At last, I’ve uncovered an Eyeless Skull…on an account with no stat above 70. Gotta love how these things work out at times. :) At least it’s worth a very nice amount, especially for such a low stat character.
Edit: Oooh, the RNG likes me today. Uncovered an Eyeless Skull on my main account just now. Excellent~ I shall be prepared for the Cave of the Nadir once it opens.
edited by Sara Hysaro on 6/29/2013
I am currently carrying three skulls, and looking forward to two more as soon as possible. I am ever so curious.[li]
EDIT: I am seriously…SERIOUSLY tired of getting boxes of curiosities from the fate-locked expedition, and then furthermore not being given the option to reroll the reward like many other results seem to give. This is really not a positive play experience.
edited by Finvara on 6/29/2013
I’ve got three skulls too, and plodding along for four more. I’ve almost always got the Wooden Mask as my treasure, so I feel your annoyance.
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EDIT: I am seriously…SERIOUSLY tired of getting boxes of curiosities from the fate-locked expedition, and then furthermore not being given the option to reroll the reward[/quote]
You can only reroll the treasure into a same or worse-valued one. Collection of curiosities is so bad there is almost nothing worse to reroll it into,hence, no option for ye.
By the way, the first time i did the fate-locked expedition i got 2 elemental secrets. yes that’s 625 echoes. Never got that result again but i guess that gives you all the more reason to look forward to cave of nadir?
edited by Dmitri Zhiriakov on 6/29/2013
edited by Dmitri Zhiriakov on 6/29/2013
@Finvara: Bah, it could be worse: a stroke of bad luck let Virginia beat me to the price at the very last minute (27AP). I had only one chance to hinder her progress, which wasn’t sufficient. When the stars ain’t right…
Oh… what happens when your rival hits 10? don’t you get an option to lost 10 supplies to get 5 progress at some weird cost?
[quote=Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook]The Correspondence corresponding to the Hermetic Principle of Correspondence has been my pet theory for yonks… I admit I’ve not really seen anything to confirm it, exactly, but I’ll probably cling on to it until it’s explicitly disproved (like my theory of the Second City was… twice!)[/quote]What sort of convulsive conspiracy theorist are you if you don’t wait to be disproved thrice before you give up?!
[quote=Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook]Personally, I think the devils devour the souls themselves, and don’t seem to have any interest in aiding the Bazaar with its… projects… but otherwise, I like your theory a great deal.[/quote]I don’t think the devils assist the Bazaar at all except when their interests collide. It’s simply business…which leads me to wonder if any of the devils have signed contracts with the Bazaar. That would crack me up. Oh, and I believe at least some devils consume souls.[spoiler]The thing is…why and how do they, um, digest it? If devils can partake of souls without destroying them, that would explain why there are still so many souls rolling around. It also explains the Infernal Sommelier’s familiarity with the flavor of such a staggering catalog. Souls are not items easily dismantled.
If solar power is such a potent spirit in itself, then wouldn’t the devils want to be near it? To taste it? To gaze upon it? To conceal it? The ultimate treasure and source of sustenance in one! An infant star would be mighty hot and mighty bright… Enough to warm and light the spaces of Hell. Enough cause for Hell’s reputation of a fiery abyss. A nadir, my dear.
While we’re at it, would a star child born of the Sun and Moon not be plentiful nourishment for a fine Garden? One could grow strange fruits in such a place. Fruits tinged with some quality of immortality, enough to rejuvenate and cure the bodily aches of a man who’s even dead? And that nearby Mountain of Light? It’s a party hat crafted for the star by Mr Hats because that sulky Bazaar nursemaid wasn’t giving the child any cheer. As thanks, the star rewarded Mr Hats with the gift of flaming immortality, and he was thus reborn as Mr Candles. Trufax! …Whoops, my head seems to have diverged into fanciful fanfiction territory there.
[quote=Erik Vimes]Every team of writers needs someone like you, Zeedee, to distill the hidden truth from the muck of planted distraction.[/quote]Funny how you say that as if I myself haven’t planted any distraction. ;)
[quote=Erik Vimes]In relevance to eating souls,it makes me wonder if that’s how Mr Eaten got his name.[/quote]I’m fairly certain his background is true to the nickname, though the present drama surrounding him is possibly more important and amusing than the original events which led to the giving of said nickname.
