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Deanscig Posts: 72 5/4/2015	By this I mean what would it be like if your city was taken by the bazaar? For Example I live in Sydney, Australia so these would probably change: Mr Wines would probably become Mr VB Mr Apples would probably become Mr Pavlova Mr Hearts would probably become Mr Meat Pies Knife and Candle would probably become Knife and AFL/NRL And the city would probably be taken because Tony Abbott wants to stop Asylum Seekers What would the Bazaar be like if your city was taken? edited by Deanscig on 5/4/2015 -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Deanscig
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Passionario Posts: 777 5/10/2015	Moscow would be significantly improved by the Fall. -- Passionario: Profile, Story, Ending Passion: Profile, Appearance
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Estelle Knoht Posts: 1751 5/7/2015	Hong Kong. Moon-milk Teacake. Ultra dense housing estates. Closet-sized lodgings cost 10 Overgoats. Skyscraper Bazaars. -- Estelle Knoht, a juvenile, unreliable and respectable lady. I currently do not accept any catbox, cider, suppers, calling cards or proteges.
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Rackenhammer Posts: 354 5/9/2015	Hm, well, it's stretching it a bit, but I live near enough to DC for this to be about Fallen Washington. Which has several interesting parallels, to be honest. There would be another Stolen River (the Potomac), with plenty of outlying Suburbs for another Archipelago. Ward 8 would probably be the new version of Spite, call it the Far Bank. The White House would become the Barred Mansion (like the shuttered palace). Georgetown would be the closest thing to Veilgarden, I think. I could go on, but honestly a reskinning wouldn't be difficult to do. But the contrast between the White Marble of most of the Buildings with the dark cave would be all kinds of interesting. And what electricity would do in the Neath... -- "DO NOT TRUST HAPPY ENDINGS. DO NOT FEAR SAD ENDINGS... NEITHER ARE ENDINGS." ~ Mathieu Psmith: The Bard of Lost Children, loving husband, and a fixture of the artistic set. Can never resist making a show of things... Irene Psmith: Adopted Daughter of Mathieu. Specializes in Information, Acquisitions, and the Acquisition of Information. Vaughan Montblanc: Once a frontiersman of Western Canada, he now practices medicine in London. His discretion may be absolutely trusted.
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ExcArc Posts: 44 6/15/2016	The Great Phoenix Metropolitan area erupted in great cheers as, for the first time in known history, the blasted yellow hate orb was temprorarily gone from the sky. Something about bats, urchins, yadda yadda yadda, but my god we can finally go outside without two tubes of sunscreen. Praise be the Bazaar and the Masters.
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Lady Eris Posts: 162 5/11/2015	I have been thinking a bit about a Fallen Edinburgh - it's one of my favourite cities and is pleasingly gothic already, so I wondered how it would lend itself to being a possible Sixth City. And so I ran with it and this is what I came up with. It fits surprisingly well! It is easy to see why the Masters might take Edinburgh. The Old Town is a maze of streets and closes - some where two people can only pass by flattening themselves against the walls. Flights of steps so long and steep that you cannot see the bottom from the top. Such places are perfect for moving unseen and trading in secrets. A Castle, perched high on its hill, with a view over the whole city, and an esplanade below and shops lining a mile-long street to a Palace? (Holyrood would make a great Shuttered Palace). What could be more perfect? The Cathedral of St Giles lies between the Castle and the Palace. The Grassmarket would be a bit of a Veilgarden, and the Cowgate below the bridges would probably be the rookery and the haunt of the less reputable. In Edinburgh, the people who wanted to keep themselves a bit apart would probably go down, rather than up, and instead of the Flit, would populate the maze of streets and vaults under the city. The New Town's elegant squares and wide, straight streets would probably be the preferred milieu of Society types. As for gardens, the Nor' Loch would have been drained and made into the Gardens before the Fall - and probably would have a different name as I doubt the Masters would retain 'Princes Street'. It would probably be a good setting for the Carnival, being the pleasure garden - and situated between the old and new towns. And there are the Meadows near the University. (Yes, the University - I admit some bias! There is, of course, the School of Arts, which will later become Heriot-Watt University, but for now, I shall concentrate on the University). How might that turn out? There are the New and Old Colleges, which might form a bit of rivalry (although as New College is the Divinity School it wouldn't work as a Benthic analogue quite as well!) But perhaps in the Fallen City, the university might not shove all the scientists out on the edge of town, leaving the centre as the preserve of the arts and humanities (as it does in the present day). That might make things interesting. And of course there is a river, the Water of Leith, and there is Leith, where there are docks, and there is the sea... As to the Masters, Mr Pages would probably find plenty to occupy itself in Edinburgh. Mr Apples would probably trade in oats, or tatties (although that rather lacks dignity). Mr Veils might have to move over to slightly warmer fabrics, given the northerly latitudes, especially if Edinburgh is still plagued by the haar (the sea mist, which is bloody freezing) when it comes underground. Mr Wines would probably move over to ale - 'Mr 80 shilling' has something of a ring to it (although I'm not certain of the shilling to Echo exchange rate)... Thank you for the writing prompt, Deanscig - I've had a lot of fun with it! -- Lady Eris Psmith, Society darling, devoted wife. Dangerous when crossed. Accepts most social invitations. Distributor of Parabolan Kittens. Welcomes new acquaintances, especially those who write 'in character'. William Templeton, Viscount Manningham, newcomer, gentleman, all-round good egg - accepting absolutely all invitations.
