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[/color][color=#0066ff]Those of you who took a stab - or an educated guess! - at the Mysteries will find that any correct answers have been rewarded, to the tune of 1 (one) Regnant Coin per correct answer. Find them in your inventory, under Curiosities.[/color]
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[/color][color=#0066ff]The correct answers have been revealed on the Failbetter blog. This time, nobody had all of the answers correct! We will elucidate further on the results in a future blog post. The coins, while lovely, must be spent: they will be removed from your inventory if unspent by the end of 2018.[/color]
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[/color][color=#0066ff]We hope you enjoyed these Mysteries and are glad of the rewards. Enjoy![/color]
edited by h4nchan on 8/16/2018
edited by h4nchan on 8/16/2018
edited by h4nchan on 8/16/2018
I didn’t have much hope being new to the community, but I’ll pride myself with a new kitty companion.
Very jelly of anyone who manages to get that Scepter though, it sounds like a nice bit of loot.
Damm. 3 more coins and I would have the Scepter.
Guess I will have to settle for this Judgement’s Egg with no use.
I do wonder about the stats of the Scepter, as I only have 11 correct answers.
This was an amazing Mysteries contest!
Aaaaaaa I’m at Court for another day! Could somebody give a quick rundown of the significant rewards please?
Im- Implacable Detective hid the key in the well?? What? How, when… Did anyone guess that? Were there any hints at all? Wow, my curiosity is really piqued. Can’t wait for more info from FBG.
Wonder what’s the highest number of correct answers… I only got 13 right - no great surprise here, I’m hardly a loremaster, though I’ve followed the discussions here on the forum with great interest. It stands to reason that someone must have gotten at least 15 correct, otherwise there would be no point in making the scepter available.
Oh, thanks for telling us that. I was actually hoping to keep the last couple of coins… Ah well, suppose they’re way too valuable for the Bazaar to simply let go.
REWARDS FOR 1 COIN
A Short-Tempered Short-Hair A number of cats yowl and twine about the official’s ankles. Perhaps he’d part with one.
The Short-Tempered Short-Hair is Dangerous and Dreaded.
[b]A London Street Sign[/b] [i]Should[/i] the official be giving these away?
[b]A Queer Soul[/b] The Bazaar's cellars contain a multitude of rarities, scrupulously hoarded. These include unusual souls.
[u][b]REWARDS FOR 5 COINS[/b][/u]
A Bazaar Permit Imagine what you could get away with, if you were given permission.
A Cellar of Wine At least one Master keeps the stuff in abundance.
A Magnificent Diamond The Bazaar is unforgivably wealthy. It can afford to give you this.
[u][b]REWARDS FOR 10 COINS[/b][/u]
A Judgement’s Egg The Bazaar is rumoured to keep souls of exceeding rarity in its vaults.
A Fragment of the Tragedy Procedures The Bazaar is rumoured to have prepared certain documents of instructions to be consulted in times of extremity. But he wouldn’t just give one to you — oh, he would.
REWARDS FOR 15 COINS
The Property of Mr Wines A wooden box is tucked in the cart, to one side of all the detritus. It is branded with a seal denoting the property of Mr Wines.
The Sceptre is Persuasive, Dangerous and Respectable.
Very tough choice here. Having 14 coins I’m just short of the sceptre. Hard to say how much of a loss that is, since its properties are rather unclear.
Obviously I’ll be taking either the egg or the fragment, but since I have no idea what either of them is good for, it’s a bit of a shot in the dark. The 5-coin rewards are all rather unremarkable, so no great loss there. No clue as to the usefulness of a queer soul either, I do suspect I’ll take one of those for good measure, along with a cat and a pair of street signs.
edited by Tsar Koschei on 8/16/2018
Sceptre is +10 Persuasive, +3 Dangerous, and +2 Respectable. I have it equipped for now.
It also hints that Wines was the Master who fell from power from the Sunless Skies KS.
edited by Azothi on 8/16/2018
Congratulations, that’s rather nice indeed. I wonder if it comes with any opportunity cards or other special features.
