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Absintheuse Posts: 348 10/24/2016	A fierce explosion shakes London. It reverberates through the cobbles like the passing of an underground train. Flakes of ash - or snow? - rain down upon nearby roofs...An unexpected delivery has brought Hallowmas to your feet! Hallowmas has returned! The Feast of Masks will take place from 24th October until the 7th November. This is the season of unexpected guests and dangerous revelations! To begin, find Hallowmas: An Explosion Shakes London!, available throughout London. Confessions at the Feast of Masks Don your mask and collect confessions. Then it’s your choice to trade them to friends, factions, or other prominent people of the Neath. No secret is safe. Confessions will no longer grant the Spirit of Hallowmas, instead, certain pairings of confessions will allow you to enhance particular companions. Divulged secrets from particular figures in Fallen London will also allow you to honour them or betray their trust. Just beware, confessions are tricksy, and you may find the second week of Hallowmas brings additional opportunities. And of course, be sure to make any decisions about the confessions you’ve gathered from any characters by 7th November! We’ve set up a space to trade confessions, or feel free to search out your own with #HallowmasTrade. In order to make a trade with someone else in Fallen London, you will need to be certain they are on your contact list. Add your acquaintance either by visiting their profile page and clicking ‘add contact’ or by typing in their character name during the trade. At the end of the festival, Mr. Huffam will still be about, looking to interview festival-goers and some of your new companions. While the Spirit of Hallowmas is absent this year, you will still discover a Hallowmas epilogue and special epithet. Destinies The Feast of Masks, when opposites meet at midnight! This is the season of unexpected guests... who carry terrible glimpses of possible futures. The ability to acquire or change your destiny will be the same as previous years. This can only be done at certain times of the year, so be sure to take advantage of the chance! Begin with Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas. Exceptionally Scary Stories Some of Fallen London’s stories are darker than others. For the duration of Hallowmas, three Exceptional Friendship stories will be available for purchase at a discount: The Haunting at the Marsh-House, The Art of Murder, and The Waltz that Moved the World. To purchase one of these exceptionally scary stories, or to restart one of them, find A Hallowmas Special throughout London, or visit the Fate page. ****** --31st October 2016-- Hello delicious friends! Today marks the start of the last week of Hallowmas. You will find that what may have been originally hidden will now be revealed. Confessions imparted to you in confidence can now be honoured or betrayed. Sometime after the 14th, any leftover confessions will begin to disappear. But fear not! Mr. Huffam will be around from the 7th, and eager to trade them for rewards. --7th November 2016-- Delicious friends! Due to the server hijinx over the weekend, we are extending Hallowmas for one day. Alongside that, we have released one extra free confession. Please make sure to finish any and all Hallowmas activities ahead of its official close, tomorrow, the 8th of November, at noon GMT. Including: Destinies Trading confessions Enhancing companions Betraying or Honoring any of last years’ confessions Purchasing any of the Exceptional Stories on sale for Hallowmas edited by Absintheuse on 10/24/2016 edited by Absintheuse on 10/31/2016 edited by Absintheuse on 11/7/2016
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Saklad Posts: 528 10/24/2016	Lisbella Peridot wrote: Dima Lazarev wrote: To summarize: no Rubbery Campanologist for me this year. Well, this is unfortunate, because I so far I don’t see what else I could possibly wish from this holiday. Is the tiger with a tiara too ordinary for your taste? The tagline for Hallowmas 2016 is allegedly “No secret is safe!”, but we all know the real tagline is “Traumatize a goldfish!”. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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TheThirdPolice Posts: 609 10/24/2016	There seems to be some sort of mistake. I am surrounded by ocean and there are no signs of festivities. Am I able to reach the festival if I get my Approaching Journey's End to 400? -- Excessive Corpse & Tender to Irreal Ravens Lover of Flawed Souls And with especial pride, Worst Screwup of the Decade!
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Chris Gardiner Administrator Posts: 539 10/31/2016	This is one of the many reasons we adore our community: quick, clear flagging of what's frankly an expert issue (this is obscure, precise lore).
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Chris Gardiner Administrator Posts: 539 10/31/2016	Eglantine-Fox wrote: Also, has someone on staff messed up? The one for the Captivating Princess treats her as mature as of the Fall. Ie, the year she was born in... That is indeed a mistake! Apologies, the buck stops with me on this one - I should have checked the dates more closely. We'll amend the beginning of her confession. Saklad5 wrote: Haven’t seen it, but maybe it has something to do with Red Honey? Gawd bless you for trying to paper over our cock-ups but no, this was our bad. edited by Chris Gardiner on 10/31/2016
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dragonridingsorceress Posts: 622 10/26/2016	For the record: I prefer the old Hallowmas. I'm very aware that this is better for my life at the moment (I'm not spending time I don't have spare staring at my action counter), but this festival is very hurry-up-and-wait, which I hate. As far as I can tell, I am stuck waiting for October 31 for the Confessions I want to become available. There was a thrill of exchanging Confessions to protect or betray. This is a bit boring to be honest. -- DragonRidingSorceress is an Author of good standing. Mostly good standing. She's happy to accept any social action except Photographer and Loitering, but requests warnings before duping/poisoning/etc. Seeker of Names is a... being with an obsession. They're willing to accept all invitations. One who seeks to know all that is and may be. One who dances in the silence of the void. One whose fantasies make the reality come alive.
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Gonen Posts: 817 10/25/2016	Saklad wrote: cough Flute Street cough If you mean the "give little and expect to pay Fate" - Yea, there are large contents hidden at some of the Fate options. But not as events (Festivals, which are time defined and are once a year). Also, I really don't have a concrete example but I always felt that I was never forced to pay Fate. That my game experience was never flawed without Fate. You can be a veteran, explore the Zea, reach the Ambition boundaries, reach every story boundaries (except Flute and the last portion of Theological Husbandry) without Fate. Many many fate option depicts in bold the consequence of making the choice, thus you know what your paying for. Other Fate options are just a "FAST FORWARD" option which skips steps (e.g. getting the Yacht without have to gamble your money). You can always use the slower and original route (which I ALWAYS did). I felt that FBG always RESPECTED our money and made most of the content enjoyable, vast and free. Some of it are for collectors or lore addicts or just getting a few bonuses. (Even at the last Feast, there were Companions which costs Fate, but none gave more bonus than the free ones found around London. That gave the feeling like you don't need to pay money to be stronger/faster/higher than before. I love that!). Disclaimer: I AM an exceptional friend, and I used many Fate to get this and that. Not everything. Not always. Many times I ignore the little suggestions. I just enjoy the game so much, love the "not milking my wallet" feeling, and like the feeling of supporting. And I can, of course. That is also a big consideration. -- The Ashen Anesthesiologist - Paramount Londoner Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness. The long journey to eccentricity: On March 10th, 2018, reached 15 on all quirks, simultaneously. The Quirky Anesthesiologist
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Myrto Posts: 209 10/24/2016	Confession: I actually dreamed about this game last night. Nitebrite (as the Merciless Modiste) came to my house, then mysteriously departed with two big guys in a giant pickup truck loaded with guitars. Um, yes, I'll just let myself out. Anyway, I've been looking forward to this holiday for weeks now, so off to FL. Edited for spelling. edited by Myrto on 10/24/2016 -- Myrto, a mysterious veteran spy who is only on their own side. Married to navchaa! Edith Alpha Doyle, social climber with grand ambitions; Correspondent who would be happy to assist you in whatever way she can. , teenage orphan who came to the Neath to pursue a career in crime; monster-hunter. Currently on the Seeking road.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 10/31/2016	Chris Gardiner wrote: Gawd bless you for trying to paper over our cock-ups Surely that's a pastime for the Feast of the Exceptional Rose, not Hallowmas. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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aegisaglow Posts: 202 11/1/2016	Honestly I feel it's a little rude to send a request for a confession if you haven't publicly stated you're willing to trade, or they haven't otherwise communicated with you first. (I do wish there was a way to communicate through Fallen London proper without spending actions, but that's another thing.) So there's no shame in turning down such a request. Also, I got an Extravagantly-Titled Tigress and I'm quite pleased at the sheer ridiculousness of it. Hopefully I can pick up the confessions needed for a Faustian Henchman by the end, as well. -- Mx. Aglow. Glazier, hedonist, devil-teaser, Paramount Presence. Pursuing their Heart's Desire. Ms. Lilian Leith. A lady of proper standing, which seems like an increasingly ludicrous thing to give a rat's ___ about. Known (to some) for her Light Fingers.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 10/24/2016	WHICH COMPANION?; A PLAY IN THREE ACTS ACT 1: Sir Frederick, seated on a sofa. "Ah, heavens! A free companion, to mark the Feast of Masks! How jolly! But whichever shall I choose? I shall take the young lady, for I can always hire the others if I find I want them." ACT 2: Sir Frederick reviews the Feast festivities. "How interesting! Tigers, and the Mayor, and I see the goldfish made it after all! And what's this... I see that the young lady can become... an esotericist..." ACT 3: Sir Frederick reflects on his wisdom. "Yes, I made the right decision. And to all a good night!" edited by Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook on 10/24/2016 -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Gonen Posts: 817 10/24/2016	This Hallowmas revision is incredible! The main story and additional confession lore, the many new companions with their new art. Very exciting. Thank you, FBG, for the new refreshing event! Also, an added bonus - no need to spend every action for the next 3 weeks on gaining and trading confessions. -- The Ashen Anesthesiologist - Paramount Londoner Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness. The long journey to eccentricity: On March 10th, 2018, reached 15 on all quirks, simultaneously. The Quirky Anesthesiologist
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Màiread Posts: 385 10/24/2016	Julias, the content is entirely new, so we're all in the same boat! From what I can see, here's the basic form: 1) You want to gather as many NPC confessions as you can. There are 7 different Ones available. You can get 3 confessions for 'free' from the mysterious confessions storylet (this may be daily, unknown for now). After that, you can either pay 5 notability, some fate, or trade any duplicate confessions with other players to get more. 2) You can use certain combinations of confessions to get upgrade companions into new ones. Currently most of the companions come from the Bazaar, and more will be revealed next week, so it's worth gathering as many confessions as possible if you want to nab them all. 3) As a side show, each day a different NPC from Sunless Sea will pop up to confess something. If it follows last year, you will be able to either betray or keep these confessions in exchange for some small goodies. 4) More will be revealed! -- Màiread - Correspondent, composer, lover of cats. Can probably bake you a d__n fine cake. Useful Links: Traveller's Friend (Progress Tracker & Notability Calculator) \| phryne's Guide to Favours & Renown \| Peggy the Nowoman lived to see the Feast. Thank you for the memories, Snow Lady. I'm happy to accept most social actions except for lethal sparring and loitering suspiciously. Please challenge my plant! Currently not accepting calling cards.
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 10/25/2016	I'm wondering if we can't get a way to grind for 'confessions', if the player element is gone . . . Like, the Zee Festival was a bit frustrating this year for a few reasons, but the general basic mechanic worked fantastic . . . like, you can spend the whole festival on festival related things, because you're working towards getting a catch and managing menaces and fighting the RNG . . . this festival it feels like: "log on, spend one action getting a confession, wait until the next day". The initial day itself wasn't too much better; it was fun but it didn't take long to get those 3-ish confessions and upgrade our companions. It'd be nice if we had something to do . . . at least with the old system we could send out invitations, make spread-sheets, strategise, etc. edited by Robin Alexander on 10/25/2016
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Optimatum Posts: 3666 10/25/2016	Before we end up with another page of people just asking for PMs, I'll spill the beans. Selling your soul allows you to choose from four rare items worth 312.5 echoes, one of which is a Dangerous weapon only obtainable with Fate. It's possible to sell a stained soul this way, but if you do that... don't go to the Forgotten Quarter. -- Optimatum, a ruthless and merciful gentleman. No plant battles, Affluent Photographer requests, or healing offers; all other social actions welcome. Want a sip of Cider? Just say hi! PM me for information enigmatic or Fated. Though the forum please, not FL itself.
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Gonen Posts: 817 10/25/2016	Robin Alexander wrote: That actually reminds me . . . If we only get those initial confessions for free, does that mean we can't get all companions without paying fate or using notability? That seems a little . . . flawed. Like the festival is geared toward end-game and paying players, and - even then - grinding 5 notability per confession, in time to get all confessions for all companions, seems incredibly unlikely for most players . . . especially players who work or study or have other real-life commitments. Unless some new paths will open up next week to allow people more means to get confessions? Knowing FBG, and after playing a year and a half of festivals, things are going to be OK. We are going to get, probably, most of companions without using Fate. Maybe even all of them. FBG does not 'milk' the use of Fate, they never tease by giving you a start of something and demand that you spend Fate to gain the bulk of the content. Also, they ARE reading the forums and doing changes on the fly if the Forum shows that something is annoying the players. They do listen. (e.g. The fixing of the Lilac card as a storylet at the last Feast of the Rose. Reversing the new difficulty to having a Noman's Tattoo at the last Christmas. Changing the Fixer on last mayoral campaign). So, showing us 10 companion options while making us achieve only 2 is REALLY NOT THE FBG WAY. There is always this confusion on the start of each new mechanics. We just have to wait the days and see how things resolves. I truly believe that many non-POSI's are going to get nice things out of this Hallowmas, and many veterans are (with a little effort) going to maximize the holiday. So, do not worry. I really, truly believe everything is going to be OK. Happy Hallowmas! edited by Gonen on 10/25/2016 edited by Gonen on 10/25/2016 -- The Ashen Anesthesiologist - Paramount Londoner Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness. The long journey to eccentricity: On March 10th, 2018, reached 15 on all quirks, simultaneously. The Quirky Anesthesiologist
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Absintheuse Posts: 348 10/31/2016	Hello delicious friends! Today marks the start of the last week of Hallowmas. You will find that what may have been originally hidden will now be revealed. Confessions imparted to you in confidence can now be honoured or betrayed. Sometime after the 14th, any leftover confessions will begin to disappear. But fear not! Mr. Huffam will be around from the 7th, and eager to trade them for rewards.
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Absintheuse Posts: 348 11/7/2016	Delicious friends! Due to the server hijinx over the weekend, we are extending Hallowmas for one day. Alongside that, we have released one extra free confession. Please make sure to finish any and all Hallowmas activities ahead of its official close, tomorrow, the 8th of November, at noon GMT. Including: Destinies Trading confessions Enhancing companions Betraying or Honoring any of last years’ confessions Purchasing any of the Exceptional Stories on sale for Hallowmas
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 11/4/2016	phryne wrote: The problem for people who were just very busy in RL during the festival seemed mostly to be figuring out when to get free confessions and where to trade them. I wasn't busy enough to use the AP except a single occasion, but someone with 32 BDR would just need to farm from level 5 of MW to level 8 to reach Notability 6. Previous levels would be covered by the negative MW requirements or minimal; from 4 to 5 Nota you would need 4 MW, but you have them when increasing Nota to 4 so it's basically just another click. This sounds great and don't get me wrong! I'm glad people supported the devs with some Fate, but my issue is with the huge discrepancy! On the huge-BDR-side we have a requirement of 5 AP and 21 CP of MW and on the other side we have non PoSI which is a bit sad! Even if I was pretty new I was able to enjoy both the elections and the Zee Festival and they were both great! I did advance way more, but this festival wasn't that great as the only resource required was a high BDR (RNG as well); no planning, no sheets, not even the possibility to have a partner for level 1 Notability as this option isn't available yet! -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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Tozh Taurog Posts: 114 11/4/2016	phryne wrote: RandomWalker wrote: Yeah, it is heavily biased towards people who have been playing for some time, and who have spent a lot of fate. I don't agree with this. I would rather say, it's heavily biased towards people who read the forums, are very alert and check the game multiple times a day. We got 8 free confessions - that's quite enough for a good few companions. If you want them all, then you should expect having to pay Notability or Fate. The problem for people who were just very busy in RL during the festival seemed mostly to be figuring out when to get free confessions and where to trade them. I read the forums, I'm reasonably alert (I hope) and I check the game multiple times a day. I don't want to sound ungrateful, nobody owes me all of the companions of course. But it would be nice if there was an in-game way to get them. It is a game after all, we want to play it! Basically the prizes here were given out (Thank you, FBG!), and more were to be bought with Fate. Perfectly fair, nobody is complaining. But there's a third way, in-game - but only for people with high BDR. Lucky for them, but the rest are out of luck. It would be nice if there was an in-game way for others to at least try too, that's all I'm saying. -- A Correspondent. Thrilled to advance science by educating the younger generation at your Orphanage. A Marvellous player. Willing to talk about it to the press. An amateur horticulturist. Usually up for socializing, especially with text. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/TozhTaurog
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Kloxe Posts: 48 11/8/2016	I've echoed the Weeping Doll's interview here. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Kloxe?fromEchoId=10163569 edited by Kloxe on 11/8/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Kloxe
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Prospero Rune Posts: 68 10/25/2016	What happens to all of the secrets were buried or betrayed last year? Will I lose their trust once the season ends? What of those who betrayed my trust last year? Though I expected changes to the game mechanics, I wasn't prepared for such a total disregard for my efforts to garner so much trust among my fellow Fallen Londoners. I don't say this to complain; the new mechanics are very interesting and full of great secrets. I'm feeling disappointed that I won't have an opportunity to feed my darker side and betray a few unsuspecting souls. -- Prospero Rune. Alice Tintin-An Extraordinary Mind. Claude Frollo-A Shattering Force. Drake Maijstral-An Invisible Eminence. Aardent Lore (Gone North). Surface business will draw us away from FL for an undetermined period of time. Forgive us if we cannot respond to social requests in a timely manner.
