Lady Eris
Posts: 162
11/18/2015
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Eris is an Extraordinary Mind, because... well, of course she is.
She's a total bluestocking (metaphorically, of course - her actual stockings are very expensive and fashionable) so it was a natural choice.
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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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Ben
Posts: 657
11/19/2015
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Your missing an option.
My character wants to find the OTHER specialization.
I seek to be a paramount presence.
http://community.failbettergames.com/topic9719-in-search-of-a-paramount-presence.aspx
malthaussen wrote:
"Specialization is for insects." Robert Anson Heinlein.
There should be a title for maxing everything. After all. some people aspire to be polymaths even if they can't do arithmetic.
-- Mal
edited by malthaussen on 11/16/2015
There IS one, it's just not been unlocked yet. Join the hunt. SEEK with us....
edited by ICountFrom0 on 11/19/2015
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The wind has no destination.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/IcountFrom0
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3Squirrels
Posts: 38
11/19/2015
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Despite being near the charisma for...well, Charisma, Eddy prefers the shadowy pursuits and is an Invisible Eminence.
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Eddy Gale, The Unburdened Cracksman - Available for all your burglary-related needs.
Brought to you by Three Squirrels Who Game.
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JimmyTMalice
Posts: 237
11/22/2015
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I'm still nowhere near reaching 200 in any quality, but when I do reach the requisite level, I'm definitely going for Legendary Charisma. My Persuasive already has the edge over the other stats (125 base compared to 88-105 for the others) and my character has always been closest to high society.
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 Gideon Stormstrider, the Esoteric Gadgeteer
 Jimmy T. Malice, gone.
A Tale of Two Suns - Meeting Your Maker - A Squid in the Polls
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
11/22/2015
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@Ben: Yes, Paramount Presence would do nicely, but my thought was that there should be a lesser reward for achieving 200 in each stat.
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/malthaussen
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AmouryDeDomremy
Posts: 20
11/22/2015
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Amoury takes it as a personal insult of the highest order that the Glass Door is scuffed beyond visual clarity so that he can't know what is inside. He's equally curious about the others too, of course, but not being able to see through the door of Knowledge is just especially galling. Extroadinary Mind was the only choice, under the circumstances.
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Ian Hart
Posts: 437
11/23/2015
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My brother is a Shattering Force, but doesn't use the forum. I wonder if there's a bit of a sampling bias?
(I'm a plain old Extraordinary Mind)
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Antifinity
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KestrelGirl
Posts: 138
11/23/2015
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The Academic will either become an Extraordinary Mind or a Legendary Charisma, but she doesn't have Persuasive or Watchful anywhere near 200 yet (150ish and 125ish respectively).
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/KestrelGirl
The Sociable Academic/KestrelGirl, an inescapable, sagacious, irresistible and breathtaking Lady of Some Importance. (Also add: terrifying, lethal, and perhaps midnight.)
Proud owner of the Neathy Informer, a newspaper dedicated to the truth.
Help me out with my FL/SS lore wiki, The Fifth City! http://www.thefifthcity.wikia.com
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NiteBrite
Posts: 1019
11/23/2015
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I am a Shattering Force because I break the mold and every expectation. No rule of light can contain me nor mirror imprison me. I will smash through all walls that stand between me and my heart's desire. All will shatter and fall before my might and tremble! Mwahahahaha!
Plus I can get an extra 14 rats per action more than anyone else who isn't also a shattering force with max modified stats and gear at the DoME. Knowing that I could one day overtake Spacemarine9 in an all out rat-race, even if it would take 7 years to overcome his 1 million rat headstart, fills me with 【determination】.
((My alt is a Legendary Charisma, because irrigo and the Lady in Lilac.))
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I AM currently accepting calling cards.
Stats loss counter: reset, irrigo equivalent: none
[00:34] <@ortab> NiteBrite's laugh is that of a condemned soul gazing into the abyss.
Merciless Modiste avatar by Paul Arendt (based on an original image by Joe England)
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/TheBriteModiste
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
11/23/2015
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@NiteBrite: reminds me of a RPG I played once. All the characters were avatars of gods with special powers. One had the power to change anything, by saying "This cannot be, because it must not be."
We were mucking about in a labyrinth and getting nowhere towards our goal, when the god with that power simply started tearing down walls. We bypassed the DM's whole lovingly-designed series of deathtraps and made it to the end in no time. Ya got to watch out for those unintended consequences when you're a DM.
-- Mal
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/malthaussen
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Schmidt
Posts: 114
11/29/2015
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Bernhard Schmidt is a newly minted Legendary Charisma. More in the lines of a deviously effective speaker than perhaps the more seductive persuasive inclinations.
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Atticus%20Schmidt
I'll accept any actions, except loitering and Affluent Photographer (will accept dupes).
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Samuel Perryman
Posts: 14
12/19/2015
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I think the fact that three of the Ambitions use Watchful has an influence on the large number of Extraordinary Minds running about.
