Absintheuse
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3/30/2017
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Delicious friends, the Exceptional Story for April is here!
A Conscientious Nurse. A Besotted Poet. A Garrulous Devil. Untangle a knot of love and duty among the sooty tenements of London's working poor. But be warned: in this tale of hard lives and hard choices there is no peace to be made between the devils, the honey, and the heart.
The Heart, the Devil and the Zee is the second story in the Season of Stones, and was written by Olivia Wood and James Chew. This Season involves three linked stories delving into the hardships and injustices at the heart of London. Players will be able begin each story from the Season of Stones card.
At the end of the season, players who played all three will unlock bonus content allowing them to address – or profit from – London's inequity.
Editing and QA: Cash DeCuir, Caolain Porter, Chris Gardner.
Art by Paul Arendt.
EXCEPTIONAL FRIENDSHIP
In addition to a new, substantial, stand-alone story every month, Exceptional Friends enjoy:
- Access to the House of Chimes: an exclusive private member's club on the Stolen River, packed with content
- An expanded opportunity deck: of ten cards instead of six!
- A second candle: Twice the actions! 40 at once!
Finishing all three stories in the Season of Stones will make you eligible for an additional opportunity, to follow.
If you want to keep an Exceptional Story beyond the month it’s for, you must complete the related storylet in the current Season’s card throughout London. This will save it for you to return to another time.
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Indigo Clardmond
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3/30/2017
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I have to say I quite enjoyed this story. Possibly because it is so relatable, balancing one's personal desires, ambitions and feelings with the obligations to family, loved ones and society as a whole. It also really reflected what I think Failbetter strives to achieve through their games and stories: choices have consequences. They don't have to be massive, earth shattering, Liberation of the Night scale consequences that encompass the entirety of the Neath and beyond. They can be entirely personal. Relational. The Conscientious Nurse chose to try and do what was best for everyone in her life. She found herself buried and struggling under a pile of obligations, perceived or otherwise, unable to tell what she felt was right or what she wanted anymore. Unable to make those choices. Whatever outcome you guide her towards, she lives with the consequence of the choice. There is no right or wrong answer. Only what you as a player or character feel was best at the time.
I felt each character had a very real and human dilemma or desire at their heart. Even the Garrulous Devil, with his fixation on souls that suited his tastes, was very relatable. Who hasn't at one point in their life seen everything and everyone through the lens of a particular passion? All of their interactions with one another, the connections between their lives, how they see one another, how they see themselves, and the world as a whole...it really just made the entire story come together as a cohesive, vividly lifelike experience. I also enjoyed the further exploration of Urchin life and territory in the search for the sister, they are an aspect of Fallen London I feel deserves more content given their tendency to be written off by most as starving, struggling kids.
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Vazio Solus - A broken, bitter Correspondent with a sick relationship to the Truth. Defiant to all, even in the end, as the Gate was opened.
The Luminous Orphan - A dazzling young Doctor of legendary charisma, weaving powerful Celestial imagery while she studies the form...'a star' would certainly be an appropriate way to describe her.
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Anne Auclair
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5/21/2017
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I know this is a bit late for a review, but better late than never.
This was my favorite story of the season and probably one of my favorite Exceptional Stories period. This was partly due to the interesting characters and clever writing, but the main reason I loved this story was the visit to the Drowned Forest.
When I was in elementary school I at some point imagined and drew, in colored pencil, a picture of an underwater city. There weren’t any mermaids, fish or sea monsters in this city – nothing really aquatic. It was just an ordinary terrestrial city, with Mesoamerican stepped pyramids, fruit tree orchards, fields and human inhabitants, only inexplicably located deep underwater. The inhabitants could (somehow) breathe the water like people breath air. They avoided floating around by wearing metal clothes, the weight of which allowed them to stroll the boulevards, fields and orchards as if they were on the surface.
So when my character swam down into the Drowned Forest, which is filled with pines, birches, lilies, and crumbling stone towers, it reminded me of that childhood drawing. The result was that the Drowned Forest actually felt like a place I had encountered before, which as a bonus is exactly how Parabola is supposed to feel. This is no doubt a very idiosyncratic reason to really like a story, but there you are. It made me remember something and I really enjoyed it for that.
I also really liked the Currents of the Drowned Forest, which added to the whole new area’s distinctive charm. They're all collected below, if anyone else is interested.
[spoiler]Currents of the Drowned Forest wrote:
A woman swims by – her long hair billows out in the water. She smiles, wave, and is gone.
Something swims overhead, its shadow falls across you.
Discarded snake-skin gleams brightly from where it is caught on a nearby tree.
Light as orange as a fresh pumpkin filters down from above.
A broken tower looms in the murk. A tree crumbles, falls, and occludes it from view.
A crown falls past you to the bottom of the lake.
A tilting fern brushes your arms. Its long branches twine about you like coiling serpents.
There is a thrumming noise. Is this how a purr would sound underwater? [/spoiler]
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dov
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4/23/2017
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With the next Exceptional Story coming around the corner, here are my thoughts on this last one:
Things I particularly liked:
- An interesting simple "slice of life" story (i.e. not involving the greater mysteries of the Neath, which is just fine).
