Hark DeGaul
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3/31/2016
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Does anyone know if playing through with Inconvenienced by your Aunt 1-2 changes the story at all, or is it just the same content as Inconvenienced by your aunt 11+ with a different set of prerequisites?
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Shadowcthuhlu
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3/31/2016
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I picked my Aunt over my daughter, because my Aunt would be crueler to them. Her reign reminded me why I didn't join the Stags-all of London would've been in flames by know. And their port isn't as good.
[spoiler] and then I got the feast.[/spoiler]
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Munk
Posts: 41
3/31/2016
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Here to report an odd bug, which is making this month's story a bit less enjoyable for me.
I'm not done with the story yet, but even though I chose my daughter as the lottery winnner it seems that my protégé is the one showing up in all the journal entries I've made. This is a slightly annoying to say the least, as I've been tailoring the titles of all the entries to fit my character's interactions with his daughter.
I really hope this can be fixed, as I'd hate to cut the entries from this otherwise brilliant story from my journal.
EDIT: As an extra note, it seems that the very earliest entries are working fine, but that it then switches to the protégé later on. And for the record this has only happened in the journal. The story itself has had no signs of this bug.
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Kylestien
Posts: 749
3/31/2016
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Okay, so question:
[spoiler]I picked all shall be well and escaped the feast. Alas, a certain Patriarch decided to cheat. I have two options: Ambush the Patriarch and Bide your time. Bide your time, when all shall be well, reads like "You recognise that gleam in your Daugher's eye. Let's see how this turns out."
Notably, I want to know one thing: if possible I want to see my Daughter stab this fool up for putting her though this. But I fear all shall not be well and she wil be harmed. If that is the case I would rather do the deed myself. So... which is it? [/spoiler]
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
3/31/2016
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Kylestein,
[spoiler]All shall be well.[/spoiler]
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
3/31/2016
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I am sad that servers keep flaring and dying when I try to echo the last few bits.
I've finished everything but the story-ending card. Edit: now got the card.
I liked the mechanism of the last part; that worked well emotionally. Getting to pick who you were involved with was good on those grounds too. The rest is spoilers.
[spoiler]I was kind of detached from the start because I've always thought the Stags were jerks, and while it was nice to have that confirmed and elaborated on, I admit, when the Feast arrived, all I could think was "cannibalism again?" Your tolerance of that (and of super-entitled dudes) will of course vary.
Also, as a small note, I was sad that my daughter was mad at me for hanging back and letting her stab the Patriarch, and more importantly that the game agreed by bumping Heartless; I viewed it as trusting her to take care of herself and being her backup, which I thought was an interpretation the option supported. (Edit: having gotten the ending card, I guess she's not permanently mad, but I still don't like that it's labelled Heartless. A small thing, I realize.) [/spoiler]
Also, I've collected the start links to all my EF story echoes, along with some other reference links, in a Google Doc; the link is in my signature.
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Kylestien
Posts: 749
3/31/2016
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An Ocelot: Thank you. Also I did that too and got the card
[spoiler]She seemed angry at me after doing it in the option like what happened to you, but the ending card shows she got over it. I think we made the right choice. [/spoiler]
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Estelle Knoht
Posts: 1751
3/31/2016
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an_ocelot wrote:
Also, as a small note, I was sad that my daughter was mad at me for hanging back
It is the all-shall-be-well counterpart to selling her out for benefits in the risky version. You don't get to bide your time in the Risky one - you get to foil the ambush as a betrayal instead. I suspect the game thinks you are heartless because, well, your friend is bleeding like a pig in the knees and you are in a far better position to do something about their tormentor.
[spoiler]I guess cannibalism isn't so surprising with Kingeater's Castle and "Kings" involved, but.... eh. I share your sentiment.[/spoiler]
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Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
3/31/2016
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Kylestien wrote:
An Ocelot: Thank you. Also I did that too and got the card
[spoiler]She seemed angry at me after doing it in the option like what happened to you, but the ending card shows she got over it. I think we made the right choice. [/spoiler]
[spoiler]I ambushed him personally myself. I wanted to teach a lesson to the rest of the stags. My aunt may someday leave. I will not.[/spoiler]
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edited by Shadowcthuhlu on 3/31/2016
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uglydancer
Posts: 26
3/31/2016
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Haven't played this yet but I literally JUST gave up membership with the Young Stags.
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dov
Posts: 2580
3/31/2016
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So, I haven't started this story yet, and when a similar question appeared during Flint I chose "All shall be well" (I'm very much averse to irreversible losses). However, do I understand from the comments here that there is some path to...