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Optimatum Posts: 3666 10/25/2016	I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so! If you want to max out the rare and fairly useless quality Putting the Pieces Together: the Drownies, now's the time. You want the Hallowmas option Feeding the River with Airs 90+ which on success increases PtPT: tD up to the max of 3. -- Optimatum, a ruthless and merciful gentleman. No plant battles, Affluent Photographer requests, or healing offers; all other social actions welcome. Want a sip of Cider? Just say hi! PM me for information enigmatic or Fated. Though the forum please, not FL itself.
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Arandia Posts: 127 10/25/2016	Oh please, FBG, could you consider raising the probability of drawing the Slowcake's Amanuensis card for the remainder of this highly notability-based festival? All this card flipping and waiting is driving me nuts ... EDIT: Thanks! Came up two cards after writing this. Sounds like a friendly FBG employee still at work and reading these forums, but I guess it's more likely coincidence. :-) edited by Arandia on 10/25/2016 -- Arandia van Graeff, Midnighter and crazy cat lady: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Arandia Horace Glendower, a Seeker: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Horace%20Glendower Looking for plant battles! Always happy to partake in social actions. No Affluent Photographer, no chess and no coffee invitations, please!
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/24/2016	I can't believe I can upgrade a goldfish. This is amazing. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Lisbella Peridot Posts: 138 10/24/2016	Dima Lazarev wrote: To summarize: no Rubbery Campanologist for me this year. Well, this is unfortunate, because I so far I don’t see what else I could possibly wish from this holiday. Is the tiger with a tiara too ordinary for your taste? -- Anatasia Swansong - fencing prodigy, extraordinary beauty, and very stubborn Welcoming friends of all sorts! All independent now. Kelly Siniature - grinning, deranged, elegant child of indistinct gender Kelly is taking a long break on isolation. I also play Town of Salem and a few other games - still Lisbella Peridot! I finally regained stable internet access, so I should be around more often...
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Koh Kai Ying Posts: 110 10/24/2016	Dima Lazarev wrote: Am I the only one stupid enough to choose “I don’t need a companion for free” option? Because I feel very stupid now. Many Seeking Players will say you are not stupid at all and worthy of praise -- Illyria K is your friend!! More active nowadays. Eager for any social actions including Loitering!
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Darkroot Posts: 48 10/24/2016	Skinnyman wrote: "There are ten new versions of your companions to unlock. Five are available from the first week of Hallowmas. Another five will join them in the second." Now, I have The Alluring Accomplice, The Devious Henchman and The Grubby Urchin, which I think they don't count, followed by The Cheerful Goldfish, The Watchful Doll, The Rubbery Bellringer and The Bengal Tigress. I say the last count, but there are only 4, not 5. Does the 5th have an option which is hidden if one doesn't own the certain companion? By my understanding, all ten are currently visible: 2 for Accomplice, 2 for Urchin, 2 for Henchman, and one each for Tigress/Goldfish/Doll/Bellringer. It's just that you can only get the confessions for five of them in the first week, with the other confessions showing up next week. -- Me!
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malthaussen Posts: 1060 10/24/2016	Well, this will certainly be less time-intensive than last year's festival. But at least it will keep contacts lists from spiralling into the millions. -- Mal -- "Of two choices, I always take the third." Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/malthaussen
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/25/2016	We could still get more, quite easily. But if we got more everyday we would completely overshoot the amount we need for every companion. I'd wait till at tomorrow or Thursday before arguing about this. edited by suinicide on 10/25/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 10/25/2016	Well now. I spent the better part of the day divvying up the new companions. Ten doesn't divide neatly by four, but, fortunately, the Campanologist is out of reach for all of my crew, and I've no desire to make a goldfish unhappy. So, that's two each! Some were obvious. Of course Sir Fred's going to recruit an Esoteric Accomplice. Of course Hubris is going to drive his Urchin and Henchman even further into Ruthlessness. And Esther is all about fabulosity, just as Juniper is all about pious bruisers and sad children. Others, I had to stop and think about. Is Esther the sort to take up with a titled tigress? Yes, I dare say she would. And would Sir Fred enjoy the company of a Well-Scrubbed Urchin? I hesitated - I wanted to offer the little shaver a hand up in life, but I didn't want to crush his spirit. Well, that worked out all right - the young chap seems to fancy himself my bodyguard, and his protection of me something of a philanthropic exercise. That'll do. Incidentally, bless the Soft-Hearted Widow. Even her confessions are lovely. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 10/25/2016	Well, quoth the Hallowmas Primer, Acquiring Confessions wrote: You will receive more confessions at various points during the Festival. Check in regularly and look for the 'Collect Another Mysterious Confession' story appearing throughout London! For what it's worth, I'm not buying any confessions - I'm just gonna collect what I can and trade for what I can't collect! It's like filling out a sticker book - you could just go on ebazaar and buy a hundred packs, but that sucks all the fun out of it. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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absimiliard Posts: 759 10/25/2016	Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook wrote: For what it's worth, I'm not buying any confessions - I'm just gonna collect what I can and trade for what I can't collect! It's like filling out a sticker book - you could just go on ebazaar and buy a hundred packs, but that sucks all the fun out of it. I'm going to spend notability myself, but just because I love that I finally have a use for the damn stuff. Mostly I'm in the "oooh, it's a collectible card-game, people are gonna trade stuff to me!" camp as well. I'm not into it enough to post in the thread, but I love that it has friends and old acquaintances contacting me with offers to trade. At this point I pretty much accept any trade asked, just to do the trade. (though I do have an odd drive to keep two Kashmiri Princesses' confessions at all times, because two of them .... feels right.) -- "Because, Parabola!" -- the Curious Captain Eating nightmares from friends -- and I'm easy to befriend. Absimiliard: the Black Rose of Wolfstack Docks
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Shalinoth Posts: 493 10/30/2016	What festive luck! Something on the Doorstep just gave me my soul back. Been flipping bundles and boxed gifts for 2 months trying to get that, for Seeking reasons. -- Profiles: Shally, Chimes & Jack~of~Smiles . . . Current Goal:
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MrBurnside Posts: 188 10/26/2016	Saklad wrote: Hey, Failbetter, could we please have more confessions? In festivals, we should be able to realistically get every single new thing (excluding content that is outright Fate-locked) without Fate expenditure, even if it requires immense effort. One of my favorite experiences in Fallen London was the Feast of the Exceptional Rose, for this reason. Snip But even aside from the ton of content that was fate-locked (fully 13 of the companions were) there was a lot of luck necessary there to get all of the remaining. I suspect that more confessions are incoming, but I don't understand people's conviction that mid-game (non-fate) players should be able to get all 10 companions. End game players could spend this week on banking MWs and probably get all/most companions, but FBGs has used festivals to encourage fate purchases for at least as long as I've been playing. mnemosius wrote: ElwinHauntry wrote: Optimatum wrote: Snip Snip You'll also need to already have PtPT: The Drownies ahead of time. Running the lowest-level Heist and talking to the Weeping Maid is the easiest way to obtain it this time of the yeah, I believe. It can take a long time if you have bad luck too. It took me about 90 actions. edited by MrBurnside on 10/26/2016 edited by MrBurnside on 10/26/2016
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Redd Herring Posts: 34 10/31/2016	Huzzah. edited by Red Herring on 10/31/2016 -- The Esurient Epicurean of Enigmatic Esoterica
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Shaerys Posts: 65 11/1/2016	I wish there was a convention or state toggle that would allow one to say "I'm not interested in trading confessions right now." I'm getting a few invites to exchange that I feel rather bad about declining (or letting linger in my queue, which seems worse than declining). I'm generally happy to take unsolicited requests of various sorts, but not in this instance. It'd be nice if the invite trade storylet was sensitive to such a setting as I feel like I'm generating negative karma across Fallen London this festival! (Hopefully it doesn't cost folks an action to send these things.) edited by Shaerys on 11/1/2016 -- http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Shaerys Courier's Footprint, pleased to offer introductory Correspondence instruction to Orphans, Urchins, Waifs, Scamps, and other Tatterdemalions.
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Shaerys Posts: 65 11/1/2016	aegisaglow wrote: Honestly I feel it's a little rude to send a request for a confession if you haven't publicly stated you're willing to trade, or they haven't otherwise communicated with you first. (I do wish there was a way to communicate through Fallen London proper without spending actions, but that's another thing.) So there's no shame in turning down such a request. Also, I got an Extravagantly-Titled Tigress and I'm quite pleased at the sheer ridiculousness of it. Hopefully I can pick up the confessions needed for a Faustian Henchman by the end, as well. Congrats on the tigress, aegisaglow! That's quite a tiara. I kindasorta agree with your point, although it is technically an in-game mechanic being used and I'd not fault someone for not reading the forum to find exchange partners if they want to stay totally in-game (though FB did link to a thread for that, which I suppose might make it an in-game mechanic also). In the final analysis I wish there was a purely in-game messaging (or other) method that didn't rely on reading forum threads and so forth as I know not everyone does so. The current system "leaks out" my internal state (the fact that I have currently scarce confessions in inventory as I await the fickleness of the RNG to make some matches) in a way that encourages others to waste actions on the contact, which seems unfortunate for everyone involved, despite the good intentions of the option. edited by Shaerys on 11/1/2016 -- http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Shaerys Courier's Footprint, pleased to offer introductory Correspondence instruction to Orphans, Urchins, Waifs, Scamps, and other Tatterdemalions.
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phryne Posts: 1351 10/31/2016	Absintheuse wrote: Hello delicious friends! Today marks the start of the last week of Hallowmas. You will find that what may have been originally hidden will now be revealed. Confessions imparted to you in confidence can now be honoured or betrayed. Sometime after the 14th, any leftover confessions will begin to disappear. But fear not! Mr. Huffam will be around from the 7th, and eager to trade them for rewards. Which confessions will Mr Huffam be interested in? Those from Jenny, Feducci etc? Those under "Errors of London"? All of them? -- Accounts: Bag a Legend • Light Fingers • Heart's Desire • Nemesis • no ambition Exceptional Stories, sorted by Season and by writer ― Favours & Renown Guide
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MrBurnside Posts: 188 11/9/2016	Amsfield wrote: I don't mind the fact the full group thing was semi-fate locked by the watchful doll (you can be given a doll by someone else paying fate at a seasonal event, I understand), as I'm not sure I do consider it 'all or nothing'. I confess I would have liked to been able to show off my shiny complete set but I wasn't able to, mainly because my BRD wasn't high enough. However, showing off my Tigress wasn't really a 'second prize' to me. Getting them was my stated goal from the begging, and I enjoyed effectively bragging about it. Getting the complete set is a desirable and lofty goal, and that's exactly the sort of thing that Fate is meant for. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Mr. Huffam's visit felt like a nice flourish to sign off on a goal and we already knew how to achieve those goals; be it getting the full set, getting a particular companion or just getting what you could and highlighting the one you found most interesting. I do get people being annoyed saying they would have bought the d____d doll, for one thing its a bad way to sell fate and I get the feeling of regret. However, I don't think I would have handled things much different in FB's shoes though. Over all I did enjoy my first Hallowmas, though I would have liked a rewarding little action sink like the fishing at the Harvest. I did feel that the event became a side thing to do rather than my focus, and actually stopped me doing some of the more involving stories in case I missed out on confession. Still, I got my tigress, a free accomplice (now esoteric) and was still able to get my room at The Royal Beth' on the way. Fairly happy with how it turned out. I think you summed it all up quite nicely. The only thing I might add, is that if there were a message under the option to enhance the doll it might lead to more people getting it. Something along the lines of "The Watchful Doll is available in Watchmaker's Hill. Seek it there." This could have led to a marginal amount of fate purchases and given players a heads up. After all, you can't just look this stuff up on the wiki when it's fate-locked. Maybe something for FBG to think about next year. edited by MrBurnside on 11/9/2016
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Estelle Knoht Posts: 1751 11/8/2016	Jillius wrote: I'm a bit confused: From what I can see here, giving the interview yourself seems to have the best effects, when your companions, even the more difficult/expensive ones, only get a regular mention? Nope. This year around, One's Public does not scale based on your Hallowmas Edition, and all interview give the same rewards. The sole exception is interviewing the full collection of companions together, which earn you a distinctly different branch on One's Public (it doesn't say it is better, though, just different wordings) and a bigger rewards immediately after the interview. -- Estelle Knoht, a juvenile, unreliable and respectable lady. I currently do not accept any catbox, cider, suppers, calling cards or proteges.
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Anaïs Grant Posts: 15 11/4/2016	Got my Fabulous and Esoteric Accomplices, traumatized a goldfish and felt sufficiently bad about it, and finally, after much hunting, got Feducci's confession and gave my darling tiger her tiara Happy Hallowmas, everyone! -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/Ana%C3%AFs%20Grant Criminal mastermind. Expert on the Correspondence. Proud tamer of an Übergoat called Bob. Master of the oratory arts; open to potential new protégés.
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genesis Posts: 924 11/2/2016	Woop! edited by genesis on 11/2/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/mikey_thinkin Keeping track of incomplete content and loose ends in Fallen London
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Blaine Davidson Posts: 388 11/1/2016	Turlion wrote: because nobody would ever choose a lesser reward for no reason. The reason why I often chose a lesser reward is for role-playing purposes. Sure, it's just a game, these characters don't actually exist, and yes I'd love for more items in my eternal grinding. But the notion of betraying someone's trust is fairly repugnant. Unless that's the kind of character yours is, then all the power to you. -- Blaine Davidson, a reserved and sensible woman with a fondness of collecting rarities.
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genesis Posts: 924 11/8/2016	Vryl wrote: Am I the only one who thinks that it's in poor taste to make the lone special option require fate spent months in advance? 1) It doesn't. Yes, you need Fate, but you don't need to do it months in advance - you could just do a contract at Watchmaker's Hill 2) I don't know if you are the only one (I doubt it) but I disagree. It's the nature of Fate options that they get you something extra. To have one option out of 18 (7 trade ins, 11 interviews) require Fate is more than reasonable, I think. -- http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/mikey_thinkin Keeping track of incomplete content and loose ends in Fallen London
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dragonridingsorceress Posts: 622 11/7/2016	Absintheuse wrote: Delicious friends! Due to the server hijinx over the weekend, we are extending Hallowmas for one day. Alongside that, we have released one extra free confession. Please make sure to finish any and all Hallowmas activities ahead of its official close, tomorrow, the 8th of November, at noon GMT. Including: Destinies Trading confessions Enhancing companions Betraying or Honoring any of last years’ confessions Purchasing any of the Exceptional Stories on sale for Hallowmas Does that mean we should trade to "interested parties" any confessions we don't need to upgrade, by tomorrow? I've been hanging on to them in case they're useful for Mr Huffam. -- DragonRidingSorceress is an Author of good standing. Mostly good standing. She's happy to accept any social action except Photographer and Loitering, but requests warnings before duping/poisoning/etc. Seeker of Names is a... being with an obsession. They're willing to accept all invitations. One who seeks to know all that is and may be. One who dances in the silence of the void. One whose fantasies make the reality come alive.
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RandomWalker Posts: 948 11/4/2016	Yeah, it is heavily biased towards people who have been playing for some time, and who have spent a lot of fate. There is the destiny stuff for first-timers, but there are plenty of other opportunities for that at other times of year. The thing is, I'm not really sure what level they were aiming for. As someone with near-max BDR, I've had no real problems farming confessions - I have upgraded all the companions and have 32 confessions left over, without spending any fate during the festival. I'm guessing most people haven't spent too much fate, simply because so much fate would be needed to get the confessions that they want. I like the concept, but it feels as though there should be more. The old Halloween took absolutely every turn that people could get, and was rather stressful (and favoured some unpleasant play styles). This new festival seems to have gone a little too far in the other direction.
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Koenig Posts: 466 11/5/2016	I am a little disappointed we could not cash in player based confessions that we consigned to the Bazzar from last year, however I think that this years event is far more streamlined if a bit too simple. -- Koenig: Extraordinary. Invisible. Shattering. Legendary.
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squiggle Posts: 44 11/5/2016	Koenig wrote: I am a little disappointed we could not cash in player based confessions that we consigned to the Bazzar from last year, however I think that this years event is far more streamlined if a bit too simple. One thing I'm a little worried about is that I benefited greatly from the Making Waves I got from the Opportunity Card about last year's Hallowmas in the Gazette. I did decently last Hallowmas. And all year, those extra Making Waves from that card were really helpful to me. I'm worried that might go away for me.
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Gillsing Posts: 1203 11/5/2016	Tofan Bogdan wrote: What rewards Mr Huffam will give? Nobody knows, since this year's Hallowmas is different from the previous two. Maybe a single leftover confession might be better spent in the 'Seek interested parties to deal with your confessions' storylet? That's at least a couple of Favours' worth. Could be that the rewards from Mr Huffam will only be worth it to people who want to use the 'One's public' card to 'Recount tales of a Hallowmas gone by' and get extra Making Waves, and that might require quite a few extra confessions. Or one confession might be enough together with interviews with upgraded companions to get some reward that's worth getting. Without inside information we can only speculate.
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Màiread Posts: 385 11/7/2016	I've had a quick look and I think it's just confusing phrasing - if you check the 'Hallowmas Primer' option, it refers to the Sunless Sea confessions as 'Confessions from Hallowmas' past'. So I guess that means you should betray or keep the trust of the Sunless Sea confessors before tomorrow. A little sad that last year's hard work had no impact this year, but it was fun in and of itself. -- Màiread - Correspondent, composer, lover of cats. Can probably bake you a d__n fine cake. Useful Links: Traveller's Friend (Progress Tracker & Notability Calculator) \| phryne's Guide to Favours & Renown \| Peggy the Nowoman lived to see the Feast. Thank you for the memories, Snow Lady. I'm happy to accept most social actions except for lethal sparring and loitering suspiciously. Please challenge my plant! Currently not accepting calling cards.