- Some *really* good characters (the Devil, the Nurse, the Urchin), though others fell flat (the Admirer, the Poet).
- The writing was excellent.
- I really liked the ability to see all the possible end choices and so steer the story towards the desired conclusion.
Things I felt could have been improved:
- I really did *not* like that narrowing the end possibilities was phrased as: "Make her decision for her by limiting her choices". This felt so manipulative, and wasn't called for (after all, the Nurse asks for advice and help). A more neutral phrasing would have been much better (e.g. "Resolve some of the Nurse's problems to simplify her options/choice").
- The sequence in the Poet's dream was a wasted opportunity. There could have been so much more there than just 4 options (with recycling airs). So much potential to experience strange things in his dream as well as to hint as "parabolic" things. with enough small content snippets there, I can easily see myself staying there for a long while just to sample it all (as was the case in the Century Exhibition).
- The Admirer was too undeveloped. I could see no reason to act in his benefit. The only "reason" the story gives me is that he loves the Nurse and has money. It might be a good start, but that's not enough if she doesn't reciprocate and the story doesn't give me anything about their potential connection. It's just too one-dimensional.
- There doesn't seem to be *any* thematic connection to the Season. This is a Season which started with raising awareness that some of the lower classes in London are getting very unsatisfied. This was explored in the first story of the season via the Clay Men. I expected a story which dealt with some other faction or group and their resentment, leading up to something.
Summary:
I liked it and enjoyed it a lot, but I can't say it's one of my favourites.
Updated personal list of ranked Exceptional Stories
[spoiler]Excellent:
- Lost in Reflections
- Cut with Moonlight
- The Frequently Deceased
- The Waltz that Moved the World
- Flint
- The Century Exhibition
- The Twelve-Fifteen From Moloch Street
- The Persona Engine
- Where You and I Must Go
Good:
- The Pentecost Predicament
- The Calendar Code
- The Art of Murder
- The Chimney Pot Wars
- The Final Curtain
- The Heart, the Devil and the Zee
- Our Lady of Pyres
- The Clay Man's Arm
- Five Minutes to Midday
- Discernment
- The Haunting at the Marsh House
Meh:
- The Last Dog Society
- The Seven-Day Reign
- The Court of Cats
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Hattington
Posts: 210
3/30/2017
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Well. That was convoluted.
What a strange dream. I was somehow able to access the Bazaar. From within Parabola. Sold a ton of brass and a few teaspoons of honey, ironically.
I think of myself as a pragmatist, at heart. We live in the skull of a dead thunder dragon because a wayward space crab and its' fellow cosmic criminals are attempting to justify their existence to the ultimate lawmakers. And will attempt to bring either Paris or Moscow down on our heads unless something drastic is done. Putting faith in Victorian notions of marriage and familial duty in the face of that is like sticking your head in the ground to make the charging elephants go away.
By contrast, making an alliance with said thunder dragon, loitering in the dream dimenion to escape the dangers in what passes for reality and-yes, running away to sea offers a more fulfilling life-and a chance for survival.
How nice of her to wish me well on my dream! When the Ambitions are finished, I hope I can mail her one of Mr. Veils' ears to let her know mine came true.
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PSGarak
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3/30/2017
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I am engaged and enthralled.
The writing was top-notch. The characters were very real and very believable. And I thought the relationship between the Nurse and the Admirer was very Victorian. Or perhaps it's playing to my misconceptions of how things were at the time, but their reality is three steps removed from ours, and verisimilitude is as much a virtue as truth.
I have a certain whistfulness for how things played out for everybody. I think the imperfection of the circumstances made it feel more real to me. It's also a nice break to have a story where I don't feel the fate of the Neath hangs in the balance, but I still care deeply about the outcome.
I must say, I rather enjoy how the lore bits in this story are tiny little details, hidden away in deep corners. They evoke, rather than stating. I learned something about cats and Parabola, and something about devils and souls, and something about thunder.
I just drew the Epilogue and I don't have enough actions to use it! The impatience is unbearable.
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BlabberingMat
Posts: 385
3/30/2017
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I sent her to the zee, in the end. She deserved that much. I loved this one. It painted a picture of what life for ordinary people actually is in a city like London. The honey dream sequence and the Urchin chase are particularly well written. I also think Blind Tiger should become part of regular game, honestly. Devil was a joy to interact with.
I have to say, story-wise this one was better than Clay Man's Arm. Hopefully, trend continues with the last one!
