Chris Gardiner
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12/25/2015
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Delicious friends - Mr Sacks has begun his rounds! Each day from now until the 5th of January, a new card featuring the Crimson Beast of Winter will appear in the opportunity deck. Offer him gifts and earn rewards!
Then - on the 6th of January - Penstock's Wicket will open, giving you a chance to spend any Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre that you've accumulated over the festive season. This is a chance to acquire various rewards, including unusual lodgings and perhaps even your own noman (briefly).
Merry Christmas, everyone!
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dov
Posts: 2580
12/25/2015
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Some clarifications for newer players:
You don't have to draw the Mr Sacks card today, so unless you're in a particular hurry, there's no need to spend Fate to increase the chances to draw it.
As Chris has indicated, each day a new Mr Sacks card will be added to the deck. So even if you only manage to draw the first Mr Sacks card 3 days from now, you might draw the 2nd Mr Sacks card a minute later.
And, as others have indicated, the cards' frequency increases over time. When it becomes Ubiquitous Frequency, you're almost guaranteed to draw them very quickly.
Also: If the same mechanic plays out as in last years, once you play the first Mr Sacks card, you're guaranteed to be able to draw all the rest, even after the season is over (though, of course, if you wait that long you won't be able to use the gained ToL in the Wicket, or complete the Fate locked stories there).
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jeff_vandenberg
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12/27/2015
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Oh.. hey... look.. reading. It's a thing. I swear I hovered over it multiple times. Thanks. *sheepishly hides in the corner again*
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metasynthie
Posts: 645
12/28/2015
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I suspect the reason is that Mr Sacks is supposed to feel luck-based and annoying.
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ganjalf91
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1/2/2016
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the truthseeker wrote:
Psyche Labyrinth wrote:
Sacks has a schedule of being 2 days late for me. So annoying! At least it's consistent though.
Consistently late is an Oxymoron (and that is a paradoxical thing, not the title of somebody form the 'Neath...well, not yet.)
Its not actually an oxymoron, if one arrives late by the same amount of time everytime, he is still late. "Consistently unpredictable" is an oxymoron.
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Sara Hysaro
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12/27/2015
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Hover over it and you'll discover that the option is locked because you have a Magnificent Diamond. The results of the Fate branch and the Magnificent Diamond branch are identical, so this is for the best.
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Baron Lagavulin
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1/6/2016
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I'm banging on the door but there's no reply. And there's quite a large queue forming behind me. Some are carrying pitchforks and torches. I wonder if they're here for Penstock or for me...
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John Moone
Posts: 5
12/30/2015
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I remember being greeted by the "Fallen London's Probably Random Number Generator" on Advent. Made sure to take note of that.
Emphasis on PROBABLY.
edited by John Moone on 12/30/2015
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RandomWalker
Posts: 948
12/28/2015
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As far as I can tell:
[spoiler]
1: Spices
2: Wine
3: Stones
4: No Mr Sacks
5: Mirrors
6: Pages
7: Fires
8: No Mr Sacks
9: Eaten
10: Veils
11: Iron
12: Hearts?
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Sara Hysaro
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12/28/2015
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You can still get it on later days, no worries.
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ganjalf91
Posts: 87
12/26/2015
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Brace yourselves, 12 days of cursing against the rarity of the x-th card are coming
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Guest
12/25/2015
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Merry Christmas Mr. Gardiner and everybody! Everything else abut this topic was already written (very well in fact)
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Psyche Labyrinth
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12/26/2015
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I've never been so angry at the RNG. 
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Gonen
Posts: 817
12/26/2015
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Psyche Labyrinth wrote:
I've never been so angry at the RNG.
Ah, now... Wait till you do the last part of the fidgeting writer
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John Savage
Posts: 198
12/26/2015
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Still no cards yet for me.... but I expected that.... trying to stay sane right now anyway...
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Sara Hysaro
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12/28/2015
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All you can do is draw cards and hope for the best. They'll become more frequent as time goes on, thankfully, and at some point the early cards will turn into storylets for the very unlucky to play.
