Maurna Frost
Posts: 246
3/12/2012
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Early wrote:
Well, they can be snagged from quite a few places actually. Robbing the Duchess's jewelry box, if I remember right? And the Labyrinth of Tigers has Mr. Stones's shop, which gives either diamonds or sapphires when visited.
At lower skills I believe these are frequently a reward from random opportunity cards. A certain race may provide them and there's currently a thread about obtaining gems where one can make a request.
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A Lady with a shiny cane
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Myke Harryson
Posts: 309
3/12/2012
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I'm finding Diamonds everywhere personally. I think I have more than 20 atm without trying, and I've sold more than that this month, without getting PoSI (though I'm just 2 ranks in Shadowy away from finishing the stat requirements yay!)
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Dawson
Posts: 137
3/14/2012
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It's worth mentioning that the cane also grants +1 bizarre, which seems to be invaluable lately.
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Myke Harryson
Posts: 309
3/14/2012
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*sigh* As soon as I get the rubies to complete the cane, the Lapidary avoids me like the plague. I'm not sure if the Dark Lady hates me, or is flirting with me.....
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Gained immortality on a throne of nevercold brass
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Apollo~Fireweaver
50,000 souls - 12/31/14
3,000,000 souls 10/25/16 - 100% of goal
Connection to Hell: 15
22 souls, Connection to Hell 611, 10,000,000 brass - 1/16/17
1/7/19 - The G.O.A.T. Heptagoat is born admist a storm of Engimas
1/31/19 - The G.O.A.T. is taught the Seven-Fold knock over a snifter of Cider after my voyage NORTH
Available for Children's Parties (Midnighter)
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streetfelineblue
Posts: 1459
3/14/2012
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Myke Harryson wrote:
*sigh* As soon as I get the rubies to complete the cane, the Lapidary avoids me like the plague. I'm not sure if the Dark Lady hates me, or is flirting with me.....
That's quite a common occurrence. Either Murphy's laws are extremely true (they are), or FBG coded a tweak in the chance of the card appearing just to adapt the game to real life XD
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NyteSong
Posts: 25
7/12/2012
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Well, I've competed in the Shroom hopping race and received 2 lovely red stones. How many do I actually need? I have no problem continuing the racing, but if I stop, I am not sure if it will come back. (Keen eyed Lapidary will want one?)
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rdxcv
Posts: 5
7/12/2012
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NyteSong wrote:
Keen eyed Lapidary will want one?
The Keen-Eyed Lapidary will want 5 of those.
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NyteSong
Posts: 25
7/12/2012
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rdxcv wrote:
NyteSong wrote:
Keen eyed Lapidary will want one?
The Keen-Eyed Lapidary will want 5 of those.
Eek. Well. I have three. Good thing I have my running shoes on! Back to the races!
Thanks so much for the quick reply. I'd rather get them all at once. Hopefully I won't need more latter...
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Nigel Overstreet
Posts: 1220
7/13/2012
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NyteSong wrote:
Thanks so much for the quick reply. I'd rather get them all at once. Hopefully I won't need more latter...
You shouldn't. The only other ways to spend Venom Rubies, as I recall, is to either give then as gifts in the Lofty Square or if you are pursuing the Jewel Thief.
Though if you do decide to do that, then there is an option to get more in the Bazaar Sidestreets.
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Twoflower
Posts: 264
7/13/2012
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I feel like requiring 5 Venom-Rubies wasn't the best move. The Keen-Eyed Lapidary was a relatively low-level storylet, so the only option for the new player was to either go Shroom-Hopping or ask on the forums. And as many players might not know of or use the forums, they really should add more options to get rubies for low-level players.
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Fhoenix
Posts: 602
7/13/2012
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It really depends. For me, I went Shroom-Hopping anyway, so rubies were not a problem. Sapphires was the reason I had to put it off until PoSI. Never found a reliable way to get them.
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BaronElectric
Posts: 68
7/13/2012
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Fhoenix wrote:
It really depends. For me, I went Shroom-Hopping anyway, so rubies were not a problem. Sapphires was the reason I had to put it off until PoSI. Never found a reliable way to get them.
There's a VERY reliable way to get them, it just involves giving up something that you probably had no need for anyway . . .
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Aximillio
Posts: 1251
7/13/2012
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BaronElectric wrote:
Fhoenix wrote:
It really depends. For me, I went Shroom-Hopping anyway, so rubies were not a problem. Sapphires was the reason I had to put it off until PoSI. Never found a reliable way to get them.
There's a VERY reliable way to get them, it just involves giving up something that you probably had no need for anyway . . .
You can also rely on rare successes when throwing lizards at the Carnival. Either that or exploiting the honey-dewed thief/honey-sipping heiress. That's how i got my sapps, anyhow...
Edit: made spoiler =P
edited by Aximillio on 7/13/2012
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Abraham Bounty
Posts: 251
7/13/2012
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Twoflower wrote:
I feel like requiring 5 Venom-Rubies wasn't the best move. The Keen-Eyed Lapidary was a relatively low-level storylet, so the only option for the new player was to either go Shroom-Hopping or ask on the forums. And as many players might not know of or use the forums, they really should add more options to get rubies for low-level players.
Additionally, when I did the storylet there was no official forum. There were unofficial forums, at least they claimed to be I have no real way of knowing, but they were mostly dead or dying and not accepting new members. Heck, the only community I was able to find before the Failbetter forums was a wiki one, and that was pretty dead as well.
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Amalgamate
Posts: 435
7/14/2012
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That forum's not dead! It's still alive at inquisitive-friends.org .
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Twoflower
Posts: 264
7/14/2012
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M_L_G wrote:
That forum's not dead! It's still alive at inquisitive-friends.org .
Well, it's pretty dead. There's only a new post once every week or so.
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Abraham Bounty
Posts: 251
7/15/2012
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Well, I can not comment on that forum as the one I tried to join not less than three times and never got a confirmation e-mail was http://fallenlondon.org.uk
But at this point, even if they are not dead, they are dead to me.
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Estelle Knoht
Posts: 1751
7/15/2012
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Abraham Bounty wrote:
Well, I can not comment on that forum as the one I tried to join not less than three times and never got a confirmation e-mail was http://fallenlondon.org.uk
But at this point, even if they are not dead, they are dead to me.
Bummer. I signed up recently and hope I'd get to see what's inside.
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I currently do not accept any catbox, cider, suppers, calling cards or proteges.
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