rather fond of the character, and as a result, he couldn't bring himself to harm any others, despite worrying that he was letting them continue to hurt innocent people. Finding out that not all of them were evil has helped ease his conscience considerably.
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Valiant
Posts: 127
11/29/2015
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Thank you, Sestina!
By the way I had an interesting bug while travelling from Apis Meet.
[spoiler]The option to give an optimistic reply to your deputy adds Hedonist even if it’s 15 or more.
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And yes, I still have assistants with me too.
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11/29/2015
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Valiant wrote:
By the way I had an interesting bug while travelling from Apis Meet.
Interesting...
[spoiler]It didn't increase my Hedonism when I did it last night. So either it has an upper limit or that has since been fixed.[/spoiler]
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metasynthie
Posts: 645
11/29/2015
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Sara Hysaro wrote:
The Bleeding Forest is definitely awesome. I stayed in there long enough to do the Huz mini-quest twice to see both options. I'm also glad that I got 10 of each item only found in Caution. They don't have a use, but souvenirs are nice all their own.
Most of the Caution and Bleeding Forest qualities like "A Little Comfort" and qualities related to the Huz disappear after you finish your Elder Continent expedition, right? Or do you mean royal-blue feathers, solacefruit, and that kind of thing? Also, on which card do you actually build the Huz their palace? I found an echo of that bit but I can't tell how to get there.
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11/29/2015
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Anvil wrote:
If one of my Menaces gets past 8 during my stay in the Elder Continent, would I go immediately to another place ? or only once I've come back to London ?
You'll get a special but fairly simplistic menace reduction event in the place, where you essentially just click on two options, occasionally getting items and occasionally getting menaces, until you hit around 2 and return to where you were.
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Azuregosa
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11/29/2015
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I happened to go to the expedition without a single penny in my wallet. This was a big mistake.
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Curious Foreigner
Posts: 210
11/27/2015
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Yes you can. I'm fairly certain you can't even make her your deputy during Flint part I, since you need the Woman in Yellow, not the Seared Snuffer for that. You get an opportunity to appoint her after leaving for Caution.
A different question:
[spoiler]has anyone chosen the obviously really really dumb choice at the Lesser Wound, when you've chosen the more risky path? Are the consequences as horrible as I imagine?[/spoiler]
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11/27/2015
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Has anyone figured out how to help the Huz with their Palace? I couldn't seem to find a card for that.
Also, you can increase chertiness in the forest if you...[spoiler]...let the Huz infest your clothes, and then ignore them when they show up as an Obstacle. Also, you want to avoid "mingling your tears with both" of the figures in Yearning.[/spoiler]
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11/27/2015
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suinicide wrote:
Can anyone who has finished the story tell me if it's still possible to return to Apis Meet afterwards? I have yet to leave it because I've spent too much time goofing off there, and I would like to continue doing this once I've actually finished the story.
Completing the story permanently unlocks Apis Meet as a destination at Zee.
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11/27/2015
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Optimatum wrote:
suinicide wrote:
Can anyone who has finished the story tell me if it's still possible to return to Apis Meet afterwards? I have yet to leave it because I've spent too much time goofing off there, and I would like to continue doing this once I've actually finished the story.
Completing the story permanently unlocks Apis Meet as a destination at Zee.
I wasn't sure if that was permanent or not; I am thrilled to read it is so! I'll post more on my review after I have finished my story with my main character of whom only has exceptional friendship. Short of something completely unexpected, it should be glowing.
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Posts: 295
11/27/2015
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Curious Foreigner wrote:
A different question:
[spoiler]has anyone chosen the obviously really really dumb choice at the Lesser Wound, when you've chosen the more risky path? Are the consequences as horrible as I imagine?[/spoiler]
I died, among other things. I'll PM you.
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11/27/2015
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I'd like to know what happened with the Sometimes choices too to be honest. In return I offer this little reward based trinket in regards of Apis Meet:
[spoiler]Not sure how useful it is since I have no idea what it is for, But I got a Bell of Styian Ivory from exploring the ruins for what I can only assume was a Rare Sucess since the other times I got the coral thing. Might be handy if you ever want more than one for some reason. [/spoiler]
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metasynthie
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11/26/2015
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Iron Republic:Elder Continent::Bosch:Serafini ?
