ganjalf91
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1/18/2016
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I dont mean the fate option, but the "sell your soul" option. What card is it i need to draw? I cant find anything on the wiki
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Kittenpox
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2/29/2016
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Woo! Got my soul back for the first time! (after having a regrettable encounter with a certain Deviless oh so long ago...)
Fabulous Diamond #1/50, here I come! ^_^
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Frensus
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1/20/2016
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Reasons you wouldn't be able to draw it if you've finished Soul Trade:
Connections to hell below 5
You have your own infernal contract (already sold your soul)
Residing in a Remote Address
Bad luck (or good luck, as the case may be)
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1/20/2016
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Even don't believe the rumor, and I'm the source :P
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Jeremy Avalon
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1/18/2016
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Kittenpox wrote:
While on this topic: I recently saw a post that NiteBrite made, mentioning Fabulous Diamonds. ( http://britetimes.tumblr.com/post/137528716829/whispered-hints-the-crystal-lodgings )
I've not played the game as long as many people here, but this *is* actually something I can conceivably work towards...
So I have three questions about this:
1) Does anyone else know of this thing that NiteBrite is referring to? (Or have a source of these rumours?)
2) I've read that the Fate cost increases each time when attempting to recover my Soul. How much Fate would be required to recover my soul 50 times? (I've already lost it once to the Quiet Deviless.)
3) Other than a stained soul, and living at a Remote Address (preventing the City Vices card from appearing), are there any other barriers to doing this grind?
I'd hate to begin the process and then find I'd already locked myself out of it for some reason.
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edited by Kittenpox on 1/18/2016
1. I don't, but I wasn't playing when NB started.
2. A little under 7,000. Yes, I'm serious. That's over three times as much as it would take to cash in on the Merry Gentleman.
3. Cash. 7,000 Fate is about $1250 USD. The "grind" in question is more probably getting your soul back the free way (opening Bundles of Oddities and hoping for an exact 200).
ganjalf91 wrote:
One last question... Do you have to be a spirifier, or even shepherds can use that option?
Yes. As long as you have progressed to the end of the Trade in Souls, you can use the card. (I am a Shepherd and can speak from experience.)
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NiteBrite
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1/18/2016
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Right, with bundles of oddities this becomes a grind comparable to cider or the heptagoat. It's something you would be doing instead of those end game goals. Unlike those other two though, this grind is totally RNG based. Unless you grind the others with fidgeting writer then they are luck too in that case, but the point is they have non-RNG grind options (that are also non-fate). So I'm teasing you all with what is basically a cider tier grind, only harder haha :P
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1/18/2016
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Kittenpox wrote:
Jeremy Avalon wrote:
1. I don't, but I wasn't playing when NB started.
2. A little under 7,000. Yes, I'm serious. That's over three times as much as it would take to cash in on the Merry Gentleman.
3. Cash. 7,000 Fate is about $1250 USD. The "grind" in question is more probably getting your soul back the free way (opening Bundles of Oddities and hoping for an exact 200).
I take it back. At USD$1250, this is not something I could conceivably work towards. :-p
(The tumblr post suggested "By repeatedly selling and finding your soul, you could get to 50 fabulous diamonds while avoiding most of the fate costs." I guess I'd been looking at it the wrong way or something.)
Edit: OH! I see now - didn't think about Bundles of Oddities, etc. I just thought there might have been a cheaper fate-based way to retrieve one's soul than spending 40 Fate per conversion, and that was being referred to.
My mistake!
edited by Kittenpox on 1/18/2016
Awww, now I feel badly for selling the Diamond for Overgoat Procurement reasons...nope that feeling is gone, soulless means guilt free 
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Kittenpox
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1/18/2016
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the truthseeker wrote:
Awww, now I feel badly for selling the Diamond for Overgoat Procurement reasons...nope that feeling is gone, soulless means guilt free
Same... *high-fives all round!* ^_^
NiteBrite wrote:
Right, with bundles of oddities this becomes a grind comparable to cider or the heptagoat. It's something you would be doing instead of those end game goals. Unlike those other two though, this grind is totally RNG based. Unless you grind the others with fidgeting writer then they are luck too in that case, but the point is they have non-RNG grind options (that are also non-fate). So I'm teasing you all with what is basically a cider tier grind, only harder haha :P
Hmm.. Given that I lost my soul maybe a year ago and still have yet to see it show up again I'm not gonna hold my breath on that non-Fate option. :-p
But to do the 'standard' non-Soul way of getting the Fabulous Diamonds, it'd be 40 Fate times 50 Fabulous Diamonds - so only 2,000 Fate total, rather than the 7k suggested above for the soul-grind. Even with a pre-requisite horrendous grind-fest towards Magnificent Diamonds, it's suddenly become *way* more achievable (from my perspective, at least.)
[Seeking a fancy (and quite possibly imaginary) Lodgings is increasing...] :-p
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Sara Hysaro
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1/19/2016
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The image of the card is a devil, so you may have discarded it without noticing that it's a different card than the usual devil ones.
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Erika
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1/20/2016
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NiteBrite recalled a rumour of 50 x Fabulous Diamonds unlocking Paramount Presence in that thread.
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metasynthie
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1/20/2016
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Here's a fun rumour: as suggested by the item-storylet itself, there's a very rare failure when you pay a Nerveless Jeweler to split up a Fabulous Diamond into 25 Magnificent Diamonds. Or is it a failure? You do presumably get 2000 pieces of shiny gravel, and perhaps something else? Boy, you'd sure need an uncertainly huge amount of Fabulous Diamonds to find out!