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Prospero Rune Posts: 68 11/1/2016	Absintheuse wrote: At the end of the festival, Mr. Huffam will still be about, looking to interview festival-goers and some of your new companions. While the Spirit of Hallowmas is absent this year, you will still discover a Hallowmas epilogue and special epithet. This information is what most intrigues me. It is the only reason I spent the time collecting companions. The Tigress has proven useful, but the others are just window dressing unless, that is, Mr. Huffam finds them interesting. -- Prospero Rune. Alice Tintin-An Extraordinary Mind. Claude Frollo-A Shattering Force. Drake Maijstral-An Invisible Eminence. Aardent Lore (Gone North). Surface business will draw us away from FL for an undetermined period of time. Forgive us if we cannot respond to social requests in a timely manner.
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An Individual Posts: 589 11/1/2016	Aardent Lore wrote: Saklad wrote: By my reckoning, I still need 11 more Confessions to get everything. ARGH. It would be okay if I didn’t have to keep waiting for the freaking Amanuensis card before trading in Notability every freaking time. Why do you have to wait? Once I have MW 7 and at least Notability 1 I can summon him by attending to matters of society and scandal. If you have exactly 5 notability and trade it for a confession then you have no notability and your grind stalls until you can draw the Amanuensis again. Getting to 6 solves this problem, but requires significantly more Making Waves. Depending on how much BDR you have, it can be enough that it's better to just wait for the Amanuensis, spend your notability, then immediately get back 1 point from the card and start the grind again. I've usually gone the 6 notability route, but right now a bunch of my resources are at a rough point in the side conversion carousel so I've been using the 5 notability strategy while I move them through the Making Waves dead zone and can start up a higher velocity grind again. -- An Individual's Profile The RNG giveth and the RNG taketh away. Goat Farming or Cider Brewing? This browser extension may help. Want a Cider sip? Please refer to this guide before requesting. Scholaring the Correspondence? A Brief Guide to Courier's Footprint. Contemplating Oblivion? First Steps on the Seeking Road. Gone NORTH? Opened the gate? Throw your character in a well.
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suinicide Posts: 2409 11/1/2016	The Rubbery Bellringer has been there for a while, I doubt its going anywhere. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Rook Crofton Posts: 83 11/2/2016	I don't mean to distract from the mechanics discussion (very helpful! thank you.), but I just wanted to pop in and say, as someone who's seen a few Hallowmasses, how much I enjoy this Hallowmas in particular. Twice the confessions - and some fascinating backstory for important characters! The chance to upgrade companions - sometimes, in two different ways! And minor, but important, changes each day (where we can trade in confessions). Hats off to the devs! -- Rook Crofton: dreamer, antiquarian, mystic Now a Scarlet Saint. Happy to send anyone an invite to the Temple Club.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 11/2/2016	Joining the parade of happy tigress-friends! Hubris has his Faustian Henchman, and Sir Fred got his Esoteric Accomplice yesterday, so I am 100% done with my companion collections for the year! -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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PJ Posts: 210 11/2/2016	Late in the Heart's Desire ambition you can get an Alluring Accomplice, complete with a story reason for her coming to the Neath to help you. I'm quite pleased that my accomplice not only has a bit of character development, but is finally distinguishable from the other Alluring Accomplices you can hire at the Bazaar, or meet in the street at Hallowmass for that matter. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Peter%20James
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 11/4/2016	I'm kind of wondering whether this festival will be the permanent iteration? Just, I do love that everyone is capable of achieving or gaining something without pressure, while I assume major issues like nobility will be fixed by next year, but . . . there really is nothing to do in the slightest, which is a bit of a let-down. The other festivals - and last year's version of Hallowmas - were fantastic for PSOI and end-gamers, as you have/had something to constantly do and strive towards . . . you had a reason to use up action points, and for people on hiatuses to return, but this year it's more like an "Advent". It was kind of a let-down when compared to the massive excitement and anticipation. edited by Robin Alexander on 11/4/2016
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 11/4/2016	Jolanda Swan wrote: Just wondering: I got all iterations of the Accomplice and the tigress, which was all that I needed... from a role-playing standpoint. I do not really need or feel attracted to the other upgraded companions. Do we know whether getting the others comes will benefit us somehow at the end of the festival? Unlock more content? Well, FBG said: At the end of the festival, Mr. Huffam will still be about, looking to interview festival-goers and some of your new companions. While the Spirit of Hallowmas is absent this year, you will still discover a Hallowmas epilogue and special epithet. Just based on the above quote, I'd imagine any companions we collect will be 'interviewed'. This could possibly lead to a better epilogue and epithet, or better material rewards on the whole . . . it doesn't hurt to collect as many as possible.
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Tozh Taurog Posts: 114 11/4/2016	It's not just PoSI. I'm PoSI - but only just, and with BDR 14 (including traumatized goldfish) it isn't enough to grind to 5 multiple times. I've only achieved 5 for the first time last week to get a Correspondent job. That zubmarine I lust after is a long, long grind away. So I got two extra confessions, by doing nothing but MW grinding for days. Might, maybe, manage one more by Monday. So for newish POSI it's also quite impossible to get all of the companions, unless throwing Fate at it. But that would be rather a lot of Fate. I have a friend who started about same time as me, made PoSI around same time - but only has BDR 9. No extra confessions... I loved the Zee Festival - I was only a couple of weeks old, but I was able to do stuff there, go fishing, figure out the mechanics and get the catches. It took me longer, but that's to be expected, and I didn't feel excluded because of being new. Paradoxically, now I do. I haven't been PoSI long enough. -- A Correspondent. Thrilled to advance science by educating the younger generation at your Orphanage. A Marvellous player. Willing to talk about it to the press. An amateur horticulturist. Usually up for socializing, especially with text. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/TozhTaurog
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An Individual Posts: 589 11/8/2016	Really enjoyed the new One's Public text when you have the full set interviewed. [spoiler]That poor fish.[/spoiler] -- An Individual's Profile The RNG giveth and the RNG taketh away. Goat Farming or Cider Brewing? This browser extension may help. Want a Cider sip? Please refer to this guide before requesting. Scholaring the Correspondence? A Brief Guide to Courier's Footprint. Contemplating Oblivion? First Steps on the Seeking Road. Gone NORTH? Opened the gate? Throw your character in a well.
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Dima Lazarev Posts: 172 11/8/2016	Well, at least I sold my soul. Twice. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Dima Lazarev
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Estelle Knoht Posts: 1751 11/8/2016	Heads up: interviewing all your companions at once (the complete collection) will grant 2 Notability. Better sort it out before you take it. -- Estelle Knoht, a juvenile, unreliable and respectable lady. I currently do not accept any catbox, cider, suppers, calling cards or proteges.
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Amsfield Posts: 176 11/8/2016	I don't mind the fact the full group thing was semi-fate locked by the watchful doll (you can be given a doll by someone else paying fate at a seasonal event, I understand), as I'm not sure I do consider it 'all or nothing'. I confess I would have liked to been able to show off my shiny complete set but I wasn't able to, mainly because my BRD wasn't high enough. However, showing off my Tigress wasn't really a 'second prize' to me. Getting them was my stated goal from the begging, and I enjoyed effectively bragging about it. Getting the complete set is a desirable and lofty goal, and that's exactly the sort of thing that Fate is meant for. I guess what I'm trying to say is that Mr. Huffam's visit felt like a nice flourish to sign off on a goal and we already knew how to achieve those goals; be it getting the full set, getting a particular companion or just getting what you could and highlighting the one you found most interesting. I do get people being annoyed saying they would have bought the d____d doll, for one thing its a bad way to sell fate and I get the feeling of regret. However, I don't think I would have handled things much different in FB's shoes though. Over all I did enjoy my first Hallowmas, though I would have liked a rewarding little action sink like the fishing at the Harvest. I did feel that the event became a side thing to do rather than my focus, and actually stopped me doing some of the more involving stories in case I missed out on confession. Still, I got my tigress, a free accomplice (now esoteric) and was still able to get my room at The Royal Beth' on the way. Fairly happy with how it turned out. -- Amsfield: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Amsfield A devotee of pleasures intellectual and fleshy. Always fabulously masked. Honoria Kastern: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Honoria%20Kastern A hunter, a shooter and a fisher. Also a patriotic busy body. Mildly corrupted. Maiser: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maiser A young firebrand of obviously criminal intent. Venshik: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Venshik Not a nice person. Asmeria: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Asmeria Quiet, thoughtful and possibly mad. Excellent listener though. Favours grey.
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Kukapetal Posts: 1449 10/31/2016	I thought it was funny that Feducci's confession wasn't even a confession of anything. Just a sad story. shakes her fist Dang it, Feducci! I wanted to hear how you secretly liked bubble baths or something embarrassing! :P
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Eglantine-Fox Posts: 872 10/31/2016	suinicide wrote: Saklad wrote: Eglantine-Fox wrote: Also, has someone on staff messed up? The one for the Captivating Princess treats her as mature as of the Fall. Ie, the year she was born in… Haven’t seen it, but maybe it has something to do with Red Honey? Could we have a link to this one too please? Here we go. Given all the other things that are pretty clear on her chronology, my money on this one is 'some writer wasn't paying attention.' -- 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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E L Barnes Posts: 27 11/1/2016	Sara Hysaro wrote: That would definitely be a glitch. Be sure to email support. support@failbettergames.com Edit: That said, I tried just this second and did not experience this behavior - I had 2 Kashmiri Princess Confessions, and when I played it I lost 1 Kashmiri and gained 1 Sinning Jenny. -- edited by Sara Hysaro on 11/1/2016 That's odd, I just logged in again, and I seem to have 4x Kashmiri Princess confessions again. Perhaps someone at Failbetter has spotted the problem. All hail our attentative and delicious administrators. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/E~L~Barnes
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Shaerys Posts: 65 11/1/2016	Anne Auclair wrote: Shaerys wrote: (Hopefully it doesn't cost folks an action to send these things.) It does :P Drat, I guess I'm forced into the role of 'tricker' this Hallowmas instead of 'treater'. Anyone know of a way to cloak oneself from this type of invite? The "Mute World" setting I suspect is a bit more drastic than I'd intend, and I don't really want to change my name to ShaerysWhoIsNotExchangingConfessionsRightNow. edited by Shaerys on 11/1/2016 -- http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Shaerys Courier's Footprint, pleased to offer introductory Correspondence instruction to Orphans, Urchins, Waifs, Scamps, and other Tatterdemalions.
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Tozh Taurog Posts: 114 10/31/2016	Anne Auclair wrote: As I predicted, there's now a glut of old confessions and a shortage of new ones :P Agatha! Alert the servants! Prepare the carriage! It's only been a few hours since new ones were released. Half the people are biding their time and other half is preemptively panicking. Sounds like normal situation overall. -- A Correspondent. Thrilled to advance science by educating the younger generation at your Orphanage. A Marvellous player. Willing to talk about it to the press. An amateur horticulturist. Usually up for socializing, especially with text. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/TozhTaurog
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Parabuteo Posts: 47 10/25/2016	There are ten possible and five of those require confessions you cannot get until next week. -- Once, I was a doctor. Now I am something different.
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/27/2016	Since it says "Three new character confessions will become available" and not "They will be replaced by three new confessions." I feel safe in saying this weeks ones will still be obtainable. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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rahv7 Posts: 294 10/30/2016	Aardent Lore wrote: Over the past six days, has anyone able to acquire more than 5 free tradable confessions? In addition to the five confessions everyone got, I did get one extra confession per day by grinding and trading Notability. I'm not sure if this is what you are referring to. If you have BDR 25+ it's doable if you're not doing much else. -- It's possible people have forgotten that there is an actual devil in the actual Lord Mayor's office. A devil who is promising to look after people's souls. What is wrong with everybody? https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/rahv7
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/25/2016	Amsfield wrote: suinicide wrote: They don't. Sorry, I'd just like a bit more to do for this festival. After going north I don't have a PoSI, so I'm just kinda hanging around. TBH, The notability grind is the only real way PoSI can interact more than others, at for us relatively new PoSIs that's sort of a constant ambient thing anyway. I was a bit hoping for more to do myself, as to take a break from my ongoing Antique Mystery grind. Though it has been nice in a way to be able to continue, managed to complete my UoV sub-grind during all the excitement. More seems the lack of a profitable carousel is the problem. All in all PoSIs and others both seem to get at least one free companion and 1-2 upgraded ones. (except for endgamers with notability to burn, but they're always gonna get more out of these things, that's the point of reaching those heights.) Mostly, I want a goal. Something to work towards. Right now it doesn't really feel like a festival, it feels more like I'm waiting for Failbetter to give me free things. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Saklad Posts: 528 10/25/2016	Hey, Failbetter, could we please have more confessions? In festivals, we should be able to realistically get every single new thing (excluding content that is outright Fate-locked) without Fate expenditure, even if it requires immense effort. One of my favorite experiences in Fallen London was the Feast of the Exceptional Rose, for this reason. Unless something changes abruptly, it seems like it will be impossible to get everything. Building up 5 Notability for each confession is extremely slow, and regardless of your BDR you can't repeat it very often over two weeks. If you perhaps lower the cost to 2 or 3 Notability, it would be much more reasonable. If you intend for people to not get all of them, that's fine. In that case, please keep these items available (without Fate) next year as well. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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Amsfield Posts: 176 10/25/2016	Saklad wrote: If you intend for people to not get all of them, that's fine. In that case, please keep these items available (without Fate) next year as well. I second this. I can live without getting everything THIS time round, and don't think we're owed everything quickly or easily, but it should always be possible to complete collections. Although, people will be wanting new stuff too, so I understand it can be difficult. -- Amsfield: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Amsfield A devotee of pleasures intellectual and fleshy. Always fabulously masked. Honoria Kastern: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Honoria%20Kastern A hunter, a shooter and a fisher. Also a patriotic busy body. Mildly corrupted. Maiser: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maiser A young firebrand of obviously criminal intent. Venshik: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Venshik Not a nice person. Asmeria: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Asmeria Quiet, thoughtful and possibly mad. Excellent listener though. Favours grey.
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Kaijyuu Posts: 1047 10/25/2016	This is becoming a bit of a disappointing holiday... The option to give 1 notability through social actions is still disabled and getting 6 notability instead of 5 for a confession makes the grind completely infeasible without crazy BDR. I could've theoretically done it in 2 weeks if the social action wasn't disabled but it is. -- Be of good cheer. Our contacts have assured us that your sins are forgiven.
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Prospero Rune Posts: 68 10/25/2016	Last year, I scheduled my whole day around Hallowmas. This year, I find myself just waiting around; occupying myself with other endeavors. I feel as if I'm just not understanding what I'm supposed to do. I've no interest in changing my destiny. I've got all the high end companions I can use. Is there something else I should be doing to prepare for the end of the season? -- Prospero Rune. Alice Tintin-An Extraordinary Mind. Claude Frollo-A Shattering Force. Drake Maijstral-An Invisible Eminence. Aardent Lore (Gone North). Surface business will draw us away from FL for an undetermined period of time. Forgive us if we cannot respond to social requests in a timely manner.
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iippo Posts: 15 10/25/2016	Aardent Lore wrote: Last year, I scheduled my whole day around Hallowmas. This year, I find myself just waiting around; occupying myself with other endeavors. I feel as if I'm just not understanding what I'm supposed to do. I've no interest in changing my destiny. I've got all the high end companions I can use. Is there something else I should be doing to prepare for the end of the season? Same here. It's either "wait patiently" or "do this frantic MW grind because you will need a literal shedload of notability." I'm also missing the social aspect of the holiday. My day-to-day FL experience isn't very social at all, so last year's Hallowmas was really special because it meant actually interacting with other actual people. edited by iippo on 10/25/2016
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Màiread Posts: 385 10/24/2016	For the curious: selling the illuminated man's confession to the rubberies grants 2 favours, so I'd assume that's the going rate. Now the only question is if it's in any way feasible to grind enough favours for a bellringer before the season ends... -- Màiread - Correspondent, composer, lover of cats. Can probably bake you a d__n fine cake. Useful Links: Traveller's Friend (Progress Tracker & Notability Calculator) \| phryne's Guide to Favours & Renown \| Peggy the Nowoman lived to see the Feast. Thank you for the memories, Snow Lady. I'm happy to accept most social actions except for lethal sparring and loitering suspiciously. Please challenge my plant! Currently not accepting calling cards.
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Darkroot Posts: 48 10/24/2016	Ah, I'm loving the companion upgrades! Even if the portrait edits are kinda hilarious in a few cases... One small niggle: Why aren't the confessions named "A Confession from X", so that they'd get sorted together in the (massive) Curiosities section? -- Me!
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Art Shrival Posts: 51 10/24/2016	Dima Lazarev wrote: Am I the only one stupid enough to choose “I don’t need a companion for free” option? Because I feel very stupid now. My partner actually did this on principle, as she did not want to acquire an indentured servant for no pay just to traumatise them or sell them back to the Bazaar.