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Art Shrival
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3/31/2017
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Thank you so much. This ES had brilliant writing and clearly took care to elaborate each choice branch with a satisfying narrative. The new mechanic was very clever and drew me where I wanted my character to go without spoiling the story. I loved how flexible the mechanic was on a moral standpoint, where you could regard your actions as blatant manipulation or an involved act of charity. The additional bits of lore were atmospheric and delicious--sometimes literally. I really hope to engage in many more stories where my character can consume something again. Neathly food is always a treasure. [spoiler]In regards to the narrative content of this ES, I loved the Nurse and Urchin Sister. Their characters were an absolute delight and I very much was compelled to see them succeed. Being able to convince the Poet and the Admirer (?) not to rely on the Nurse to provide them with emotional fulfillment was incredibly gratifying. The auto-fire harassment stories in Ladybones were a fun surprise and really helped with character immersion. Not to mention I very much enjoyed the opportunity for the Nurse to reclaim her agency as a single mother. Her plight was incredibly sympathetic. I was so worried by the idea of separating her from her sister, seeing the two of them separately pining after the comfort of family. When I saw that both sisters shared mutual aspirations for adventure, however, it was a bittersweet but irresistible choice to have them part ways to discover the secrets of the Neath for themselves.[/spoiler]
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Shadowcthuhlu
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3/31/2017
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This scratched the same itch as the thrice dead governess - average people trying their best in London's weirdness. I especially enjoyed the devil, and gin that gave me wounds.
I thought over the decision, since it hits on family but also on liberty. Once her sister talked about learning the thunder, I knew my choice. I let the nurse and sister become bigger things they could've if they stayed as respectable. (I had no hard time deciding to discard the poet and the admirer.)
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Vexpont
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4/7/2017
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Vexpont is also a chemist (of sorts), and took a dim view of gods, even when he thought there weren’t any. His opinion of those that have the temerity to exist is unfit for print.
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With misgivings, he secured the girl’s tuition by helping the tepid Admirer to win the hand of the compulsively dutiful Nurse. Assuming that the Masters don’t take a new city for a few years yet, we’ll need scientists to tackle whatever is in store for us – and you need a formal education to attend University.
I was half-expecting that the Garrulous Devil would offer to fund the girl’s education if the player could persuade the Poet to surrender his soul, thus freeing the Nurse to make her own choices independent of the player’s further meddling. That would be a tough call, and I’m unsure whether or not I’m glad it didn’t appear.
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But the thing that bothered me most, was: what happens to Urchin shamans like Slivvy when they’re too old for the gangs? Do they go to zee as navigators? Because I’ve not knowingly met any retired Urchin shamans in London. Both IRL and in fantasy, the lot of a former Sacred Child is rarely an enviable one – the very best outcome is that they’re released from their duty, abruptly shorn of power and position.
Perhaps someone like Madame Shoshana (still a seer of sorts) or the Marred Mercer (scarred, like a former Fisher-King might be) has a long-faded birthmark, and can hot-foot it over the rooftops when the mood strikes. Let’s hope so.
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Optimatum
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4/23/2017
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I'd say matters of Heart were pretty integral to the story. The Admirer and Poet both love the Nurse, and the Nurse had been involved with the Poet, so a big part of the plot is which (if either) of them she'll choose. There's also familial love, with the Urchin torn between the Nurse and staying in the Flit.
dov wrote:
- There doesn't seem to be *any* thematic connection to the Season. This is a Season which started with raising awareness that some of the lower classes in London are getting very unsatisfied. This was explored in the first story of the season via the Clay Men. I expected a story which dealt with some other faction or group and their resentment, leading up to something.
I wouldn't agree entirely. While there was no focus on the resentment aspect, the story did revolve around the results of the issues of the lower classes. The Nurse cut ties with the Poet to care for her sister, hence why she's now overworked in her current profession. The Poet is in debt without a reliable source of income or money to pay for his vices. The Urchin lives in the Flit because her sister still lacks the money to pay for an education despite working herself into exhaustion.
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Hark DeGaul
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4/4/2017
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I was a big fan of this one, as it seemed to have a more personal element than the usual picking of sides. Regardless of who you liked there wasn't a de facto happy ending that would please everyone, and I think that was a wise decision.
Unlike most I was never tempted to send her zeefaring. I've lost enough captains in Sunless Sea to know that the average lifespan of a crewmember is about 17 seconds.
[spoiler]Instead Hebediah paired her with the Poet and returned her sister, continuing his long tradition of ruining innocent peoples lives in search of a result I had not found Echoed.
I now eagerly await the Urchin's transformation into Parabola Adventurer and terrible writer once her sister inevitably gets lost in Honey Dreams and the Poet becomes her only role-model.[/spoiler]
edited by Hark DeGaul on 4/4/2017
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James Sinclair
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4/4/2017
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This Exceptional Story was a surprising one for me. At first, I didn't think I was going to enjoy it at all, what with having to play go-between for the Earnest Admirer that I didn't initially have any reason to care about. And seeing the large number of possible endings in advance was a bit overwhelming; considering the necessary qualities needed for each ending, I thought it would be far too easy for me to screw up and be locked into an unwanted ending.
