Absintheuse
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7/28/2016
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Most delicious friends, here is August's Exceptional Story!
Infiltrate a private library at the behest of a mysterious buyer, and unravel the mechanism that protects its heart. Avoid the ministrations of Special Constables. The Calendar Code is a tale of romance, larceny, and seditious literature.
Play: An Exceptional Story: A Junior Reader to begin, available throughout London.
The Calendar Code is the final story in the Revolutions season, and was written by Gavin Inglis.
Editing and QA: Adam Myers, Olivia Wood, Chris Gardiner and Cash DeCuir.
Art by Carly Trowbridge.
EXCEPTIONAL FRIENDSHIP
In addition to a new, substantial, stand-alone story every month, Exceptional Friends enjoy:
- Access to the House of Chimes: an exclusive private member's club on the Stolen River, packed with content
- An expanded opportunity deck: of ten cards instead of six!
- A second candle: Twice the actions! 40 at once!
Finishing all three stories in the Season of Revolutions will make you eligible for an additional opportunity, to follow.
If you want to keep an Exceptional Story beyond the month it’s for, you must complete the related storylet in the House of Chimes. This will save it for you to return to another time.
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Natan
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7/28/2016
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Just used up my last action for the day, about to shut down my computer and go to sleep, and then this pops up at the top. Oh well, I guess I'll enjoy it tomorrow morning with some coffee. :^>
Mystery and intrigue and larceny, oh my. Looks like it's gonna be a good one. Seditious books are the best kind of books. >:^)
Also, that art is rad af, man oh man, that's gorgeous
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BlabberingMat
Posts: 385
7/28/2016
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I ran out of actions right now, but so far, this is is my favourite!Can-t wait to find out more from the translator!
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Alt-Lana Loter
Main-Always Drunk Slav
"To see a world in a grain of sand, and Heaven in wild flowers.
To hold an infinity in palm of hand and Eternity in an hour”
Finally, I am Crooked Cross! Feel free to send invitations for Salon!
As of June 5th, 1895, I am London's newest Legendary Charisma!
The current progress in Mega Soul Grind: 53727/1 639 121 Souls
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Eglantine-Fox
Posts: 872
7/28/2016
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...Well, that was fascinating.
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Eglantine Fox, the charming and androgynous Correspondent, teetering between hobbies of seduction and self-destruction.
Siobhan O'Malley, Irish patriot (or 'bl__dy Fenian' if you're impolite).
Isidore Day, an up-and-coming London gentleman. All allegations of wrongdoing are categorically denied.
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Mazater
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7/28/2016
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A small but rather misleading typo shows up when you tell the cat you'll consider the job:
You have unlocked July's Exceptional Story! You may play it at your leisure.
You have unlocked August's Exceptional Story! You may play it at your leisure.
Are both mentioned.
I'm guessing the first line is automated to say July because, well, it's still July; but I'm guessing it should say August because this is August's story.
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The Master
Posts: 804
7/28/2016
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I'm not an exceptional friend, but I had to say that the third option on the opening storylet is uhh...well, I'll have to take it out of curiosity...
edit:God da___t I can't do it! I have a heart and I use logic *cries*.
edited by The Master on 7/28/2016
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Lolwolfking
A very ruthless and daring doctor of the neath.
No more gift exchanges, im getting too many and I can barely hold these.
He has knowledge of a certain enigma, ask, you will get a clue.
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BlabberingMat
Posts: 385
7/28/2016
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Mazater wrote:
A small but rather misleading typo shows up when you tell the cat you'll consider the job:
You have unlocked July's Exceptional Story! You may play it at your leisure.
You have unlocked August's Exceptional Story! You may play it at your leisure.
Are both mentioned.
I'm guessing the first line is automated to say July because, well, it's still July; but I'm guessing it should say August because this is August's story.
Yeah,I noticed that, too. Not a big deal, I guess, but it sticks out a bit.
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Alt-Lana Loter
Main-Always Drunk Slav
"To see a world in a grain of sand, and Heaven in wild flowers.
To hold an infinity in palm of hand and Eternity in an hour”
Finally, I am Crooked Cross! Feel free to send invitations for Salon!
As of June 5th, 1895, I am London's newest Legendary Charisma!
The current progress in Mega Soul Grind: 53727/1 639 121 Souls
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Diptych
Administrator
Posts: 3910
7/28/2016
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Well, I made my decision. It's something almost violently against my nature, but... my loosely educated guess is that the alternatives were even worse. I might be wrong. No mention of any follow-up card, so I'm thinking I'll have to take my decision as it stands.
