phryne
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8/15/2016
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 UPDATED FOR 2019!
Since this Festival can be a bit confusing the first time round, I thought I'd clarify the workings here. It's not very complicated at all:
1) Offer your Strange Catch to the Drownies to unlock your character's Destiny. You need SC 5 for this. In case you haven't unlocked your favourite Destiny yet or just can't decide, don't worry: similar options will open during the Halloween and Christmas festivals. Note that picking this sends you back to London! If you're thrifty with your actions you might want to save doing this for when you actually want to return there, saving the cost and actions for taking the ferry... 
2) Offer a Hooded Lady your Strange Catch to go to the Wreckers' Cove. You can pick one of several equippable items there, some of which are more useful than others. Your SC value determines which items will be visible for you to pick from. (You can also buy previous years' equipment with Fate.)
[More detailed mechanics explanation: your SC value is randomly converted into a quality called "Picking through the Wreckers' Cove", so you'll never know exactly which items will be available before you enter the Cove. If you're looking to get the most valuable items it can be useful to enter with SC 8 or 9 or even more.]
3) Ask the Custodial Chef to prepare your Strange Catch if you have trouble with Wounds. Don't worry about letting them reach 6 or 7 - the Chef will usually give you a complete wipe, or nearly, depending on your SC value.
Note: Reaching Wounds 8 during the Festival doesn't kill you, it just sends you back to London - but you're going to lose at least 2 levels of Dangerous & Shadowy!
4) Give your Strange Catch to the Melancholy Curate if you have trouble with Nightmares. Don't worry about letting them reach 6 or 7 - the Curate will usually give you a complete wipe, or nearly, depending on your SC value.
Note: Reaching Nightmares 8 during the Festival won't send you to the usual menace zones, just back to London - but you're going to lose at least 2 levels of Watchful & Persuasive!
5) Throw it into the well to receive an assortment of goods. This is mostly useful for early-game players, if at all.
6) There's also a storylet concerning our new Lord Mayor. You'll know it when you see it
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phryne
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8/15/2016
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UPDATED FOR 2019! (new items in bold)
- Picking... 26+: A Submerged Rector (Companion, P+7 W+6)
- Picking... 26-28: A Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd (Transport, D+4, Biz+3)
- Picking... 22+: An Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy (Hat, S+6 Dre+2)
- Picking... 22-24: A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak (Clothing, D+6 W+4 P-1)
- Picking... 18-20: A Nuncian Pocket Watch (Weapon, S+6, Res+2)
- Picking... 18-20: Wrecking Boots (Boots, S+6 D+4 P-1)
- Picking... 14-16: A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia (Weapon, S+5 W+3 D-1)
- Picking... 10-12: Scrimshander Carving Knife (Weapon, W+3 P+2 D-1)
Your Strange Catch value is - randomly - converted into a quality called "Picking through the Wreckers' Cove", so you'll never know which rewards will be available to you before entering the Cove.
SC/Picking conversion table:
[spoiler]Strange Catch 1 - Picking... 4
Strange Catch 2 - Picking... 6-8
Strange Catch 3 - Picking... 8-12
Strange Catch 4 - Picking... 10-16
Strange Catch 5 - Picking... 12-20
Strange Catch 6 - Picking... 14-24
Strange Catch 7 - Picking... 16-28
Strange Catch 8 - Picking... 18-32
Strange Catch 9 - Picking... 20-36
Strange Catch 10 - Picking... 22-40
Strange Catch 11 - Picking... 24-44
etc.[/spoiler]
previous years' equipment, still available for Fate:- 20 Fate: Pre-Emptive Guinea-Pig (Weapon, D+7 W+6)
- 15 Fate: 'For Your Own Good' Compass (Weapon, W+6 S+4 D-1)
- 15 Fate: Bloodstained Eolith (Weapon, W+5 D+4 P-1)
- 10 Fate: Consignment of Scintillack Snuff (Weapon, D+5 P+3 S-1)
- 10 Fate: Mutersalt (Weapon, D+3 S+2 W-1)
Legend:
D=Dangerous, P=Persuasive, S=Shadowy, W=Watchful
Biz=Bizarre, Dre=Dreaded, Res=Respectable
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Parelle
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8/25/2016
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For anyone with time to spare who needs to lower quirks for the low catches: you can decrease Ruthless and Heartless for a Magnanimous increase and a Docks Favour at the end of the regular Mutton Island carousel (the non seasonal one) by saving Zailors.
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Parelle
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8/17/2016
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Ouch. I just had my 11 become a 6. Good thing I'd already gotten lucky and was only getting the Wimple post-encounter.
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Parelle
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8/15/2016
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Should you chose to offer your catch to a Hooded Lady, you're going to gain the quality "Picking through Wrecker's Cove" by exchanging your Strange Catch. This is may be as many as half of the Strange Catch you started with, so keep that you'll want to aim fairly high for the more valuable items.
(Edit to clarify: in 2015 decreases seemed to be limited to -3, there has been cases of losses down to half for 2016)
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phryne
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8/16/2016
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narcomanic wrote:
How on earth do you get it up to 10? By using the item options over the quirky ones whenever possible, and by throwing my catches back quite often
Can now confirm that halving SC is real: just got 4 "Picking" from 8 SC.
