Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
4/18/2016
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James Sinclair wrote:
Dubinee Finnat wrote:
'Must I Jeeves? It's positively vile.'
'I believe it is traditional, sir.'
'Right ho, mustn't let the side down, eh?. What's the name of that chappie in the story, got turned into a stag, eaten by his hounds?'
'Actaeon, sir.'
'That's the one. Poor Bingo, though. Pass the mustard, would you?'
Having watched the complete Jeeves and Wooster TV series a while back, this made me laugh so hard! I can almost hear the voices of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry having this exact conversation.
Although, knowing Jeeves, I imagine he'd probably take care of the Patriarch one way or another, with Bertie blissfully ignorant as usual.
It probably says something about this story that I thought this was an actual quote from the ending that hadn't been blacked out with spoiler tags and was really disappointed when it didn't happen :P
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ClearFavourite
Posts: 50
4/19/2016
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Anne Auclair wrote:
My one disappointment was that there didn’t seem to be any girls present in the general club membership
This was my issue with both the Stags and Parthenaeum, they didn't particularly seem to have much female presence. And neither of them particularly met my character's desires, at least not nearly as much as, say, the Dilmun Club or the Temple Club.
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Harlocke
Posts: 506
4/21/2016
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To anyone who has finished the story, do you think it's better to play it with the aunt or the protege? I finally unlocked the aunt, but I'm not sure which would be a better choice, if it even matters.
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Gilphon
Posts: 93
4/21/2016
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I'd advise going with the aunt- the difference isn't huge, but I think the story is a bit stronger if you have that personal connection to the character.
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Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
4/21/2016
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Neither the Stags and the Parthenaeum keep you from joining the Dilnum and Temple club.
I personally perfer the Parthenaeum because it's the best napping spot in all of London.
Well, there are others there, but they don't matter.
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
4/21/2016
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Harlocke wrote:
To anyone who has finished the story, do you think it's better to play it with the aunt or the protege? I finally unlocked the aunt, but I'm not sure which would be a better choice, if it even matters.
It's a very good story with the Aunt. It doesn't seem to be as good a story with the protege, at least if the reviews are anything to go by.
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Emain Ablach
Posts: 348
4/21/2016
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Shadowcthuhlu wrote:
Neither the Stags and the Parthenaeum keep you from joining the Dilnum and Temple club.
I personally perfer the Parthenaeum because it's the best napping spot in all of London.
Well, there are others there, but they don't matter.
I made my character join the Parthenaeum just for that very reason : taking a nap here is sooo comfortable. And since my character is a bit excentric, it's totally normal for him to join such a group just to get a nice place to sleep.
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Mr Sables
Posts: 597
4/28/2016
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An 'Exceptional story' has just appeared called "The Ragged King" . . . it says it's only around until May 5th, but feels like it's exactly the same as last month's story? Plus, if it were this month's story, surely it'd be around longer than a week? I'm pretty confused by this . . . is it just the same story as before, but with a week's extension, until they post the next exceptional story?
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Mordaine Barimen
Posts: 670
4/28/2016
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I was wondering the same thing. Perhaps they are giving a reset for people who had serious issues with the journal bug and/or they need another week to finish the next ES. Hopefully we'll get an answer soon.
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babelfishwars
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Posts: 1152
4/28/2016
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Robin Mask wrote:
An 'Exceptional story' has just appeared called "The Ragged King" . . . it says it's only around until May 5th, but feels like it's exactly the same as last month's story? Plus, if it were this month's story, surely it'd be around longer than a week? I'm pretty confused by this . . . is it just the same story as before, but with a week's extension, until they post the next exceptional story?
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Panic not - all will be revealed shortly. (Limited number of hands, very difficult to do exactly simultaneous things.) The new EF isn't up yet. Soon!
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Mr Sables
Posts: 597
4/28/2016
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babelfishwars wrote:
Robin Mask wrote:
An 'Exceptional story' has just appeared called "The Ragged King" . . . it says it's only around until May 5th, but feels like it's exactly the same as last month's story? Plus, if it were this month's story, surely it'd be around longer than a week? I'm pretty confused by this . . . is it just the same story as before, but with a week's extension, until they post the next exceptional story?
edited by RobinMask on 4/28/2016
Panic not - all will be revealed shortly. (Limited number of hands, very difficult to do exactly simultaneous things.) The new EF isn't up yet. Soon!
Ah, thank you! That's a huge relief 
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Gonen
Posts: 817
4/29/2016
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Don't want to repeat everything said - I agree with a lot of you here.
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1. Would figuratively KILL AND EAT someone just to see an expansion of FL to the Kingeater's castle.
2. That was the second time I chose the safe mode in these stories. I should really stop doing this if I ever wish to mentally prepare and participate in SMEN [/spoiler]
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Gonen
Posts: 817
4/29/2016
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babelfishwars wrote:
Could anyone else getting this problem send in a support ticket: support@failbettergames.com - I'm going to try to pin down what's happening, and more information would be immensely useful.
I'd particularly like to know if it's always changing to 'your protege', or whether it shows either of the other two options incorrectly. Whether it happens to the he/her/his/etc too. And whether people playing as 'your protege' have any problems.