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Samuel Perryman A Correspondent and a patriot, seeking to bring London to a new Neathy Empire. An Extraordinary Mind accepting new proteges.
Cecil Palmer Wait... Where is my radio?
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Lisbella Peridot
Posts: 138
12/20/2015
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^Knowledge is power. It is not like we got very far in most stories from hitting people.
I plans to be a Shattering Force in the future, regardless.
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Anatasia Swansong - fencing prodigy, extraordinary beauty, and very stubborn
Welcoming friends of all sorts! All independent now.
Kelly Siniature - grinning, deranged, elegant child of indistinct gender
Kelly is taking a long break on isolation.
I also play Town of Salem and a few other games - still Lisbella Peridot!
I finally regained stable internet access, so I should be around more often...
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"Many" Chin
Posts: 383
12/25/2015
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A shattering force who had 203 Dangerous but it dropped back down after many rounds of treasure-seeking in the irrigo. Don't think my alts will be playing the MWs game much.
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"My little China girl/You shouldn't mess with me/I'll ruin everything you are/I'll give you television/I'll give you eyes of blue/I'll give you man who wants to rule the world"
- The Goblin King.
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
12/25/2015
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My main went for Extraordinary Mind because she fancied herself as a world-class Scholar of the Correspondence. My alt is a Legendary Charisma, because she has always relied upon charm to get what she wants and has honed that charm into a weapon.
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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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Saevitia
Posts: 58
12/26/2015
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I specialized about fifteen minutes ago as a Shattering Force. I'm not sure what exactly to do with it now that I've got it, though.
Saevitia, bless her heart, lacks a certain amount of tact and has a very short attention span most of the time. As such, the most direct route is her preferred route, even if that means boring through a wall instead of climbing over with a rope. Brash and impulsive is pretty much her M.O.
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Saevitia's profile and appearance! [Gone NORTH]
Now playing Esméralda, Saevitia's former helmswoman and moralistic Campaigner; she looks like this.
I'm usually up for RP. Social actions are generally accepted; those with in-character RP invitations are most likely to be reciprocated.
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12/26/2015
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Saevitia wrote:
I specialized about fifteen minutes ago as a Shattering Force. I'm not sure what exactly to do with it now that I've got it, though.
Saevitia, bless her heart, lacks a certain amount of tact and has a very short attention span most of the time. As such, the most direct route is her preferred route, even if that means boring through a wall instead of climbing over with a rope. Brash and impulsive is pretty much her M.O.
Congratulations on your accomplishment! We'll discuss it after my weekly Cave visit...
[Returns hours later]
What were we doing here again?
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Josiah Thimblerig
Posts: 52
1/12/2016
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None of my alts yet qualify, but each intends a different specialisation.
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http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Josiah%20Thimblerig
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Balefire
Posts: 7
1/8/2017
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Deguello is something of an admirer of the often vilified but never dull Sir Richard Francis Burton, and is similarly an explorer, duellist, scholar, and publisher, and not averse to the occasional shady undertaking in the interest of research, funding, or excitement.
Still a long way from a decision on specialisation (Watchful 117, Shadowy 103, Dangerous 131, Persuasive 111), he already knows that the decision will be a difficult one. Currently he is leaning toward Extraordinary Mind or Legendary Charisma, but that might change depending on where and how his adventures lead him.
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Deguello
It is said that Deguello seems to want it all, and does not always discriminate overly much regarding how he acquires it. He wouldn't go out of his way to refute that, nor would he overly concern himself with avoiding scandal, welcoming it, in fact, as often as not. As for timing, he'd say that now is almost certainly preferable to later.
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Balefire%20Ebonheart
Merchant or smuggler, explorer or interloper, archaeologist or tomb robber, privateer or pirate? It depends on your point of view, but Captain Ebonheart has an insatiable curiosity and must perforce engage in divers means of funding his research, whether at zee, in a library, or in a pub.
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Aodyssey
Posts: 43
1/9/2017
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Char_Name is going for Shattering Force, no question asked. There's a long route ahead for her though.
Aoditor waits patiently for the gate of Paramount Presence to unlocks. They're partial to Legendary Charisma and Extraordinary Mind, however.
It's interesting to note how many expresses intent to wait for Paramount Presence in stead of committing to one Specialization or the other - perhaps this would skews the data toward there being many more Paramounts at the end of the day?
I'd not begrudge Failbetter making more Specializations-specific content/choice, either. Might push more people off the fence.
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Aoditor - a frequently moral upholder of standards, possessing mysterious and indistinct qualities; countenance; loyalties. Promoted from Pawn to Knight piece of the Great Game.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Char_name - a lady from across the Zee, advocate of Khaganian supremacy. Trying to be cruel. Under the generous auspices of the ever estimable Sam Stephens, an Extraordinary Mind.
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