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phryne
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8/17/2016
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You need exactly Picking... 3, so a SC between 3 and 6 can get you there.
Please do read the OP, everything's explained there.
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sosisqua
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8/17/2016
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That's a new for me. I got to have lower Catch quality to get lower prizes. Almost all my quirks are 4-10, therefore my chance to lose is low. Never thought i'll find myself in such situation.
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phryne
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8/17/2016
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You can return the wimple only once. If you get it a second time, it's only for you to keep as a souvenir.
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Harlocke
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8/17/2016
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Thanks. Also, to get the knife, do I need a low running battle? Or can I still get it at higher levels?
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Vavakx Nonexus
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8/18/2016
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Yes, he is. Same for the Chef and Austere. You can take the Jenny option if you want to avoid menaces/quick loss.
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8/17/2016
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phryne wrote:
Yes, there's a story to the Wimple. You can return it to Jenny at the Feast. You can even get it again after that, to keep as a souvenir if you want.
Oh, what? I'm going to have to dance with the RNG all over again, because I must have all the things, just in case!
Time to blow my glim stash...this should probably do it.
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phryne
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8/17/2016
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The guinea-pig is only available for Fate, I'm afraid.
Yes, there's a story to the Wimple. You can return it to Jenny at the Feast. You can even get it again after that, to keep as a souvenir if you want.
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Barse
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8/17/2016
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Running Battle translates fairly directly in Catch level. It's when you go to the Cove that the RNG is screwing you: it's random, and the Cove value you get (which determines which rewards you can choose from) can be as little as half+1 your Catch level, or as high your total Catch level. Basically, keep trying - you'll get lucky at some point.
Caveat: I think.
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Mr Sables
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8/17/2016
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Harlocke wrote:
I've raised my running battle higher than 7 three times (twice to 8 and once to 9) and didn't get offered the rector or wimple. I had to settle for the consolation prize of normal items. Is it entirely random when those options appear? Do I need exactly 7 running battle?
No, you don't need exactly . . .
It'll actually do you better to get more, as - like Barselaar says - if you're unlucky enough to have it halved, a higher catch level (running battle) may get you to where you need to be . . . my main got there with 9 (although hasn't gotten it since to get the rector), my alt finally managed it with 11 . . . you can still fail with 9, as others have said, so it's just a matter of perseverance and RNG luck. If you're very lucky, 7 will be enough to get you it, too.
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Vincent Asmund
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8/17/2016
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Aw, I wanted the guinea-pig. 
Alas, the rector will suffice.
I don't seem to have the option to return it, but I'll check again later.
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phryne
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8/17/2016
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Vincent Asmund wrote:
I don't seem to have the option to return it, but I'll check again later. Like everything else at this Festival, it appears randomly . Next time you see the Hooded Lady, scroll down a bit...
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Kaijyuu
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8/17/2016
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Can you return the wimple twice or more, and does doing so accomplish anything other than changing your Encounter with the Mayor of London quality?
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Vincent Asmund
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8/17/2016
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Can I get the armoured guineau-pig if I have high enough SC? :P
Also, is there any story related to Jenny's Wimple, or is it but an item?
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Barse
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8/15/2016
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I'm almost certain it can be between half your level of Catch and your full level of Catch, and I'm pretty sure it's decided at random.
EDIT: "it" being the Wrecker's Cove value.
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phryne
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8/15/2016
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Oh really? I've not seen more than 3 levels of difference so far myself...
OK, went from 10 to 6 right now, so the 50% loss possibility seems real enough.
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Barse
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8/16/2016
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You can choose to throw it back and keep some (I think half) of your Running Battle at the beginning of your next fishing run: that'll help.
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sosisqua
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8/16/2016
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As far as i see, if you're going on a second round of fishing, running battle is "halved" quite approx. Had 8, got 4 on next round, had 7 - got 4 as well. It looks like it's the same mix of luck and RNG that would give you particularly good Airs
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Jacke
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8/19/2016
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Have only to get the Wimple a second time. Gave a strange catch to the hooded lady and got to Wreckers Cove, but even for Fate wasn't offered the Wimple. Any ideas?
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phryne
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8/19/2016
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You don't need Fate for the Wimple, you need a Picking... value of 7, like the first time round.
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8/23/2016
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For the lucky who got everything with time to spare and are late game, do any of the paths have enough earnings or rare items to justify continued fishing/grinding? (And do any of these paths have enough earnings to consider sacrificing/skipping the lower value treasures for those of us not so lucky?)
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Hazel
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8/18/2016
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Is the Curate a threat to my Hedonism? I seem to recall losing some points there, and I'm almost at 14.
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Jermaine Vendredi
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8/24/2017
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Finally managed to acquire the knife. Low numbers are surprisingly hard to achieve. Amusingly, it actually reduces Dangerous....
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phryne
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8/20/2019
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fafer.forums wrote:
Just now, with SC 6, i got Picking 22.
How to raise SC beyond 6? (with all 9 successfull checks, i got it to 6 only).
You need to use Cartography items (Zee-Ztories and Maps). They give more Running Battle than the Quirk checks.
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