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Dr Strangeyoung Posts: 30 10/24/2016	Grenem wrote: Bloody-minded stubbornness? the desire for the text of aquiring one of the others? Obliviousness? For me, a mix of stubbornly choosing the correct RP option and not cross-checking the companions' values first :\| -- Altering the face of Society, one banishing at a time. Dr. Strangeyoung (now and forever of a Northish orientation) Tom Demosthenes (finding his place in the City by the River)
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A Dimness Posts: 613 10/24/2016	First two tries yielded the same confession. That Illuminated Gentleman'd better b___er off with his d____d confessions! edited by Infinity Simulacrum on 10/24/2016 -- A truth so strange it can only be lied into existence
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Saklad Posts: 528 10/24/2016	If I don’t get three new confessions tomorrow, I’m going to start grinding Notability. I’m always building up Making Waves in the form of Talk of the Town and the Salon, and I have an optimal BDR of 21 (I really wish we could have more than four inventory slots so I could just switch to my BDR set). Anyway, Notability is very easy to build at that level, so I should be able to do quite well. The only real concern is building it back up in time for Christmas. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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Saklad Posts: 528 10/24/2016	IHNIWTR wrote: who wants, like, a million Soft Hearted Widow Confessions. I need Sinning Jenny’s and the Gentleman’s in order to get my living doll to start crying. You can have all the lacre in the Neath, but you can’t make things cry without bombed-out slips of paper. Makes sense. The main point of each Festival is to revitalize the community, something that Failbetter always succeeds at without forcing anyone to participate. The Feast of the Exceptional Rose introduces you to everyone, the Campaign made everyone draw up sides in support of their interpretation of Fallen London, the Zee-Festival… actually, the Zee-Festival doesn’t really do anything in terms of community. Anyway, the new Hallowmas is clearly designed to encourage shrewd negotiation and planning among players. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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Zoe DeGeest Posts: 104 10/24/2016	TheThirdPolice wrote: There seems to be some sort of mistake. I am surrounded by ocean and there are no signs of festivities. Am I able to reach the festival if I get my Approaching Journey's End to 400? Then divide by forty to reach London! Simple. I am just glad I made it back in time for Hallowmas. This is wonderful! -- Zoe DeGeest, your humble churchgoing grocer, now respectable.
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MidnightVoyager Posts: 858 10/24/2016	This Hallowmas is going to KILL my companion collectoritis -- Midnight Voyager - A blood-cousin to predators. Collector of beasts. Affably mad.
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Blaine Davidson Posts: 388 10/24/2016	I regret not grinding my Rubbery Renown quality high enough for the Bellringer. I have no idea if I'll be able to get one before the end of Hallowmas now. -- Blaine Davidson, a reserved and sensible woman with a fondness of collecting rarities.
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 10/24/2016	An Individual wrote: malthaussen wrote: Well, this will certainly be less time-intensive than last year's festival. But at least it will keep contacts lists from spiralling into the millions. -- Mal Speak for yourself. As far as I can tell, the only way to grind confessions is to keep raising notability to 6 and spending 5 for a random one. Just waved good by to my 11 notability and now the grind begins. Still burning through Tales of Terror but this will get a lot slower really soon. This is the first time I've wished I still had access to the shuttered palace since I left. Ah, I made that mistake . . . I wish they'd warned how much notability would be used up, as I was shocked when five was taken. Anyway, assuming you can get up to three confessions a day (the NPC one, then the 'gather more' one we had today), you should be able to get all the companions just by trading with other people . . . so it is a lot less action-heavy and less time-intensive. You might not even need to use notability or fate, if that's the case. (I am slightly sad that the old system has gone, but only because it was one of the rare few ways to grind Masters past the cap . . . aside from that, I'm absolutely loving this new mechanic and the rewards). edited by Robin Alexander on 10/24/2016
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phryne Posts: 1351 10/24/2016	From the primer: "Once a day there will be a chance to trade a specific confession for one of several others. Look for these options in various parts of London!" To save you some time: today's is in Ladybones Road. You can trade Jenny's for the Illuminated Gentleman's or the Kashmiri Princesses's. -- Accounts: Bag a Legend • Light Fingers • Heart's Desire • Nemesis • no ambition Exceptional Stories, sorted by Season and by writer ― Favours & Renown Guide
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Julius Stokes Posts: 113 10/24/2016	AGH! This is my first Hallowmas, I'm so overwhelmed and confused! >_< -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Julias~Stokes - A revolutionary of his own sort, who has devoted his life to overthrowing the Bazaar, ascending to godhood, and saving London. Doesn't have to be in that order. I'll accept any social actions - except maybe suspicious loitering.
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aegisaglow Posts: 202 10/24/2016	Woo, Hallowmas just started and already I've traumatized a goldfish. Kinda wish I could sell my Unfinished Hat now that I have another +2 BDR pet. Tofan Bogdan wrote: 2. How many confessions can people get per day? For me it seems it is 3. More if you're willing to sacrifice notability, but yeah, that appears to be the limit. -- Mx. Aglow. Glazier, hedonist, devil-teaser, Paramount Presence. Pursuing their Heart's Desire. Ms. Lilian Leith. A lady of proper standing, which seems like an increasingly ludicrous thing to give a rat's ___ about. Known (to some) for her Light Fingers.
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Parabuteo Posts: 47 10/24/2016	Skinnyman wrote: "There are ten new versions of your companions to unlock. Five are available from the first week of Hallowmas. Another five will join them in the second." Now, I have The Alluring Accomplice, The Devious Henchman and The Grubby Urchin, which I think they don't count, followed by The Cheerful Goldfish, The Watchful Doll, The Rubbery Bellringer and The Bengal Tigress. I say the last count, but there are only 4, not 5. Does the 5th have an option which is hidden if one doesn't own the certain companion? This week: - Fabulous Accomplice - Pious Henchman - Well-Scrubbed Urchin - Cheerful Goldfish - Weeping Doll Next week: - Esoteric Accomplice - Faustian Henchman - Skullduggerous Urchin - Rubbery Campanologist - Extravagantly-Titled Tigress 10 total, 5 each week. Requiring confessions that unlock on October 31st. edit: You know, what Darkroot said. edited by Parabuteo on 10/24/2016 -- Once, I was a doctor. Now I am something different.
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Pyrodinium Posts: 639 10/24/2016	Pyro got a fabulous new Companion. Now if only she can teach his daughter some manners... -- My profiles: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Pyrodinium (A Monster hunter on the hunt of his twin brother's killer. Overprotective dad of his twin's daughter) http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Rudolph~of~Taured (an indeterminate person of potentially rubbery lineage) * All social actions except photographers and loitering welcome!
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Grenem Posts: 2067 10/24/2016	Has anyone sold confessions yet? what have they gotten? Has anyone done the "So Hungry" option on attract a visitor at hallowmas? edited by Grenem on 10/24/2016 -- Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters. On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning. Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Blaine Davidson Posts: 388 10/25/2016	I attended the lecture but had all the intention of snubbing the Devils. Yes, I know my soul is of exceptional quality but who do you think I am? I do wish there was an actual story option to walk away as opposed to "Perhaps not". -- Blaine Davidson, a reserved and sensible woman with a fondness of collecting rarities.
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yetanotherone Posts: 135 10/25/2016	Getting to 32 BDR - Quite a lot of fate. 11 current Notability, 13000+ tales of terror, 127 Summerset connection - An awful lot of grinding. A use for easily hitting 6 notability - Priceless! Though all I really want is spectacles lady, who's not even an option yet: Oh, and the campanologist I guess, because it's such a great word. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/AncientDrunkard https://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/ModernDrunkard
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/26/2016	You can give some to the rubbery men for a destiny, or give them to de gustibus, if they ever arrive. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Sara Hysaro Moderator Posts: 4514 10/26/2016	You don't need 5 Nightmares for the card to show up, just to play the options. I'd recommend waiting until the card shows up and then raising your Nightmares to the appropriate level. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sara%20Hysaro Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome. Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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mnemosius Posts: 50 10/26/2016	ElwinHauntry wrote: Optimatum wrote: I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so! If you want to max out the rare and fairly useless quality Putting the Pieces Together: the Drownies, now's the time. You want the Hallowmas option Feeding the River with Airs 90+ which on success increases PtPT: tD up to the max of 3. I'm sorry, what's the "Hallowmas option Feeding the River"? I don't see anything like that under "Hallowmas, 1894: No Secret is Safe" or Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas'... You'll also need to already have PtPT: The Drownies ahead of time. Running the lowest-level Heist and talking to the Weeping Maid is the easiest way to obtain it this time of the yeah, I believe. -- The pursuit of purple is my penultimate purpose. I'm also happy to be a Persuasive Patron for any who might need one! http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Diosthenes http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/nathaniel%20grayborne - so very gone. Going NORTH does that to you.
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 10/25/2016	Anne Auclair wrote: Is it just me, or does this Hallowmass feel like a test run for a much larger Festival? I kind of hope not . . . We already have enough festivals, along with the new election 'festival', and things are pretty full throughout the year (with each festival being pretty awesome in its own right). I'd rather FBG work on things like ambition updates than entirely new festivals, especially when they come every few months . . . if it gets to the point where it's a new festival every month, we may be crossing a line I think this feels like a test-run for next year's Hallowmas, though; this is pretty good, making vast improvements, but it's also lacking in places and has seemingly required a few small tweaks . . . I think FBG are probably listening to feedback; a lack of ability to raise masters connection, a lack of anything to do anything with your previous confessions/betrayals stored up, and a few more points that I think others may have mentioned . . . there's also the massively welcomed features, too; new companions, less action/time intensive, interesting NPC confessions . . . It wouldn't be a surprise if they're noting everything, working out what they want to change or keep, as well as what players may want to change or keep, and then working out what's also feasible (such as whether there'll be new companions every year, or maybe new upgrades to say weapons or clothing or just something else aside from 'upgrades' entirely). So - I could be wrong - but I think this may be the start of a 'new' Hallowmas. edited by Robin Alexander on 10/25/2016
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Estelle Knoht Posts: 1751 10/25/2016	Lisbella Peridot wrote: Dima Lazarev wrote: To summarize: no Rubbery Campanologist for me this year. Well, this is unfortunate, because I so far I don’t see what else I could possibly wish from this holiday. Is the tiger with a tiara too ordinary for your taste? Yes, there should be a fez on top of the tiara. -- Estelle Knoht, a juvenile, unreliable and respectable lady. I currently do not accept any catbox, cider, suppers, calling cards or proteges.
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Shalinoth Posts: 493 10/25/2016	I will eat my hat if it turns out Huffam's end-game is to award us with a choice of masks, depending on our preferred impropriety. Hats off, in that case. -- Profiles: Shally, Chimes & Jack~of~Smiles . . . Current Goal:
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genesis Posts: 924 10/30/2016	Aardent Lore wrote: Over the past six days, has anyone able to acquire more than 5 free tradable confessions? Yes, quite a few. It's very very tough other than with the highest BDR but if you do have it then you can grind out a confession in about 20-30 actions or so. -- http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/mikey_thinkin Keeping track of incomplete content and loose ends in Fallen London
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dov Posts: 2580 10/31/2016	Cat's Tail wrote: There's a long-standing bug I can confirm as of a few days ago remains unfixed in which summoning the Amanuensis via "Attend to matters of society and scandal" -> "Use your influence..." will, if you have the Amanuensis card in your hand, cause it to be discarded. After it happened to me the Amanuensis, naturally, avoided my door for a couple days. So beware! I doubt this is a bug. This is just how the mechanic works. This is the same for all actions which force-draw a card (e.g. by spending Favourable Circumstances to get a desired faction card, or the Sommelier's card, etc.). Summoning the Amanuensis doesn't give you access to a new instance of the Amanuensis card - if force draws the card for you. If this card is already in your hand, it just plays that card (as you can't have two instances of the same card at once). -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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Grenem Posts: 2067 10/27/2016	Anne Auclair wrote: Demand for the new confessions though is really going to outstrip supply, as there will be seven confessions being drawn instead of four. So instead of a 1/4 chance of drawing the confession you want, you're going to have a 1/7 chance. If the devs are smart, they'll make the NPC trade-ins work well enough to counterbalance for that. I mean, it shouldn't be too hard. -- Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters. On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning. Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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navchaa Posts: 561 10/27/2016	Arandia wrote: Thank you! I have one additional question, because I have never been in that situation before: My BDR is now high enough that theoretically I would need zero Making Waves for the first two levels of Notability. Is it actually handled that way, or do you always at least need MW 1? Just wanting to make sure before I do something I may potentially regret later - so much has gone wrong for me in this festival so far, I would rather be safe than sorry. I still like it, though! Yes I can confirm that. I've somehow managed to get enough BDR that moving from notability 1 to 2 requires -4 MW and 2 to 3 takes 0. So I start with nothing and take 4 actions with the amenuensis, then end up with 3 MW. Getting to notability 4 is trivial for me because it only requires 4 MW. Thereafter, it's 8 and then 12 to get to notabilities 5 and 6. This is much easier to me than maintaining my former notability 15. The only downside now is that I don't receive surprise packages from notability. -- Paramount Presence (London's Marrow 2, London's Nerves 2, London’s Sinew 3, London’s Blood 3) and mercenary Notary Married to Myrto :: Exchanging Surprise Packages with anyone interested :: Exchanging cat boxes with Kitty Rambunctious http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/navchaa
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Koh Kai Ying Posts: 110 10/30/2016	There are only six Sunless Sea confessions last year, so the Bishop's confession should be the last -- Illyria K is your friend!! More active nowadays. Eager for any social actions including Loitering!
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Lady Strange Posts: 95 10/30/2016	Tofan Bogdan wrote: Are anything planned for today? Either a sunless sea confession of a normal confession or anything else? That's still an unknown right now. As hypothesised by Mlle Koh above, there may be no further sunless sea confessions forthcoming. For reference, I have appended her remark here: Koh Kai Ying wrote: There are only six Sunless Sea confessions last year, so the Bishop's confession should be the last As for the normal "freebie" confession of either the Widow et al, I think (and this is solely my opinion) that there is none today because it's Sunday and the good people who toggle the game daily for these things are resting and obviously not at work. Should this be the case, then it is equally unknown if the powers-that-be will grant us a "freebie" confession on the morrow. -- My main, Lady Strange (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lady%20Strange), in the process of stockpiling various items for various purposes, one task at a time. Regrettably not accepting challenges for the Tournament of Lilies. My Alt, Lord George Mowbray (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lord%20George%20Mowbray), younger son of an impoverished Marquess, proud owner of an Übergoat, ploddingly grinding for cider and other things.
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Scienceandponies Posts: 247 10/27/2016	Went and got my boneless consort. Promptly lost all my connected society and had my scandal set to 10. Really should have seen that coming. Now I have to chug a crate of ablution absolution to avoid an inconvenient trip to the tomb colonies, carefully remembering not to click 'try again' in order to avoid repeating that head kissing fiasco.
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Suhe Gul Posts: 200 10/27/2016	Arandia wrote: Thank you! I have one additional question, because I have never been in that situation before: My BDR is now high enough that theoretically I would need zero Making Waves for the first two levels of Notability. Is it actually handled that way, or do you always at least need MW 1? Just wanting to make sure before I do something I may potentially regret later - so much has gone wrong for me in this festival so far, I would rather be safe than sorry. I still like it, though! mine says MW -1 in the requirement for the second point of notability. haven't paid attention in the first point. so you can get your first point with 0 MW. now my question: do we know if the new confessions like feducci and lettice will be added to exsisting pool or we will lose the chance to get the current ones next week. this will affect my plans about how to proceed about the festivals. edited by suhe gul on 10/27/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/suhe%20gul I am open to social actions except affluent photographer and loitering. Correspondent and willing to make orphanage calls. Want a sip of cider? http://community.failbettergames.com/topic20425-want-a-sip-of-hesperidean-cider-heres-how.aspx
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 10/26/2016	Gillsing wrote: Robin Alexander wrote: I think FBG are probably listening to feedback; a lack of ability to raise masters connection, ... What was that? Is it no longer possible to raise Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar? That Dr Shlomo dream card has been suspiciously absent lately. Much like the mood cards, until a few weeks ago. That's . . . not quite what I meant. I was referring only to the festival itself; previously, we were able to take confessions from players, betray their trust, and - on a rare success - gain a few CP of the Masters connection, which was a fabulous way to get it past the cap without using fate, and something I was particularly looking forward to all year (especially since reaching the cap). The new changes make this currently impossible.