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Docteur
Posts: 101
11/26/2015
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Kylestien wrote:
*snip*
[spoiler]I answered Sometimes, no big difference yet but.. I mean.. Risk! Thrills![/spoiler]
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metasynthie
Posts: 645
11/26/2015
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, Luigi
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Posts: 167
11/26/2015
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Did anyone choose the path with 'negative consequences'? How negative are they?
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NiteBrite
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11/26/2015
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If I started part 1 in November early access, but don't plan to compete it until the new year due to a time sensitive grind I am on, is there anything special I need to do now to ensure I'll keep access to part 2 later? The new introduction storylet for December said to go to the house of chimes (as is normal for all ES) but when I got there, there was no new story. And since progressing a story out of the house is how you normally prove you had access to chimes in the appropriate month, this makes me concerned that I will lose the story if I don't complete part 1 this month. Can anyone confirm this one way or the other?
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11/26/2015
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NiteBrite wrote:
If I started part 1 in November early access, but don't plan to compete it until the new year due to a time sensitive grind I am on, is there anything special I need to do now to ensure I'll keep access to part 2 later? The new introduction storylet for December said to go to the house of chimes (as is normal for all ES) but when I got there, there was no new story. And since progressing a story out of the house is how you normally prove you had access to chimes in the appropriate month, this makes me concerned that I will lose the story if I don't complete part 1 this month. Can anyone confirm this one way or the other? When I clicked the "Good to see you" option on the "A Truly Exceptional Story: The Mask-Stall" storylet, I got the message that the story could be completed at any time. So, if you were able to use the "Good to see you" option, I think you're set.
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Koenig
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11/26/2015
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I wish I had known or realized to stock up on passphrases ahead of time. Would have saved me a lot of trouble.
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MadmanAtW
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11/27/2015
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And another question, though I think the answer is contained in Truthseeker's long post about finishing the content, but I want to be sure: once I've had my final conversation with the Bishop, can I return to Apis Meet? I want to hunt for some rare successes.
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Amélie Vaincœur
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11/27/2015
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MadmanAtW wrote:
And another question, though I think the answer is contained in Truthseeker's long post about finishing the content, but I want to be sure: once I've had my final conversation with the Bishop, can I return to Apis Meet? I want to hunt for some rare successes.
You can return to Apis Meet, but not to Caution or the Bleeding Forest. I wasn't sure about this myself so I went back to Apis as soon as I finished the story in London. You can play through as many days in Apis as you want, but the options to travel to Caution with Wombwell & Co. are gone.
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Amélie Vaincœur
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11/27/2015
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ashdenej wrote:
on leaving Apis Meet, I got the message that "[You can return at any time, and spend another day in Apis Meet; but after each day you must leave again, either for London or for the deeper South.]".
That's exactly what made me think another expedition might be possible... but the only option at Wombwell's is to look at the exhibits. If there's another way to go South I didn't find it.
ashdenej wrote:
Although I guess that makes sense given that you've been directly told to leave Caution.
Though that was only because you were Cherty at the time, wasn't it? I got rid of my remaining Chertyness on my return visit to Apis Meet, so that wouldn't be a problem anymore. Maybe we'll be able to return once the Dilmun Club content is updated...
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11/27/2015
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Agatha Kizmesis wrote:
Docteur wrote:
I'll post it here so people won't have to ask for PMs every time, so beware, spoilers about risky choices with The Wound!
[spoiler]You die (8 Wounds), gain 2 levels of Nightmare, gain 5 levels of Dangerous, and.. lose 40 levels of Persuasive. At least I went 200->160.[/spoiler]
Oh, also. This was the best experience I've ever had in Fallen London. I just loved this story with every gram of mass in my body. If I could marry it I would. In fact I think I will!
edited by Docteur on 11/27/2015
Flint better be open to polygamy, because I plan on marrying it too ♡
I'll join that Org...I mean group wedding party as well! I want to have and to hold this event until True Death do us part!
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11/27/2015
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I took Slias, but switched to the Woman in Yellow when those options healed her in Apis. Also, see highlighted text:
ashdenej wrote:
Amélie Vaincœur wrote:
You can return to Apis Meet, but not to Caution or the Bleeding Forest. I wasn't sure about this myself so I went back to Apis as soon as I finished the story in London. You can play through as many days in Apis as you want, but the options to travel to Caution with Wombwell & Co. are gone.