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John Moose Posts: 276 6/13/2016	Fallen Brussels: Mr. Apples assumes the new identity of Mr. Waffles while Mr. Pages adapts to the size of the comic industry he now controls by taking the name of "Mr Strips", and gets infuriated when his introduction causes people to have uncontrollable fits of laughter.
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protonsinthedark Posts: 106 5/28/2015	Fallen Los Angeles: Mr Wines would probably re-name himself Mr Films Hollywood would become the new Veilgarden, and bohemians from all over the Neath would relocate here in hopes of "making their big break." Instead of schools of poetry, schools of film would compete for prominence and Notability. Mrs Plenty would become the new owner of Disneyland (Plentyland?) -- granted, this isn't technically within LA, but it's close enough that it'd probably be taken as well (ironically enough, it'd probably end up approximately in the location where Mutton Island is currently) Hell would be positively delighted at their new customer base, as nearly everyone of Importance in the city would want to sell their soul. edited by protonsinthedark on 5/28/2015 -- Mio, a midnight, sinister, irresistible, and breathtaking lady of mysterious origins. Calling cards, social actions, menace reduction requests, and newspaper interviews (Nemesis ambition) welcome. No boxed cats or Affluent Photographer requests please. Other Characters: tinyassassin, an orphan trained as an assassin, currently hunting the Vake. Alexandre and Adriana, a pair of hedonistic twins betting their souls on the Marvellous...if they don't lose them to the devils first.
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Lady Eris Posts: 162 5/7/2015	Good grief. Life in a small Welsh village can be claustrophobic enough without being underground into the bargain. But of all the cities where I've lived (apart from London, of course), I think a Fallen Edinburgh would be all kinds of amazing. It already has underground streets, after all. edited by Lady Eris on 5/7/2015 -- Lady Eris Psmith, Society darling, devoted wife. Dangerous when crossed. Accepts most social invitations. Distributor of Parabolan Kittens. Welcomes new acquaintances, especially those who write 'in character'. William Templeton, Viscount Manningham, newcomer, gentleman, all-round good egg - accepting absolutely all invitations.
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Zeel Posts: 257 5/11/2015	I live in Hamilton, New Zealand. Mr Spices would probably have to get involved in the conventional drug trade, Mr Wines would have a hard time keeping his girls clean, and Mr Fires would have to jump from industry to farming. -- http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Zeel - Zeel, also known as the Hollow Hellion. A soulless, heartless, empty individual who will only deal with those who are advantageous to him. http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Jass The Sly Socialite, or the Devious Rogue, depending where you see her. Jass lives a double life, alternating between the God-fearing, popular socialite and one of the many crime-lords of London. IF YOU WANT A PARABOLAN KITTEN please send me a social engagement or menace reduction to either account, preferably not Coffee at Caligula's.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 6/13/2016	Fallen Melbourne - honestly, it'd probably bring all the worst in us out. The Bazaar would set up in the ruins of the casino, and we'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference. The trendy district du jour would be so far from the city centre that it would end up impaled on the Prickfinger Wastes or drowned in the zee. The preposterous skyscrapers would be smashed against the Roof and invaded by the Starved Men. The ferris wheel that never turns would become a nest of Sorrow-Spiders. At least the coffee would survive. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Sackville Posts: 295 9/8/2015	Living in Beijing as a foreigner is already kind of like living in a Fallen City. Everything's supposed to be run by an imposing centralized bureaucracy but to get anything done it feels like you need to go through a half dozen factions of unofficial operators and hustlers, the alcohol is all unfamiliar even if it's made out of rice instead of mushrooms, and all the buildings are covered in inscrutable runes.