But the characters grew on me, and I particularly enjoyed the bizarre honey-dream and tracking the little sister across the rooftops. The ending I eventually got was, to me, extremely satisfying:
[spoiler] I advised the Nurse to follow her dream of zee-travel, got the sister to become Slivvy's apprentice as the next Storm shaman, and helped the Poet and the Admirer realize that their respective attachments to the Nurse were both unhealthy and would, I think, have led to an unhappy relationship with her. The endings for each of these four characters is that of confronting their fears, overcoming what was holding them back, and Daring to take a chance on their dreams. I can't be sure it will end happily for all of them, but at least they won't regret not having tried. [/spoiler]
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 A fully-fledged rêveur of The Night Circus.
Wines is red
Spices is yellow
But old Jack-of-Smiles
Is a murderous fellow
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suinicide
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4/13/2017
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On the other hand, imagine a petty bazaar sabotaging everything "because if I can't have a happy marriage no one can."
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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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Pnakotic
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3/31/2017
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It was not so long a story as some, nor were there as many mechanics or reveals, but I enjoyed it for the well written characters, the clarity with which I could choose my direction, and one of the most delightful honey-dreams I've had in a long time. It's always best when I feel I can open my heart to the storylets and choose naturally. This has been very satisfying. I'll take a short story, and a sweet one, over a confusing grind carousel any day.
And nice to see the urchin with the birthmark again. I'm glad he's well.
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Jolanda Swan
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3/31/2017
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I loved everything - the characters, the writing, the Neathy London bits, the simplicity and the complexity of this. It read like a short story. I consider the zee a realistic happy end, one where people achieve their dreams but need time to escape from themselves.
I also felt the need to whack some devils after. On to the labyrinth!
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Isaac Kingsley
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3/30/2017
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Making the "Blind Tiger" and with it, the devil, part of the game would be fantastic. I would be almost tempted to sell my soul to him.
Anyway. I sent her to the Zee. Away from all of those Things that would dull her brilliance. The only Thing that should be holding her in London was her Sister and i would never stop an Acolyte of the wind from fulfilling her destiny.
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Mr Sables
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3/30/2017
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I enjoyed this story.
The art is absolutely amazing, first and foremost; I adore the art of the nurse more than I can say. Exceptional for sure.
The story was very well-written; I felt invested in the characters, the style was smooth and well-paced, and - overall - it was a good read and one in which I didn't skip a single word. It kept me interested throughout.
The mechanics -? A little dull, I felt. It felt basically just like reading a story, with very little gameplay elements or anything that felt like a challenge . . . like, no carousels or flash lays or anything that might add the 'game' element to the story. It was perhaps my only real complaint, as everything else was great.
The ending choices were very diverse; I very much wanted to recommend the zee to her, but - in all fairness - I can see why my choices led to the ending presented and I have no complaints about the zee choice being closed off. The end options felt very justified and a direct consequence of the player's choices.
It wasn't perhaps one of my favourites, but I did very much enjoy it and it has encouraged me to continue my EF subscription for the following month.
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Catherine Raymond
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4/25/2017
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dov wrote:
There was some love involved, but I wouldn't say it's integral to the story. Yes, the Admirer loves the Nurse, and the Nurse loves her sister (and used to love the Poet). But it's more like background information. It doesn't affect the plot much.
Also, even so, the title seems awkward. If this is the element to emphasize, then I feel that "Love, the Devil and the Zee" would work better than using an actual object name like "The Heart".
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Ah, sir, but you are reckoning without the propensity of Fallen London's writers never to refer simply to matters of emotion where a hint of the gross and literal will do. Romantic Notions are crudely symbolized, not with a Valentine or a more sentimental expression, but with an anatomically correct sketch of a human heart. Come to think of it, one could say that the April ES is really more about romantic notions of all kinds, rather than love per se, making the "Heart" reference more appropriate and, perhaps, more inevitable.
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Kukapetal
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4/4/2017
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Well, I made a dog's dinner of everything, as usual. I suck at these stories :P
[spoiler]Though at least this time, I definitely got the idea from the story that sticking with the Poet as the love interest was a bad idea. But Fleshy hated the Admirer SO much that I really couldn't think of any reason to make him side with the guy. I guess I technically hooked the Nurse and Poet up out of spite, so it's not that much of a shocker that their romance didn't end up having a fairytale ending :P[/spoiler]
Then again, these are grown adults, and if they can't make decisions about their own love lives and instead have to leave it up to some random, screaming, mohawked lunatic they met on the street, they deserve what they get.
Cute kid though. I do feel bad that my poor decision will end up affecting her too. Maybe I'll have it be my headcanon that Fleshy took her into his orphanage after things fell apart.
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Aronia
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4/6/2017
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Uh-oh.
It’s the first month of my Exceptional Friendship ever, and I am not disappointed in any way. The story is tender and beautiful. I only wish I could recruit the Nurse on my own crew. My vessel is nothing to boast of, but she’s sturdy and will probably serve another few years, and I would like to look over the Nurse. Her sister is doing well for herself, both her lovers are selfish boars not worth thinking of, but the Nurse… I am worried for her. It’s a great change of pace, and her dream is a dangerous one.
