Kukapetal
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My character holds Mr. Veils responsible for the death of someone he loved.
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BillyBones
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7/4/2016
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A word, if I may.
Recently, there's been an increase in the number of Seekers. Mad, hungry, hilarious. You know the type. For whatever reason, many of London's retired, shall we say, veteran, Seekers, began to seek anew. For whatever reason.
One such Seeker was a fellow known as Spacemarine9. I have no idea why his parents chose to give him such a name, or what a 'Space marine' even is, but one cannot deny the man was brilliant. Brilliant, but mad. He had this obsession with rats. Sent many, many rats to some other influential fellow. Rumours say he went NORTH, on his quest to Seek the Name. He's not been seen around London's streets, certainly. Some say he died on his quest. Really died. Others, however, say he ascended to a higher plane. A much higher plane.
Wherever he is, he's gone. For good? Who knows. I know that, if he were around for the election, he would have voted for the Contrarian. And so, fellow Londoners, I propose we honour his memory by voting for the Contrarian, that we may truly Master Ourselves, as this brave, rat-sending lunatic did before his demise(?).
edited by BillyBones on 7/4/2016
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Barnaby
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7/4/2016
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Kukapetal wrote:
My character holds Mr. Veils responsible for the death of someone he loved.
Ever thought about working with Calendar Council then? Give a shot to the Contrarian (please not literally) and maybe you'll even see the Masters fall.
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Estelle Knoht
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7/4/2016
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Barnaby wrote:
Kukapetal wrote:
My character holds Mr. Veils responsible for the death of someone he loved.
Ever thought about working with Calendar Council then? Give a shot to the Contrarian (please not literally) and maybe you'll even see the Masters fall.
Have you actually investigated the Contrarian?
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spacecatte
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7/4/2016
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in the interest of giving the kind folks of the forum a clearer view of the candidates, i've done some digging around in the investigations of the candidates, particularly their shady backers.
[spoiler]the jovial contrarian is being supported by the calendar council, of course. whether or not he received a ton of backing in the vague month of january or if he has a specific patron in the elusive January, i can't tell. however, he seems to be mildly disillusioned with his backers; he knows of the Liberation, and has voided his recent checks from the council because of it, stating "The light need not necessarily go out"
sinning jenny, meanwhile, is going through an even more extreme and hard line version of this disillusioning. she was previously backed by the masters, specifically mr wines. very very recently, however, she's straight up booted out every individual hired by wines for her campaign trail and sent back every penny it donated to her, in a terse manner to boot.
someone earlier accused jenny's campaign of being a prank, but it looks like if any campaign is a prank it's the bishop's. while he's definitely honest in his devil attacking, his backers certainly aren't: the majority of his cash is coming from the rich, infernal regulars of dante's grill. why the devils are backing this guy i don't have a clue, and although it's ambiguous i'm thinking that old reginald doesn't know about these infernal friends. make of this influence what you will, though.[/spoiler]
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The Stranger Man
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7/4/2016
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So, just because I opted for the option that I felt suited my character the best (Fixer) without metagaming it, I got screwed out the boots that everyone agrees is probably the best item (stat-wise) for end-gamers like me, that I can't even buy with Fate, and now I have to work twice as hard as the other two careers?
Yeah, no. I was looking forward to this event, but now I think I'll pass.
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Kukapetal
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7/4/2016
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My character would never support the Calendar council. He knows what those revolutionaries are really up to and would gladly see them all dead if he thought he could pull it off.
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Barnaby
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7/4/2016
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Estelle Knoht wrote:
Barnaby wrote:
Kukapetal wrote:
My character holds Mr. Veils responsible for the death of someone he loved.
Ever thought about working with Calendar Council then? Give a shot to the Contrarian (please not literally) and maybe you'll even see the Masters fall.
Have you actually investigated the Contrarian?
I'm just trying to sway people in a horribly dirty way.
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
7/4/2016
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The Stranger Man wrote:
So, just because I opted for the option that I felt suited my character the best (Fixer) without metagaming it, I got screwed out the boots that everyone agrees is probably the best item (stat-wise) for end-gamers like me, that I can't even buy with Fate, and now I have to work twice as hard as the other two careers?
Yeah, no. I was looking forward to this event, but now I think I'll pass.