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AbermalsHelle Posts: 42 9/28/2015	Ah, Fallen New York... I like the idea of starting by breaking out of Bellevue; Rikers would do too, of course. Go to Greenwich Village to bump up your Persuasive a bit before hitting Broadway, or to Staten Island to touch up your Dangerous. The City University campuses would have to be rolled together if we don't want to make the game world totally unwieldy. The Hudson, I guess, would be grafted onto the river that flows through Hell, and I can see the devils adding their embassy to all the others on the Upper East Side, or else working out of a particularly shiny office building in Midtown. The Clay and Rubbery Men would have their own enclaves in Queens soon enough. If the Gracious Widow is still around, she probably works out of a small, poorly-lit noodle shop in Flushing. The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem, depending on the exact time period, might be living in a squat on the Lower East Side, where he continues collecting...interesting people. The Duchess and her cats share a spacious (and expensive) Upper West Side apartment. Mr. Cups, or whatever he's calling himself these days, is in charge of the Department of Sanitation, among other things. He's relaxed the policy on mongo a bit. Mr. Fires obviously has the Fire Department reporting to him, and you don't tangle with Mr. Pages' NYPD any more than you would the current one. There's been much debate as to which Neathly critters are kosher, and how you can even tell. Rats, no. Rubbery Men, definitely not. But some of the others? Of what now inhabits Central Park, as well as the subway tunnels, I dare not speak. edited by AbermalsHelle on 9/28/2015 -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/AbermalsHelle Your social actions, send them to me!
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Sara Hysaro Moderator Posts: 4514 5/10/2015	If Virginia Beach was brought down into the Neath I'd find myself far closer to the Drownies than I'd ever want to be. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sara%20Hysaro Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome. Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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th8827 Posts: 823 6/14/2016	Fallen Los Angeles would probably take over a large section of the Zea, since the city is larger than some smaller countries. The stolen river will also probably be dry, making the slow boat even easier to get off of. The observatory for the blind astronomers will now be on top of a mountain, as the Griffith Park Observatory. City Hall will be a poor replacement for the Shuttered Palace, but at least the ruler changes every few years. No one will know how to properly shovel Lacre, since we are not used to snow. Mr. Veils will need to invest in making warm clothes, since we will have trouble adapting to how cold it is in the Neath. The Downtown skyscrapers will brush against the Stalactites. Beware the thing that lives on the roof. Good luck to the mushrooms to find places to grow. Hollywood = Veilgarden Skid Row = Spite LA Harbor = Wolfstack Forgotten Quarter = remains of Fallen London -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/th8827 Gone NORTH. It's nice here.
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Catherine Raymond Posts: 2518 6/13/2016	I think this is a fun thread. However, remember the number one criterion for a city to join the Fallen--a love relationship involving the rulers of the City that could be exploited by the Masters. That aspect of some of the suggested Cities is worth discussion. -- Cathy Raymond http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355 Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Shadowcthuhlu Posts: 1557 6/13/2016	The love relationship between us and our basketball team? Maybe the Masters will allow us to at least make it the final four or even win. . . -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
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Professor Strix Posts: 616 6/13/2016	Hm. The city I'm living now didn't exist when London fell, if we are talking about it falling instead of London. If we are talking about it falling now, hm. Fallen Belo Horizonte (it means Beautiful Horizon) would not have any stolen rivers, because we don't have any proper river, just a few streams. But I'm pretty sure that we would have plenty of stolen hills. Our important buildings are pretty small (specially at the center of the city), so I suppose that the Bazaar will have to replace our central bus station. The streets at the center of the city are perfectly straight and planned and the names of the street are themed, so it will be glaringly obvious that they were changed by the Bazaar's arrival. The city is also waaay bigger than London was at the 19th century, so I imagine that most of the Neath's landmass is going to get a chunk of city falling on top of it, too. It's a running gag that, since we live in a landlocked State, people here looove beaches. Hey, guess what? WE WILL HAVE OUR OWN BEACH NOW, EAT THAT ESPÍRITO SANTO. Ahem, where was I? Oh, yeah, factions. Don't really think we do have factions. About location, there is a giant University here, a kinda bohemian place full of pubs and expensive shops, the stadium in which Brazil lost from German (no hard feelings against the Germans, yet we will pretty much mourn it for the next one hundred