Like many others on this thread, I wish to see the Garrulous Devil again. I would become a regular in his ginnery. Not for the beverages, though these are great, but for the Devil’s company. I want to have long discussions with him, talking about the life of every soul in his collection. And no, I would never ever sell him my soul. Devils are like that, you know: once you have no soul, you are of no interest to them.
I would also love to see the Sister again. She is sure to grow into an interesting person. No, she is an interesting person already, and there’s more ahead of her.
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I don't loiter right now, but I like chess and coffee, Strage Pranks, Bifurcated Dreams and the like. I also accept Calling Cards.
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Blaine Davidson
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3/31/2017
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This Exceptional Story is currently my favourite for 2017. What fun, tinkering in the background and guiding people about like little puppets!
And the choices! Easily the best part, such variety. While I did pair the Nurse and her sister with the Admirer (my reasoning that it might be nice for the two to be well taken care of) I was so tempted to send the Nurse off to Zee.
Perhaps on a subsequent playthrough.
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ghosthorse
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3/31/2017
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I really enjoyed the humanity and simplicity of this story, though the only decision that gave me any pause was how to advise her sister. I will say I found it odd how little you're able to consult the nurse herself on what she wants, but it was a nice and sweet story overall.
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mgl
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3/31/2017
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An interesting change of pace from Fallen London's usual content. The writing was pleasant, much better than last month's. I particularly enjoyed interacting with the Garrulous Devil.
I'm a new EF, so perhaps I'm missing some important history, but: why do these stories require one to spend so many actions? This is paid content, crazy amounts of actions (at least 30 for me, though I did not count) should not be required to go through the story.
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Optimatum
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3/31/2017
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I'm a little surprised there isn't unique text for the Devil commenting on the player's soul if it's stained.
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Desirée
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3/31/2017
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Has anyone echoed the result when the Nurse stays with the Sister, but refuses both suitors?
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4/13/2017
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Kaijyuu wrote:
The real question is: Why are the space bats so incompetent at saving people on their deathbed?
Because they are not getting paid enough, and aren't being contracted to do a better job. They get what they need, and the next job is so many generations away that any remaining warnings will be disbelieved, disregarded, or ignored.
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Catherine Raymond
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4/4/2017
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I haven't bought EF status this month but my husband did, so my comments are based on watching him play through the April story.
I thought the writing was beautiful and powerful as usual, but I disliked the idea that the story was asking the player to manipulate the characters (I'm with you on this one, Kukapetal). Also, because there wasn't really any FL lore in this one, I found it to be rather slight. I thought the Nurse and her sister were really appealing characters, though.
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4/25/2017
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Honestly, this felt both frustrating and rewarding in that there were no ‘right’ answers, and no particular ‘winning play’, which was very attractive.
Interestingly, despite Mistress W's devotion to family, in this case, I felt that not taking the obvious choice was earned here.
Like many others, overall it felt earned. Like anyone else with a dependent, the slow grinding drain of sublimating one's own desires to the needs of another.
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Anne Auclair
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5/1/2017
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dov wrote:
Yes, it involved people of a lower class. But that's not exactly the season's apparent theme, which is described with the following phrases:
- "The People Awakening"
- "The powerful whisper of discontent, and fear for their position. The downtrodden, the desperate and the ignored seethe at their plight. Something is bound to give, and soon."
- "Each of this Season's Exceptional Stories will encourage another portion of London's downtrodden to rise."
Thinking about it, none of the stories really fit the "theme" per say. Even the first one wasn't so much about Clay discontent as it was a predatory cultist preying on his fellow living statues. Each is very much an individual story. The thing that links them together is how you first learn about each story through expressions of public discontent on the London street: a crowd, a temperance protest, a popular rumor... It's like you're on the edge of a sea shore collecting the driftwood the waves wash up to you. I think when the wave finally hits us it will be its own story. Perhaps the trade-in items we are collecting - the Clay Arm, the Notes, the Headline, will have something to do with bringing that about?
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6/14/2017
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I loved this story: the plot is simple and well-organized, and the problem is thorny but natural. There were no artificial extreme dilemmas (sometimes they are also fascinating, though.), but "each choice has its shadow".
Different endings for all the characters in different cases explained each other well enough. (After I had made my choice, I spent one hour stalking your journals ) Quite enjoyable, thanks.
EDIT: Terrible mistakes.
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Lallinka
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7/17/2017
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Oh, this was...different! A very small-scale story, but the choices felt that much more important!
I was agonizing over the choices, worried I would make the wrong one and condemn the Nurse to a lifetime of misery, but a choice had to be made and eventually, I decided she doesn't need anyone in her life but her sister. The result only made me feel strongly that my decision was right.
From the mentions of her sister, I knew I couldn't let her go. The Nurse would always mourn her. And I didn't like the Poet one bit and I wouldn't have liked his results either. I was however debating the Admirer...his heart seemed to be in the right place and it would take some stress off of the Nurse, but then again, why should she settle for someone she doesn't love?
Now she's happy with her sister and my heart is filled with warmth and fuziness.
Thank you for the excellent story!
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4/23/2017
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Waterpls wrote:
>>>There doesn't seem to be *any* thematic connection to the Season.
