Gerald Edgerton
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11/22/2015
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For being such a short story encountered so early, it's one of my favorites. My character, career Shadowy though he is, could never have have sided other than with the Constable. He's a vicious adversary of the Cheery Man. This got me to thinking, though, that it's unique that you have to side with the Cheery Man in order to establish Closest To:Criminals. (No Thieves' Oaths for me, even if my reasons for crossing him weren't exactly about law and order).
Upon considering that, it occurs to me also that this IS a rather short storyline, encountered rather early. Is there a way of resetting the choice? I'm happy with where I sit. Although I'd love to be able to be Closest To the Criminals, I also prefer for choices to have consequences. As I perceive it, this is one of the most absolute choices that is thrust upon a character so early. (Starting primary stat, for example, can be reset with Fate. Almost anything else can be modified, even if at some cost in Fate or in game resources).
So my character is Closest to the Game, since acquisition of information is only more abstract than of other items. But still, my character is on the border of becoming Eminent. Surely by now he's above the authority of the Medusa's Head?
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Sara Hysaro
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11/22/2015
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Unfortunately there is no way to reset Family and Law.
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dov
Posts: 2580
11/22/2015
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Well, that's one way to look at it. For me, anything which adds a card to the deck is bad, unless the card is significantly profitable. So for me, you get punished by siding with the Cheery Man (though it's slightly better now with the Criminal Favours).
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
11/22/2015
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I note also that the text of the Family and Law tag reads "Finished for Now," which implies that there may be an intent to revisit the story on the part of the Devs. In their abundant spare time.
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11/23/2015
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Gul al-Ahlaam wrote:
It's especially a shame for players who sided with the last constable, since her (really interesting+useful) opportunity card is removed your deck once you compete the story, as opposed to the Cheery Man's, which remains. It's reasonable, given the story, but one might hope for a continuation one day, at least to see her again. She's so great.
I do miss her. At least, they should offer a fate reset option. I had no idea how intricate the criminal system was and knowing what I know now and not on my first character, I would have chosen otherwise.
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