years or so), a big artificial lake next to the rich neighborhood and... I dunno if there is any more location of importance. It's not an old city, it's not too full of mysteries. My bithplace is an older city, which used to be full of asylums. Every rich and influential people would send there their mad relatives. It had scheming politicians, steep hills, mists at night and at dawn and a few landmarks (no river, though). It could have fallen in the 19th century or now, the only problem is that it has always been a very small city compared to London. Most of the previous cities would be visible yet. There wasn't a lot of factions, but they could be the Asylum Crew, the Madmen (some of them used to roam the city), and the two opposing rich families that almost torn the city politics in half, the Costas and the Andradas. Rubbery Men would still be a thing, I guess, as would the Devils. Soldiers in lieu of the Constables, and that's it I guess. -- The Inescapable Professor, London's Most Academic Detective. Open to consultation from Mondays to Fridays, above the Silver Binding bookshop, Veilgarden. Half the payment in advance, half after closing the case. No refunds. "THIS SATURDAY, in MAHOGANY HALL, delight your eyes with the DARING FEATS of the DAPPER ESCAPIST. Gape at his CHARM and WIT and his CLEVER TRICKS OF ILLUSIONISM. No mirrors used." --------- Social actions welcomed. Will take menaces if not currently grinding that one stat. Send them and cross your fingers. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Professor%20Strix My alt loiters suspiciously if you want to: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Derek%20Davis
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Rupho Schartenhauer Posts: 787 6/14/2016	Fallen Frankfurt... the Bazaar could pick whether to replace the Stock Exchange or the ECB - both, probably. Mr Wines & Mr Apples might actually merge into Herr Apfelwein in sheer delight and Herr Bratwurst would sell Rubbery Frankfurters of only slightly more worrying origin than their surface counterparts. Herr Zettelwirtschaft would be delighted with the annual Book Fair; and the Römer would be the Ministry of Public Decency's new headquarters. There's a Zoo, the Main would be the new Stolen River, and I'm sure at least one of the skyscrapers would fall into it to provide a location for the new House of Chimes. Survivors of the 5th City would at least have the English Theatre. The Senckenberg would become the new Museum of Mistakes while the Goethe-University, the University of Applied Sciences and the School of Finance & Management would come to represent Celestial, Nocturnal and Bazaarine schools of thought. There's enough churches around to support any number of Snuffer-turned-Bishops; the Central Station would benefit immensely from being taken over by Hell, while the Brass Embassy could take its pick in the Consulates Quarter. Concerning the weather, not much would change. Overall, I think people would adapt really well. As to the tragic love story causing the sale of the city, it would probably be a desperate Eintracht fan trying to save the club from another relegation.... -- Rupho Schartenhauer has killed a Master, well: most of it. Cortez the Killer has killed a Master, definitely. Deepdelver has become the progenitor of London's brightest star. It's... complicated. Dr. Kvirkvelia, gone NORTH on 23/12/1894.
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narcomanic Posts: 64 7/15/2016	The only thing I can think of is if the Bazaar decided to take any Finnish town, Mr Wines would have a meltdown. "What do you mean you only have hard liquor and beer, what is wrong with you people." -- Cecilia Vass, a Shattering Force available for patronage. Warning: You will get stabbed. Take it as a compliment. Currently rallying mobs for Feducci.
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The Absurd Rogue Posts: 1049 6/16/2016	I live in Saint John, New Brunswick. That's the oldest city in Canada and arguably the worst city in Canada. If this one got taken, the air quality stay exactly the same and The Irving Family would become The Masters of The Bazaar. But they'd all become Mr Irving. So, not much would change, actually. The Shuttered Palace would be uptown and every other place in the entire town would be Spite. Why do I live here edited by The Absurd Rogue on 6/16/2016 -- "There is never another story. There is only one, and I try to tell it with every page. I fail, and I try again. There are no new stories; I have this one." -S.N RemainProfane#2532
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Violet Posts: 16 5/9/2015	This actually got me thinking a lot. See, I live in a quite odd town, its really big, 1.2 million citizens plus the fact it is the connecting network between a whole half of the state... yet its quite boring when it comes to everything imaginable, seriously. The thought of a fallen version of it and how I could twist the dullness of the town is quite entertaining, maybe I should make something with it, maybe a post-apoc version of it or something. edited by Violet on 5/9/2015 -- A diary of Violet's exploits in Fallen London
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Rook Crofton Posts: 83 5/7/2015	A Fallen Vienna would be very exciting, especially considering how the city is represented in Sunless Sea! -- Rook Crofton: dreamer, antiquarian, mystic Now a Scarlet Saint. Happy to send anyone an invite to the Temple Club.
