I was pursuing the Celebrated Artists Model and was quite surprised to suddenly find myself quite close to betrothal. While that is to be expected eventually, I just didn’t think it would be so…quick.
I was curious if this page contained the full list of marriageable NPC’s in FL. I was also wondering who might be more interesting than whom. My character is a romantic sort, but as a player of course I’d like the most interesting relationship. I’m open to the idea that might mean NOT marrying.
For now I think I would rather not pursue a player marriage. I know that it would all be in good fun, but it would just feel…weird to me.
Excluding the Boneless Consort, all of them never speaks to you, not even in the Feast of Exceptional Rose or something. I haven’t interacted with my Cultured Attachee for, like, 2 years and running.
You can occasionally interact with the Artist’s Model or the Jewel Thief. They each have an opportunity card for you to spend ~romantic time~ with them. edited by Estelle Knoht on 2/28/2015
[quote=Estelle Knoht]See all these fancy Fate-locked spouses?
Excluding the Boneless Consort, all of them never speaks to you, not even in the Feast of Exceptional Rose or something. I haven’t interacted with my Cultured Attachee for, like, 2 years and running.
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Oh god, you mean your wife is no more than a pretty vase on your dinning table? That sounds like a really dull and boring marriage.
It is. I’m sticking with the Cultured Attaché mostly because there aren’t any better options at the moment (apart from player marriage, which isn’t my thing). I’m hoping he’ll get something before other spouses are introduced, otherwise he’s probably going to get kicked to the curb.
With the Devout Intriguer, another potential spouse you can meet during the events of the Foreign Office, I had hoped for an interesting card concerning her true nature. Spoiler below for those who have not been to the Foreign Office yet.
As a Snuffer, maybe I could have a candlelight dinner with her. I eat the dinner and she eats the candles. Very romantic.
Still, I get to work for her in the Foreign Office and even spy on a very particular Tomb-Colonist (who is not what he appears) on her behalf. I do not know where our relationship stands when I stalk her for Compromising Documents or when she sends my character to seduce an enemy spy however… Perhaps those options should be blocked out or changed after the marriage?
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Oh god, you mean your wife is no more than a pretty vase on your dinning table? That sounds like a really dull and boring marriage.[/quote]
The Cultured Attachee is not even showing up in the Foreign Office because the storylets only involve the male counterpart. (Would have picked the guy if he didn’t look like the tremendously annoying Struggling Artist.)
A pretty vase would be an improvement, given I can take it to Polythreme. edited by Estelle Knoht on 2/28/2015
I’m mostly just disappointed that the Quiet Deviless I’ve gotten ‘intimate’ with cannot be married. I mean, it would be an utterly scandalous and extremely questionable affair, and I’d probably have to bribe three vicars and blackmail a bishop just to arrange the ceremony, but that’s exactly why it would be so very worthwhile…
well, if i understand devils right, you’d have to deal with the fact they… aren’t the most faithful. in a place of decadence and debauchery, many are as bad as devils, but few are worse. It’d be quite an open relationship, as i am relatively certain that she mixes work and pleasure- or, moreover, her work requires ‘pleasure’. she may be loyal, but few devils seem to be personally acquiring souls in a truly chaste manner. of course, you could deal with all these downsides, but… then you’d have to persuade her that it’s worthwhile to wed you- and even if she really and truly loves you, that is going to require effort, as it’s harder to do seduction while married- i would think, i may be wrong. if so, she’d drop the others in a heartbeat once she had their souls, but your relationship would be very open, by necessity of her work. there would be a lot of other difficulties as well, i’m sure.
it would be interesting, but likely either should be fate-locked, or really hard to manage, for all of these reasons and the fact that,when dealing with most people, she likely fakes affection to acquire their souls, and will vanish once the soul is sold- so you need to do something special to aquire her affection and keep her attention.
anyways, it would be cool, but difficult to live with. it likely would come with some horrible afflictions- though not nearly as terrible as seeking the name, a +1 to scandal, suspicion and nightmares would all be logical, and horribly irksome. the other benifits could make it worth it, but the bonuses to those sound plausible.
still, all the spouses look really disappointing on content, besides a marriage with a player, which seems kinda weird to do, but is going to have the most interaction, at least if you’re both Role Players. edited by Grenem on 3/1/2015
Oh, I agree on most of those points… except the bit about marriage making seduction harder. Quite the opposite, I expect! The forbidden fruit is always the sweetest, after all. So yes, it would certainly be an… open relationship, but considering the levels of debauchery you would have to sink (or perhaps rise) to in order to court her in the first place… is it really so hard to imagine? After all, it’s not like the seduction-storylets are barred from US when we tie the knot… ^_^
Well, it’s something to hope for. New stuff is still being added to the game all the time. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to hope that the developers turn their eyes towards the rather lackadaisical NPC-spouse options at some point…
While Fth’oth has captured my heart, he — she? No, probably he — he and I had a very stern talk after an event in Mahogany Hall. I was surprised how perfunctory Fth’othykins’ notion of commitment ceremony was; it was like he didn’t court me at all. I still hope he’ll take me out on one of my Free Evenings, but we’ll see. Fth’othybear remains a bit of a mystery; romance isn’t his forté. But there’s more to him than just one card.
I was disappointed not to have the Struggling Artist, nor the Honey-Sipping Heiress as options! Perhaps they didn’t attain the same heights as myself? Pity…[li] edited by reaperOscuroCore on 5/10/2017
I like the Artist just where he is, in my Opportunity Deck. Half the time Tanith exploits him for an afternoon quickie, the other half she makes a huge public scene and throws a dinner roll at his head, while barely suppressing giggles.
She’s a nice person, really! I think he just brings out the worst in her.
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