Edit: Already regretting it. Think I got it wrong. Anyone who gets a follow-up with more explication, maybe point me toward your journal?
edited by Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook on 7/28/2016
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Diptych, the Emancipationist Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron.
Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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LukeFBG
Posts: 716
7/28/2016
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I made my decision, too, for in-character reasons. I get the feeling that the the majority of the juicy stuff comes in the middle of this story.
Thoroughly enjoyed this, although I need more time to go over the text and see if I can put some things together.
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Trilby
Posts: 290
7/28/2016
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What should I do about that child
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BlabberingMat
Posts: 385
7/28/2016
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Clock is ticking so slowly...I really regret spending those few actions earlier this day, instead of going into this with all forty
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Alt-Lana Loter
Main-Always Drunk Slav
"To see a world in a grain of sand, and Heaven in wild flowers.
To hold an infinity in palm of hand and Eternity in an hour”
Finally, I am Crooked Cross! Feel free to send invitations for Salon!
As of June 5th, 1895, I am London's newest Legendary Charisma!
The current progress in Mega Soul Grind: 53727/1 639 121 Souls
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Dean Lee
Posts: 133
7/28/2016
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If I missed the first part of the season (stags), would buying that story with fate, playing that, and then completing thisone let me into the story let?
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A list of credentials
A Business Card
Research progress:
77 volumes of cryptopaleontoligy
77 volumes of Prelapsarian archeology
77 volumes of theosophistry.
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LukeFBG
Posts: 716
7/28/2016
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Dean Lee wrote:
If I missed the first part of the season (stags), would buying that story with fate, playing that, and then completing thisone let me into the story let?
I believe so. The end of season cash-in won't appear for a little while, though, and doesn't ever disappear once you qualify for it, so there is no rush.
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Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1823
7/28/2016
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This is how it went for me in the previous season: I played the last two, then bought the first and the storylet appeared.
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Dean Lee
Posts: 133
7/28/2016
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lovely!!
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A list of credentials
A Business Card
Research progress:
77 volumes of cryptopaleontoligy
77 volumes of Prelapsarian archeology
77 volumes of theosophistry.
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Eglantine-Fox
Posts: 872
7/28/2016
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Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook wrote:
Well, I made my decision. It's something almost violently against my nature, but... my loosely educated guess is that the alternatives were even worse. I might be wrong. No mention of any follow-up card, so I'm thinking I'll have to take my decision as it stands.
Edit: Already regretting it. Think I got it wrong. Anyone who gets a follow-up with more explication, maybe point me toward your journal?
edited by Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook on 7/28/2016
Come sidle over onto my main's journal, I got a follow-up and it is interesting.
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Eglantine Fox, the charming and androgynous Correspondent, teetering between hobbies of seduction and self-destruction.
Siobhan O'Malley, Irish patriot (or 'bl__dy Fenian' if you're impolite).
Isidore Day, an up-and-coming London gentleman. All allegations of wrongdoing are categorically denied.
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FrostLoop
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7/28/2016
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Welp. I gave it to the cat. Wasn't expecting that response, tbqh.
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Diptych
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7/28/2016
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Eglantine-Fox wrote:
Come sidle over onto my main's journal, I got a follow-up and it is interesting.
Ah, fudge, I messed up. Oh well. In a few months I can reset it.
Edit: Forgive my terrible manners - thank you for sharing!
edited by Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook on 7/28/2016
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Diptych, the Emancipationist Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron.
Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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BlabberingMat
Posts: 385
7/28/2016
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Well, I chose the third option. Story was sad, and, in the sense, old as time. I have echoed whole conversation with translator, if someone is curious.
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Alt-Lana Loter
Main-Always Drunk Slav
"To see a world in a grain of sand, and Heaven in wild flowers.
To hold an infinity in palm of hand and Eternity in an hour”
Finally, I am Crooked Cross! Feel free to send invitations for Salon!
As of June 5th, 1895, I am London's newest Legendary Charisma!
The current progress in Mega Soul Grind: 53727/1 639 121 Souls
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Kukapetal
Posts: 1454
7/28/2016
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Haha, it's always fun to RP Flesh-Stick going through a place he most definitely does NOT want to be in (in this case a "boring" old library). Though the idiot ended up having fun anyway, because he can find amusement in practically anything.
So this story was definitely fun and I really loved the whole mechanic of going through the library and unlocking its secrets. Good job, writers!
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