Thank you.
Problem still exists... I'll send those bugs as requested.
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babelfishwars
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4/29/2016
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Gonen wrote:
Problem still exists... I'll send those bugs as requested.
Thank you. I think I've pinned down all the symptoms. It's infuriatingly complicated, so it might take a little while to fix. Once we know what the solution is, we'll know how it impacts on journals and so on. I'll let you know when it's fixed, it *will* be fixed, but I'm not going to risk promising a 'when' date in case I disappoint. Won't let it drift, though.
Sorry!
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Gonen
Posts: 817
4/29/2016
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babelfishwars wrote:
Gonen wrote:
Problem still exists... I'll send those bugs as requested.
Thank you. I think I've pinned down all the symptoms. It's infuriatingly complicated, so it might take a little while to fix. Once we know what the solution is, we'll know how it impacts on journals and so on. I'll let you know when it's fixed, it *will* be fixed, but I'm not going to risk promising a 'when' date in case I disappoint. Won't let it drift, though.
Sorry!
edited by babelfishwars on 4/29/2016
Thank you for a quick reply.
Good hunting!
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The Duke of Waltham
Posts: 150
5/4/2016
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al2o3cr wrote:
Excellent story overall. The only thing I wished I had was a clearer understanding of what the "Reign of Terror" etc attributes were going to be used for; maybe have a less-critical interaction with the Stags that demonstrates the mechanic that's going to be important later
I suspected at the beginning that it might somehow be to my advantage to place an emphasis on either terror or nonsense, rather than alternate between the two as I ultimately did, but I simply wanted to see all the available options around the city,* and in the "Matter for the Sovereign" stories I chose what I felt more comfortable choosing for my character. (Besides, it wasn't always apparent which quality a given branch would amplify.)
* I did see all the options, two in each of the three locations, and I did not expect there to be any hidden ones. I keep finding journal entries such as this, however, about a different result of the storylet "The Young Stags in Spite". Could it be an alternative result of the branch "Distribute their dinner to the poor", or was it something else entirely?
Guy Scrum wrote:
One final nitpick, and it is a very small nit: does it bother anyone else that Failbetter frequently uses the hyphen-minus (-) when they ought to be using an en-dash (–) or em-dash (—)? This story was full of them.
edit: Huh, I guess an en-dash looks almost exactly like a hyphen in the standard Failbetter font (Lucida Grande). Still looks weird to my eye though.
As far as I know, Failbetter's style guide prescribes plain hyphens for all uses in the game and doesn't use dashes at all, except on rare occasions where it is done by mistake. It's not ideal, but at least they're consistent about it...
[spoiler]James Sinclair wrote:
The ending Opportunity Card (based on final choice: ambush the PP) was IMO a very lame, weak ending to such a gruesome roller-coaster story. "Funny sort of week." ...bleh! 
Although I'd have preferred something a little more substantial, it still felt fitting as an epilogue. It wasn't an ending in itself but gave the player an idea of the adventure's aftermath, which seems appropriate for an opportunity card.[/spoiler]
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Shadowcthuhlu wrote:
I suspect it might be some misdirected hate from dealing with real life fraternities. All it takes is one obnoxious group on your campus. . .
. . . that would make sense, were fraternities a universal concept. I don't think they exist in the British schooling system, or - at least - are so rare that myself or none of my friends/family have ever attended one, mentioned one, or had one on their university premises. if we're talking 'misdirected hate', it's probably because the Stags Club reads like a stereotype of modern Oxbridge students or the old clubs of Oscar Wilde's day, and - depending on your opinion on modern 'toffs' or enjoyment of the works of those like Wilde - you could easily project upon them such stereotypes and find them insufferable (even before this story begins).
I find it curious that no mention has been made in this thread of the Bullingdon Club, considering its recent publicity in the British press and beyond. I don't know what similar clubs may have existed that correspond more closely to the Young Stags, but the combination of high society and high jinks seems relevant here. The reference to things done with a pig may well be unconnected, but equally well it could be a call-back to the rumours about David Cameron. I certainly found it the more amusing for that reason.
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greay
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5/7/2016
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I'm still working my way through this one; I actually deliberated for over a week whether or not all should be well (I eventually decided on "perhaps").
Without giving away too much, did anyone choose not to permit the feast?
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
5/7/2016
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babelfishwars wrote:
Gonen wrote:
Problem still exists... I'll send those bugs as requested.
Thank you. I think I've pinned down all the symptoms. It's infuriatingly complicated, so it might take a little while to fix. Once we know what the solution is, we'll know how it impacts on journals and so on. I'll let you know when it's fixed, it *will* be fixed, but I'm not going to risk promising a 'when' date in case I disappoint. Won't let it drift, though.
Sorry!
Good to know it's still being looked into. I've held off on doing this story until I know it's glitch-free. :-)
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
7/14/2016
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I've got back to attempting this one again, and I've just got through the chase scene. (Whereupon I failed a Bide and 4x Nonsense checks in quick succession.)
Was it even possible to escape? Because the RNG thoroughly kicked my ass there.
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Mordaine Barimen
Posts: 670
7/14/2016
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It is possible.
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