the tiger doll coming to tea. "The use of tomato soup is inventive."
the music box that enacts the fate of Henry VIII’s wives (except for the two beheadings, I’m not sure how this would be interesting; how do you enact a divorce?)
the donkey with translucent sacs under its udders
a marionette that’s cut its own strings
toy soldiers reenacting London’s defeat before Hell
Moloch Street train set
I can neither confirm nor deny that I spent nearly a candle’s actions in the toy shop just doing this.
[quote=Jolanda Swan]I don’t have any new ideas, but Failbetter should really rethink merchandise after that.[/quote]A couple of years ago, I filled out a survey from Failbetter that was about merchandise. One of the questions was about whether you would be willing to buy a Rubbery Man plushie. There were also questions about if you would be interested in a subscription to get occasional shipments of physical Fallen London items/artifacts.
I would absolutely buy an Overgoat plushie (or better yet, an Ubergoat one) like in the Toymaker’s shop. And a Rubbery Man one, too. They’d make great gifts for my various nieces and nephews!
[quote=Jolanda Swan]And I love it when new permanent NPCs show up.[/quote]Perhaps the Unsettling Toymaker will stick around after the Season of Hobbies is over, and (finally) advance the ‘Playing With Broken Toys’ storyline?
I agree with Tystefy; the Toymaker may not be able to sell his wares to the children of Fallen London, but many of our Forumgoers would eagerly snap them up!
Ooooh, the Playing with Broken Toys storyline! Perhaps this is already the rationale behind this season’s theme? Parabola was woven into last season’s ES before we got the Hallowmass Rosers.
I’m being 100% serious when I say this. I truly wish Failbetter would add the Toymaker’s shop as a location within the in-game Bazaar itself that sells Home Comfort items. Home comforts as stat sticks have always mostly been for high end stats and BDR. Adding in some of the cute and fun toys in as low level Home Comforts items would be amazing.
A miniature replica of the Avid Horizon, complete with tiny toy icebergs. Despite the extreme minute detail put into the life-like design on the front, the backside is completely flat, blank, and without color, as if one would set it against a wall.
A stone-working kit to chisel, smooth, mortar, and lay out your own tiny well with functional rope and bucket.
A bipedal, humanoid bat doll. Silken cloak and other accessories sold separately.
LIMITED EDITION fox figurines.
But seriously, is all his merch just a coincidence, or…? edited by Tystefy on 12/4/2018
That’s an interesting idea! It could be in Spite or Ladybones Road. Lower level characters could get a boost, completists would have more items to collect.
the tiger doll coming to tea. "The use of tomato soup is inventive."
the music box that enacts the fate of Henry VIII’s wives (except for the two beheadings, I’m not sure how this would be interesting; how do you enact a divorce?)
the donkey with translucent sacs under its udders
a marionette that’s cut its own strings
toy soldiers reenacting London’s defeat before Hell
Moloch Street train set
I can neither confirm nor deny that I spent nearly a candle’s actions in the toy shop just doing this.[/quote]
I have too, by now, though I blew the actions in smallish lumps over the past few days.
As for toys… You both have overlooked, or not discovered, the toy pram full of stuffed sorrow-spiders (presumably fake plush ones);
The shop would be amazing. Low level players would indeed get a boost plus something else to strive for, and more advanced players would get a kick out of it because they know the significance of such items, even if they seemed weird to newcomers. For the latter, the shop would also foreshadow mysteries to be uncovered.
heh - 'Drazzle Psmyth, newbie - see my captioned Journal entries, grinding the toystore, to see everything, (& cash-in horror tales for writer-fuel and wardrobe) - And, well, i Elaborate and fixate a bit - garnishing the gristly "Ghahan Wilson" aesthetic - & wishing anything had prices ! . . . Fallen London edited by Doctor_Static on 3/3/2019 WHUPS - (see last few days before the Shop Closed (!) - try this, on back a page or two :: Fallen London
edited by Doctor_Static on 3/3/2019 edited by Doctor_Static on 3/3/2019 edited by Doctor_Static on 3/6/2019
So, are we getting the Unsettling Toymaker as a fixture? He could easily be among the many storylets in a starter location, giving out small rewards per action but a lot of character.