Does anyone care to share the short-hair’s stats?
edited by Tsar Koschei on 8/16/2018
Ah, blimey, I am one coin short of the Scepter, because I apparently can’t discriminate between Iron and Steel :(
The marking seems rather strict, however, and I’d appreciate knowing where the line has been drawn for Aldwych/Wych Street specifically. Perhaps a number of us fell into the trap of answering with a name of the street while the question was aimed at the general area?
+1 Dangerous, +1 Dreaded.
I’m not 100% certain, but it looks like my answer of "Wych Street" hadn’t been accepted.
edited by Mikarissa on 8/16/2018
I don’t want to make life difficult, but I got 13 coins, and I’m nearly positive I got 15 correct answers.
Edit: Actually, if Wych Street is incorrect, I guess I only got 14 :(
Edit2: Aaand my answer about cats & snakes was rather rambly - I still feel like it got the essence, but I can see why it would be marked wrong. As a bit of a completionist, just a bit sad about the sceptre.
edited by Socotra on 8/16/2018
edited by Socotra on 8/16/2018
Just one coin short of affording the sceptre ;_; Which is more useful/valuable: a Judgement’s Egg or a fragment of the Tragedy Procedures?
That’s why I said the marking seemed rather strict to me. The particular way of phrasing or too broad/only partially correct formulations of the answer evidently played a crucial role.
I suspect with the amount of answers and players out there, the markings are not likely to be amenable to revision, as it would mean answering an impossible number of individual queries. But perhaps some of the less clear stuff could be changed on a general basis, adding a coin or two to everyone who answered in a particular way?
At any rate, I will be happy with obtaining a Judgement’s Egg and a new cat. The Scepter is quite fancy, but not game-breaking to miss out on (hopefully).
edited by Aardvark on 8/16/2018
That’s why I said the marking seemed rather strict to me. The particular way of phrasing or too broad/only partially correct formulations of the answer evidently played a crucial role.
I suspect with the amount of answers and players out there, the markings are not likely to be amenable to revision, as it would mean answering an impossible number of individual queries. But perhaps some of the less clear stuff could be changed on a general basis, adding a coin or two to everyone who answered in a particular way?
At any rate, I will be happy with obtaining a Judgement’s Egg and a new cat. The Scepter is quite fancy, but not game-breaking to miss out on (hopefully).
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Agreed! The sceptre would give me one extra persuasive, but I’m overcapped anyway, so that’s not huge. Excited for my new kitty :)
Hold up a second. The official answer to the ‘Doors of the Bazaar’ included Iron. I said Steel and I am nearly certain I was marked wrong for it. So what about this passage from the game?
> You set off for the Bazaar, bowed under the weight of the tremendous robe. […] The Steel Door swings open to reveal a black-cushioned lift.
And now I have a curious conundrum to solve: of all my characters, professor Traveler was the only one to reach 15 answers, so he can get the sceptre. But the sceptre seems not to be of much use to him -he is a correspondant with little intention to change professions by now, so the Pot of Violant Ink gives him +12 persuasive already- and he loves cats, so would be a shame to miss the new mean kitty (also he reminds me a bit of my real-life cat). Then again, the sceptre looks like it is going to be quite rare and feels interesting, lore-wise.
I will have to think this over…
The Sceptre is definitely not that unique stat wise - at Persuasive +10 it’s tied with Docks and Rubbery Man renown 40 items and beaten by profession items, while at BDR +2 it’s tied with the Iron Republic Journal amongst others and beaten by the Golden Spiked Rosary (and the Knock obviously). Respectable +2 specifically is unique, I think? But Respectable isn’t that hard to get afaik. So yes, nothing of value is lost mechanically if one can’t afford the Sceptre.
I myself got a bunch of cats for one of my characters (and a Judgement’s Egg) and am happy with that :P Have always wanted more cute short hair cats, so I have to personally thank FBG for this one.
Both 62.5E and useless.
[quote=Mikarissa]Im- Implacable Detective hid the key in the well?? What? How, when… Did anyone guess that? Were there any hints at all? Wow, my curiosity is really piqued. Can’t wait for more info from FBG.
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Likewise! I was sure it had to be one of the sisters. Hopefully that means some delectable new lore to come :)