That was very dissapointing.
And there was no Zee in my story, so i have no idea why its in the title.
Yeah, the title seems... weird.
[spoiler]I mean, there's a sort of "Heart" in the sense that the Admirer loves the Nurse, and there was a Devil (more a background character to consolidate the plot lines), and there was mention of the Zee (where the Nurse would like to go, and might do so in 1 of the 7 possible endings).[/spoiler]
Neither of these three things is actually an integral part of the story's plot.
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PSGarak
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3/30/2017
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I just finished the Epilogue, significant question about the last exchange.
[spoiler]In case it matters, my choice makes the Nurse and her Admirer a couple.
The Garrulous Devil said that another recognized the value of my soul before he did. I want to know if people that still have their soul received the same text. The meaning would change quite a bit.
In case someone wants the Echo: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/PSGarak?fromEchoId=11436272 [/spoiler]
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Optimatum
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3/30/2017
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Trying to record the result for unlocking the story (the one saying to look for a storylet in Watchmaker's Hill) gives the generic error instead of bringing up the window to record to the journal.
Some typo reports too:
[spoiler]When first talking to the Nurse: "This state of limbo is unhappy one for all concerned."
When talking to the Admirer a second time: "He lurches to a halt on seeing you and stands there fidgeting, unsure what to do with this hands."
In the confrontation with the Schoolmistress: "Your point is, that if a child is to be treated as an adult, then it deserves the privileges of that status."
In the sister/admirer ending: 'The girl's words: "You're gonna marry him'
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PSGarak
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3/30/2017
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It seems the Zee is the most popular ending. I made a different choice, and will share the Echo of that:
[spoiler]I set up the Conscientious Nurse with her Admirer. I also created two other couples: The Sister with Slivvy, and the Poet with his new love, Gin.
Echo for the conclusion: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/PSGarak?fromEchoId=11434841
The set of Echoes for the final choices for each character, the conclusion and the epilogue are all in one contiguous chunk, starting with the Urchin's choice here: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/PSGarak?fromEchoId=11434314
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Myrto
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3/31/2017
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This involved some of the hardest decisions I've made in Fallen London. It was a great story. I ended up
[spoiler] giving both the Poet and the Admirer the boot, and leaving the Nurse with her sister to raise. The sister gave up the Urchin gangs to be with the Nurse. It was a bittersweet ending. I really considered sending the Nurse to the zee, and leaving the sister with the Urchins, but couldn't go through with it. The two lovers (Poet and Admirer) seemed too silly and self-absorbed for someone like the Nurse to be happy with. Echoed in my journal, starting here: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Myrto?fromEchoId=11441111
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3/31/2017
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Pnakotic wrote:
It was not so long a story as some, nor were there as many mechanics or reveals, but I enjoyed it for the well written characters, the clarity with which I could choose my direction, and one of the most delightful honey-dreams I've had in a long time. It's always best when I feel I can open my heart to the storylets and choose naturally. This has been very satisfying. I'll take a short story, and a sweet one, over a confusing grind carousel any day.
And nice to see the urchin with the birthmark again. I'm glad he's well.
I really enjoyed the honey dream sequence as well. It made me think that it was set under the water of the Mirror Marches.
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4/10/2017
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My first month of playing and first Exceptional Story as well. Loved it. The story is relatable, the characters are simple, but not dull. Liked the mechanics too: I really wasn't sure what final choice to make, but looking at the problem from different angles and narrowing choices helped a lot. Yes, I, too, sent the Nurse to the Zee, because "YOLO, follow your dreams, who the Hell do you think you are?".. ahem. But it was a hard decision; I didn't want to sadden the Admirer and was worried about the Urchin (because of that shaman stuff, yes). Still, their reactions to my advices were reassuring. I know I wouldn't likely be able to bring my dreams to life (not that I have any for now), so I really wish the main heroine and all other characters the future they deserve.
Also the Devil was my favourite; an absolutely charismatic fellow who summed up the story perfectly. I liked his predictions of characters' destinies; may these be right. I hope it's permitted to save non-really-spoiling bits of exceptional stories to the journal because the ending was just beautiful, I couldn't resist. Thanks for this work.
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4/10/2017
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There were four options in the dream, but they appeared by RNG only.
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Teaspoon
Posts: 866
4/11/2017
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I was much amused by the snippet about the Temperance Campaigner, intrigued as I am by those aspects of FL that bear resemblances to, ahem, more historical events. Would consider buying this if there is much upbraiding of devils for the invention of gin (extra points for explanation of gin in a place with no trees.)
Does that happen, or is it mostly just fun and games and doom?
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BlabberingMat
Posts: 385
4/11/2017
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Teaspoon wrote:
I was much amused by the snippet about the Temperance Campaigner, intrigued as I am by those aspects of FL that bear resemblances to, ahem, more historical events. Would consider buying this if there is much upbraiding of devils for the invention of gin (extra points for explanation of gin in a place with no trees.)
Does that happen, or is it mostly just fun and games and doom?
