BlakeTheDrake
Posts: 237
6/7/2015
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Me and my sweetheart are gettin' married... eventually. See, we've decided that we're not gonna settle for any 'good enough' measures. We're going the distance - it'll be the event of the year!
Which means we're looking to scrape up a hefty 10.000 'Planning a Wedding'. We recently hit the first 1000-point milestone, but there's still far to go, so I'd appreciate any insights into how to make the most of available resources.
I'm already aware of the two 'best options' - rats, and love-stories. And we're pouring everything we can get of either into this, of course. But there ARE many other options, too. Notably, wine and clothes. One question I've got, thus, is whether it's better to pour my stockpiles of wine into the party directly, or refine/combine them into more high-value items such as Cellar of Wine first. Same thing for the 'rag-trade' items. Do I use the Surface-Silk I've got, or turn them into Puzzle-Damask and then use THAT?
There's also a number of Relicker-items that can be used to power the party - and I've got a decent stock of scrap, too. Are there any relicker-available items that provide a better scrap-to-party ratio than others?
Other than that, I'm basically just looking for any advice or warnings about pitfalls I can get, from those who have traversed this treacherous ground before me...
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One of these days, I will remember to record interesting things in my journal...
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BlakeTheDrake
Posts: 237
6/7/2015
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Yes, my dear wife-to-be is a Rat-Catcher by profession, and she's... well, let's just say she's pretty much cornered the market on providing food for the feast. :P It's very much in-character, too, in the sense that she's the rough-and-tumble type who prefers to hang out with dockworkers, crooks and anarchists, while I'm the urbane high-society type. In other words, I'M expected to deal with the WINES... :p
Personally, I'm an Agent (though looking to move up to Midnighter sometime soonish), so I'm not getting anything that would be IMMEDIATELY useful... though of course, I could upconvert my steady stream of Identities Uncovered to Blackmail Materials.
About Cellars of Wine, though - are those only a good deal if you're getting them from your profession, or do they remain so if you have to craft them in the Bazaar Side-streets? After all, several of the 'components' could be poured (hah!) directly into the wedding...
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One of these days, I will remember to record interesting things in my journal...
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Lady Eris
Posts: 162
6/7/2015
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Yes, I thought the economics of getting married in FL were quite a wry take on the economics of getting married in general.
Once something is connected to a wedding, it becomes more expensive. Sometimes there are things you don't *need* but once you know you can have them you think 'Oh, why not? Might as well'. Eventually you might reach a point where you know there are cheaper ways if you put the time in, but you just don't care - you'll pay extra just to make life easier.
It's something you do because you want to, and you go into it knowing that it will cost you money. If you go for the big 10,000 Echo event, you either grind for most of the rest of your natural life, or you take (expensive) shortcuts because you just want to get married already.
(And it is, of course, lovely and wonderful and *completely worth it*. Obviously.)
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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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