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surreyjack Posts: 105 10/26/2016	Scienceandponies wrote: Well, with the rather anemic flow of mysterious confessions, I've decided to start burning off my hard won notability. Goodbye Notability 15! At least my BDR is solid enough that hitting 6 only require Making waves 13. Time to go round and round the horizontal conversion cycle. If I were you, I'd wait until halloween, when the other confessions become available -- My paramount presence, poet laurate, correspondent, main : http://fallenlondon.com/profile/surreyjack
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Vexpont Posts: 137 10/27/2016	Deatheye wrote: can somone explain to me the Visitors at Hallowmas card I dont quet understand what it can do and ive read the wiki witch is a mess allso at what card is the posibility to sell your soul? and what does it give? edited by Deatheye on 10/27/2016 I'll give it a try - and if I make any errors, I'll edit as people point them out. A read of Phryne's lowdown on how to navigate to a particular Destiny will help a lot - the rest of this will not make much sense without it. The Visitors are Hallowmas window-dressing for Destiny selection, the mechanism of which is always the same – you find your way into one of five storylets, each describing a different, distant Future for your character, where you are faced with making an important choice. The choice sets your Destiny. Destinies all give +5 in one of the main stats, apart from the ones you have to pay Fate for (those give +5 in one, and +3 in another), and they lock when you pick them – re-setting will cost 25 Fate. If you just poke around, it's possible to get a Destiny with a stat boost you don't especially want, or an associated story you find too grim, though doing so has no other impact on the storyline at present. Each of the 5 potential Hallowmas visitors is associated with a particular Dream of a Future at your Lodgings: Lodgings dream: A chilly future (aka 'The Chill of the Void') Hallowmas Visitor card intro: An unmarked black coach Lodgings dream: An obscure future (aka 'A Darkness in the Air') Hallowmas Visitor card intro: A furtive knock at the back door Lodgings dream: A silvered future (aka 'A Pricked Finger') Hallowmas Visitor card intro: A metallic rap at the door Lodgings dream: An abyssal future (aka 'The Taste of Blackest Brine') Hallowmas Visitor card intro: A thud at the window Lodgings dream: A jewelled future (aka 'A Blaze of Distant Light') Hallowmas Visitor card intro: A sword in the streets To Dream of a Future, pick the appropriate Visitor from the card, then return to your Lodgings, where there will be a storylet called 'The Gates of Midnight'. This will open up the storylet that gives a description of your future self, and asks you to make the important choice. This is the crunch point: picking a particular response both confers and locks your Destiny - but doesn't explicitly mention which one you'll get. Sometimes you can more or less work it out without guidance. Sometimes, definitely not (or I am unusually obtuse). Uncertainty is the spice/finely-powdered bat droppings of life. Selling your soul at Hallowmas is a rare, Airs of London-dependent, Fate-locked option on the 'Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas' storylet, and is called 'Attend a Lecture on Spiritual Hygiene'; it only appears when the Airs are right. You also need to have a modified Watchful of at least 200, I think. Doing so gives a choice of 312.50 Echo rewards. edited by Vexpont on 10/27/2016 -- Dangerous to my enemies; loyal to my friends. Not too handy at telling the difference. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Vexpont
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Parelle Posts: 1084 10/27/2016	If you draw Slowcake when you're already at 5 Notablity but before you've used it for a new Confession, then you've saved yourself the actions to get to Notablity 6. Having spent a day impatiently waiting for a Slowcake draw at Notablity 0 that's quite useful. -- Parelle, Lady Joseph Marlen. The Singular Librarian. A Midnighter, a Player of the Marvelous. pages from a dusty bookshop: a badly updated FL changelog \| Useful Guidance and Explanations
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Kaigen Posts: 530 10/31/2016	I'm hoping they'll update the Kashmiri Princess trade-in storylet to allow for getting one of the new ones, because as of right now it still only allows Sinning Jenny or Soft-Hearted Widow in exchange. -- Just a simple doctor with a chess habit. Publisher of The Flit Dispatch. "One must remember that the impossible is, alas, always possible." -Jacques Derrida
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Barse Posts: 706 10/31/2016	Yes! It'll be a storylet there regardless of whether you've been kicked out or not - as long as you have 25 Renown and 5 Favours, you can get a Bellringer. -- The Scorched Sailor, up for most social actions and RP. Not as scary as he looks.
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maleclypse Posts: 259 11/1/2016	My biggest problem is that this hallowmas has left me not answering any messages for fear of accidentally agreeing to trade confessions I don't want to trade. -- Maintaining a controlling interest in my soul requires a pretty constant negotiation between the various shareholder interests. Thankfully the Fingerkings 23% control makes a pretty good foil to unite the other factions enough to get to 51%. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maleclypse
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 11/1/2016	Turlion wrote: Can anyone explain why I should ever choose to honor someone's trust rather than betray them? From the wiki, it looks like you just get plain less in return for not betraying them and you lose their confession no matter what. If you mean the NPC confessions, no reason except to be 'in character' . . . Back in the day, when we actually had things to do during the festival, you'd get something called "spirit of Hallowmas" for every betrayal or honouring the trust. If I remember rightly; betrayal got you two 'spirits' and some material reward, and honouring got you four 'spirits' and less/no material reward . . . when you had to trade 'spirit' at the end of the festival, the more you accepted the better, because the more you had to 'spend' on things you wanted/needed. It was clever, as you had a choice: more material rewards or more 'spirit' for seasonal goodies. Unless our choices will have some unexpected consequence with Huffman, seemingly there's no benefit to keeping trust. edited by Robin Alexander on 11/1/2016
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Saklad Posts: 528 10/31/2016	Robin Alexander wrote: spacecatte wrote: will it be better to wait to trade the npc confessions to mr huffam at the end, or betray them now? previous hallowmases had huffam giving out dread surmises, and if sitting on the confessions to trade them in for that later is on the table then that would be extremely preferred I've already betrayed all of mine . . . I doubt you'll get a definite answer, because this festival has been so very different to the last, so no one knows for certain. The text at the start of the festival said we’d get something to do with our companions in regards to Huffman, so I’d be tempted to say that the NPC trade-ins won’t make a difference in regards to Huffman, but the companions we manage to collect might . . . just a guess, though. I haven’t really used any of my Confessions yet, but I’ve been grinding and spending Notability all week. I’ve also accepted every trade request that gets me a Confession I don’t already have enough of (You’re welcome). In lieu of more Confessions, I just want confirmation that they won’t be Fate-locking or removing the current ones for next year. I’m fine with waiting to get them all, but being forced to lose some forever (Fate-locked doesn’t count) is not okay. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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Eglantine-Fox Posts: 872 10/31/2016	Also, has someone on staff messed up? The one for the Captivating Princess treats her as mature as of the Fall. Ie, the year she was born in... -- 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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Gonen Posts: 817 10/31/2016	Just traded The Rubbery Bellringer for Rubbery Campanologist. 1. Joy! 2. The option and requirements for a new Rubbery Bellringer are available at University, as expected. But upon entering that option, I can read the text but no "PROCEED", only "PERHAPS NOT". So I cannot gain a replacement for Rubbery Bellringer. Anyone else expiriencing this? I believe this is not intended (the fact that we cannot gain a replacement) and about to send a bug report. Thoughts? Experience? -- The Ashen Anesthesiologist - Paramount Londoner Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness. The long journey to eccentricity: On March 10th, 2018, reached 15 on all quirks, simultaneously. The Quirky Anesthesiologist
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Eglantine-Fox Posts: 872 10/31/2016	Shalinoth wrote: Looks like a typo report was submitted and they fixed the Latin? No, it's not just the titles, there was an entirely different text on one, but it's gone now and I don't understand why. The other one was about hanged men and breakers of mirrors and such... and one of the links I gave had it but now doesn't. I'm so confused. -- 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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Akernis Posts: 255 10/31/2016	Yeah! I just got my Extravagantly-Titled Tigress . With this and the Fabulous Accomplice I have the companion upgrades I really wanted, from here on in it's purely for fun. Though let's see if I can't stag up a Captivating Princess confession, she's one of my favourite characters and the only confession I haven't see yet. ... and my only 5 notability fixed that promptly. Today was a good Hallowmas day edited by Akernis on 10/31/2016 -- Vena's profile - http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Akernis
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Lady Strange Posts: 95 10/31/2016	"Many" Chin wrote: Has anyone made a list on which confessions are needed to enhance your pets/lackeys/etc for easy reference? Pls PM me. I have done so for myself. Will do so in half an hour, as I'm pottering around on chores at the moment. [EDIT] Sent you a PM. Said PM lists only (a) original personage/pet/, (b) what it becomes, (c) confessions needed for that transformation. The stats boosts of each upgraded companion is not on that list. edited by Lady Strange on 10/31/2016 -- My main, Lady Strange (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lady%20Strange), in the process of stockpiling various items for various purposes, one task at a time. Regrettably not accepting challenges for the Tournament of Lilies. My Alt, Lord George Mowbray (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lord%20George%20Mowbray), younger son of an impoverished Marquess, proud owner of an Übergoat, ploddingly grinding for cider and other things.
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æsc Posts: 73 10/31/2016	dragonridingsorceress wrote: Has anyone actually managed to get a Captivating Princess confession? I ask because everyone seems to want them, and no one seems to have them available. I pulled one out of the incinerator. -- Dr Cecily Morgan an inescapable, sagacious, irresistible and breathtaking lady. Devoted Scholar of the Correspondance, Author, and Excellent Dancer. No photographers please. Most pleasant socials, invitations and calling cards welcome. Happy to accept Guest of Honour invites to salons looking for Authors.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 11/8/2016	I'd wondered if there might be some sort of small group interview for thematically connected pets, but if there had been, it would have been awkward for anyone whose pets didn't fit any of the groups. So, I'm happy with how things turned out! -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Hotshot Blackburn Posts: 110 11/9/2016	http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/HotshotSPACESYMBOLBlackburn?fromEchoId=10172040 Have gone ahead and interviewed THE WHOLE LOT AT ONCE and it turned out just as I had expected - excellent. The quality and the text can be read as the most recent entry. Edit: Just received the One's Public card as well, confirming that it offers an option for your previous Hallowmas edition as well as this year's one! This is the result of having 12 as the quality, dunno if the others are any different. edited by Hotshot Blackburn on 11/9/2016 -- Hotshot Blackburn: Messidor, Aspirant to the Calendar Council. Paramount Presence. Seeker of the Name. A firm believer in kindness, solidarity, and sufficient use of force and firepower.
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Fred Cassidy Posts: 15 11/9/2016	I've been playing on the app. As a result, I neglected the forums and the explanation of first and second week availability. I just kept reading, "good things come to those who wait", in the companion transformation storylets. And, I waited and hoarded confessions. I thought I'd see something glorious to expend all those confessions on, before the end. So, I waited. And then, it ended. I feel deceived and betrayed. How appropriate to the season. Well played... sob... And Huffam won't even interview me if I don't trade all these juicy confessions away. edited by Fred Cassidy on 11/9/2016 -- Fred Cassidy, terribly mysterious or just terribly shy? Asclepius, what a jerk!
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 11/8/2016	Okay, I've echoed the Jenny, Kashmiri Princess, Illuminated Gentleman and Feducci confession trade-ins and the Esoteric Accomplice, Fabulous Accomplice, Skulduggerous Urchin and Pious Henchman interviews. I'd be delighted to compare notes with anyone who's done any of the others! -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Barse Posts: 706 11/8/2016	I have all the trade-ins and "Interview All" echoed! The Interviews are great, would love to see them all. -- The Scorched Sailor, up for most social actions and RP. Not as scary as he looks.
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Lady Strange Posts: 95 11/8/2016	Haunted Goldfish interview here http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/AlysSPACESYMBOLCapet?fromEchoId=10162099 Interview of Oneself here http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/ZenaidaSPACESYMBOLPaley?fromEchoId=10162266 Faustian Henchman interview here http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/LordSPACESYMBOLGeorgeSPACESYMBOLMowbray?fromEchoId=10162434 edited by Lady Strange on 11/8/2016 -- My main, Lady Strange (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lady%20Strange), in the process of stockpiling various items for various purposes, one task at a time. Regrettably not accepting challenges for the Tournament of Lilies. My Alt, Lord George Mowbray (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lord%20George%20Mowbray), younger son of an impoverished Marquess, proud owner of an Übergoat, ploddingly grinding for cider and other things.
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dov Posts: 2580 11/8/2016	Vryl wrote: I never heard of this contract option, but at least that's something. In the Department of Menace Eradication, you can choose to take a Contract: a Miniature Menace. It costs 3 Fate and eventually provides the Watchful Doll. -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 11/8/2016	I would like the doll as it's Fate locked, but also the "Arrange an interview with all of your companions". Lovely to see this option is locked because I'm missing a single companion... really lovely... :\| -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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Hark DeGaul Posts: 208 11/8/2016	I did an interview with a Fabulous Accomplice here: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/HebediahSPACESYMBOLFix?fromEchoId=10162649 Well-Scrubbed Urchin here: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/HarkSPACESYMBOLDeGaul?fromEchoId=10162768 And Pious Henchman: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/YourSPACESYMBOLAunt?fromEchoId=10162792 -- The Dawn-Eyed Optician: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Hark%20DeGaul That Vicar Who Ruined the Royal Wedding for Everyone (including himself): http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Hebediah%20Fix The Dreaded Relative: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Your%20Aunt
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sebastian olmen Posts: 18 11/8/2016	Rubbery Campanologist: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/SebastianSPACESYMBOLOlmen?fromEchoId=10162335
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Ian Hart Posts: 437 11/8/2016	Definitely surprised and disappointed that the ending was all or nothing, but very happy with Hallowmass overall despite that. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Antifinity
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Kaijyuu Posts: 1047 11/4/2016	As someone who was on the borderline of being able to get all the companions (22 BDR, no watchful doll), I found this holiday... harrowing. I knew from the start what would make the difference between success and failure was the number of cards I turned over, so I had to watch the game like a hawk over the past two weeks. It was an unhealthy amount of playing, which I'm still doing for the next 3 days or so (2 more slowcake's draws...). -- Be of good cheer. Our contacts have assured us that your sins are forgiven.
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Lady Strange Posts: 95 11/2/2016	Tofan Bogdan wrote: Can you send your confession as a gift(without exchanging with another confession)? As much as I would like this to be possible as well, it seems that there's no option for this. Alas~ It's grinding notability in the meantime and cutting things close, I'm afraid. -- My main, Lady Strange (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lady%20Strange), in the process of stockpiling various items for various purposes, one task at a time. Regrettably not accepting challenges for the Tournament of Lilies. My Alt, Lord George Mowbray (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lord%20George%20Mowbray), younger son of an impoverished Marquess, proud owner of an Übergoat, ploddingly grinding for cider and other things.
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Kaigen Posts: 530 11/2/2016	oxblood wrote: I found the trading storylet in Watchmaker's Hill, but it doesn't list Feducci's confession as one of the options? It only lists the trade for the higher value confessions if you have the proper confession in your possession, otherwise it's hidden. Or at least, that's the theory that fits my observations. -- Just a simple doctor with a chess habit. Publisher of The Flit Dispatch. "One must remember that the impossible is, alas, always possible." -Jacques Derrida
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ofelina Posts: 18 11/3/2016	I just traumatized my goldfish; happy hallowmas everybody! -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/Ofelina
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Sara Hysaro Moderator Posts: 4514 11/3/2016	This is correct, but you can review your confessions to discover their contents. The option is in the No Secret is Safe storylet. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sara%20Hysaro Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome. Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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Tofan Bogdan Posts: 424 11/3/2016	A Friend of the Kashmiri Princess Approaches changed into Vertilinger Gardens. So far no free confessions. -- My profile http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Tofan%20Bogdan I would love actions that increases making waves. I mean increases making waves. All other social outside of malus actions.
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Sara Hysaro Moderator Posts: 4514 11/1/2016	That would definitely be a glitch. Be sure to email support. support@failbettergames.com Edit: That said, I tried just this second and did not experience this behavior - I had 2 Kashmiri Princess Confessions, and when I played it I lost 1 Kashmiri and gained 1 Sinning Jenny. -- edited by Sara Hysaro on 11/1/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sara%20Hysaro Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome. Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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Vavakx Nonexus Posts: 892 11/1/2016	Robin Alexander wrote: Turlion wrote: Can anyone explain why I should ever choose to honor someone's trust rather than betray them? From the wiki, it looks like you just get plain less in return for not betraying them and you lose their confession no matter what. If you mean the NPC confessions, no reason except to be 'in character' . . . Back in the day, when we actually had things to do during the festival, you'd get something called "spirit of Hallowmas" for every betrayal or honouring the trust. If I remember rightly; betrayal got you two 'spirits' and some material reward, and honouring got you four 'spirits' and less/no material reward . . . when you had to trade 'spirit' at the end of the festival, the more you accepted the better, because the more you had to 'spend' on things you wanted/needed. It was clever, as you had a choice: more material rewards or more 'spirit' for seasonal goodies. Unless our choices will have some unexpected consequence with Huffman, seemingly there's no benefit to keeping trust. edited by Robin Alexander on 11/1/2016 This year, Spirit of Hallowmas is mostly gone from the game. You can only earn 10 of it by picking a certain destiny (A silvered future, for those interested in having a nice mantelpiece). For example Vavakx Nonexus, my main, has the specified amount of the mostly-extinct quality on their mantelpiece until further notice. -- Amets Estibariz, the Moulting Eidolon: Cradled by a sun all their own. Blabbing, the Hobo Everyone Knows: The One Who Pulls The Strings. A Clarity In The Darkness. Charlotte and the Caretaker: A family?
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 11/1/2016	Vavakx Nonexus wrote: This year, Spirit of Hallowmas is mostly gone from the game. You can only earn 10 of it by picking a certain destiny (A silvered future, for those interested in having a nice mantelpiece). For example Vavakx Nonexus, my main, has the specified amount of the mostly-extinct quality on their mantelpiece until further notice. I assumed that was a holdover not quite 'fixed' . . . My alt got 10 spirit, too, given when he chose a destiny; I figured that the unlock requirement was 10 spirit last year around, but - rather than fiddle with the mechanics behind-the-scenes - it was just easier to 'give' the user the 10 spirit to unlock the destinies . . . if it actually has a usage, however, that'd be a rather interesting twist on this year's festival and would be cool to see how we can use those 'spirits'. edited by Robin Alexander on 11/1/2016
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suinicide Posts: 2409 11/8/2016	Should be soon, maybe he slept in. :p -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 11/8/2016	Well, he's past eighty and still going strong - I'd say the man's entitled to a bit of a lie-in. Edit: Ah, there he is! And a very happy Hallowmas to you, Mr Huffam! edited by Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook on 11/8/2016 -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Shalinoth Posts: 493 11/8/2016	So we can't use the Errors of London confessions with Huffam? I feel a lack of information made me waste all those potential betrayals now. Thank you for an interesting new mechanic. More clarity next year please! To better differentiate the confessions and their potential uses. Request: Make a use for the Errors of London confessions with The Hallowmas Edition, please! I left all mine un-used in hopes he'd have an option. ...All wasted! :P -- Profiles: Shally, Chimes & Jack~of~Smiles . . . Current Goal:
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fitz Posts: 91 11/7/2016	Where does one Betray or Honor last years’ confessions? I don't remember seeing the storylet. -- Ô fitzGwahir
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 11/5/2016	Anne Auclair wrote: So the Dauntless Temperance Campaigner was a follower of the late March? That's fairly interesting. Now I wonder how aware she was of his identity. Belatedly replying to this reply! Not much, I suspect - she need only have known that March (as we presume was the Doctor's patient) was a fellow temperance campaigner and that the Haunted Doctor was his physician. If my suspicions are correct and March was coffee merchant John Cassell, he might have been known as a reform advocate, but not as a secret revolutionary leader. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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squiggle Posts: 44 11/5/2016	Shaerys wrote: PSGarak wrote: No kidding that it's no joke... today Sumerset got a pair of Night Whispers from my expedition, to match the pair I donated to Benthic last week. Going from MW 9 to 15 so fast is a boon and I'm glad I did it, but man. That smarts. I'll admit to destroying two searing enigmas, losing about 50 echoes at the gaming table, and having sponsored encore appearances of the Sardonic Music Hall Singer at my Salon for similar reasons. I've definitely learned more about notability the last week than I have the last year! As also somebody without any FATE (BDR 23), it was a rough grind, but doable. I've learned that Amanuensis never comes when I need him, so I always go up one over the level I need. I was able to get all the companions, except for the Bellringer and Doll because I don't know how to get those items. One thing I've learned to do between festivals is grind like crazy and build up surpluses of useful things. Because at the last two festivals (Election and Island), I found I was burning a ton of resources. So I try keep my Salon over 30. So thanks to that, I was able to hit the MW17 I needed each time for Notability 6. And I keep a reserve of things I can cash in. I did a lot of grinding in Polythreme so I have lots of Stolen Kisses. I've also been doing the Box so I have a lot of candles. I also built up 10K+ Romantic Notions due to idle time in Polythreme. Unfortunately, I used up almost all my Romantic Notions converting them to get MW at the lower levels (because my Salon gives me around 17 minimum which is a waste when I only need 5, 9, or 13).