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Ice_princess Posts: 6 5/29/2015	Fallen Baltimore would be....Is there anything the masters would want from Baltimore? Well. The Neath would certainly be improved by a surplus of crabs. The harbors are quite nice, too... -- Hopelessly attached to her alias. Friend to the sick and the poor, lover of high society, holder of many ulterior motives.
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Silvan Derre Posts: 61 6/13/2016	Fallen Manila. I love this prompt! After the initial chaos of the Church declaring the End-of-times, people would eventually realize it's not so bad and settle down and carry on as before. Political families would take the place of the different Factions. Our universities have always been the home of revolutionaries so no changes there. We would hold elections for our fave Master just because, though it wouldn't really change anything we just really like elections. Mr. Pages would have to diversify into film and television. I feel like the Rubbery men would be a lot more accepted, we're just a really accomodating society over-all We would have a lot more settlements across the various islands of the Unterzee since being an archipelago means we're a naturally sea-faring people. Intramuros, the so-called Walled City, can host the Bazaar. Also at least we wouldn't have to deal with droughts and the monsoons anymore so thats a definite plus
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Evariste S. Crumbledon Posts: 138 6/13/2016	Oh my... They tried, they tried, but as its motto goes, "fluctuat nec mergitur": Paris cannot sink. -- Evariste S. Crumbledon
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Haneul Posts: 15 9/7/2015	I currently live in the middle of nowhere suburbia, and I'm willing to bet no one even knows the name, so I'll imagine my old cities instead. Fallen San Francisco and Fallen Seoul. San Francisco wouldn't change except perhaps for the real estate prices. There are many people from different walks of life, but if there's anything a San Franciscan is good at, it's adapting to the fast paced environment. Fallen Seoul, same as San Francisco, but I'd expect that many of the populace would suffer fast, but others would certainly flourish. There are plenty of softies in Seoul--especially the richer districts--that would not be able to handle what the neath has in store. edited by Haneul on 9/7/2015 -- >>\| Haneul \|<< "The sky has no limit and I am the sky." Haneul is open to ALL social interactions and will be generous with her replies. Just be certain that YOU will be generous to her as well when the time comes.
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Beau Mercy Posts: 76 6/13/2016	Fallen Boston, Massachusetts. It would probably be a month or two before we realized anything was amiss. -- Monster Hunter Beau Mercy, Friend of the Church, A Blood-Cousin to Predators, Straw-haired Tomcat
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absimiliard Posts: 759 6/13/2016	[Fallen Boston here as well] No Master is up to the task of fixing the MBTA, please. And, let's hope not, I don't want to shovel lacre like I shoveled snow last year. Do you? As far as the University, that's easy. There's Harvard and "That quaint Technical School Down the Road." Of course... ;P . edited by absimiliard on 6/13/2016 -- "Because, Parabola!" -- the Curious Captain Eating nightmares from friends -- and I'm easy to befriend. Absimiliard: the Black Rose of Wolfstack Docks
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Catherine Raymond Posts: 2518 6/13/2016	absimiliard wrote: [Fallen Boston here as well] No Master is up to the task of fixing the MBTA, please. And, let's hope not, I don't want to shovel lacre like I shoveled snow last year. Do you? As far as the University, that's easy. There's Harvard and "That quaint Technical School Down the Road." Of course... ;P . edited by absimiliard on 6/13/2016 No one wants to shovel 10 feet or more of lacre, on anything else. That's why you pay Urchins to do it. -- Cathy Raymond http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355 Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Dean Lee Posts: 133 6/13/2016	Beau Mercy wrote: Fallen Boston, Massachusetts. It would probably be a month or two before we realized anything was amiss. Plus we're already the seat of a revolution. I think the Masters would have a bit of a hard time working with us though. I wonder if they would be able to use their space-bat voodoo to fix the mbta Edit: I wonder how the whole The University thing would work out with our like 20 colleges. Also would it be the greater Boston area or just the city itself? edited by Dean Lee on 6/13/2016 -- A list of credentials A Business Card Research progress: 77 volumes of cryptopaleontoligy 77 volumes of Prelapsarian archeology 77 volumes of theosophistry.
