# Hallowmas 2024: The Feast of Masks **URL:** \ **Category:** Fallen London\ **Tags:** Gameplay\ **Created:** [October 28, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694 "2024-10-28T12:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lukefbg](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/lukefbg/32/436_2.png) [@lukefbg](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/lukefbg)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/1 "2024-10-28T12:00:35Z")
_A damp fog fills London’s streets. Londoners of all stripes lurk in its concealment: masked, cloaked, triply hidden. It is the season of Hallowmas, of the commission and purging of sin. Londoners seek out the Attendants – the masked representatives of the Bazaar – to be shriven._ The end of October is upon us, and with it, another Hallowmas comes to Fallen London. Hallowmas is a free revel, open to all Londoners. This year, Hallowmas will run from today, the 28th October, until the 11th of November. After the festival closes on the 11th, you’ll be able to turn in confessions and claim rewards until the 18th. Select a mask! Attend secretive balls around London. Speak with the Fool’s Apostate, and trade your Menaces for seasonal rewards. Collect confessions from London’s sinners, trade them with your friends, and confer with the Attendants to transform and upgrade your companions. Read all about it on the blog: [https://www.failbettergames.com/news/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks](https://www.failbettergames.com/news/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks) ---
**Author:** ![DarkSquirrel](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/darksquirrel/32/16781_2.png) [@DarkSquirrel](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/DarkSquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/2 "2024-10-28T12:24:58Z")
There is once again an option for those who have a burning scar on their hand. ---
**Author:** ![barnabusbarnabus](https://community.failbettergames.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@barnabusbarnabus](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/barnabusbarnabus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/3 "2024-10-28T12:37:12Z")
Argh, curses! The accomplice is on the docket this year, and yet only one of her upgrades! And it’s not the one I want! I’m ace and I really did want one of the only platonic spouses in the game. Ah, well. There’s always next year. ---
**Author:** ![fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/fishandchips/32/16_2.png) [@fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/fishandchips)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/4 "2024-10-28T13:57:31Z")
I’ve not yet done the Triple Crown since started playing the game some years ago, so this is what I shall do. Get the companions available this year, raise Knight of Hallowmas vanity quality by a little, then back to grinding Scrips. ---
**Author:** ![fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/fishandchips/32/16_2.png) [@fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/fishandchips)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/5 "2024-10-28T14:11:16Z")
I like the new unlocked Nadir profile header. I like the blue and purple. And bones. ---
**Author:** ![fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/fishandchips/32/16_2.png) [@fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/fishandchips)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/6 "2024-10-28T14:26:17Z")
I might need some advice on which companions to get. I don’t have the Commodore. I am in two minds about whether to cough up 400 echoes for a Midnight Matriarch and then upgrade to this: > **[Midnight Matriarch of the Menagerie of Roses](https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Midnight_Matriarch_of_the_Menagerie_of_Roses)** > > Long absent from the palace, the Matriarch has added street smarts to her political savvy. There is little she cannot see; there are few places she cannot go. It is best, perhaps, to assume she's watching – she is generous enough to rarely express... Or 180 echoes (2 x 90) for upgrading two Malevolent Monkeys. ---
**Author:** ![barnabusbarnabus](https://community.failbettergames.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@barnabusbarnabus](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/barnabusbarnabus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/7 "2024-10-28T15:10:11Z")
In my mind, the smart Londoner’s play is to pick up advanced skill companions first and foremost unless you’ve got a compelling RP reason otherwise (like my obsession with obtaining luggages, or my desire to platonically marry the Fabulous Accomplice who sadly isn’t available this year). I’d personally prioritise the Deathless Chieftain, since it’s a +2 and those don’t come around every day. My plan is to get hold of the Shabti-Box (3), the Deathless Chieftain (3), the Staunch Comrades (2), the Empire of Hands on Deck (3) and the Palette of Revealing Pigments (2) - sadly, this means I waste a Confession, but such is life. The Matriarch is the best non-advanced skill choice for your echoes, though; both monkeys are significantly outclassed by non-seasonal equipment, whereas the only thing that beats the cat is the Overgoat. ---
**Author:** ![theredshoes](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/theredshoes/32/17984_2.png) [@theredshoes](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/theredshoes)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/8 "2024-10-29T02:34:44Z")
“If one has the Moth mask, entry is free via an Opportunity Card.” I have the mask and have cycled through my deck several times, including using up a tin of mushrooms, with no card. Is it supposed to be rare? ---
