My friend, unless you and most others go about hacking their human victims into chum after a good stabbing (which is WAY more icky than a single loose face), death is rarely permanent from wanton violence, whereas a snuffer’s death is always permanent. By your logic, it’s probably by the will of the Bazaar we haven’t been snuffed (heh) out on the premise of being a threat by some other Neath entity. Have you seen what we can get up to? We’re a ticking timebomb just waiting to kill off someone else or ourselves.
If you can’t tell, I’m a bit passionate about the nice members of these waxy fiends ;)
i can’t in good conscience say this never happend. but he came back fine though- even ran for a mayor!
oh I fully understand passion. I, for one, am passionate about not having my face stolen in some dimly-lit alley. I am very attached to my face, you see, and I am genuinely in love with the idea of my face remaining attached to me
[color=rgb(51, 51, 51)]for the record I’m mostly kidding. mostly. [/color]
Indeed. Feducci isn’t a lot more ‘Fallen London’ than some other characters. But at least you don’t find immortal, bandaged men spying for a nation of immortals in reality. At least he’s an obviously fictional and mystical character. And that is already a huge step more ‘Fallen London’ than either of the two ladies. Now, the Implacable Detective is more ‘Fallen London’ than the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner, simply because she’s an old woman working as a super-detective. I don’t know if any exists in the real world, but if they do, they’re much rarer than well-meaning society ladies. And that probably goes for fictional settings as well. But there are women detectives in reality, and old women working, and it’s conceivable that a woman just like her could exist in reality. And that’s not good for her ‘Fallen London’ score.
Being Victorian is not being ‘Fallen London’. Just blending in is not enough. Being ‘Fallen London’ means showing how you’re unique to ‘Fallen London’. Being Victorian in Fallen London is like having fur and being a dog. It’s not very special to have fur. Lots of animals have fur. Show how you’re ‘man’s best friend’ or something. People who like dogs would probably love seeing examples of that, and be more likely to support your candidacy for Mayor of Dogdon.
I think you’re being very subjective and calling it objective. She’s a bit more than "a well-meaning society lady." She’s the Dauntless Campaigner, she dauntlessly campaigns for worthy causes in the face of tremendous opposition (and sometimes, plain old Neathy common sense). She’s the enemy of the Masters, Hell and the hardline Calendar Council because her efforts are equally opposed to their schemes. She’s probably opposed to the Judgments too, if she’s aware of them (and she might be, she was friends with March). There’s something rather awesome in a middle aged activist trying to apply her well intentioned teacup morality to the entire universe and through sheer stubbornness actually managing to make some progress. She’s a fairly unique presence in Fallen London, there isn’t anyone quite like her.
And there are plenty of figures like Feducci in human history. Look up Gabriel D’annunzio. edited by Anne Auclair on 7/10/2017
the major similarity between the two is that they both have questionable morality but impeccable aesthetics. seriously, have you seen Feducci’s fighting rings? silent ring with rose petals marking the edge of it? top of the cathedral dome with the ringmaster perched on a cathedral cross like a big bad raven?, if this isnt the most #goth thing in London since drowning in wells
I think you’re looking too deeply into your candidate. Put yourself in the shoes of the vast majority who doesn’t come to the forum, and imagine how much ‘Fallen London’ they are likely to see in the different candidates. Whether they know if Feducci is a Tomb-Colonist or not, a bandaged man is already very ‘Fallen London’ for people who know about the Tomb-Colonists.
But feel free to stick to your guns. At least they have unlimited ammo.
Incidentally, how are the black ribbon duels going to work, what with the society’s leader now heading London? Does this mean I get to repeatedly kill the mayor? There’s a good way for all those disheartened by the results to let out their griefs.
I’d say that none of the candidates were an experienced politician and the detective was never an officer of the law (she’s a private investigator - the police commonly rely on her expertise to solve cases, like they sometimes approach the player character themselves for help).
You think an doodling lady advocating for temperance, clueless to drug disposal, is an experienced politician? She had my vote, but she is not even close to experienced.