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Parelle Posts: 1084 6/13/2016	Fallen Louisville: Why hello there, Mr. Bourbon. I'm a transplanted Philadelphian (by which I mean the suburbs), which already has excellent RP-ing sounding sections: University City, Port Richmond, Old City, North Liberties, Germantown, Center City, Fishtown - and a few I didn't know, like Harrowgate. Come, what lies beyond the Harrowgate? Besides, Mr. Scrapple is about as threatening as they come. -- Parelle, Lady Joseph Marlen. The Singular Librarian. A Midnighter, a Player of the Marvelous. pages from a dusty bookshop: a badly updated FL changelog \| Useful Guidance and Explanations
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The-Gentlemen Posts: 18 5/29/2015	Fallen Indianapolis- The indy 500 would be replaced with Shroom Hopping. I'm still a bit new to the neath, and I live in a fairly secluded bit of Indianapolis, so I'm afraid that's about all I've got. edited by The-Gentlemen on 5/29/2015 -- Note that in Fallen London, I am known as The-Gentleman as opposed to The-Gentlemen. In Rat Sending Simulator I can be found as Tom. No I don't know why I chose Tom.
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Eliza Twombly Posts: 9 6/13/2016	Fallen Calhoun Falls would be a lot like not fallen Calhoun Falls. Except perhaps, there'd be more crime. We would probably go to the country to raise Shadowy, the suburbs to raise Persuasive, bucknelly to raise Dangerous, and the Blue Hole to raise Watchful. You'd get your Whispered Hints from the Marketplace, and your Tales of Terror from the Town Square. But we pretty much already live underground anyway since not many people know we exist. LOL
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Shadowcthuhlu Posts: 1557 6/13/2016	Dayton Ohio. We would see the sun only slightly less. Our drug problem would grow more exotic but probably still be pretty much the same. Under corn would be become a thing. One can only imagine what larps would happen were death is temporary. . . At least we can have an university that can out drink Benthic. Basketball meet shroom hopping would be entertaining. Oakwood would become a literal dome. We would be taken to see if anyone would notice. I'll list more when I think of them. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Dirae%20Erinyes. Closed to calling cards, but open for all other social action. I also love to roleplay.
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Estelle Knoht Posts: 1751 6/3/2015	Lashkar wrote: Not to be overly critical of other people's ideas, but on this thread I feel like some people are missing the OP's point a bit and trying to shoe-horn parts of your city into FL... whereas London didn't become re-shaped into Fallen Karakorum when it fell on top of the Fourth City. I read the OP as asking what would your city be like, as in what's unique about your city, not what's London-like. Both are fun and interesting! Shoe-horn? I will show you shoe-horn. ....On second thought, I know far too less about Hong Kong than a normal citizen should reasonably know. We.... have some rivers here and there, and a tiny dinky clock tower? And some street with never-closing pubs that could substitute for Veilgarden in a pinch? edited by Estelle Knoht on 6/3/2015 -- Estelle Knoht, a juvenile, unreliable and respectable lady. I currently do not accept any catbox, cider, suppers, calling cards or proteges.