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Reshemin Posts: 226 11/4/2016	Anaïs Grant wrote: Got my Fabulous and Esoteric Accomplices, traumatized a goldfish and felt sufficiently bad about it, and finally, after much hunting, got Feducci's confession and gave my darling tiger her tiara Happy Hallowmas, everyone! Cute... does that mean they have a RNG rolling up the 'extravagant' title? I'm very certain my tigress came up with a different one. If so... chapeau!
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Gillsing Posts: 1203 11/5/2016	We got three on the first Monday, and then one more every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, didn't we? 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8. Which is a good and even number for anyone who settled for only the free confessions and didn't get An Extravagantly-Titled Tigress. I doubt we'll get more, as the next time the staff will be in the office will be on Monday, which will be the end of Hallowmas, and the appearance of Mr Huffam.
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Gillsing Posts: 1203 11/5/2016	Just throw a few more Scraps of Incendiary Gossip on the fire, and it'll be fine. I mean, trade them up or sideways.
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Tofan Bogdan Posts: 424 11/7/2016	Yay. I upgraded all my companions that I can. -- My profile http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Tofan%20Bogdan I would love actions that increases making waves. I mean increases making waves. All other social outside of malus actions.
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 11/7/2016	Yaaay, I may get another companion upgrade! C'mon, RNG!!! -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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Màiread Posts: 385 11/7/2016	Wait, there's an option to use last year's confessions? Where? Thanks for extending though! Much appreciated. -- Màiread - Correspondent, composer, lover of cats. Can probably bake you a d__n fine cake. Useful Links: Traveller's Friend (Progress Tracker & Notability Calculator) \| phryne's Guide to Favours & Renown \| Peggy the Nowoman lived to see the Feast. Thank you for the memories, Snow Lady. I'm happy to accept most social actions except for lethal sparring and loitering suspiciously. Please challenge my plant! Currently not accepting calling cards.
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iippo Posts: 15 11/5/2016	squiggle wrote: Koenig wrote: I am a little disappointed we could not cash in player based confessions that we consigned to the Bazaar from last year, however I think that this years event is far more streamlined if a bit too simple. One thing I'm a little worried about is that I benefited greatly from the Making Waves I got from the Opportunity Card about last year's Hallowmas in the Gazette. I did decently last Hallowmas. And all year, those extra Making Waves from that card were really helpful to me. I'm worried that might go away for me. Same here. I really hope this "Huffam interviews your upgraded companions" -thing makes some kind of an entry in his books and one can continue recounting tales of Hallowmas gone by to One's Public. So far I've got five of the six basic companions plus a goldfish (I assume he won't interview the fish...) and I don't think I'll bother doing anymore. Unless the next card I flip is the Amanuensis or something :P
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aegisaglow Posts: 202 11/5/2016	Gillsing wrote: We got three on the first Monday, and then one more every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, didn't we? 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8. Which is a good and even number for anyone who settled for only the free confessions and didn't get An Extravagantly-Titled Tigress. I doubt we'll get more, as the next time the staff will be in the office will be on Monday, which will be the end of Hallowmas, and the appearance of Mr Huffam. Eight isn't The Number though. -- Mx. Aglow. Glazier, hedonist, devil-teaser, Paramount Presence. Pursuing their Heart's Desire. Ms. Lilian Leith. A lady of proper standing, which seems like an increasingly ludicrous thing to give a rat's ___ about. Known (to some) for her Light Fingers.
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Gillsing Posts: 1203 11/6/2016	I imagine that when Hallowmas ends on Monday, those Sunless Sea confessions are likely to become useless. So I'm doing away with mine before Mr Huffam shows up. Last year those confessions could give Spirit of Hallowmas, and Mr Huffam gave a reward and a headline based on a person's Spirit of Hallowmas. So that's my precedence for taking care of those Sunless Sea confessions before Mr Huffam shows up. Maybe someone saved them for later and could still choose what to do with them? I don't know. Here is a forum post from last year. So that year we had to decide what to do with confessions before Mr Huffam showed up. This year they have only said that the tradeable confessions from the Hallowmas explosion will be around until the 14th, and I guess Mr Huffam won't care about the Sunless Sea confessions. So who knows? _______________________________ edited by Gillsing on 11/6/2016
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Silvan Derre Posts: 61 11/8/2016	Hmmm, should've traded those confessions for favors instead of of those measly items when I had the chance. At least my Tigress enjoyed her day in the limelight
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lady ciel Posts: 2548 11/7/2016	When will the Errors of London close? -- ciel Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things. No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible. storynexus name - reveurciel
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Vryl Posts: 52 11/8/2016	I never heard of this contract option, but at least that's something. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Vryl
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Wen Tan Posts: 15 11/8/2016	I did the interview with the Tigress. Echo here! http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Wenberder?fromEchoId=10162249 I would be REALLY interested to see the interview of the Haunted Goldfish! -- I am rather new to the 'social scene', so I am open to all social actions except Photographer and loitering. Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Feel free to send me a request in-game. An indecisive correspondent. But very willing to go to your orphanage to burn some hairs. Anyone else is from the little red dot too? http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Wenberder
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Valiant Posts: 127 11/8/2016	I'm not completely happy about this Hallowmas, but Haunted Goldfish interview is hilarious. -- Sir Valiant Carrington, a heartless hedonist and honorary governor of Port Carnelian. You can ask him for a sip of Cider (here's how by an_ocelot) if you catch him in London. Farshin Jarrah, merry trickster and incorrigible optimist. Serine, gone down the well but not forgotten. Avatar artwork by lovely Farseer Drijya
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The Master Posts: 804 11/8/2016	Here it is! Seems like even companions like the fish can be used here so that's very nice. You can also only pick one companion, so this probably wont be a very hard choice for alot of people. edited by The Master on 11/8/2016 -- 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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dov Posts: 2580 11/8/2016	Excellent! So glad I managed to keep one of every confession type, so I can check all the options. Time to update the wiki! -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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The Master Posts: 804 11/8/2016	Now I have...two options on One's Public card, both say they give making waves though so at least we get to keep this. -- 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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Gillsing Posts: 1203 11/7/2016	dragonridingsorceress wrote: Does that mean we should trade to "interested parties" any confessions we don't need to upgrade, by tomorrow? I've been hanging on to them in case they're useful for Mr Huffam. According to one of the updates in the first post in this thread, Mr Huffam will indeed offer some kind of reward for leftover confessions. No idea if that reward will be better than trading them to those 'interested parties'.
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dov Posts: 2580 11/7/2016	Gillsing wrote: Those gifts have a 1/1000 chance of giving you your soul back. If you have or can get access to The student body at the University I would suggest that instead. Is this option indeed confirmed to potentially return a soul? A long time ago I've tried this option with an alt for many months with no luck, and others have reported similar results on the wiki page. -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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Gillsing Posts: 1203 11/7/2016	Shaerys wrote: dov wrote: Gillsing wrote: Those gifts have a 1/1000 chance of giving you your soul back. If you have or can get access to The student body at the University I would suggest that instead. Is this option indeed confirmed to potentially return a soul? A long time ago I've tried this option with an alt for many months with no luck, and others have reported similar results on the wiki page. I also tried it for two solid weeks a few months ago and had no luck, so abandoned it as fruitless. I think the highest I saw was a 194, but I wasn't terribly careful about recording and could well be wrong. I'd recommend dispersing one's public, sea piracy, and extortion on the docks (as well as surprising gifts) if you don't get it back this Hallowmas. Good luck! Many months certainly sounds more discouraging than two weeks, but I don't know how many attempts it might take. For one challenge I have recorded 3 rare successes out of 574 regular successes, which indicates 1% chance with a lot of bad luck. So when it comes to a ~0.5% chance of getting exactly 200 for a Bundle of Oddities, there are no guarantees of hitting the target within a reasonable number of attempts. But since soul-searching is a popular activity I suppose it is highly suspicious if no one has been able to confirm that those student body bundles can hit 200. I haven't even tried, because I'm pretty sure I had no opportunity to sell my soul back at the time when I found that grind worthwhile.
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dragonridingsorceress Posts: 622 11/8/2016	Echo Bazaar commented on their Facebook post: "Best to use confessions to enhance any companions you may desire. Sometime after the 14th, any leftover confessions will begin to disappear. But fear not! Mr. Huffam will be around from the 7th, and eager to trade them for rewards." Source: https://www.facebook.com/fallenlondon/posts/1457379414291533?comment_id=1457480064281468&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R1%22%7D -- DragonRidingSorceress is an Author of good standing. Mostly good standing. She's happy to accept any social action except Photographer and Loitering, but requests warnings before duping/poisoning/etc. Seeker of Names is a... being with an obsession. They're willing to accept all invitations. One who seeks to know all that is and may be. One who dances in the silence of the void. One whose fantasies make the reality come alive.
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Saklad Posts: 528 11/1/2016	By my reckoning, I still need 11 more Confessions to get everything. ARGH. It would be okay if I didn’t have to keep waiting for the freaking Amanuensis card before trading in Notability every freaking time. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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Prospero Rune Posts: 68 11/1/2016	Saklad wrote: By my reckoning, I still need 11 more Confessions to get everything. ARGH. It would be okay if I didn’t have to keep waiting for the freaking Amanuensis card before trading in Notability every freaking time. Why do you have to wait? Once I have MW 7 and at least Notability 1 I can summon him by attending to matters of society and scandal. -- Prospero Rune. Alice Tintin-An Extraordinary Mind. Claude Frollo-A Shattering Force. Drake Maijstral-An Invisible Eminence. Aardent Lore (Gone North). Surface business will draw us away from FL for an undetermined period of time. Forgive us if we cannot respond to social requests in a timely manner.
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Kaijyuu Posts: 1047 11/2/2016	I believe it was said they'll go away after the festival, so you won't be able to keep them as collector's items (dunno if there may be additional uses for them, though). -- Be of good cheer. Our contacts have assured us that your sins are forgiven.
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phryne Posts: 1351 11/1/2016	Vavakx Nonexus wrote: This year, Spirit of Hallowmas is mostly gone from the game. You can only earn 10 of it by picking a certain destiny (A silvered future, for those interested in having a nice mantelpiece). For example Vavakx Nonexus, my main, has the specified amount of the mostly-extinct quality on their mantelpiece until further notice. Actually, you get 10x Spirit of Hallowmas no matter which branch of destinies you choose. I agree it's probably something they forgot to remove, so the less attention we call to it the better... -- Accounts: Bag a Legend • Light Fingers • Heart's Desire • Nemesis • no ambition Exceptional Stories, sorted by Season and by writer ― Favours & Renown Guide
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phryne Posts: 1351 11/1/2016	Barselaar wrote: As of when I tried it earlier today, changing destiny did not give me any Spirit. Hm, maybe it doesn't if you change destiny? I haven't tried that, since I have no reason to. But my alt definitely got some Spirit for hers... -- Accounts: Bag a Legend • Light Fingers • Heart's Desire • Nemesis • no ambition Exceptional Stories, sorted by Season and by writer ― Favours & Renown Guide
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Kaigen Posts: 530 11/1/2016	The choices where you keep the faith also seem to have menace reductions attached to them, though the specific menace varies and I'm not sure of the strength of the cure. -- Just a simple doctor with a chess habit. Publisher of The Flit Dispatch. "One must remember that the impossible is, alas, always possible." -Jacques Derrida
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Barse Posts: 706 11/1/2016	That quality merely indicates and tracks the number of free confessions you've gained since the beginning of Hallowmas (6 is the current maximum, the quality goes up by 1 every time another is gained, if I understand correctly). Edit for clarity: I mean the new, tradeable confessions. edited by Barselaar on 11/1/2016 -- The Scorched Sailor, up for most social actions and RP. Not as scary as he looks.
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Barse Posts: 706 11/1/2016	I edited for clarity - it tracks the number of the new, tradable ones (i.e. not the ones you can betray/keep trust). It seems it is there so that the game knows when to stop giving people free confessions - i.e. the storylet disappears once "Aftermath" > 5 (and every time an additional free confession is realeased, this cap is increased). -- The Scorched Sailor, up for most social actions and RP. Not as scary as he looks.
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Gervinji Posts: 13 11/1/2016	ProfessorDetective wrote: Hey, anyone willing to trade a Princess for a Widow or a Gentleman? I'm trying to get the Esoteric Accomplice. Do this in the trading thread, located here http://community.failbettergames.com/messages.aspx?topicid=23419&messageid=172292&Page=37#post -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Grillthig Welcoming all social actions, especially gifts from the circle of lofty words. No loitering though.
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Tozh Taurog Posts: 114 11/1/2016	iippo wrote: And I also haven't quite understood this new something quality that measures how many new confessions you've gotten and won't give you new ones? Does that one go down when you spend your confessions on better companions? Are you shotting yourself in the foot using notability for new confessions (like will those lock the free storylet)? insert gif of Rose Quartz saying "aah I'm so confused!" edited by iippo on 11/1/2016 That one doesn't seem to affect anything after all. It seems to be just a flag that lets you collect free tradable confession as they pop up - nothing else. I was just hoping it was something more exciting, but it doesn't appear to be. Everyone has it at 6 and that's all. No foot-shooting. -- A Correspondent. Thrilled to advance science by educating the younger generation at your Orphanage. A Marvellous player. Willing to talk about it to the press. An amateur horticulturist. Usually up for socializing, especially with text. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/TozhTaurog
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 11/2/2016	Skinnyman wrote: You mean you got all with both? Impressive...! Ah, haha, no - just that I've now got all the ones I wanted. Nothing like genesis' impressive achievement. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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genesis Posts: 924 11/2/2016	rahv7 wrote: Do you have an echo from the fate-purchase? Sure Skinnyman wrote: Impressive! Congratulations on the collections, but what's your BDR? 32 edited by genesis on 11/2/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/mikey_thinkin Keeping track of incomplete content and loose ends in Fallen London
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Hotshot Blackburn Posts: 110 11/3/2016	Whew! After a crazy almost two weeks, I've got ten more companions converted to the Revolutionary/Ascension cause! Only named two of them so far, but already Razyia Begum-Sbapna (The Exiled Royal) is my favorite companion of this season. -- Hotshot Blackburn: Messidor, Aspirant to the Calendar Council. Paramount Presence. Seeker of the Name. A firm believer in kindness, solidarity, and sufficient use of force and firepower.
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MidnightVoyager Posts: 858 11/4/2016	Kaijyuu wrote: As someone who was on the borderline of being able to get all the companions (22 BDR, no watchful doll), I found this holiday... harrowing. I knew from the start what would make the difference between success and failure was the number of cards I turned over, so I had to watch the game like a hawk over the past two weeks. It was an unhealthy amount of playing, which I'm still doing for the next 3 days or so (2 more slowcake's draws...). You really want to get to 6 before buying so you can always force-draw the amanuensis. Considerably less card-drawing. -- Midnight Voyager - A blood-cousin to predators. Collector of beasts. Affably mad.
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PSGarak Posts: 834 11/4/2016	Kaijyuu wrote: There's no way I'd gain the making waves in time if I did that. I only go up to 6 if I've rebuilt my stockpile of MW items through the 50 pence item cycle. Grinding up to level 18 MW is no joke and not to be done lightly. No kidding that it's no joke... today Sumerset got a pair of Night Whispers from my expedition, to match the pair I donated to Benthic last week. Going from MW 9 to 15 so fast is a boon and I'm glad I did it, but man. That smarts. -- http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/PSGarak
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Shaerys Posts: 65 11/5/2016	PSGarak wrote: No kidding that it's no joke... today Sumerset got a pair of Night Whispers from my expedition, to match the pair I donated to Benthic last week. Going from MW 9 to 15 so fast is a boon and I'm glad I did it, but man. That smarts. I'll admit to destroying two searing enigmas, losing about 50 echoes at the gaming table, and having sponsored encore appearances of the Sardonic Music Hall Singer at my Salon for similar reasons. I've definitely learned more about notability the last week than I have the last year! -- http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Shaerys Courier's Footprint, pleased to offer introductory Correspondence instruction to Orphans, Urchins, Waifs, Scamps, and other Tatterdemalions.