No, you don't really see these again. That snippet serves mainly as itroduction to "Blind Tiger", which becomes a hub of sorts during the story.
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
4/11/2017
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BlabberingMat wrote:
Teaspoon wrote:
I was much amused by the snippet about the Temperance Campaigner, intrigued as I am by those aspects of FL that bear resemblances to, ahem, more historical events. Would consider buying this if there is much upbraiding of devils for the invention of gin (extra points for explanation of gin in a place with no trees.)
Does that happen, or is it mostly just fun and games and doom?
No, you don't really see these again. That snippet serves mainly as itroduction to "Blind Tiger", which becomes a hub of sorts during the story.
If the Neath can have cherries, and peaches, I don't see why it cannot have juniper trees, and thus juniper berries for flavoring gin.
By the way, I wonder if the Empress detests peaches because she associates them with the Widow's contribution to obtaining immortality. She may well resent "being stretched out on this tough rack [i.e., life] any longer."
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Optimatum
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4/11/2017
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Catherine Raymond wrote:
By the way, I wonder if the Empress detests peaches because she associates them with the Widow's contribution to obtaining immortality. She may well resent "being stretched out on this tough rack [i.e., life] any longer."
I'm pretty sure the peach brandy doesn't really grant immortality. It seems far more likely to me that the Widow just has generic Garden-brand immortality, like the Duchess and Manager.
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Catherine Raymond
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4/12/2017
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Optimatum wrote:
Catherine Raymond wrote:
By the way, I wonder if the Empress detests peaches because she associates them with the Widow's contribution to obtaining immortality. She may well resent "being stretched out on this tough rack [i.e., life] any longer."
I'm pretty sure the peach brandy doesn't really grant immortality. It seems far more likely to me that the Widow just has generic Garden-brand immortality, like the Duchess and Manager.
The peach brandy may not *grant* immortality, but that doesn't mean that the Empress doesn't think that it does. If we knew whether the Empress likes apples or not, that might clinch it.
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Optimatum
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4/12/2017
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Doesn't the Empress already have immortality though as part of the bargain for selling London?
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Teaspoon
Posts: 866
4/12/2017
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Pretty sure that it's not her but Prince Albert who has the immortality.
Not that it's doing him much good, poor thing.
The peach thing has always puzzled me as there are references in young Victoria's diaries about how much she dotes on peaches. A post-Fall explanation for that would certainly make some sense.
I also went and looked up the contemporary manufacture of gin and found out that the cheap nasty adulterated versions involved a lot of "oil of vitriol". Which turns out to be sulphuric acid. (Info courtesy of the Magazine Formerly Known As the London Magazine. Back, er, when it was the London Magazine. https://books.google.com/books?id=JrGtdGB3J1sC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false)
So. I withdraw any question of plausibility; of course the Iron Republic can export an endless quantity of brimstone-flavoured water...
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Optimatum
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4/12/2017
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I thought both spouses got immortality. The Manager and the Hundred both do, though it's a little unorthodox in the latter case. The Duchess and Cantigaster both do. No spouses in the Third City, of course. The Widow does and I'm pretty sure her husband was immortal in some form before she killed him. Both Victoria and Albert having immortality would fit the pattern.
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Akernis
Posts: 255
4/13/2017
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Optimatum wrote:
I'm pretty sure the peach brandy doesn't really grant immortality. It seems far more likely to me that the Widow just has generic Garden-brand immortality, like the Duchess and Manager.
Why? The Silver Tree is quite clear that even a lesser version of her brandy has rejuvenating properties, and we know that the special peaches she uses comes from the far east of the Unterzee, maybe even beyond the area we can visit, so it would not surprise me in the least if they had unnatural properties on par with the apples grown from the Hesperidian trees from The Garden of Stone.
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Posts: 1047
4/13/2017
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The real question is: Why are the space bats so incompetent at saving people on their deathbed? Every single one seems to have been turned into a monster of some sort. You'd think they'd of developed a better method after two thousand years or so.
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4/13/2017
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Are we sure that they want to do a better job at it?
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4/13/2017
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I'd think it'd be advantageous to them for their client to not have buyer's remorse.
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4/13/2017
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If we're being fair, they are improving. Their knowledge of human biology was probably horrible when the First City fell, and so it only makes sense that the Hundred would be changed so much. I'd imagine the Cantigaster's current state relates to their hatred of the Second City once it fell. If they're going to be stuck there, why not make those who betrayed them suffer too? By the time we're at the Fifth City, Albert is rather worse for wear, but much more human than his counterparts through the years.
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3/31/2017
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I personally wasn't a huge fan of the fact that you couldn't choose help her decide independently of what you advised others. I chose the poet lover and no sister. But I feel like she should also be able to take on a lover and go to zee. Why should she be the one to give up her dreams, it's not like he needs to remain in London.
Anyways it was a change of pace but not as suited to the game as the clay arm or last season.
