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Unable to Work on Spec?
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12/13/2015
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So I stepped away from the game a bit, but it would appear that short story writing and such is still included in the game. Being that I'm in a bit of an awkward place vis a vis levelling my Persuasive, I was hoping to write some stories just to collect some extra dosh in the process.
For whatever reason, though, I can't get the Write on Spec storylet to appear anymore. It isn't available under Literary Ambitions and near as I can tell it doesn't have any "upper bound" of Persuasive at which point it deactivates - I also tried using my Talkative Rattus to lower Persuasive and still couldn't get it to appear.
Is this a bug, or is there something I'm missing about writing on spec? I completed the Writing About Fungus story, did that close me out of being able to Write on Spec?
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Sara Hysaro
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12/13/2015
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What's your Name Signed with a Flourish quality? If it's 3 or higher you should be able to start writing a Short Story through the Writer's Desk storylet in Veilgarden.
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12/13/2015
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Work on spec means only means you are Creating a short Story. If you started one, that option is gone, and you need to work on or Abandon your story. If at the before-mentioned earlier reply at a "Name signed with a Flourish" point, that referral will show up at the Literary Desk to write a short story, also taking you to the Short Story option. Technically, you can do stories at that point at whatever Potential level you wish, but the only way to progress at persuasive is to do that mission at that Story Potential and finish it with that specific option listed there (unless we're talking a character who existed before the Name conversion, you log in, choose an option that bumps you up and takes you to after this event up to the Court, and it leaves you there.)
A Name Signed with a Flourish has more info on this. Based on where you are, you may be locked out of creating stories until you are at 3+.
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Optimatum
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12/13/2015
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You may also find similar changes in structuring of the other three main stats, each with its own tracker. As most later areas are unlocked for free by progressing far enough through the relevant stat tracker, I'd recommend not buying access to them in your lodgings.
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