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Jolanda Swan Posts: 1789 11/5/2016	I am doing the Life of the Mind at the Palace. Pretty slow but at least it grinds honey on the side. -- Lover of all things beautiful, secret admirer of ugly truths, fond of the Parabola Sun... and always delighted to role play. http://fallenlondon.com/profile/Jolanda%20Swan
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Jolanda Swan Posts: 1789 11/4/2016	Just wondering: I got all iterations of the Accomplice and the tigress, which was all that I needed... from a role-playing standpoint. I do not really need or feel attracted to the other upgraded companions. Do we know whether getting the others comes will benefit us somehow at the end of the festival? Unlock more content? -- Lover of all things beautiful, secret admirer of ugly truths, fond of the Parabola Sun... and always delighted to role play. http://fallenlondon.com/profile/Jolanda%20Swan
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squiggle Posts: 44 11/8/2016	Estelle Knoht wrote: Jillius wrote: I'm a bit confused: From what I can see here, giving the interview yourself seems to have the best effects, when your companions, even the more difficult/expensive ones, only get a regular mention? Nope. This year around, One's Public does not scale based on your Hallowmas Edition, and all interview give the same rewards. The sole exception is interviewing the full collection of companions together, which earn you a distinctly different branch on One's Public (it doesn't say it is better, though, just different wordings) and a bigger rewards immediately after the interview. I'm kind of disappointed that there wasn't an in between option for ALL the companions and single companions. Particularly the Bell and Doll are impossible to get if you don't already have them before the start of the festival, at least without FATE.
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MadmanAtW Posts: 231 11/8/2016	dov wrote: Vryl wrote: I never heard of this contract option, but at least that's something. In the Department of Menace Eradication, you can choose to take a Contract: a Miniature Menace. It costs 3 Fate and eventually provides the Watchful Doll. Holy cow I really wish I had known that even two days ago. Chalk me up as another one disappointed that there was no in between step between "interview one" and "interview ALL which you can only do with Fate". edited by MadmanAtW on 11/8/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Madman~Across~the~Water http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Xoricco Accepting any social actions except the Affluent Photographer. Would appreciate warning of dupings/betrayals/rats.
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Kaigen Posts: 530 11/8/2016	There's a new option on the "One's Public" card which currently exists alongside the unlock from last year's Hallowmas. I have an echo of the result after interviewing all the companions here. (For the curious, the rewards appear to be equivalent to previous years: Intriguing Snippets, Cryptic Clues, and Making Waves) -- Just a simple doctor with a chess habit. Publisher of The Flit Dispatch. "One must remember that the impossible is, alas, always possible." -Jacques Derrida
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Vryl Posts: 52 11/8/2016	I picked up every upgrade aside from the doll... which I couldn't get because I don't know anyone who'd be willing to spend fate to give me a gift during the feast of the rose. Am I the only one who thinks that it's in poor taste to make the lone special option require fate spent months in advance? -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Vryl
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Gabriel Ghost Posts: 1 11/8/2016	I have an interview with Esoteric Accomplice here. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/GabrielSPACESYMBOLGhost?fromEchoId=10162607
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suinicide Posts: 2409 11/8/2016	I was hoping having all seven confessions would cancel missing the bellringer. All well. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Lady Strange Posts: 95 11/8/2016	I have compiled a list of echoes of interviews of companion upgrades and oneself, for my own reading pleasure. At present, we still do not know the goings-on of the interviews with these: Well-scrubbed Urchin Weeping Doll Rubbery Campanologist -- My main, Lady Strange (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lady%20Strange), in the process of stockpiling various items for various purposes, one task at a time. Regrettably not accepting challenges for the Tournament of Lilies. My Alt, Lord George Mowbray (https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lord%20George%20Mowbray), younger son of an impoverished Marquess, proud owner of an Übergoat, ploddingly grinding for cider and other things.
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Early Posts: 196 11/9/2016	Oof, I wish I'd known about the fate option to collect a doll. I would have focused on picking up the renown to get the bellringer if I'd known completion was an option. Oh well, though. Hallowmas was more about the destiny for me this year anyway. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Early
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Parelle Posts: 1084 11/8/2016	Vryl wrote: I never heard of this contract option, but at least that's something. Ditto. I didn't know about that either, and whelp. No full interview for me. -- Parelle, Lady Joseph Marlen. The Singular Librarian. A Midnighter, a Player of the Marvelous. pages from a dusty bookshop: a badly updated FL changelog \| Useful Guidance and Explanations
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Catherine Raymond Posts: 2518 11/8/2016	Okay, I took the plunge: My main, cathyr19355, had Huffam interview her. It's the top Journal result on her profile. In addition, [spoiler]"An occurrence! Your 'The Unexpurgated Gazette: Hallowmas Edition of 1894 - Quality is now 11 - Does it matter if the articles are flattering or condemnatory? Pages and pages of ink, entirely about you! You've gained 1 x Sworn Statement (new total 480)." And her MW went from 6 to 9. [/spoiler] -- Cathy Raymond http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355 Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Eglantine-Fox Posts: 872 10/31/2016	And I'm impressed in turn by the quick fix. -- 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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Sandi Gummy Posts: 75 10/31/2016	Vavakx Nonexus wrote: The other confessions depend upon your preference, but definitely betray the Bandaged Poissonnier. A betrayal of his confession gives you 15 Moves in the Game, which are extremely rare and can be found in next to no other places, especially in such amounts. (Honouring the Poissonnier only gives you 5 Moves) Buuuuuuut does that even have any use? You can't even trade it for Connected: Great Game, these moves must be invalid xDD -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Julia~Jokes Hello all I am new xD You can play chess or do things with me ^^
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spacecatte Posts: 42 10/31/2016	will it be better to wait to trade the npc confessions to mr huffam at the end, or betray them now? previous hallowmases had huffam giving out dread surmises, and if sitting on the confessions to trade them in for that later is on the table then that would be extremely preferred -- "That cat is walking around in a space suit." The SpaceCatte, a capricious feline claiming some absurd things. Agent Wicket, a Fist of the Bazaar who is far too serious for her own good.
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Jermaine Vendredi Posts: 588 10/31/2016	dragonridingsorceress wrote: Has anyone actually managed to get a Captivating Princess confession? I ask because everyone seems to want them, and no one seems to have them available. Based on the trades offered in the storylet, the numbers for both this and Feducci are tiny, but they are out there. -- No plant battles, please. https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Jermion
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suinicide Posts: 2409 11/1/2016	Turlion wrote: Can anyone explain why I should ever choose to honor someone's trust rather than betray them? From the wiki, it looks like you just get plain less in return for not betraying them and you lose their confession no matter what. edited by Turlion on 11/1/2016 If you only want profit, betraying them is the best option. And there seems to be no negative effects. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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lady ciel Posts: 2548 11/1/2016	I was waiting to see if I could get what I needed using the free confessions from Hallowmas but I was just getting too many requests for my Captivating Princess and I needed her so I just spent some Notability to get additional confessions and I now have my Esoteric Accomplice and Rubbery Campanologist. Those were the two that I definitely wanted to get I still have confessions that were also available last week and I will probably hold onto those until I see if we get more free confessions and what they can be traded for before spending them on upgrading more companions. I wouldn't mind upgrading the Tigress but I would probably have to spend more notability to get both Lettice and Feducci confessions before the end of Hallowmas. -- ciel Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things. No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible. storynexus name - reveurciel
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E L Barnes Posts: 27 11/1/2016	Argh, I just traded in my Kashmiri princess confession at Veilgarden, but I had 4 of them, and only got 1 Sinning Jenny in exchange! I suppose from a narrative point of view it makes sense that you don't get to keep the confession as you're meant to be protecting their secrets, but I really wish I had known beforehand! I also now have 2x Sinning Jenny, and wanted to swap one for the Illuminated Gentleman at Ladybones Road, but now I don't want to do it since I will lose the other one. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/E~L~Barnes
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Myrto Posts: 209 11/1/2016	Good grief! I have never spent so much time working with making waves and notability. Since it's something I don't really enjoy that much, I've never bothered to grind up to the cap with my main character. I've managed to scrape up an extra confession or two with my earlyish level POSI characters. Myrto has achieved a few more, thanks to having a fair amount of BDR gear as well. I haven't really upgraded any companions yet, though. I can't decide on which ones I want. This certainly has been an interesting holiday! -- Myrto, a mysterious veteran spy who is only on their own side. Married to navchaa! Edith Alpha Doyle, social climber with grand ambitions; Correspondent who would be happy to assist you in whatever way she can. , teenage orphan who came to the Neath to pursue a career in crime; monster-hunter. Currently on the Seeking road.
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IHNIWTR Posts: 346 10/31/2016	Requests for next year's Hallowmas' additions to upgradable companions: Shimmering Songster A Ghostly Presence A Bat With Attitude please?? -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Daniel%20Vaise
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Saklad Posts: 528 10/31/2016	IHNIWTR wrote: Requests for next year's Hallowmas' additions to upgradable companions: Shimmering Songster A Ghostly Presence A Bat With Attitude please?? whistles Those are VERY esoteric companions. If we’re listing ridiculously obscure ones to upgrade, why not add: Gilded Crustacean Blemmigan Secretary Complaisant Frost-Moth Noman edited by Saklad5 on 10/31/2016 -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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dragonridingsorceress Posts: 622 11/1/2016	Anne Auclair wrote: I have 14 Bats with an Attitude. If you're a bat owner you accumulate them, so they're hardly esoteric. You lucky b-----. I desperately want a Bat with Attitude, but have never yet gotten one. And yes, I collect Sulky Bats because I like being able to discuss my research while at Zee. I have 25 at present. edited by dragonridingsorceress on 11/1/2016 -- DragonRidingSorceress is an Author of good standing. Mostly good standing. She's happy to accept any social action except Photographer and Loitering, but requests warnings before duping/poisoning/etc. Seeker of Names is a... being with an obsession. They're willing to accept all invitations. One who seeks to know all that is and may be. One who dances in the silence of the void. One whose fantasies make the reality come alive.
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Shalinoth Posts: 493 11/1/2016	I often throw sulky bats into the air and they occasionally return with attitude. I'd love if we could name them separately. I'd give mine all the Master's names. -- Profiles: Shally, Chimes & Jack~of~Smiles . . . Current Goal:
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Parelle Posts: 1084 10/27/2016	On the last two: - calling Slowcake is an action, so it saves one shrug - I'm pretty sure Slowcake does not disappear when you drop to 0, from experience. edited by Parelle on 10/27/2016 -- Parelle, Lady Joseph Marlen. The Singular Librarian. A Midnighter, a Player of the Marvelous. pages from a dusty bookshop: a badly updated FL changelog \| Useful Guidance and Explanations
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Grenem Posts: 2067 10/27/2016	Arandia wrote: Skinnyman wrote: A small addition to the Amanuensis card! If you happen to draw it before hitting Notability 5 you might as well discard it! Summoning the Amanuensis from lodgings consumes that card! Yaaaaay for disappointment and great surprise!!! :\| Oh no, I could have told you that :-( Drawing the card, or summoning it in the lodgings, are essentially the same thing. What I am still not totally clear on, though: If you draw the card, then drop to Notability 0, does the card stay in your deck or is it automatically removed (like, for instance, the Merry Gentleman is when your Nightmares drop below 5)? It's not auto-removed. but to force-draw it, if you're doing a force-draw, you already have the required MW. That said, yes, if you draw it naturally at notability 5, you will still have it when you drop to 0- so do so. -- Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters. On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning. Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Kaijyuu Posts: 1047 10/27/2016	0 is fine. -- Be of good cheer. Our contacts have assured us that your sins are forgiven.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 10/27/2016	Hello, Exil! You'll want to ask in this linked thread, where trades of confessions are arranged! -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Tofan Bogdan Posts: 424 10/27/2016	Confession trading changed to Spite. You can change Illuminated Gentleman for Soft-Hearted Widow or Sinning Jenny. Also only Sunless See confession is today. -- My profile http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Tofan%20Bogdan I would love actions that increases making waves. I mean increases making waves. All other social outside of malus actions.
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dov Posts: 2580 10/27/2016	Optimatum wrote: Scienceandponies wrote: ...but it's the ONLY optimal piece of BDR gear I don't have. Have you gone NORTH then? Wow. You know, I've never considered this. I've only thought of the Seven-Fold Knock as a unique memento item, but it might actually be handy as a best-in-slot BDR weapon! (I need to go update the wiki) I planned to stay indefinitely on the Seeking path, but now I'm tempted to just go to the gate to get the BDR boost. BDR 30 does sound so very tempting (not to mention the 33 BDR I can get with the Boneless Consort, but I like my Artist's model spouse and her very useful card). -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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Scienceandponies Posts: 247 10/26/2016	Lizhly wrote: I was happy to see that you could spend Notability to get some more mysterious confessions. Except, well, I'm a person of little consequence, and was unaware of how much I actually had to spend to become a Person of Some Importance in the first place, let alone gaining the required amount of Notability. I'm not exactly sure what it entails, but from my casual skimming of wiki pages, it does seem to be.... quite a bit more than I can afford. For those Significant Individuals out there - how unlikely is it that I'll be able to become A Person of Some Importance and gain Notability 5 before the 7th? Is it actually impossible, or just incredibly expensive and ill-advised? The probability of becoming a PoSI in the near future could vary rather heavily (you need 100 in each stat in order to start the process). The pain or ease of notability grinding depends on your maximum achievable BDR, which is likely to not be terribly high. I don't remember if most or any of the good BDR gear (either bought for exorbitant sums at the Bazaar or obtained through festivals/FATE locked content) explicitly requires being a PoSI to obtain, but it's rather unlikely a non-PoSI would have much of it, barring unusual circumstances and some warped priorities. I don't want to say impossible (particularly as I have no idea what your stats or resources are), but I would give extremely slim odds.
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Grenem Posts: 2067 10/26/2016	Lizhly wrote: I was happy to see that you could spend Notability to get some more mysterious confessions. Except, well, I'm a person of little consequence, and was unaware of how much I actually had to spend to become a Person of Some Importance in the first place, let alone gaining the required amount of Notability. I'm not exactly sure what it entails, but from my casual skimming of wiki pages, it does seem to be.... quite a bit more than I can afford. For those Significant Individuals out there - how unlikely is it that I'll be able to become A Person of Some Importance and gain Notability 5 before the 7th? Is it actually impossible, or just incredibly expensive and ill-advised? If I did a POSI blitz, I could make it in two weeks from a new account, I am convinced. This would involve a number of psudeo-exploits and optimizations and would not be trivial at all, but it would work, I think. As someone who has, no doubt, more experience, I am sure that you could make it to POSI in that timeframe. Notability 5, though, is nasty for most players at that point. [20 - (BDR from gear) + 4*Notability level] is always trouble, but it gets worse with each level increased. if you had no BDR gear, you'd need MW 36 for the last point. MW 36 ~= 666 cp MW. Keep in mind that with each level it gets reset. I don't know about impossible, but incredibly expensive and still possessing a too-high chance of failure is probably accurate. I'd think it's ill-advised and implausible, but I may be mistaken. -- Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters. On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning. Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Anne Auclair Posts: 2215 10/26/2016	It's pretty clear he'll interview some of the enhanced companions you manage to acquire. If you get more than one type you might have to choose which ones you prefer - the Fabulous Assistant or the Esoteric Assistant, for instance. Presumably what your companions have to say about you will determine Mr Huffman's assessment of your character and hence your Hallowmass ending. My guess is these companions will be the Assistant, the Henchmen, and the Urchin, given how they were handed out for free. Maybe the Tiger, as tigers can talk, but definitely not the doll or the goldfish. Anyway, the minimal Hallowmass goal should probably be to enhance one Assistant, Henchmen, and Urchin. I wonder how this mechanic will work next year. A lot of players will already have these companions, but new players will not. Will they offer more and more complicated enhancements for those who start out ahead? -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Anne%20Auclair
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 10/26/2016	Kaijyuu wrote: This is becoming a bit of a disappointing holiday... The option to give 1 notability through social actions is still disabled and getting 6 notability instead of 5 for a confession makes the grind completely infeasible without crazy BDR. I could've theoretically done it in 2 weeks if the social action wasn't disabled but it is. If you're lucky to draw the card just keep it in your hand, get 5 Nota, use that and use the card w/o discarding it! You may not get the card at all, but it's best to keep it if you do! MrBurnside wrote: ElwinHauntry wrote: I'm sorry, what's the "Hallowmas option Feeding the River"? I don't see anything like that under "Hallowmas, 1894: No Secret is Safe" or Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas'... It can take a long time if you have bad luck too. It took me about 90 actions. Or the 5 Fate option in Spite's courier work; heard the text is real good and it's capped at level 2! I got my first point from a Heist so be sure to get some Inside Information; more if you don't have at least a 4 card lodgings and 10+ Dreaded. I ended up with 45 progress before I got that card! Bruce Willowlane wrote: I am at level 5 nightmares, and am waiting for the visit. But the Merry Gentleman is appearing. Is the visit really worth so much of the merry gentlemen cards? As it was mentioned, you don't need anything to draw the card. Just juggle with the the Cheerful Goldfish and Bejewelled Cane to reduce them and Sporing Bonnet to increase it. edited by Skinnyman on 10/26/2016 -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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dov Posts: 2580 10/26/2016	FYI - today's daily conversion opportunity is in Veilgarden. A storylet there will let you convert a confession by the Kashmiri Princes into Jenny's or the Widow's. -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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dov Posts: 2580 10/26/2016	Another FYI - a confession from a Nacreous Outcast is now available throughout London. -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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Scienceandponies Posts: 247 10/26/2016	Well, with the rather anemic flow of mysterious confessions, I've decided to start burning off my hard won notability. Goodbye Notability 15! At least my BDR is solid enough that hitting 6 only require Making waves 13. Time to go round and round the horizontal conversion cycle.