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ganjalf91
Posts: 87
1/20/2016
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Yep, connected hell was below 5. Thank you
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lady ciel
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1/18/2016
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All methods of getting one are Fate locked as far as I know. [spoiler] If you are a POSI and have bought a certain story involving souls there is an option on a devil related card to sell your soul for a fabulous diamond [/spoiler]
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
1/18/2016
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ganjalf91 wrote:
One last question... Do you have to be a spirifier, or even shepherds can use that option?
If you may "can Shepherds use that card option to gain a Fabulous Diamond" the answer is yes. My main character did so by accident....but hey, I was able to track my soul down again with another Fate-locked option, and now I have a Fabulous Diamond for my pains!
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Optimatum
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1/19/2016
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The chance of getting a 200 on a Bundle of Oddities is one in 200 at best. Any option giving a bundle with max value 200+ can have your soul; the Your Public card's first option and being piratical at zee are the most common options.
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Skinnyman
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5/13/2016
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This thread is a bit old, but challenge accepted!
As soon as I'll be able to get some Fate, I'll go for the Soul Trade and start the grind while doing something else.
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Skinnyman
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5/13/2016
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Blaine Davidson wrote:
While this thread is old I appreciate it being dug up as I was unaware of these "Crystal Lodgings". I am adding this to my list of grinds.
It will be exceptionally difficult for me as I will never sell my soul due to role-playing reasons.
At this state, it's just a rumor and I doubt it'll be more than that pretty soon, but it is an interesting pursuit!
And I find it funny considering your Mantelpiece!
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Skinnyman
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5/13/2016
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Kittenpox wrote:
wait... let me check that.
OKAY DISREGARD EVERYTHING I JUST SAID.
Huuu, you scared me!
Anyhow, I see you're already at your 13th and I'll probably start pilling them up in ~1 month or so. If none is working on this achievement, I guess you'll be the first.
Unless someone throws "some money" to buy them all ASAP. In any case, let's see... 
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Blaine Davidson
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5/13/2016
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While this thread is old I appreciate it being dug up as I was unaware of these "Crystal Lodgings". I am adding this to my list of grinds.
It will be exceptionally difficult for me as I will never sell my soul due to role-playing reasons.
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Kittenpox
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5/14/2016
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Skinnyman wrote:
Blaine Davidson wrote:
While this thread is old I appreciate it being dug up as I was unaware of these "Crystal Lodgings". I am adding this to my list of grinds.
It will be exceptionally difficult for me as I will never sell my soul due to role-playing reasons.
At this state, it's just a rumor and I doubt it'll be more than that pretty soon, but it is an interesting pursuit!
^ This, entirely.
It is most certainly NOT confirmed in any way whatsoever. :-)
For all I know there's nothing at the end of this, aside from having 50 Fabulous Diamonds. But, only one way to find out!
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Kittenpox
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5/14/2016
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Optimatum wrote:
Oh, it's a City Vices card! No wonder I haven't drawn it since I finally got my soul back. Anyone know the rarity?
Yep! :-D
[spoiler] [/spoiler]
Unusual frequency.
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Kittenpox
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5/14/2016
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All good. Thanks to Cecil, without whom I wouldn't have taken the screenshots. ^_^
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Skinnyman
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5/13/2016
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Kittenpox wrote:
Comment scrapped as well
Wait, you don't need Soul Trade to sell your soul for a shinny diamond?
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Kittenpox
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5/13/2016
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Kittenpox wrote:
Skinnyman wrote:
Wait, you don't need Soul Trade to sell your soul for a shinny diamond?
wait... let me check that.
OKAY DISREGARD EVERYTHING I JUST SAID.
A little while back Cecil asked me to screenshot some stuff. I'm still in the process of doing that (just waiting for the right things to come up, and to have enough Fate to finish the task.)
But, thankfully because I've done the screenshots, I can show this:
Sorry for the confusion! I done goofed. 
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Psyche Labyrinth
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1/18/2016
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Is this the most profitable way to sell your soul, or are there better options?
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wraith
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1/18/2016
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you can sell your soul at hallowmas for... special rewards (they are fate locked) but their value in echoes is the same
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Kittenpox
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1/18/2016
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Jeremy Avalon wrote:
1. I don't, but I wasn't playing when NB started.
2. A little under 7,000. Yes, I'm serious. That's over three times as much as it would take to cash in on the Merry Gentleman.
3. Cash. 7,000 Fate is about $1250 USD. The "grind" in question is more probably getting your soul back the free way (opening Bundles of Oddities and hoping for an exact 200).
I take it back. At USD$1250, this is not something I could conceivably work towards. :-p
(The tumblr post suggested "By repeatedly selling and finding your soul, you could get to 50 fabulous diamonds while avoiding most of the fate costs." I guess I'd been looking at it the wrong way or something.)
Edit: OH! I see now - didn't think about Bundles of Oddities, etc. I just thought there might have been a cheaper fate-based way to retrieve one's soul than spending 40 Fate per conversion, and that was being referred to.
My mistake!
edited by Kittenpox on 1/18/2016
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dov
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1/18/2016
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The card doesn't have a page on the wiki since it is Fate-locked content.
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Catherine Raymond
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1/20/2016
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Cecil wrote:
NiteBrite recalled a rumour of 50 x Fabulous Diamonds unlocking Paramount Presence in that thread.
I don't doubt there's such a rumor, but I doubt FBG would do things that way: That would be an awful lot of Fate to pay for the privilege.
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