Christmas 1897

Fallen London
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[color=#0066ff]It’s Christmastime in the Neath—even the rats’ eyes have a certain festive glow.

So-called snow is falling in Fallen London!

Starting at noon GMT today, Time, the Healer will bring ‘snow’ to doorsteps across London. You’ll need to dig your door out, or find someone to lend a hand.

Fate can also be used to employ a certain cowled assistant – and earn unique seasonal Home Comfort items!

Acquiring pails of this ‘snow’ and learning what you can about it will unlock a selection of seasonal benefits at the end of the season, when Penstock’s Wicket opens on the 5th of January.

We expect this sort-of snow to stop falling on 6th January.

Gifts from the Masters

Owners of an Incarnadine Robe can receive tokens from the Masters.

Mr Iron and Mr Hearts have new, remarkable items available for those who already have their initial offerings.

To acquire a robe, accept the help of an unexpected volunteer to clear your path (this option costs Fate).

A ‘gift’ from Mr Sacks

The urchins have purloined the terrible sack of Mr Sacks once again! You may draw a gift from it (or send one to a friend) – for a price, of course.

Buy a lucky dip in Mr Sacks’ sack for yourself, or send a lucky dip draw to another player! Begin with Explore the Festive Season, available throughout London.

Seasonal Stories

On the 18th of December, a new festive premium story by Nigel Evans will become available for purchase: The Brass Grail.

Scandal in London as the Bishop of Southwark is summoned to court. Old sins weigh heavily upon the mitred head. Can one ever truly escape the shadow of Hell?

Our previous Christmas premium stories are now available for purchase from Explore the Festive Season.

Yet Further Festivities

There are still more goodies to be found in the Fallen London Advent Calendar! Each window is around for just a few days, so be certain to check back regularly to receive all of the various treats.

Look for Explore the Festive Season throughout London to take part in the seasonal fun!

Gifts of Fate!

The philanthropic Londoner remembers well that they can gift 50 or 100 Fate to other players.

Do this from your Lodgings, on the Give a Gift of Fate card, or when drawing the Give a Gift! A commotion in the Square of Lofty Words card from your deck.
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edited by h4nchan on 12/9/2019

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Here starts the fun! :D Thank youuu!!!

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The Brass Grail? I am in! What devil do I bash in the head? Is Mayor Virginia to blame? Will the Deacon be involved?

As an aside, I am not snowed in for some reason, and have no idea where to buy an Incarnadine robe. I can only play with my bucket of lacre. Is that normal?

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Has Time come to visit yet? He bringeth the lacre.

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Looking forward to this!

That bright dark blue font is incredibly hard to read though, for me at least. A subdued colour, like the one in quotes for example, would be much easier on the eyes IMO.

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Has Time come to visit yet? He bringeth the lacre.[/quote]

Den Blackwell has also not received the &quotSnowbound&quot option, though other people seem to be getting it outside of Time the Healer. I wonder if this will be addressed later on

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Snowbound only comes through Time, the Healer (and occasionally the Advent calendar).

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[quote=Hannah Flynn][color=#0066ff]Seasonal Stories

On the 18th of December, a new festive premium story by Nigel Evans will become available for purchase: The Brass Grail.

Scandal in London as the Bishop of Southwark is summoned to court. Old sins weigh heavily upon the mitred head. Can one ever truly escape the shadow of Hell?[/color][/quote]
I’d just like to point out that this is the very Nigel Evans - aka &quotGoatdance&quot - who was a staff writer in FB’s early days.

This guy literally wrote the whole Iron Republic content in Fallen London.

I am going to buy this story. :)

(Incidentally, great idea to bring back someone from the olden days for the 10 year jubilee!)
edited by phryne on 12/9/2019

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Finally getting a chance to play the ceremony from last year!

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As my Alt, who will be experiencing her first Sacksmas this year, was Snowbound today without any visit from Time the Healer since last week, but my seasoned other character was not, I have developed a theory:

&quotSNOWBOUND!&quot seems to be active whenever one has both a) some kind of Lodgings (expressed by the &quotRoute: Lodgings&quot quality being at 1) and b) those Lodgings blocked by snow (expressed by an &quotA Clear Path&quot quality of 0). At the End of &quotSNOWBOUND!&quot, &quotA Clear Path&quot is set to 1, and Time the Healer sets it back to zero during christmas. And after the christmas events have endet, &quotA Clear Path&quot will stay at 1 for the rest of the year.

So, as a nice side effect, new Londoners (who do not have any &quotA Clear Path&quot from the beginning, which is treated the same way as &quotA Clear Path&quot = 0) will gain one additional &quotSNOWBOUND!&quot and thus an extra Lacre Bucket for their first neathy Christmas, because for them the &quotSNOWBOUND!&quot-Storylet is available without a need for Time the Healer reseting &quotA Clear Path&quot.

What do you think, does my theory sound convincing?
edited by c-schroed on 12/9/2019

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Wait, you can’t buy them all year round?

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I really hope Virginia plays a role in this story. I’m kinda disappointed that the Jovial Contrarian didn’t have his own Mayoral story.

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Which is strange, because the clues were there: the COnstable’s ball, the hints…
The Ceremony was a great story but the Contrarian’s whole arc got lost somehow.

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Hannah,

Are you sure it’s Mr Hearts and not Mr Apples who has a new item this year? (yeah, I know they are the &quotsame&quot Master, but still - the Robe specifically has Mr Hearts options and Mr Apples options…)

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Wait, you can’t buy them all year round?[/quote]
You can but this pushed it the forefront of my list.

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Time the Healer won’t come until Thursday for me so until then I have to go around in a non-Incarnadine robe, which saddens me deeply.
edited by Jolanda Swan on 12/10/2019

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The two newest fate items from the Incarnadine Robe have been echo’d in my profile.

Apples x2 is a home comfort that gives +3 watchful, +1 dreaded, Irons x2 is an affiliation that gives +1 dangerous, +1 dreaded, +1 bizarre, and +1 &quotA member of the Pen-Bearers&quot, something akin to the Hallowmas affiliations I’m guessing.

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Oh, I like that Irons one. No chance for me this year, alas.

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Could you put the Apples one on your mantelpiece, please? :) I’d love to see it and read the item description.

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[quote=phryne]Could you put the Apples one on your mantelpiece, please? :) I’d love to see it and read the item description.[/quote]Don’t know how long it’ll be there, but you can currently find it equipped on Hotshot Blackburn.