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Hobnail
Posts: 179
12/25/2015
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THE BEAST!
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Travers
Posts: 98
12/25/2015
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Xane Al-Rahibi wrote:
About how common are these cards?
If the wiki is correct:
Occurs with Abundant Frequency (5 x as common as Standard)
Occurs with Ubiquitous Frequency (10 x as common) two days after it becomes available
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phryne
Posts: 1351
12/25/2015
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The cards become ever more frequent as time progresses, meaning there's no rush. If you wait until Jan 5 you'll probably be able to play all of them within a few hours... 
 Everything dov says below is true. Also, here's a link to the 12 Days ToL-maxing guide from the Christmas Guide thread again.
edited by phryne on 12/25/2015
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Snotra
Posts: 67
1/1/2016
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KestrelGirl wrote:
Mr Sacks has not shown up for me since Day 4, and I've been drawing my entire Opportunity Deck rather frequently. Has something happened?
I think I killed him!
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Lord Hoot
Posts: 47
1/2/2016
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Oh lord... that was HIM, wasn't it? I'm not sure I like the idea of that thing knowing where I live... now where did I put those turkey leftovers, i'm starving...
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Pyrodinium
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1/2/2016
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Lord Hoot wrote:
Oh lord... that was HIM, wasn't it? I'm not sure I like the idea of that thing knowing where I live... now where did I put those turkey leftovers, i'm starving...
Well that storylet's border was consumed, devoured, bitten off and e(REDACTED)
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Gonen
Posts: 817
1/2/2016
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ganjalf91 wrote:
the truthseeker wrote:
Psyche Labyrinth wrote:
Sacks has a schedule of being 2 days late for me. So annoying! At least it's consistent though.
Consistently late is an Oxymoron (and that is a paradoxical thing, not the title of somebody form the 'Neath...well, not yet.)
Its not actually an oxymoron, if one arrives late by the same amount of time everytime, he is still late. "Consistently unpredictable" is an oxymoron.
Thought about that yesterday. Even consistently unpredictable is not an oxymoron. You can always be surprised by one's actions, even if you are trying to prepare yourself, thinking you know this time he/she will be unpredictable. Actually, you need not be surprised.
A die is consistently unpredictable (even if you know the range, you cannot predict the next throw).
edited by Gonen on 1/2/2016
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Frenzgyn
Posts: 197
1/2/2017
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DAMN! Just got day 9 and misclicked! Now I have one pail of snow less. This is one of the most frustrating misclicks of my entire FL life.
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Lady Taimi Felix
Posts: 202
1/12/2016
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Have no fear, Macragg! ToL remains from year to year. It's only the buckets that melt away.
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suinicide
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1/13/2016
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Spend a point of ToL in the Wicket, then use the bucket with the semiotic monocle. Taking the air or searching the shore should cost 1 ToL.
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Parelle
Posts: 1084
1/13/2016
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Myrto wrote:
I have TOL 6, and one bucket left. I would like to maximize the last bucket because I'd like to get TOL 7 for the suite at the Royal Bethlehem.
What is the safeest/best way to get to TOL 7?
Thanks for your advice, fellow more-experienced Londoners.
If you have SOTC 10 and a semionic monocle, you'll be able to gain 3 ToL IF under 6. In Penstock, Walk along the shore to lower your ToL by 1, and then use that option to increase your ToL from 5 to 8. It's a SOTC check, which is 100% at 10. What I'm not sure is if it will kick you out of Penstock if you go back to your inventory to use the Pail.
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Gonen
Posts: 817
1/2/2016
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Well, its surprisingly hard to find oxymorons. Even boiling ice, the classical example, is actually possible. Even a damn "constant variable" is possible! 
A non contradictory oxymoron
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Tea Biscuit
Posts: 54
1/4/2016
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Mumbling and grumbling I am, waiting for Sackses to show up. Only four so far. Vexing.
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Màiread
Posts: 385
1/6/2016
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The Noman story is lovely, and has some of my favourite writing in the game. It's also a story very much about matters at the heart of the game, so you'll probably enjoy it. If you play to the end, you'll get a rare and valuable item. Unless your quirks are irreplaceably high, it's worth seeing at least once.