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3/30/2017
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I think so, since it is not required anywhere else in story
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4/23/2017
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Mildly bummed that there wasn't any extra content in the urchin bits related to Stormy-Eyed (or if it was, it was gated >12). Seems like that could have provided some additional in-character context for the sister's decision.
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4/24/2017
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Optimatum wrote:
I'd say matters of Heart were pretty integral to the story. The Admirer and Poet both love the Nurse, and the Nurse had been involved with the Poet, so a big part of the plot is which (if either) of them she'll choose. There's also familial love, with the Urchin torn between the Nurse and staying in the Flit.
There was some love involved, but I wouldn't say it's integral to the story. Yes, the Admirer loves the Nurse, and the Nurse loves her sister (and used to love the Poet). But it's more like background information. It doesn't affect the plot much.
Also, even so, the title seems awkward. If this is the element to emphasize, then I feel that "Love, the Devil and the Zee" would work better than using an actual object name like "The Heart".
Optimatum wrote:
dov wrote:
- There doesn't seem to be *any* thematic connection to the Season. This is a Season which started with raising awareness that some of the lower classes in London are getting very unsatisfied. This was explored in the first story of the season via the Clay Men. I expected a story which dealt with some other faction or group and their resentment, leading up to something.
I wouldn't agree entirely. While there was no focus on the resentment aspect, the story did revolve around the results of the issues of the lower classes. The Nurse cut ties with the Poet to care for her sister, hence why she's now overworked in her current profession. The Poet is in debt without a reliable source of income or money to pay for his vices. The Urchin lives in the Flit because her sister still lacks the money to pay for an education despite working herself into exhaustion.
Yes, it involved people of a lower class. But that's not exactly the season's apparent theme, which is described with the following phrases:
- "The People Awakening"
- "The powerful whisper of discontent, and fear for their position. The downtrodden, the desperate and the ignored seethe at their plight. Something is bound to give, and soon."
- "Each of this Season's Exceptional Stories will encourage another portion of London's downtrodden to rise."
None of this is relevant for this month's story, which affected no one except the 4 main characters (with the Devil watching from the side with no actual involvement). This was a simple (and good!) story about person A who likes person B, who used to like person C but now isn't sure who and what to choose, while person D is off having fun but might return home.
Contrast this with last month's story, which also involved very few actual characters, but was part of a general movement of discontent among a certain faction (Clay Men).
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4/17/2017
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Erm. That the Masters do a bad job at granting immortality was a new thought for me. I have always been pretty sure they do this on purpose, because such is their humor. My character has always liked them for that, in fact. As for buyers' regrets, well. Not that their buyers would ever be able to tell anyone on the Surface about them, right?
And I'm pretty sure the peach brandy does grant immortality. My Silver Tree character descended with the Fourth City and became immortal for no particular price, while the Widow's lover did not.
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4/23/2017
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>>>There doesn't seem to be *any* thematic connection to the Season.
That was very dissapointing.
And there was no Zee in my story, so i have no idea why its in the title.
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6/1/2017
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This Exceptional Story is now available to purchase for Fate!
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4/4/2017
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Catherine Raymond wrote:
I (...) I disliked the idea that the story was asking the player to manipulate the characters
At the very least the word manipulate is badly chosen. It raises my hackles, too. Maybe advise would have been the word to go with? But I suppose it's calling a spade a spade.
I've been stuck at that stage in the story for three days now. Just don't see the Vicomte as a manipulator of people's lives.
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Azothi wrote:
If we're being fair, they are improving. Their knowledge of human biology was probably horrible when the First City fell, and so it only makes sense that the Hundred would be changed so much. I'd imagine the Cantigaster's current state relates to their hatred of the Second City once it fell. If they're going to be stuck there, why not make those who betrayed them suffer too? By the time we're at the Fifth City, Albert is rather worse for wear, but much more human than his counterparts through the years.
"The first taught restraint," as the Bazaar said. I'm pretty sure the Cantigaster's current state is more to do with his imminent death from poison, though. The Masters didn't realize they were betrayed until quite a while after the Second City fell.
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suinicide
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At the end of each season they release a tie in, which often uses items given in previous stories. These notes are almost certainly one such item.
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Alysian
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suinicide wrote:
At the end of each season they release a tie in, which often uses items given in previous stories. These notes are almost certainly one such item.
I thought it might just be that, but I ended last month's story without receiving any tie-in items, only the 2 Clay Surgeries quality. So if that's the case I'm short an item. A helpful IRC friend pointed out they received 'A Story of Clay Oppression', something which I didn't get. I'll pursue this elsewhere so as to not derail the thread. Thanks
Edit- Missed a click. It's all sorted That character only went through the Clay Arm story late yesterday.
edited by Alysian on 4/1/2017
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Kukapetal
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looking at people's journals, it looks like you do get to speak with him in the dream, but only briefly. I clicked on the button to go talk with him, and the dream immediately ended and I found myself back in Veilgarden, so it's probably a minor bug. I suppose I can live with it as long as it doesn't break the story.
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Pnakotic wrote:
I received a different text there. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/J.%20Ward%20Dunn?fromEchoId=11445881
Thank you!
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