Welcome to my world... :P
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Barnaby
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Kukapetal wrote:
My character would never support the Calendar council. He knows what those revolutionaries are really up to and would gladly see them all dead if he thought he could pull it off.
edited by Kukapetal on 7/4/2016
Why not? Sounds like fun.
EDIT: I can't believe it took me this long to ask it, but any info on who's backing Jenny if not the Masters? Beside the shao-lin nuns, I mean, that couldn't be enough support.
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
7/4/2016
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I guess our definitions of "fun" vary :P
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Mordaine Barimen
Posts: 670
7/4/2016
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Yes, as it stands, being a Fixer is terrible compared to the other options. twice the work, no boots, et cetera. Hopefully we will get something to make up for it later, but as is, it stinks. Sorry.
Signed, a fellow Fixer.
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Kalix
Posts: 50
7/4/2016
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OK, either there is a bug or the RNG is really out to get me, because my alt's hand keeps filling with Advance Your Electoral Career hands. No joke, I've had 21 in a row.
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Màiread
Posts: 385
7/4/2016
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Barnaby wrote:
Kukapetal wrote:
My character would never support the Calendar council. He knows what those revolutionaries are really up to and would gladly see them all dead if he thought he could pull it off.
edited by Kukapetal on 7/4/2016
Why not? Sounds like fun.
EDIT: I can't believe it took me this long to ask it, but any info on who's backing Jenny if not the Masters? Beside the shao-lin nuns, I mean, that couldn't be enough support.
edited by Barnaby on 7/4/2016
Never underestimate a nun.
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malthaussen
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7/4/2016
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@Spacecatte: stipulating that your information is correct, then two out of three of the candidates, at least, do not fit the definition of "honest politician" as "one who stays bought."
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Barnaby
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Màiread wrote:
Barnaby wrote:
Kukapetal wrote:
My character would never support the Calendar council. He knows what those revolutionaries are really up to and would gladly see them all dead if he thought he could pull it off.
edited by Kukapetal on 7/4/2016
Why not? Sounds like fun.
EDIT: I can't believe it took me this long to ask it, but any info on who's backing Jenny if not the Masters? Beside the shao-lin nuns, I mean, that couldn't be enough support.
edited by Barnaby on 7/4/2016
Never underestimate a nun.
I know they're absolute ninjas, but when it comes to finances I feel free to do so. And really, I'm curious. Where does the money come from?
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Parelle
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7/4/2016
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Frankly, I'd prefer that all the items were shoes or something whose slot is not filled by another Festival (maybe an awesome hat?). There are many weapons and spouses due to the other excellent gifts of the Seasons.
But I'm going to keep off reading this thread so I can attempt to make the rest of my choices in some sort of narrative isolation. It's hard to enjoy the text while trying to preoptimize everything.
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1449
7/4/2016
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That's a good point. If they're rich enough to support a campaign, why were they mooching supplies off me when I visited their island? :P
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Koh Kai Ying
Posts: 110
7/4/2016
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Parelle wrote:
Frankly, I'd prefer that all the items were shoes or something whose slot is not filled by another Festival (maybe an awesome hat?). There are many weapons and spouses due to the other excellent gifts of the Seasons.
But I'm going to keep off reading this thread so I can attempt to make the rest of my choices in some sort of narrative isolation. It's hard to enjoy the text while trying to preoptimize everything.
It sounds ridiculous if all that's on offer are shoes
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spacecatte
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7/4/2016
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malthaussen wrote:
@Spacecatte: stipulating that your information is correct, then two out of three of the candidates, at least, do not fit the definition of "honest politician" as "one who stays bought."
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oh don't get me wrong, you're totally right; i didn't mean to insinuate that the bishop was honest about being a politician, but rather honest that he just really, really, really hates the devils. :P I think if he found out about his infernal backers he'd chase them with a blunderbuss, though. not to say he wouldn't accept the money from the actual church backers.
that is to say, i'm actually very anti-bishop. for who i'm throwing my hat in the ring for, right now it's a toss up between jenny and the contrarian. the contrarian out of my obligation to go with whatever would best support the Liberation (not being helped by the fact that he's showing signs of skeeving out on it), but jenny because honestly everything i've seen from her so far is just extremely cool.
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