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Gonen Posts: 817 9/6/2015	Fallen Jerusalem. The atmosphere could be right... I've once read at some post they think it has already fallen. -- The Ashen Anesthesiologist - Paramount Londoner Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness. The long journey to eccentricity: On March 10th, 2018, reached 15 on all quirks, simultaneously. The Quirky Anesthesiologist
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The Black-Shirted Radical Posts: 188 9/6/2015	Fallen Dublin? Quite similar in 2015 to Fallen London 1893 tbh. A lot of drugs, lot of revolutionaries, few churchmen and heavy immigration. The city would probably be poorer and far more population light than FL. Industry would be lighter and the mood, in general, more depressed. -- Poet of once distinguished acclaim.Apprentice alcoholic. Somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun. Radical politician, playwright, duelist, archaeologist,Correspondence professor,criminal mastermind, Commander of the Auxiliary Constabulary, Leader of the League of National Populists, former Governor of Port Carnelion . Rude, crude and scandalous to know. Plot his lynching at http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/The~Black-Shirted~Radical
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The Black-Shirted Radical Posts: 188 9/6/2015	Mark wrote: I live in a university town in rural New England. I love my fellow citizens - mostly - but the Neath would tear us apart. New England? The Lovecraftian elements would spike. Change names of everything to Arkham names. The University? Miskatonic. Boom- done. -- Poet of once distinguished acclaim.Apprentice alcoholic. Somewhere to the right of Attila the Hun. Radical politician, playwright, duelist, archaeologist,Correspondence professor,criminal mastermind, Commander of the Auxiliary Constabulary, Leader of the League of National Populists, former Governor of Port Carnelion . Rude, crude and scandalous to know. Plot his lynching at http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/The~Black-Shirted~Radical
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Lashkar Posts: 109 5/28/2015	Fallen Durban: The city would fall when someone got tired of the constant electrical blackouts ("load shedding") and sold out to Mr Fires and Mr Iron for the promise of infinite power. Surfing would become Dodge the Drownies. The Starveling Cat would have a hard time not getting chopped up for "medicine" by witchdoctors. I shudder to think what eating that kind of concoction would result in. Finishing the University storyline would require Watchful, Persuasive, and Shadowy of all 200, and about a ten thousand actions' grind, with repeated unavoidable excursions into A State of Some Confusion. Hell's Embassy would be located in the Gateway shopping center, as one of my colleagues calls it the "Gateway to Hell". Knife-and-Candle would certainly be popular here. Jack-of-Smiles would find plenty of victims...and opportunities to spread. (However, despite the hype I'm not convinced that the violent crime rate is all that much higher than in large cities in Malaysia...I've been away too long to draw a good picture, but a Fallen KL would be interesting too.) -- Wriothesley: Call me "Risley". My first character, around midgame Asesina Ballenas: whale killer. Alt, recently PoSI Happy to accept most social actions; will help with menace reduction if it's reciprocated.
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Vincent Asmund Posts: 314 5/7/2015	Fallen Cairo would certainly be something, I think! -- Vincent Åsmund, an ex-Author searching to return to his former glory. Konstantin Sorokin, a newcomer to the Neath with revolutionary tendencies.
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dismallyOriented Posts: 215 5/7/2015	A shame, because I doubt the Masters want anything to do with Egypt ever again. Meanwhile, I'm a resident of suburbia, but if the Masters wait until August, they'd get the Big Apple. Probably the more succulent choice.
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Zero Posts: 136 6/16/2016	I doubt a Fallen Padua would be really interesting. We got so much mist and darkness during winter, we would't even notice being in a cave. (Don't you believe me? Look at Humans of Pianura Piadana.) Apart from that... My city is full of really angry and racist elders, and young and hip students. Poor rubbery men wouldn't stand a chance. -- SEND ME CHESS AND I SHALL RECIPROCATE Daniel Ember - Once a doctor. Now something else. My Twine games
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Cass La'Roux Posts: 7 6/22/2016	Oh man, Fallen Denver would be strange. We already have mountains in the area, Im kind of imagining more buildings like New Newgate
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A Dimness Posts: 613 7/31/2016	Has anyone done a fallen Amsterdam yet? That would be VERY interesting what with all the outstretching canals and industrial sectors. And it'd be Veilgarden across the whole damn city! -- A truth so strange it can only be lied into existence
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ForScience Posts: 69 8/19/2016	I'm close to Miami, and Fallen Miami sounds awesome. I can only imagine what the fall would do to the tourism industry. Much to the Masters' confusion, being underground only makes Miami into even more of a tourist destination! Also, Miami's Art Deco architecture is amazing. I feel like the Art Deco district would take on some significance. It would be interesting if its fall had something to do with Henry Flagler. If you read up on his relationship with Ida Alice Shourds, it's easy to see how a fall could be orchestrated. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/ForScience - The Intrepid Scholar. A dauntless scientist.