[quote=Erik Vimes]It also makes me wonder about the new "Silent Soul" and what make it so unique. It might’ve not been eaten in the strictest sense, but drained of the most useful or delicious part, like squeezing the juice out of a lemon, leaving only the rind.[/quote]Fantastic imagery!
The worship of ancestral spirits was and still is common among many Mongolian ethnicities and other Asians. I suspect the Silent Souls are souls of elevated priests, clan leaders and other notable figures who vowed to stay to guide and protect their descendants (or at least the esteemed ranks of the Elderly Tartar Priest’s religion). The Silent Souls are unusually calm because they have no interest in rejoining their physical bodies; it should be the opposite. I doubt they were extracted with a Spirifer’s Fork. And "Silent"? Unlikely. There’s probably a way to communicate with them so they can dispense advice. If it’s a case of classic Mongolian shamanism, you’ll need a medium to channel them. I do not recommend the Shroud fellows for the task. :P[/spoiler]
(Since we can only use 1 spoiler box per post, my reply to Erik Vimes is hidden up there.)
[quote=Dmitri Zhiriakov]Oh… what happens when your rival hits 10? don’t you get an option to lost 10 supplies to get 5 progress at some weird cost?[/quote]Something like that, but you need enough resources (10 Expedition Supplies and miscellaneous items) to attempt to halt them. You also have to pass an attribute check (Dangerous for Orthos and Watchful for Virginia) to succeed at your attempt.
I must say the random nature of the rewards is beginning to get to be irksome with the Fate Locked Content. There should be a minimum value for Fate Locked content, otherwise you’re spending RL money on something that’s no better than the cheaper (in both actions and cost) normal options.[li]
edited by bjorntfh on 6/30/2013
Evidently the Cave of the Nadir is no longer Impossible!, but it instead requires a route: Cave of the Nadir. Anyone have any idea how to get this?
Ahhh cards…I used to play those…Now I have 4 of a kind…and they aren’t looking at me. Must plan my next expedition. [li]
The Temple expedition costs 7 fate now instead of 6 too. That’s a whole 1 fate more!!!
edited by Spacemarine9 on 6/30/2013
Maybe through the new Secular Missionary content? We still need to get Archeologist up to 5 though. I wonder if that will be possible without Fate.
It might be gained in a rare success at the end of an expedition, though I hope not.
[color=#009900]The branch requirement changes are the sound of bolts sliding back: but the door’s still locked for now. Don’t go crazy looking just yet.[/color]
[color=rgb(0, 153, 0)]A couple of points from upthread:[/color]
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[/color][color=rgb(0, 153, 0)]- you won’t need Fate to enter the Cave of the Nadir (though as ever, it will get you there quicker)[/color]
[color=rgb(0, 153, 0)]- there is actually (as of today) a minimum result for the Temple reward. The range is still very wide, in order to allow us to give away the rather fabulous stuff at the luckier end without breaking our economy guidelines.[/color][li]
[color=rgb(0, 153, 0)]- there are now five ways to get an Eyeless Skull, although two of those are very hard to find.[/color]
edited by Alexis on 6/30/2013
Ah, I suspected it would be possible even without Fate. Through tasks, probably. Just have to wait and see. And maybe poke around the Curios for a super rare success.
Five ways, hmm? I’ve been (un)fortunate enough to find two of them: twice I got “After the Fall” from the shrine of the Deep Blue Heaven, and once I got “Picking through the bones” from the Uttermost Wind. Presumably a very (un)lucky hunt for curios might turn one up. Has anyone found any other ways?
If it’s a rare success on something that only takes one action, it’s probably extremely rare considering their value.
I tried a few unlock codes (fallenlondon.storynexus.com/a/CodeGoesHere) with no success.
A third way: a treasure labeled “The twins”
I’m pretty sure that “picking through the bones” is the same thing as “the twins”. The latter is the text before you click through; the former is the text after you click through and what I ended up echoing to my journal. Could be wrong though.