Correct.
I have another question. What is Feducci wearing, that has to be fastened around the back, shoulders and knees?
It’s either the perfect example of solipsism, or a living experiment to prove the parallel universes theory…
Sounds to me like breast plate, greaves and cloak. For safety’s sake…
edited by Jermaine Vendredi on 12/23/2017
It’s either the perfect example of solipsism, or a living experiment to prove the parallel universes theory…[/quote]
Eh, pretty standard. Lots of stories have multiple, contradictory endings involving major London figures. Jack of Smiles, the Face-Tailor, several of the Empress’ children…
It’s either the perfect example of solipsism, or a living experiment to prove the parallel universes theory…[/quote]
Eh, pretty standard. Lots of stories have multiple, contradictory endings involving major London figures. Jack of Smiles, the Face-Tailor, several of the Empress’ children…[/quote]
And, of course, Family and Law…
It’s either the perfect example of solipsism, or a living experiment to prove the parallel universes theory…[/quote]
Eh, pretty standard. Lots of stories have multiple, contradictory endings involving major London figures. Jack of Smiles, the Face-Tailor, several of the Empress’ children…[/quote]
I’m not complaining, mind … just seeking clarification. Well … maybe I’m complaining a little, because unlike what happens to Jack, the Face-Tailor, the Last Constable, and even the Cheery Man, EVERYONE … every PC and NPC, every Neathy and Surface power, knows that the Captivating Princess married Feducci … or didn’t.
But mostly I just want to be sure I understand the state of the multiverse.
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I assumed it was something like this
but with more buttons that actually needed buttoning. I missed the bit about the knees.
funnily enough, that would make fallen london a lot like dark souls; convoluted thousands of different states of the very same world, each only intersecting upon invitation and on select occasions; like to conveniently allow players to murder each other
My money’s on Kinbaku. That seems fitting enough for the old fox.
I feel this. I was expecting to want to sabotage them, but now that I’m at the door I find myself desperately hoping that they’ll make it work out. Perhaps I’m sappier than I thought.
technically, if you count bandages as type of "rope", then all tomb-colonists are wearing kinbaku
If you’re looking for changes impacting the whole world, see the Empress’s Shadow: based on player choices it ends with completely different implications to a major Europe power.
Sure, but we are not in the Surface.
The way this went down, for some, Feducci is a huge figure right now. Some players duel and protest the Prince Consort himself, while for others he is still plain Feducci, the duelist and one time mayor. Very different versions.
I wonder if they will make it so that the wedding eventually happens anyway. I would not mind that, even if I chose to disrupt it; you cannot always make the change you want.
I really loved how the player had the freedom to make a variety of nuanced cases in the end, rather than just two or three vastly different options that may not align with what I’d want to do.
In this case, I asked each fiancee about the rumors of war on the Presbyterate, shushed Virginia, let the Veteran Privy Councilor go ahead (that is the time for it, after all), and finally objected on the grounds that Feducci wanted neither a bloody conflict nor an imminent one with the Presbyterate. The rest of the objections seemed either unfair (Devils aren’t really evil, they just like to style themselves that way) or irrelevant to the couple themselves.
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Then, in a refreshing twist, the Princess and Mayor acted like adults and called off the wedding by parting amicably.
My only real complaint, and it isn’t a particularly major one, is that there isn’t much of a mechanical or narrative impact from this story. I definitely appreciate the reliable source of Incendiary Gossip, and I’d take new options over a single item any day, but it isn’t quite as good as a new Opportunity Card, never mind an entirely new location with important effects on the story and the gameplay like Sinning Jenny’s Finishing School.
That being said, I hardly expect every story to have such an important result.
Oh, and I think everyone is overestimating the importance of the royal family in the Neath. Varchaasis, Iremi, Chelonites, Nookfolk and such probably won’t know and certainly won’t care.[li]
edited by Saklad5 on 12/25/2017
I just wanted to let you know how much I loved this story! I love how Feducci and the Princess are written, they seem so happy together! It was super well mechanically designed and all the characters were fun, of course (this is Fallen London, and Cash more specifically, we’re talking about) but I just adore the royal couple! I got so happy when they had their big kiss!!! ^o^ I love weddings! [li]
Also, literally every reason I had for voting for Feducci was completely justified by the story, which I was not for a second expecting. Everything about this is like… my ideal set of outcomes and circumstances. And there was a lovely moment where it’s shown that B_______ has graduated to more adult ways of playing with dolls, which I thought was adorable. The Royal Children are the greatest.
Anyway enough gushing, Merry Christmas, you’re all delightful! ^_^
Despite my split-history grouching about this story, I had a delightfully fun time with it! I thought the mechanics were just about perfect: it was grindy (as wedding preparations are), but not too grindy … and the grind was ameliorated by being a source of useful but not-too-common goods. The no-limit opportunity cards were an engaging diversion from the grind as well.
Narratively, I enjoyed the little behind-the-scenes glimpses of Palace life, especially how some of them subtly tied into other stories. It was also good to see Baseborn and Fowlingpiece in action. And overall I felt like I received a good amount of text for the Fate I spent. Thank you FBG!
Until when will this story be available – when is the festive season considered to end? After the tweleve days of Mr Sacks are over? I don’t want to miss it by accident…
Christmas tales usually stay available on the fate page.