**Author:** ![lienoth](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/lienoth/32/17655_2.png) [@lienoth](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/lienoth)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/9 "2024-10-29T03:14:54Z")
… you need to have the mask actually equipped. if you already do, maybe you need to improve your sacrifices to the RNGods … ---
**Author:** ![fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/fishandchips/32/16_2.png) [@fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/fishandchips)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/10 "2024-10-29T03:31:20Z")
It also helps to have lots of favours from various factions stocked up. So you can just get into the masque directly at its location without needing to wait for the card. ---
**Author:** ![theredshoes](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/theredshoes/32/17984_2.png) [@theredshoes](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/theredshoes)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/11 "2024-10-29T06:40:40Z")
Makes sense, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![theredshoes](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/theredshoes/32/17984_2.png) [@theredshoes](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/theredshoes)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/12 "2024-10-29T06:41:23Z")
Yeah, I was just peeved. :-) ---
**Author:** ![waterpls](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/waterpls/32/445_2.png) [@waterpls](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/waterpls)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/13 "2024-10-29T08:07:34Z")
How could I predict that this Ushabti thing will be needed for this festival? That stings. But other rewards are great. ---
**Author:** ![Soundyes](https://community.failbettergames.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@Soundyes](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/Soundyes)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/14 "2024-10-29T08:59:34Z")
If you don’t have the ushabti, you can get it from the streets of london: hallowmas with 20 mysteries of the elder continent ---
**Author:** ![kaminski](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/kaminski/32/133_2.png) [@kaminski](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/kaminski)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/15 "2024-10-29T14:34:32Z")
What, are you saying that not everyone keeps a dozen or so Ushabtis at hand for whenever they need some Expertise of the Second City? ---
**Author:** ![fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/fishandchips/32/16_2.png) [@fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/fishandchips)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/16 "2024-10-29T17:06:57Z")
Everytime I use a Knob of Scintillack to advance at St Elmo’s I die a little inside. Each Knob is worth 5 Scrips. I have a little over 1k Knobs, that’s at least 5k Scrips or 2.5% of a Hellworm’s price. Also the opportunity cost of participating in Hallowmas = no actions spent on grinding for Scrips. I do St Elmo’s this year as it’s the only one remaining not done by me. There’s not a very reliable way to pre-boost Suspicion so you take less actions to finish a masque carousel. Only think I can think of is the aftermath of a Heist, but that takes too many actions, not worth it. But if you want to propel yourself high up the Knight of Hallowmas vanity totem pole, the other three masques/menaces are probably the better options to pre-boost your specific menace, take less actions, and gain a large amount of Spirit of Hallowmas. ---
**Author:** ![kaminski](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/kaminski/32/133_2.png) [@kaminski](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/kaminski)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/17 "2024-10-29T17:15:31Z")
Purposefully failing to Establish a false Curriculum Vitae in the Underclay is a reliable source of Suspicion. ---
**Author:** ![fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/fishandchips/32/16_2.png) [@fishandchips](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/fishandchips)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/18 "2024-10-29T17:17:47Z")
> [@kaminski](#): > > Establish a false Curriculum Vitae Thanks, good to know. Buying that Weasel of Woe wasn’t a bad idea after all. ---
**Author:** ![DarkSquirrel](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/darksquirrel/32/16781_2.png) [@DarkSquirrel](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/DarkSquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/19 "2024-10-29T17:19:22Z")
I’m pretty sure any of the woesel options are better than going into the corresponding Masque. ---
**Author:** ![kaminski](https://community.failbettergames.com/user_avatar/community.failbettergames.com/kaminski/32/133_2.png) [@kaminski](https://community.failbettergames.com/u/kaminski)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694/20 "2024-10-29T17:36:24Z")
Sadly there are very few items that increase Suspicion, it might be a good idea to go for acquiring Wings of Change in Zenith in order to maximise gains. [Next page](https://community.failbettergames.com/t/hallowmas-2024-the-feast-of-masks/23694.md?page=2)