Hattington
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5/26/2017
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I supported the Seamstress mostly because I wanted to know what a proper spider cult looks like.
...I don't know what I was expecting but it definitely wasn't a possible backstory to Ungoliant.
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Waterpls
Posts: 326
5/26/2017
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Weak story overall. Excpecially the fight part.
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Pnakotic
Posts: 266
5/26/2017
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Is there a large image for the Lugubrious Seamstress as well? Loving the art for this one again...
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Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1789
5/26/2017
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Some of the issues players have with the Manager have been expressed here: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic24232-why-i-fell-out-of-love-with-the-game.aspx?Page=2
If you are not aware of this piece of lore, check it out: it will make the upcoming ES much better.
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SeveredJoke
Posts: 171
5/26/2017
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
Some of the issues players have with the Manager have been expressed here: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic24232-why-i-fell-out-of-love-with-the-game.aspx?Page=2
If you are not aware of this piece of lore, check it out: it will make the upcoming ES much better.
Thanks for the tip.
I enjoyed the story and like many of you here genuinely had to pause at the decisions. I'm annoyed at myself for my loyalty to an Amused Lordship and merely adding a meagre collection of trinkets to his collection but...I would very much like to progress the Dilmun Club storyline and read that it will be part of the new update so didn't want to harm my chances to progress.
I split with the envoy because I love the lore of the Khanate and its depiction in Sunless Seas. Really evocative imagery.
I wanted to side with the seamstress because I like mysterious cults but I don't like spiders and have too many spider council corpses to my name to make that a safe alliance.
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Marlon JD - Bag a Legend
Suzi Bapsthwaite - Light Fingers
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Alexei Totkinder - Nemesis
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Vavakx Nonexus
Posts: 892
5/26/2017
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Loved this story, mostly for the reasons already stated.
It's also worth mentioning how wonderful the amount of choices for the fight was. I expected to get a single storylet or 2 options total, not a chain of events during which I could freely alternate between honourable melee and underhanded trappings.
It was a pleasant surprise.
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Blabbing, the Hobo Everyone Knows: The One Who Pulls The Strings. A Clarity In The Darkness.
Charlotte and the Caretaker: A family?
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phryne
Posts: 1351
5/26/2017
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I'm intrigued by the prospect of a whole Season focusing on the Fallen Cities, and I liked this story a lot.
The fight scene was very enjoyable, especially since you could forgo any real fighting: after all my character Eva May Canning's abilities lie elsewhere, so I picked only the shadowy options with pitfalls and tripwires and whatnot. Watching the Envoy blundering through them was fun 
I will definitely play this one again on my other, more martial-arts-competent character Lady Orosenn, to experience the story in a different light - which is something I rarely do!
Also, I hope there'll be a Spider-Senate in Sunless Skies! 
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Exceptional Stories, sorted by Season and by writer ― Favours & Renown Guide
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OctaviaCrowe
Posts: 138
5/26/2017
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
Some of the issues players have with the Manager have been expressed here: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic24232-why-i-fell-out-of-love-with-the-game.aspx?Page=2
If you are not aware of this piece of lore, check it out: it will make the upcoming ES much better.
Also, the b---ard demands all your recurring dreams as a price for proceeding in the Hearts Desire ambition. Lost a whole year of What The Thunder Said that way.
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DeserterKalak
Posts: 94
5/26/2017
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I gave the relics to His Amused Lordship, but now I'm not sure I did the right thing. I'm very much Team Anti-Spider, but those cultists exist. They're citizens of our society, and she basically wanted to advance the lot of them and their masters by embracing their heritage. I like that she was opposed to giving up both eyes. Maybe the Motherlings had a more progressive relationship with their khanate followers than the spider councils of the modern age.
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Harlocke
Posts: 506
5/26/2017
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I'd be sympathetic towards the seamstress' desire to actually use the relics, if she was trying to do something other than make an unspeakable spider monster. With that option ruled out, despite my curiosity, I decided to take the diplomatic approach and split the relics. Nobody was really happy, but that's the cost of compromise.
Does anyone have a journal entry of what happens if you give them to the envoy?
I read the journal entry if you side with the seamstress. If I understand the cultists' objective correctly, [spoiler]are they trying to fertilize the sun into being an egg to hatch a galactic space spider?[/spoiler]
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Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
5/27/2017
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Dirae Erinyes had a protective day, with investigating and fighting. They split the artifacts with the envoy because they like their spider small and cute. The only downside is that the envoy might find dinner uncomfortable with Evensong staring them down the whole time. . .
Solid story overall, fun but probably not one of my favorites. I enjoyed the fact that the gave us dangerous focused character some love with the fight. Wish the player could have learned more about the motherlings through out the story.