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wraith
Posts: 136
1/7/2016
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if it reaches level 15 of noman knows you can get an elemental secret (315 echoes) and if you made him survive until lilac (feast of exceptional roses) shows up you'll get a tattoo of the noman
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Psyche Labyrinth
Posts: 159
1/7/2016
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I feel so left out of the wicket.
Finally I'm finished with Sacks! Thank god, but I do kinda miss him. If those damn opportunity cards weren't so elusive I probably would have really enjoyed it. Now I guess I have nothing to do but chill until De Gustibus.
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Grenem
Posts: 2067
1/9/2016
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ericjs wrote:
TtH came arrived last night for me, yet there was no snowfall. Should I expect there to be no more snowfalls or will they simply be more erratic? Also how long will the Wicket be open?
There will probably be no further snowfalls. The wicket will be open to at least mid-january, but more likely till just bearely before feburary. christmas lingers like few other holidays
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Grenem
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1/9/2016
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sebastian olmen wrote:
Could I get clarification on the Ambition based noman options. I've tried mine 4 times today and each time I've only gained 1CP of noman knows. Is this the new standard (since it seems a poor reward for 5 actions and a stat test) or am I just fantastically unlucky?
The results are standardized, but not identical. It's probably not supposed to be generous- merely a way to preserve quirks, should you lack any to spare.
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"Many" Chin
Posts: 383
1/1/2016
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looks like day 1 is a sticky card now. useful. the RNG has been elusive with my alt.
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dov
Posts: 2580
12/28/2015
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RandomWalker wrote:
As far as I can tell:
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1: Spices
2: Wine
3: Stones
4: No Mr Sacks
5: Mirrors
6: Pages
7: Fires
8: No Mr Sacks
9: Eaten
10: Veils
11: Iron
12: Hearts?
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Thanks. Pretty close to what I would have guessed.
I was mostly wondering about number #2 and #12 (also partly about #10, though it becomes obvious considering the rewards it provides).
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The Master
Posts: 804
12/28/2015
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Sara Hysaro wrote:
All you can do is draw cards and hope for the best. They'll become more frequent as time goes on, thankfully, and at some point the early cards will turn into storylets for the very unlucky to play.
The question is...why aren't they just storylets anyways? There is no reason for them to be cards other than make it more luck based and annoying.
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Grenem
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12/30/2015
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metasynthie wrote:
I suspect the reason is that Mr Sacks is supposed to feel luck-based and annoying.
Random and surprising, which amounts to the same thing.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
12/25/2015
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Merry Christmas back atcha, Mr Gardiner.
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Souglas D'cott
Posts: 11
12/25/2015
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Merry Christmas to you too, Mr. Gardiner.
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Parelle
Posts: 1084
12/25/2015
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Merry Christmas, to every one!
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Erika
Posts: 528
12/25/2015
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The first card, at the time of writing this, is Abundant Frequency - which is five times as common as Standard Frequency.
edited by Cecil on 12/25/2015
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"Many" Chin
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12/25/2015
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best way to increase their chance of showing up is to get a 4(or 5 card) lodging, if you haven't done so, and cash out ALL your connections so the conflict cards won't show up. i hate doing that. takes weeks to rebuild all those connections.
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John Savage
Posts: 198
12/25/2015
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With my RNG luck.... I figure I'll draw all of them on the last day.... LOL...... s'ok though :-)
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NiteBrite
Posts: 1019
12/26/2015
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At least the 12 Days of Mr Sacks cards eventually turn into pinned storylets as time goes by. So I wouldn't worry too much about not being able to draw the cards. Even if the RNG postpones you from seeing Mr Sacks, it will not be indefinitely.
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12/26/2015
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This deck renew's the one....
what the....
I'm drawing two turtle doves and some partridge flew off from a fruit tree of some kind....
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Albedineity
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12/26/2015
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I had more luck doing the Fidgeting Writer than drawing the 2nd Mr Sacks card
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