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 10/26/2016	Kaigen wrote: Has anyone enhanced an Accomplice to Fabulous Accomplice yet? I might not get that one myself, and the other enhancements I've done so far have been entertaining, so if someone has an echo, I'd love to read it. Here you go! -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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Grenem Posts: 2067 10/28/2016	Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook wrote: Hello! You'll want to try the Confessions Trading thread for, well, confessions trading! He's listing an NPC trader, and I think that belongs here- Assuming you're replying to skinnyman and not someone who deleted their post after you {politely corrected them on the matter} EDIT: sorry, tired. I tend to use harsher language than I mean when I'm like that, like "Called them out on it." when I mean "Guided them to the most effective thread for the post." edited by Grenem on 10/28/2016 -- Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters. On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning. Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 10/28/2016	Grenem wrote: someone who deleted their post after you called them out on it. Well guessed! They've since moved their request to the relevant thread. And it wasn't a call out - just some friendly advice! -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 10/31/2016	Arandia wrote: The pain from the furnace heat was worth it - I got Lettice's confession. Also, my alt betrayed the Genial Magician's trust and got 7.5 echoes worth of reward out of it. Not sure how I will continue yet - he may betray them all, or he may not. Arandia definitely won't betray anyone's trust, though. A secret told is no longer a secret . . . If they didn't want anyone to know, they shouldn't have told anyone to begin with On an actual mechanical note; it seems that betraying gets you a much higher reward than keeping confidences. An item my alt got x5 of an item for keeping a confidence, was x15 for my main who betrayed the trust . . . of course, not sure what the long-term effects of betraying/keeping will be, but in the short-term it seems more beneficial to betray. edited by Robin Alexander on 10/31/2016
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Kaijyuu Posts: 1047 10/31/2016	Personally I don't have nigh infinite numbers of gossip/tales/zee stories/visions available to trade for making waves, so I've been sitting on 5 notability while waiting to draw slowcake's. This means I don't need to get a ton of MW for notability 6, and it gives me opportunity to cycle the non-MW generating items over to the MW generating ones. I've only gotten up to 6 once and that was near the beginning while I was still figuring out how to efficiently grind notability. I've gotten 6 extra confessions now. -- Be of good cheer. Our contacts have assured us that your sins are forgiven.
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Cat's Tail Posts: 30 10/31/2016	Kaijyuu wrote: Personally I don't have nigh infinite numbers of gossip/tales/zee stories/visions available to trade for making waves, so I've been sitting on 5 notability while waiting to draw slowcake's. This means I don't need to get a ton of MW for notability 6, and it gives me opportunity to cycle the non-MW generating items over to the MW generating ones. I've only gotten up to 6 once and that was near the beginning while I was still figuring out how to efficiently grind notability. I've gotten 6 extra confessions now. I hope you haven't been bitten by this, but FYI: There's a long-standing bug I can confirm as of a few days ago remains unfixed in which summoning the Amanuensis via "Attend to matters of society and scandal" -> "Use your influence..." will, if you have the Amanuensis card in your hand, cause it to be discarded. After it happened to me the Amanuensis, naturally, avoided my door for a couple days. So beware! -- No longer playing.
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rahv7 Posts: 294 10/31/2016	Kaijyuu wrote: Personally I don't have nigh infinite numbers of gossip/tales/zee stories/visions available to trade for making waves, ... You just need 50 of one of the third tier items that you can convert around and around. -- It's possible people have forgotten that there is an actual devil in the actual Lord Mayor's office. A devil who is promising to look after people's souls. What is wrong with everybody? https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/rahv7
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rahv7 Posts: 294 10/31/2016	Does anyone know if the confessions by Lettice and Feducci have already been unlocked? I'm sitting on 6 Notability and am not sure if I should cash in now or wait another hour or two. -- It's possible people have forgotten that there is an actual devil in the actual Lord Mayor's office. A devil who is promising to look after people's souls. What is wrong with everybody? https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/rahv7
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 10/31/2016	Trade in option is available in Spite which offers the possibility to trade Illuminated Gentleman for Widow, Jenny or Lettice/ Also the free confession story has different options... hmmm... "Key of Seasons: Hallowmass". Looks new! -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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Demiguise Posts: 14 10/31/2016	rahv7 wrote: Does anyone know if the confessions by Lettice and Feducci have already been unlocked? I'm sitting on 6 Notability and am not sure if I should cash in now or wait another hour or two. I'm not sure about Feducci, but I did just collect Lettice's. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Sophia%20Williston Accepting all social actions.
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Lallinka Posts: 138 10/31/2016	Demiguise wrote: rahv7 wrote: Does anyone know if the confessions by Lettice and Feducci have already been unlocked? I'm sitting on 6 Notability and am not sure if I should cash in now or wait another hour or two. I'm not sure about Feducci, but I did just collect Lettice's. It hurt, but I just got a captivating princess's confession, so I assume that means they're all out and it's only a matter of luck. -- Lallinka is accepting any social interactions as soon as my actions allow it. No Loitering and no Photographer, please. Available for interviews about Nemesis and a Midnighter for Orphanages. Ragish is accepting everything, including Loitering and Photographer. Available for interviews about Heart's Desire and a Crooked-cross for Salons. Pienkava is freshly out of prison and will need charity to survive in the harsh streets of London. Have pity, she is only fifteen.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 10/25/2016	Also: the new confession trade-in is in Watchmaker's Hill! A friend of the Widow will trade her confession for the Kashmiri Princess' or the Illuminated Gentleman's. -- Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron. Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/25/2016	There should be another way to get confessions. Right now its only a PoSI festival, completely leaving out Pre-PoSIs. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Frenzgyn Posts: 197 10/25/2016	Well, it seem that i completely misunderstood then... and bow i f____d all the plannings (i've already spend two confessions...) So lame. -- http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Frenzgyn
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 10/25/2016	CatQuest, the Endeavouring Cat! wrote: hello delicious people! can anyone give me nightmares reliably? anyone who doesn't want nightmares can share some with me or give me a tip where to go to reliably increase it. I don't want to use up all my pennies and I've run out of steadfast :/ ~CatQuest http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/CatQuest%2cSPACESYMBOLtheSPACESYMBOLEndeavouringSPACESYMBOLCatEXCLAMATIONMARK I once checked all the possible ways to get Nightmares and we have: 1) Ambition Light Fingers 18 offers the best way to increase them. 2) A decidedly incautious approach from Understanding the Correspondence in FQ (always gives 1 CP) 3) Seeking curious in FQ (Explore the darker corners and See the sights are the most profitable and reliable) 4) If you don't have access to any of these means you're low level and can just equip the Rat and fail some actions Don't forget to equip and unequip the Sporing Bonnet before starting to grind Nightmares and equip it back at level 4. This way you'll just need 9 CP of Nightmares -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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Optimatum Posts: 3666 10/25/2016	Amalgamate wrote: Question: are there any companions that are on offer in this season that offer unique benefits? I'm nowhere near being levelcapped and having all the available things, and I don't really want to spend 100% of my time grinding Making Waves/Notability (because my BDR isn't very high yet, I'm at I think 8), so I need to be picky with which of the companions I aim for, because I don't think I'll be able to get more than a few of them. Are there any that offer qualities not otherwise available? The goldfish as a +2 dreaded pet seems unique to me, to pile up on the Dreaded, but I'm not sure if any of the others are as well. The new tiger is best Dangerous without Fate. -- Optimatum, a ruthless and merciful gentleman. No plant battles, Affluent Photographer requests, or healing offers; all other social actions welcome. Want a sip of Cider? Just say hi! PM me for information enigmatic or Fated. Though the forum please, not FL itself.
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Leonard of Quirm Posts: 38 10/25/2016	Aardent Lore wrote: What happens to all of the secrets were buried or betrayed last year? Will I lose their trust once the season ends? What of those who betrayed my trust last year? I am also curious as to the state of the collected confessions from other players in the previous season. Surely Mr Huffam hasn't stopped making his rounds now that it's 1894? -- A certain gentleman of Byzantine designs and labyrinthine fancy. A halfway house - of sorts - for fellow-travellers of the Neath.
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maleclypse Posts: 259 10/25/2016	So I'm confused on the five new versions of your companions this week and five next week. If we count the Alluring, Devious, Urchin as one each then there are 7. IF we just count there storylets there are six and if we count them all then all ten are already visible. OR do they mean there are ten possible and five are achievable in the first week and five not achievable until later? That's probably what they mean but I just want to think about it. -- Maintaining a controlling interest in my soul requires a pretty constant negotiation between the various shareholder interests. Thankfully the Fingerkings 23% control makes a pretty good foil to unite the other factions enough to get to 51%. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maleclypse
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Amsfield Posts: 176 10/25/2016	suinicide wrote: They don't. Sorry, I'd just like a bit more to do for this festival. After going north I don't have a PoSI, so I'm just kinda hanging around. TBH, The notability grind is the only real way PoSI can interact more than others, at for us relatively new PoSIs that's sort of a constant ambient thing anyway. I was a bit hoping for more to do myself, as to take a break from my ongoing Antique Mystery grind. Though it has been nice in a way to be able to continue, managed to complete my UoV sub-grind during all the excitement. More seems the lack of a profitable carousel is the problem. All in all PoSIs and others both seem to get at least one free companion and 1-2 upgraded ones. (except for endgamers with notability to burn, but they're always gonna get more out of these things, that's the point of reaching those heights.) -- Amsfield: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Amsfield A devotee of pleasures intellectual and fleshy. Always fabulously masked. Honoria Kastern: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Honoria%20Kastern A hunter, a shooter and a fisher. Also a patriotic busy body. Mildly corrupted. Maiser: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maiser A young firebrand of obviously criminal intent. Venshik: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Venshik Not a nice person. Asmeria: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Asmeria Quiet, thoughtful and possibly mad. Excellent listener though. Favours grey.
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Shalinoth Posts: 493 10/25/2016	Question: How is it still a feast of masks if none of us are going around.. wearing masks? Last year it was feline-masked confessions of guile, fox-faced confessions of impropriety or whatever. This year, it seems to be a Feast of.. Incendiary Embers, snowing down on us from an act of revolutionary revelation! Fun, yes. Very. But no masks. -- Profiles: Shally, Chimes & Jack~of~Smiles . . . Current Goal:
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MidnightVoyager Posts: 858 10/26/2016	Optimatum wrote: Before we end up with another page of people just asking for PMs, I'll spill the beans. Selling your soul allows you to choose from four rare items worth 312.5 echoes, one of which is a Dangerous weapon only obtainable with Fate. It's possible to sell a stained soul this way, but if you do that... don't go to the Forgotten Quarter. Sounds like the same as last year, then? Thanks! (I've got the item from it on my mantle right now, if anyone wonders) -- Midnight Voyager - A blood-cousin to predators. Collector of beasts. Affably mad.
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WinterIV Posts: 68 10/25/2016	I would also adore a pm regarding these infernal dealings. My soul is as pure as the driven snow, which would undoubtedly fetch a high price.
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MidnightVoyager Posts: 858 10/25/2016	Last year's was way too effort-intensive for me if you wanted a high result. This year's... well, I'm a companion collector, so it's going to be even more work. aaaaaaa -- Midnight Voyager - A blood-cousin to predators. Collector of beasts. Affably mad.
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dov Posts: 2580 10/25/2016	You can see my fuller explanation regarding the types of confessions in this thread. -- Want a sip of Hesperidean Cider? Send me a request in-game. Here's an_ocelot's guide how. (Most social actions are welcome. Please no requests to Loiter Suspiciously and no investigations of the Affluent Photographer)
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Thusnelda Posts: 3 10/25/2016	The in-game guide says : "You will receive more confessions at various points during the Festival. Check in regularly and look for the 'Collect Another Mysterious Confession' story appearing throughout London!" So there will be confessions for the plebes (like me) as well, presumably. It's definitely a confusing system though since there's no feedback or narrative explanation provided. A repeatable storylet letting the player return to the spot of the explosion and search again is needed. "oh, all the confessions have been hoovered up, but if you keep an eye out, stray ones might turn up here or there over the following weeks" Just that, and I would have been content to wait instead of checking the forums to see how this worked ;-) edited by Thusnelda on 10/25/2016
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Grenem Posts: 2067 10/24/2016	Tofan Bogdan wrote: 1. And what is the deal with Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas? I searched the options and in my opinion is all bad. 2. How many confessions can people get per day? For me it seems it is 3. edited by Tofan Bogdan on 10/24/2016 Attract a visitor at hallowmas is a way to gather MW and nightmares so you can use the visitors at hallowmas card- which has all options except one locked if nightmares are below 5. It's not a terrible source of MW either. I suggest buying blind fish and/or getting a destiny. We don't know how many confessions people can get a day. Normal people were able to get three confessions today, but who knows if that'll be the standard, or how many it'll be tomorrow- it may have included a "start-of-festival-freebie". Notable individuals can sacrifice 5 points notability for an additional confession at any time, apparently. Also, if feeding the river is still in circulation, that isn't a bad possibility- at my watchful, it's an 80% chance of 2 echoes profit and CP drownies, and a 20% chance of -0.5 echoes profit. -- Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters. On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning. Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Grenem Posts: 2067 10/24/2016	PSGarak wrote: Are the Accomplice/Urchin/Henchman upgrades mutually exclusive? Do the upgraded versions of these companions count for unlocking any related Opportunity Cards? The answer to the former is almost certainly yes- they're becoming new item types, I hypothesize. Which is not to say you can't have one of each, they'll just each require their own Accomplice/Urchin/Henchman, and you'll get just the stats listed, not the sum of both stats. The answer to the latter is unknown- quite likely no[1], but it is far from certain. [1]most event items don't have opportunity cards- most items don't have such cards period- and the pentecost ape {an upgraded malevolent monkey at the rose-feast} does not have its nasty card carry -- Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters. On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning. Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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An Individual Posts: 589 10/24/2016	malthaussen wrote: Well, this will certainly be less time-intensive than last year's festival. But at least it will keep contacts lists from spiralling into the millions. -- Mal Speak for yourself. As far as I can tell, the only way to grind confessions is to keep raising notability to 6 and spending 5 for a random one. Just waved good by to my 11 notability and now the grind begins. Still burning through Tales of Terror but this will get a lot slower really soon. This is the first time I've wished I still had access to the shuttered palace since I left. -- An Individual's Profile The RNG giveth and the RNG taketh away. Goat Farming or Cider Brewing? This browser extension may help. Want a Cider sip? Please refer to this guide before requesting. Scholaring the Correspondence? A Brief Guide to Courier's Footprint. Contemplating Oblivion? First Steps on the Seeking Road. Gone NORTH? Opened the gate? Throw your character in a well.
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/24/2016	How often are we getting more mystery confessions? Every day? edited by suinicide on 10/24/2016 -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Skinnyman Posts: 2133 10/24/2016	An Individual wrote: snip This is the first time I've wished I still had access to the shuttered palace since I left. For the honey option or am I missing something else? ToT!! conversion carousel is better than Honey as it was and is my main way to grind back MW. EDIT: And a lovely accidental discard after using all my Notability! Guess which card I discarded? edited by Skinnyman on 10/24/2016 -- ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing Achievement list if you're feeling bored! I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats. No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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An Individual Posts: 589 10/24/2016	Skinnyman wrote: An Individual wrote: snip This is the first time I've wished I still had access to the shuttered palace since I left. For the honey option or am I missing something else? ToT!! conversion carousel is better than Honey as it was and is my main way to grind back MW. EDIT: And a lovely accidental discard after using all my Notability! Guess which card I discarded? edited by Skinnyman on 10/24/2016 For the Life of the Mind options in general. I think the honey option is actually less useful than the other ones because you occasionally get Fascinating instead. The conversion carousel is a pretty solid MW source but it's annoying as hell. An awful lot of clicking and scrolling. It's where I'll probably have to turn though. -- An Individual's Profile The RNG giveth and the RNG taketh away. Goat Farming or Cider Brewing? This browser extension may help. Want a Cider sip? Please refer to this guide before requesting. Scholaring the Correspondence? A Brief Guide to Courier's Footprint. Contemplating Oblivion? First Steps on the Seeking Road. Gone NORTH? Opened the gate? Throw your character in a well.
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Cthonius Posts: 362 10/24/2016	Doesn't look like it. Yet. As it stands it seems they're fixing the event as they go along (see that Hidden fate option vanishing again and I think they added the explicit mention of how much notability the one thing costs). I wouldn't be surprised if new ways appear in the next few days, or at least next week -- Cthonius, gone North. Gone. Oneiropompus, a Scarlet Saint, eager to help make your dreams realities. Accepting all social requests for now.
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suinicide Posts: 2409 10/24/2016	Kaigen wrote: shylarah wrote: I'm looking for methods tonget confessions from friends, but I'm still not seeing them. Out of curiosity, what's the best way to grind rubbery renown the bellringer? If you have access to Flute Street, that provides a means of grinding Rubbery Favours on demand. Otherwise, you're waiting for the faction card, or PoSI can use the Polite Invitation card to try and get favours from the Tentacled Entrepreneur at the party. Trading the illuminated man's confession gets you two favours as well. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence. RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Lisbella Peridot Posts: 138 10/24/2016	Why the Devious Henchman (religious/infernal split is still awesome)? The (dangerous) Ruthless Henchman seems like a better candidate value and type-wise. More hilarious, too, I wanted to see his Waltzing lessons bears fruit. Hoping for upgraded Ruthless next year. But this year is super duper awesome since I can't log on all the time to confess! -- Anatasia Swansong - fencing prodigy, extraordinary beauty, and very stubborn Welcoming friends of all sorts! All independent now. Kelly Siniature - grinning, deranged, elegant child of indistinct gender Kelly is taking a long break on isolation. I also play Town of Salem and a few other games - still Lisbella Peridot! I finally regained stable internet access, so I should be around more often...
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