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
5/27/2017
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This was a fun story. I ended up giving the relics to His Amused Lordship because the Khaganians were being too pushy and needed reminding that the Forgotten Quarter is far closer to London than it is to Khan's Glory.
btw, I noticed that there wasn't any special quality given to my character upon the completion of this story. You know, a little icon under "Story" with a description like "You have resolved X for better or for worse, usually worse." I'm wondering if this was the case for everyone else or just me and whether the lack of a completion quality is intended or if its some sort of bug?
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I sent an email to support asking if the lack of a Story quality is a bug. It probably isn't, but there's no harm in making sure.
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
5/27/2017
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btw, did anyone decide to give all the relics to the Envoy?
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Scienceandponies
Posts: 247
5/27/2017
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Anne Auclair wrote:
This was a fun story. I ended up giving the relics to His Amused Lordship because the Khaganians were being too pushy and needed reminding that the Forgotten Quarter is far closer to London than it is to Khan's Glory.
btw, I noticed that there wasn't any special quality given to my character upon the completion of this story. You know, a little icon under "Story" with a description like "You have resolved X for better or for worse, usually worse." I'm wondering if this was the case for everyone else or just me and whether the lack of a completion quality is intended or if its some sort of bug?
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I sent an email to support asking if the lack of a Story quality is a bug. It probably isn't, but there's no harm in making sure.
edited by Anne Auclair on 5/27/2017
I think the story quality in this case is the relic we took from the top of the crate as a momento. The one that counts as one of the the three turn ins for the season.
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Pnakotic
Posts: 266
5/27/2017
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I chose to split them with the envoy.
[spoiler]Reward was 5 Vital Intelligence; not too shabby.[/spoiler]
Overall, it was a decent story, some interesting characters. Over a little too quick. I also didn't feel like I got a great understanding of what could be set in motion by siding with either faction... which made me less inclined to side with anyone besides H.A.L. (who I am fond of anyway). The disposition of the combat was rather innovative, though. I enjoyed that.
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maleclypse
Posts: 259
5/27/2017
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I had really hoped I'd be able to talk to his amused lordship after splitting them with the Envoy.
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rhabyt
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5/27/2017
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I chose to give them all to the Envoy.
The result was a bit distant.
[spoiler] I received A Tile Emblazoned with a Thin Path from her and a bottle of 4th city Airag from his Amused Lordship[/spoiler]
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
5/28/2017
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Rasvarmo wrote:
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What?? The Manager of the Royal Beth wants me to help him with his dreams??
Is there an "F you and the horse you rode in on" button? :P
Well, hopefully at the end of the season there'll be an option to take the three items he needs and burn them. Preferably right in front of him :P Forgive me for going slightly off-topic (and please delete if it's not appropriate here), but - your comment made me laugh so much! Why do you dislike the Manager so much? I'm genuinely curious here, not trying to pick a fight. I'm wondering if I missed something the Manager has done...
I hate him for several reasons, both story and gameplay related, but in this case, my vitriol stems purely from the fact that I've often struggled with Nightmares in the game, which means I've had to put up with his constant annoying harassment via the opportunity cards, which usually makes my nightmares worse, which means I'm stuck with him even longer. It's like the guy who's mugged me several times coming to me and asking me to help him capture the guy who robbed his house. Doesn't go over too well :P
If it was just about him being a bad person, I'd probably be fine with helping him. My character has helped out plenty of jerks before. This time it's personal :P
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Finnegan
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5/28/2017
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That was a fun caper, a nice mix of investigation, sneaking, and combat. The final choice was easy as can be. As a thief, property ownership is a low priority but I always fulfill my contracts, so I beat them both with underhanded means and delivered the relics to His Amused Lordship. Of the two I admired the Envoy and would enjoy sparring with her again. I didn't like the Seamstress one bit; aside from her motives and the spiders, I thought she was a clumsy amateur.
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
5/28/2017
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Scienceandponies wrote:
Anne Auclair wrote:
This was a fun story. I ended up giving the relics to His Amused Lordship because the Khaganians were being too pushy and needed reminding that the Forgotten Quarter is far closer to London than it is to Khan's Glory.
btw, I noticed that there wasn't any special quality given to my character upon the completion of this story. You know, a little icon under "Story" with a description like "You have resolved X for better or for worse, usually worse." I'm wondering if this was the case for everyone else or just me and whether the lack of a completion quality is intended or if its some sort of bug?
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I sent an email to support asking if the lack of a Story quality is a bug. It probably isn't, but there's no harm in making sure.
edited by Anne Auclair on 5/27/2017
I think the story quality in this case is the relic we took from the top of the crate as a momento. The one that counts as one of the the three turn ins for the season.
The relic is the end of season item trade-in.
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