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...get rid of my aunt (in any shape, way, or form)?
The aunt storyline is the one I despise the most out of everything in Fallen London.
A long time ago I've spent Fate to progress it for the sole reason that I hoped there's a chance her card will stop appearing. I was very disappointed to find otherwise. Also, I had no idea at the time there were multiple paths to choose for the conclusion of that story (since it's all card based, I had no idea that other cards might appear if I discard the ones I got). Therefore I got the useless ending to that useless storyline.
So: Can anyone please confirm if indeed it's possible to get rid of the aunt via this Exceptional story? Please don't spare the details if some are necessary to follow through to that conclusion (reply via PM to avoid explicit spoilers in the forum).
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Guest
3/31/2016
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[spoiler]AWW DANG do I let them eat my Protege?? The little upstart was getting obnoxious anyway, what with his little trick with the horse, and Nyte is a character who traditionally does not give a crap about anything. But there's a difference between sacrificing oneself and sacrificing a poor, clueless schmuck, especially since I chose the "not all will be well" option. CHOICES! /flails[/spoiler]
edit: backed out at the last second. I REGRET THIS.
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3/31/2016
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(post-story discussion)
[spoiler]So the whole sacrificing the king thing actually makes sense to me, and it's pretty reminiscent of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (the part about the beans and the old men choosing the king). What I don't understand is why pick a seven day king to eat? The previous kings all reigned for seven years before getting nommed, so what's up with the Ragged King getting a pass on this? Did I miss something?[/spoiler]
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Harlocke
Posts: 506
3/31/2016
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I haven't paid for the aunt or daughter fate locked content. Should I buy those? Or is this story still fully enjoyable without them? I'm sure it's still fun, but I'd hate to miss out on a nice bit of story, or have a lesser experience overall.
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
Posts: 1372
3/31/2016
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nightday wrote:
(post-story discussion)
[spoiler]My interpretation is the current king doesn't want to get eaten, so came up with this idea that there would be a sovereign just long enough to "count" and then they'd get eaten in his place. The rule is "every seven years we must sacrifice our sovereign", not "a person gets eaten after being sovereign for seven years."[/spoiler]
Harlocke, I went with the daughter; there was maybe one storylet that was specific to her, and a few things were tailored to her personality, plus of course the tension of a pre-existing relationship, but it did not seem like it would be substantially different.
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Jermaine Vendredi
Posts: 588
3/31/2016
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Anybody who has read The Golden Bough or The White Goddess would instantly be suspicious of the "king for a week" motif, surely?
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absimiliard
Posts: 759
3/31/2016
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I've yet to see a "Hey, you're King! Congratulations!" story that didn't have the predictable outcome. It's a staple throughout human mythology, much more broadly spread than mere "Western Culture" as well, it's a global meme.
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Estelle Knoht
Posts: 1751
3/31/2016
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dov wrote:
...get rid of my aunt (in any shape, way, or form)?
Three things:
A) You are a few years too late from THE method to get rid of your aunt - hand her over to Mr Sacks (retired).
B) Chances are, if you haven't paid Fate for it, another Aunt will resurface.
C) If you have paid Fate for it, they probably will get rid of your Aunt permanently. On the flip side, you can always change your Aunt's profession, and she gives you an advantage at Carnelian Coast
D) Save your anger for the Struggling Artist, who actually deserves it
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dov
Posts: 2580
3/31/2016
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Estelle Knoht wrote:
dov wrote:
...get rid of my aunt (in any shape, way, or form)?
Three things:
A) You are a few years too late from THE method to get rid of your aunt - hand her over to Mr Sacks (retired).
B) Chances are, if you haven't paid Fate for it, another Aunt will resurface.
C) If you have paid Fate for it, they probably will get rid of your Aunt permanently. On the flip side, you can always change your Aunt's profession, and she gives you an advantage at Carnelian Coast
D) Save your anger for the Struggling Artist, who actually deserves it
These are four things, not three :-)
C) How does one change the aunt's profession? I don't recall such an option on the card (but I certainly could have missed it).
D) Strangely, the Artist never bothered me *that* much. He's annoying, but the kind of annoying I apparently can just ignore.
Thanks!
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3/31/2016
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an_ocelot wrote:
nightday wrote:
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[spoiler]My interpretation is the current king doesn't want to get eaten, so came up with this idea that there would be a sovereign just long enough to "count" and then they'd get eaten in his place. The rule is "every seven years we must sacrifice our sovereign", not "a person gets eaten after being sovereign for seven years."[/spoiler]
Sneaky! Makes sense, I approve. Politics at its finest.
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