Having visited Penstock’s Wicket for the first time now, and having read a fragment of the Tragedy Procedures, a thought hit me: shouldn’t the best and brightest minds in London be working on preventing tragedy in the first place, rather than coping with it?
And when it comes to Lacre overflow, we know the following:
[ul][li]It is at Christmastime, the loneliest of seasons, that the Lacre overflows.[/li][li]The Lacre is (as far as I can tell) what happens when the Bazaar weeps. [/li][li]There is longing in Lacre[/li][li]In matters of the Bazaar, look to love, always.[/li][/ul]
Therefore, shouldn’t the goal of the best and brightest minds in London, be:
To find the Bazaar a soul mate? Discuss.
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This feels like it could be the start of an amazing group RP to me! (If people want this to be an RP, I’d run it, but it’s going to have to wait in line behind the Red Honey Wars RP.)
This may also be the worst idea I’ve had yet. Because what would happen to London if a second Bazaar landed next to the first one? And what would happen to London when the two Bazaars…um…get to know each other better? (Assuming that is how Bazaar romance even works.)
And if people have already discussed this idea to death in the forums, I apologize for missing the old posts. This idea seems pretty sensible to me, but I still couldn’t find it mentioned anywhere else…then again, people tend to say that I march to the beat of my own kazoo…
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The most spoiler-free way for me to put it is that the Bazaar already has a singular and abiding love interest, whose identity is buried deep in the late-game lore.
I am pretty far from that late-game lore, so I have no idea what it is. And thank you for not spoiling it.
But can I assume that said singular and abiding love interest would be hard to replace? Duplicate? Or re-create either mechanically or though eldritch magic?
D__n.
Well, so much for that idea. Maybe I’ll hatch a crazier plan once I’ve hit the late-game lore.
The revelation of who the Bazaar cares for is a very spoiler-y subject. To provide a few hints, the University storyline reveals the most, in a way.
And thankfully, it is not Feducci. But no, it is nigh impossible to replace/duplicate/re create that lover. But I’m not discouraging you. Feel free to assume. It’s a big-ish world out there. edited by Reinol von Lorica on 1/18/2018
[quote=Six Handed Merchant]Therefore, shouldn’t the goal of the best and brightest minds in London, be:
To find the Bazaar a soul mate?[/quote]
I just want to make one observation here: Yes, this entire project is doomed to abject failure. Yes, it is probably disastrous for all foolish enough to attempt it, in a way that makes NORTH look like a free vacation to Palm Beach. However…
…most PCs in London wouldn’t know that.
So there’s nothing to stop an interested character in embarking on such a project. Oh, yes, it’s desperate, and the whole thing is thickly topped with dramatic irony and hovering somewhere between Antigone and The Importance of Being Earnest. What of it? That’s not a bad formula for interesting narrative. Whether you’re wanting to comedically watch the unfortunate end of a series of promising candidates, or involve yourself in an epic quest almost cheery and hopeful enough for Lovecraft, the idea has plenty of potential–so long as the author understands going in that this isn’t going to end in Bazaarine wedding bells.
I have no doubt that this project would fail spectacularly. The only question I have is how much damage these poor players would do to London with their good intentions. Or if it would be possible for any of them to not end up either completely insane or thoroughly dead.
I think I’ll need to play further into Fallen London’s content before I can figure that one out. But yes, I’ll keep this as a potential story idea, because this is one hell of a windmill to tilt at.
I have a feeling this would end even more terribly if the mission was by some miracle a success, and you’d probably never want to go back to the Surface again either edited by Addis Rook on 1/20/2018
[quote=Addis Rook]I have a feeling this would end even more terribly if the mission was by some miracle a success, and you’d probably never want to go back to the Surface again either edited by Addis Rook on 1/20/2018[/quote]
Success would, in many ways, undermine the premise of the entire game. (If that sentence doesn’t make sense right now, don’t worry; it will.)
So I inadvertently came across some end-game spoilers, which helped me figure out a few things but honestly raised more questions than answers. So now what I’m wondering is:
So what about the Dawn Machine? Was that an attempt to create some kind of robo-soul-mate? Or is it more of a…physical distraction?
I don’t know. And I honesty don’t want to follow that trainwreck of a thought any further. All I know is that option is a non-starter too, as immolating all of London isn’t any better than the lacre. Choosing between being shot vs. being poisoned isn’t really the victory ending I was envisioning for this thing…
Oh well, back to the drawing boards… :)
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