Which is, in itself, kind of odd - on leaving Apis Meet, I got the message that "[You can return at any time, and spend another day in Apis Meet; but after each day you must leave again, either for London or for the deeper South.]". South's unavailable, even so? ...Although I guess that makes sense given that you've been directly told to leave Caution.
Unrelatedly, I wonder how much time passes when you're flinty? Time passes strangely in the Neath, so it makes sense that it wouldn't affect anything in London - but... still an interesting thing to consider.
It seems we caught a mistake in this (wonderful) story. it was written to note the options when the Tree expires during the Exceptional Story part of course, but not modified for the location left to you after the Exceptional Story part of it was over.
Unless somebody can show me a way "South" again Failbetter needs to somehow do an edit for those flagged as "completed" the story having Apis Peak in their Zailing locations for this.
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Schmidt
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11/28/2015
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I have no idea, but I urge you to become a statue, if only for my own selfish curiousity.
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AstraKiseki
Posts: 9
11/27/2015
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Speaking of shotgunning the wound, and this might be fairly big,
[spoiler]Drinking from the Wound while all won't be well, my character lost forty Persuasive and got forty dangerous. Note here, I'm not capped. A friend suspects it might be able to bust the stat cap since he went up to 205?[/spoiler]
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11/28/2015
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Lord Hoot wrote:
Amélie Vaincœur wrote:
Lord Hoot wrote:
"the death mask of the man they now call the Architect of Birds"
Any idea who this is a reference to?
Edit: never mind, worked it out almost as soon as I asked
Good for you. Could you give me a hint? 
A whispered hint: a famous architect associated with London, who has a bird for a surname.
genesis wrote:
Christopher Wren? Which would also make sense if St Fiacre's is assumed to be St Paul's as it was one of the Wren's designs
Well, all I can say about that is
[spoiler]"Don't Point"[/spoiler]
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suinicide
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4/2/2016
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Because you didn't complete the temple? I don't think there was anything too important you missed. If you poke around in the early pages of this thread you can probably see what happens.
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Optimatum
Posts: 3666
4/23/2016
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That doesn't sound intentional. Contact support@failbettergames.com and they can help you out.
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Jermaine Vendredi
Posts: 588
11/3/2016
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If you finished Flint, the only thing you can still do is travel to Apis Meet. There is no way to re-set, you have to re-purchase (Fate page). And unlike the other ES, it is not discounted the second time around.
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rahv7
Posts: 294
12/22/2016
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IIRC you can get Deep Zee Catches, Royal Blue Feathers and Solacefruit in Caution. You can get Knobs of Scintillack and Carved Balls in Apis Meet. Definitely no Live Specisms or any Eoliths.
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Plynkes
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4/15/2017
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Just wanted to chime in and say I absolutely loved this one. Never saw the woman in yellow again after the fire, not sure why. Guess she didn't make it. But I had a bucket of fun. Those tender moments with my old mucker the Regretful Soldier added emotion to what otherwise would have been an entirely mercenary affair. So glad I managed to keep him whole and, well, not made of stone. I think I shall cherish his friendship even more now.
More like this, please.
Edit: Was great to find out more about the Elder continent and the snuffers, too. A really fun romp.
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ashdenej
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1/1/2016
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Well, with Sacks' arrivals, so too has Silas come back into my character's life. Which is... maybe a little bit of a shame? Being able to reattain Silas's acquaintance when he had finally found peace in Flint is maybe not very narratively satisfying.
On the other hand, what would replace Day 8? A conspicuous absence of Shacksh, where your Melancholy increases and you think back to your adventures in the South?
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1/1/2016
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ashdenej wrote:
Well, with Sacks' arrivals, so too has Silas come back into my character's life. Which is... maybe a little bit of a shame? Being able to reattain Silas's acquaintance when he had finally found peace in Flint is maybe not very narratively satisfying.
Does it have to be permanent peace? Someone could have plied him with wine there after a few short months, and perhaps he felt sufficiently reinvigorated to return to his old life. Maybe. I'm reaching here. After all, I spent quite a long time as a statue and still returned home during Christmastide, with my eight assistants in tow. I have some options to choose from in terms of explaining this to myself, but none is perfectly satisfactory.
