[quote=Akernis][quote=John Moose]
Criticism: I wish we would have gotten a chance to point out the killer, and be punished for getting it wrong.
edited by John Moose on 12/31/2016[/quote]
That seems to be a shared sentiment from many, but for those of us who may not be the best at the intricate guessing and deduction game that is detective work it was quite a relief I didn’t have to be punished for something I as a player just may not have been the most suited for.
I would suggest an &quotAll shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.&quot Option, like in the Seven-Day-Reign and Flint. So those who wanted to try their hand at the detective work with more ‘real’ consequences can do that, and those who would just enjoy the story don’t have to stress about having forgotten some obscure detail.
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edited by Akernis on 12/31/2016
edited by Akernis on 12/31/2016[/quote]
We also could have done the "guess who did it" but if you guessed wrong your character would add on why the person couldn’t have done it, like it already does, but giving the player control.
edited by suinicide on 12/31/2016
Ah. I didn’t know that would happen. I thought 3 sabotage would lock me out of the ravine.
My character chose not to delay the train (only committed 2 sabotage) because he wanted to see the former aristocrat of hell. Still don’t regret that decision (the ends justify the means, especially in hell), although I feel the game cheated me :P
Speaking of figuring out the mystery ourselves, did anyone else guess who the murderer was because of
that awesome artwork of an angry mob in the background :P
[li][spoiler] My voyage into Hell does not seem to have affected my stats claiming that they are too high to. [\spoiler]
[quote=Kukapetal]Speaking of figuring out the mystery ourselves, did anyone else guess who the murderer was because of
that awesome artwork of an angry mob in the background :P
Iirc it was originally art for the Iron Republic, and fit with the Hell stuff here to be reused
I am curious, how does the character stats gain works from voyaging into Hell? CPs? Flat level gains? [unmodified stat+items] = [new stats]?
My main’s were all 200s, so I’m uncertain how nor when to plans my alt’s sojourn into the ventral plane.
Oh, I haven’t been to the Iron Republic yet, so I didn’t know it was used there. I spent the first part of the trip wondering what an angry mob had to do with the story, until the pit stop, when
I talked to the Dignitary and she revealed she had to flee a mob at some point in her past, which caused me to assume that the artwork was in reference to that incident and therefore, the Dignitary had to be a character who was important to the story. And since she couldn’t be the Lily because it had been established that the Lily was a man, that left her being the murderer as the most likely reason she was deemed important enough to be referenced by the background artwork
I have always assumed the mob artwork reflects (a) the Iron Republic’s founding in the revolution which overthrew the Infernal aristocracy (b) the anarchic nature of Hell, where physical laws and time itself is mutable (c) the violence and hostility of its demonic citizenry.
I went, but nothing changed. Guess I know myself!
Just wanted to add in my two cents, as a new EF.
I liked the story a lot, although I must join the masses that would prefer had we been able to figure out and choose the murderer for ourselves. Even if choosing him meant getting a “Nope, try again”, just like in the previous story.
Otherwise, I liked it a lot and I didn’t mind the price of the stats so much. Although I do understand how some of the losses might be really painful for some people :P
Really, I don’t mind being told that I figured out who the murderer was. The journal system is messed up enough that I’d have easily been able to forget something important while waiting for an action refresh and have no way to look back and remind myself.
All in all, very impressive story telling and a wonderful way to deepen the back story. As big mystery fan, I loved the real detective work that was included but would like to see the option to really unravel clues and have the chance to get things wrong.
Got to say, as a new Exceptional Friend, I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Beautiful writing and an engaging mystery throughout. Hats off to the author. A tad disappointing that I failed to delay the train (I seem to have incurred the wrath of the RNG gods (87% chance to succeed my ass) but the story was stellar regardless.
Incredible story and I’m almost done with it!
I sabotaged the train which was late, used the subtle approach with Lily, didn’t hand him to the Emissary, saved all the passengers, but chose the option to enter Hell as it was to tempting!
Anyone has the echo for not entering Hell? Mine was unlocked by using the subtle approach, but don’t know for sure if there were other options as well.
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Beautiful writing, very engaging, I loved every step of the story. I delayed the train, figured out the murderer and entered Hell. What else could one possibly wish for? I really hope we’ll get more stories from the author.
I’ve only recently become an exceptional friend, and love the writing here…quite atmospheric and a bit cheeky.
After hell my stats went from 177 to 187 for Shadowy, 50 to 97 for Watchful. Dangerous 193 and Persuasive 206 did not change.
[quote=ElevenGiants]I’ve only recently become an exceptional friend, and love the writing here…quite atmospheric and a bit cheeky.
After hell my stats went from 177 to 187 for Shadowy, 50 to 97 for Watchful. Dangerous 193 and Persuasive 206 did not change.[/quote]
My alt chose to visit Hell, and I noticed no change in her stats afterward. Of course, she is Seeking Mr. Eaten’s Name, and Hell seemed pretty tame to her. :-)
I enjoyed the story a lot. I’m a little surprised that entering hell doesn’t add a new quality to your character though. It seems the kind of thing that might be relevant in a future story. For example, if there’s ever an exceptional story involving the Bishop of Southwark, and he’s railing against the evils of hell, it could have unlocked an option like saying “I’ve been there! It wasn’t half bad.”
I enjoyed the story but I found it difficult to piece things together. I feel like I missed quite a bit of investigating as when it was time to point out the murderer the conclusions and reasoning my character (automatically) stated were surprising due to containing information I was unaware of. I had started writing notes (because I like mysteries though I am not too good) and ended up feeling that I had missed crucial bits of information at the end.
Also, could someone share what happens when one turns in the different characters? The actual murderer’s echo would be most interesting.
[quote=Helga von Lichtenstein]Also, could someone share what happens when one turns in the different characters? The actual murderer’s echo would be most interesting.[/quote]Got that one here.