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Master Jacket Posts: 4 6/14/2016	Fallen Belfast... god help the Neath
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Professor Strix Posts: 616 6/14/2016	Dean Lee wrote: absimiliard wrote: [Fallen Boston here as well] No Master is up to the task of fixing the MBTA, please. And, let's hope not, I don't want to shovel lacre like I shoveled snow last year. Do you? As far as the University, that's easy. There's Harvard and "That quaint Technical School Down the Road." Of course... ;P . edited by absimiliard on 6/13/2016 Hah! Fair enough XD I'm still curious as to how much of the Greater Boston Area would fall. Not enough to include Arkham, one should hope. The confluence of weirdnesses would make the Neath explode. -- The Inescapable Professor, London's Most Academic Detective. Open to consultation from Mondays to Fridays, above the Silver Binding bookshop, Veilgarden. Half the payment in advance, half after closing the case. No refunds. "THIS SATURDAY, in MAHOGANY HALL, delight your eyes with the DARING FEATS of the DAPPER ESCAPIST. Gape at his CHARM and WIT and his CLEVER TRICKS OF ILLUSIONISM. No mirrors used." --------- Social actions welcomed. Will take menaces if not currently grinding that one stat. Send them and cross your fingers. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Professor%20Strix My alt loiters suspiciously if you want to: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Derek%20Davis
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Hark DeGaul Posts: 208 6/13/2016	Fallen Oxford would likely be similar to London, and indeed the Stolen River would still be the Thames, but the University would be much more prominent. The Bazaar would likely swallow the Radcliffe Camera and Mr Pages would confiscate most of the other libraries. Perhaps the Masters would style themselves Professors and not Misters, perhaps some of the larger colleges would have their own factions. Such things could be possible, had Victoria picked a city slightly further North. (As a side-note I have no idea how the old Oxbridge rivalry would continue if we fell. I suppose Cambridge would have to come down to us for the boat race since we'd all burst into flames or die if we tried to go up to them. They'd better get used to fighting off zeebeasts.) edited by Hark DeGaul on 6/13/2016 -- The Dawn-Eyed Optician: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Hark%20DeGaul That Vicar Who Ruined the Royal Wedding for Everyone (including himself): http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Hebediah%20Fix The Dreaded Relative: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Your%20Aunt
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maricolous Posts: 56 6/13/2016	Fallen Nashville, Tennessee... Now that would be weird. I can't imagine Southern Sensibilities getting along too well with the grimy 'Neath The Masters have made the "Batman Building" (and yes, that is its actual nickname) into their new home, adding yet another layer of irony. Religious conservatives getting up in arms at devils while the devils do their best to provoke them, finding their antics "hilariously charming". Southern Baptist preachers go out in the streets with their entire congregation waving signs at Devils, warning the world that This is The End. Mr. Wines, now Mr. Whiskey, goes to country music bars and during a especially spirited rendition of Rockytop loses itself in a fit of euphoric glee. Sinning Jenny becomes Sinning Jessica and wears cowboy boots over those red red stockings. Men and women dressed as Jesus parade up and down the sidewalks outside these bars, smiling serenely in the flashing neon lights while passerby fling coins at them and pose for pictures. The Cumberland river, previously known for its catfish, now is home to monstrously sized cavefish, descended from the in habitants of the smaller but no less impressive caves honeycombing the limestone above. Riverboats glitter on the dark water, reminding the citizens of the stars that were lost oh so long ago. The Parthenon has become a new home for the Museum of Mistakes; crime in Centennial Park has skyrocketed as Jack of smiles has made it his new stomping ground. Regardless, the neathy citizens come out in droves on Sunday afternoons to picnic on the grass while Rubbery Men operate popsicle stands and hand clumps of sticky amber to childern who have escaped the eye of their watchful parents. Vanderbilt University has largely consolidated most of the other, smaller universities in the area (how could they run with their access to out of state students largely cut off??) and a new branch of science has opened up studying the biology of all these new creatures discovered in the caverns. In the quieter, darker classrooms, small classes gather to discuss samples taken surreptitiously from the bazaar herself. It she real? Can her taxonomy be discovered by ordinary means? The Masters don't approve, but oftentimes aren't fully aware of the extent this little project has been taken on. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maricolousa (Finished) http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Kraine Mystic on the way to becoming a Glassworker, on occasional hiatus.
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Beau Mercy Posts: 76 6/13/2016	What I wouldn't do for some Favors: Real Estate Agents. -- Monster Hunter Beau Mercy, Friend of the Church, A Blood-Cousin to Predators, Straw-haired Tomcat
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Catherine Raymond Posts: 2518 6/13/2016	I think this is a fun thread. However, remember the number one criterion for a city to join the Fallen--a love relationship involving the rulers of the City that could be exploited by the Masters. That aspect of some of the suggested Cities is worth discussion. -- Cathy Raymond http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355 Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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