None will ever be.
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1/2/2016
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Sara Hysaro wrote:
Yes, progress qualities get reset when you head out to zee.
[spoiler]It's confusing because those who have a ship got a one time exemption when sailing to on Flint's mission, but it still reset when you sailed back to Fallen London. Go figure![/spoiler]
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Cordelia Blackburne
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1/12/2016
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A rather strange outcome for me and my deputy: I chose "all shall be well... sometimes," thinking it would only mean I would be punished with stat loss or menace zones, and I'm a big girl and I can take it. Well… long story short, my deputy, the Regretful Soldier, did not return to London with me.
So I returned to London minus a Soldier, and yet I found that when I returned, a card previously drawn to my hand remained: "How will the Regretful Soldier's tale end?" Previously, I played through the conversation with him at the House of Chimes and left the resulting card in my hand indefinitely since I don't want to spend money on the Soul Trade story at this particular moment. Apparently there are no "Acquaintance: Regretful Soldier" requirements on the card, and there it sits, despite the fact that, well... the Regretful Soldier's tale has ended, and not in a way reflected on the card.
I don't know if this is something that deserves a bug report or not.
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Cordelia Blackburne
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1/12/2016
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the truthseeker wrote:
I completely missed that. I wonder what value that story uses to track?
"You unlocked this with Caught Up in a Soldier's Heartbreaking Tale 7." I guess it's completely separate from Acquaintance: Regretful Soldier, of which I currently have none. (…sob) (Melancholy is increasing!)
Anyway, I reported it.
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Amélie Vaincœur
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12/6/2015
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PM sent to improbableone.
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3/30/2016
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Yes, it's definitely possible to replay it with a lot of Fate. I don't think you've missed out on anything so far, so you're good there!
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3/31/2016
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Triliby wrote:
Was saving her worth it... And does anyone know what the word would have given. I heard about a soul of the mountain.
Besides that, I'm about to hop off the boat ride. I noticed that there are 3 options of places I can pick, if I choose polytheam, may I then take another boat to apes meat.
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You probably can, but shouldn't. If you are not familiar with Polythreme or have a reason to go there, you really shouldn't be there, and at your stats, you don't need to go to Polythreme.
The Word would have made it a bit more convenient gathering resources in Part 2, but it is not a significant advantage. More importantly, you can give the Sister a fabulous makeover in Apis Meet.
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We don't know. Or at least I don't know, which is why I decided to play it safe and keep Delmar's stains.
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2/1/2016
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Toran wrote:
Just finished Flint..... Spoilers.... Noman.
Huh, that is an interesting thing to ponder about.
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You'll need to get the Road of Excess quality, or something like that. I think there's two cards that can give that to you? I seem to recall two cards involving bees, and you might be able to start that little mini quest through either of them.
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2/3/2016
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The Snow Child manages to survive zee-voyages! But then, it's got some very mysterious blood in it.
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1/13/2016
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A couple people seem to have echoed it, although no word on what the effects are (I don't have access to any accounts with stained souls, so I couldn't tell you, but maybe one of them could):
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Passionario?fromEchoId=7188523
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/MidnightVoyager?fromEchoId=7152524
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12/20/2015
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That's a shame, apparently I missed out on some good content in the forest (the Huz).
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1/13/2016
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MidnightVoyager wrote:
TheThirdPolice wrote:
I'm not quite finished yet, so I haven't read the thread. Has anyone tried the "Unstain your soul" option? I'm terribly tempted to experience more Seeking content after so long, but it is going in the opposite direction. I'd love it if someone could link me to an echo of the result.
The effects are exactly as advertised. The Bishop is apparently a man of his word.
Any side effects though? Wounds, quirks, that kind of thing?
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1/23/2016
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Does anyone know if it is somehow possbile to raise Cherty again after finishing Flint? I guess it would have to be in Apis Meet, at least I didn't notice any new storylets anywhere else.
I've recently spent an afternoon at the Biblioclasm in Apis Meet and lost my last point in Cherty. This replaces the 5 Echo option with a 2.5 Echo option, making the so-so carousel basically worthless (dropping from 1.4 EPA to 0.9 EPA if I calculated correctly).
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