Laithel
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4/21/2016
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Salutations! I was just wondering if there was any way to get rid of items from the Mysterious Benefactor story once it is done?
I have just deleted my account and started again because there were items in my inventory that I did not want so I really want to avoid it happening again. If at all possible i want to get rid of the option to gain a gift from my loggings though as well...
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
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4/22/2016
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absimiliard wrote:
I get that shoes being Watchful doesn't make much sense, and that therefor shoes that are Watchful are rare and desirable things. But I just can't. I maintain that Watchful footwear ought to be cardboard boots in tribute to Sam Vimes, a police officer in Terry Pratchett's Discworld who could tell where he was in the city by the feel of the cobblestones under his boots.
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Jermaine Vendredi
Posts: 588
4/22/2016
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I've never noticed it specifically. At the time, I was not sorry to lose the (bah!) humbugs, having realised I could have chosen more wisely. Now, of course, I know the late development of the tale produces another benefit (and again, another choice would have been preferable),
Thanks for the info.
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A B Nile
Posts: 414
4/22/2016
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That card used to be an auto-discard to me, but isn't now that they've capped second chances at 20. Being stat maxed I don't tend to use many, but I do have a need for Sudden Insights - both to give a second chance on the Ubergoat card, and to cash in for Airag in the Nadir.
I seem to win chess matches far more often than I lose them, so paying 1 action for a Sudden Insight is fine by me for the convenience. Obviously that only works with the Mirror-Polished Shoes though.
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suinicide
Posts: 2409
4/21/2016
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I don't think thats possible. You could pay fate and just not complete the story again I guess.
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Laithel
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4/22/2016
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I am certainly glad I asked before choosing one! Thank you all very much indeed! ^__^
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Jermaine Vendredi
Posts: 588
4/22/2016
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There must be other options before completing the storylet. I certainly had the bag of radiant pink sweeties before dissing my benefactor at some point and having them ripped away. Never saw either of them again.
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
4/22/2016
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Laithel wrote:
I am certainly glad I asked before choosing one! Thank you all very much indeed! ^__^
No worries. If you've got more questions about stuff that you're not sure about whether it's a liability or not, perhaps this is a good thread to continue asking those.
The ones that come to mind at the moment are: [spoiler]
romancing the Struggling Artist, and some of the lower-tier Lodgings:
- Rooftop Shack
- Smoky Flophouse Dormitory
- Lair in the Marshes
- Cottage by the Observatory
- Rooms above a Gambling Den
- Rooms above a Bookshop [/spoiler]
Your mileage may vary of course, but those are things that in hindsight I would not have done/acquired.
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
4/22/2016
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Jermaine Vendredi wrote:
There must be other options before completing the storylet. I certainly had the bag of radiant pink sweeties before dissing my benefactor at some point and having them ripped away. Never saw either of them again.
At your Lodgings, is there a gold-bordered action named "A gift!" ? If so, that would allow you the (dubious) choice of re-obtaining your A Bag of Fierce Mint Humbugs, assuming that's what you're referring to. :-)
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Laithel
Posts: 4
4/21/2016
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Ah I see. That is most unfortunate news but thank you for telling me!
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Kittenpox
Posts: 869
4/22/2016
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suinicide wrote:
You could pay fate and just not complete the story again I guess.
'fraid so. :-)
That's what I did to get rid of my Mirror-Polished Shoes & lower The Protégé of a Mysterious Benefactor Quality back down to 1, so that I wouldn't draw that Opportunity card anymore.
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edited by Kittenpox on 4/22/2016
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MrBurnside
Posts: 188
4/22/2016
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Kittenpox wrote:
The ones that come to mind at the moment are:
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Your mileage may vary of course, but those are things that in hindsight I would not have done/acquired.
For anyone that doesn't have it yet: Rooftop Shack does become useful in mid-game [spoiler]after you make the Repentant Forger's acquaintance[/spoiler]but I'd avoid getting it until you're ready.
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Optimatum
Posts: 3666
4/22/2016
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Yeah those options aren't really worth getting the lodgings just for them. I got them all way back in the day, partially for scraps and partially for completion, and I do rather regret it now. Maybe when SMEN returns I'll seek after all - it may no longer be cheaper than a divorce, but it's cheaper than selling property through official channels 
(The only three-card lodgings I'd get again are the Townhouse and Rooftop Shack. While what I listed are the potential benefits, they're not really good enough for me to care.)
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