Six Handed Merchant
Posts: 141
1/18/2018
|
Having visited Penstock's Wicket for the first time now, and having read a fragment of the Tragedy Procedures, a thought hit me: shouldn't the best and brightest minds in London be working on preventing tragedy in the first place, rather than coping with it?
And when it comes to Lacre overflow, we know the following:
[spoiler]- It is at Christmastime, the loneliest of seasons, that the Lacre overflows.
- The Lacre is (as far as I can tell) what happens when the Bazaar weeps.
- There is longing in Lacre
- In matters of the Bazaar, look to love, always.
[/spoiler]
Therefore, shouldn't the goal of the best and brightest minds in London, be:
To find the Bazaar a soul mate?
Discuss.
edited by Six Handed Merchant on 1/18/2018
--
The Six Handed Merchant: If it's the truth you seek, The Six Handed Merchant is the gentlemen-, er, lady-, er, detective you need! Just pay no heed to that Eradication Officer tailing Six: that poor fellow is simply out of his mind!
Six's Mantlepiece (I am available for roleplaying and SAs. My schedule is pretty full, so please PM me first to work out the details.)
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Siankan
Posts: 1048
1/18/2018
|
Six Handed Merchant wrote:
Therefore, shouldn't the goal of the best and brightest minds in London, be:
To find the Bazaar a soul mate?
I just want to make one observation here: Yes, this entire project is doomed to abject failure. Yes, it is probably disastrous for all foolish enough to attempt it, in a way that makes NORTH look like a free vacation to Palm Beach. However...
...most PCs in London wouldn't know that.
So there's nothing to stop an interested character in embarking on such a project. Oh, yes, it's desperate, and the whole thing is thickly topped with dramatic irony and hovering somewhere between Antigone and The Importance of Being Earnest. What of it? That's not a bad formula for interesting narrative. Whether you're wanting to comedically watch the unfortunate end of a series of promising candidates, or involve yourself in an epic quest almost cheery and hopeful enough for Lovecraft, the idea has plenty of potential--so long as the author understands going in that this isn't going to end in Bazaarine wedding bells.
--
Prof. Sian Kan, at your service.
|
|
|
+5
link
|
Siankan
Posts: 1048
2/8/2018
|
Six Handed Merchant wrote:
So I inadvertently came across some end-game spoilers, which helped me figure out a few things but honestly raised more questions than answers.
Ah. You have succinctly stated the essence of Fallen London.
--
Prof. Sian Kan, at your service.
|
|
|
+3
link
|
Six Handed Merchant
Posts: 141
1/18/2018
|
Daedalus_Falk wrote:
The most spoiler-free way for me to put it is that the Bazaar already has a singular and abiding love interest, whose identity is buried deep in the late-game lore.
Wait, it's not Feducci, is it? That rogue.
edited by Six Handed Merchant on 1/18/2018
--
The Six Handed Merchant: If it's the truth you seek, The Six Handed Merchant is the gentlemen-, er, lady-, er, detective you need! Just pay no heed to that Eradication Officer tailing Six: that poor fellow is simply out of his mind!
Six's Mantlepiece (I am available for roleplaying and SAs. My schedule is pretty full, so please PM me first to work out the details.)
|
|
|
+2
link
|
Siankan
Posts: 1048
1/20/2018
|
Addis Rook wrote:
I have a feeling this would end even more terribly if the mission was by some miracle a success, and you'd probably never want to go back to the Surface again either
edited by Addis Rook on 1/20/2018
Success would, in many ways, undermine the premise of the entire game. (If that sentence doesn't make sense right now, don't worry; it will.)
--
Prof. Sian Kan, at your service.
|
|
|
+2
link
|
Reinol von Lorica
Posts: 102
1/21/2018
|
If this succeeds, then we may have a big problem on our hands. Like...a VERY big problem. Talking ‘bout a full on power struggle.
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Reinol%20von%20Lorica
|
|
|
+2
link
|
Slyblue
Posts: 224
1/21/2018
|
This – this is charming! We will endorse it; we will reproduce it; perhaps we will even see you share in the royalties.
And if we never make it to numbers six or seven, well, not all messages arrive, do they? Ask any postman.
(I would love to see this happen.)
--
The Smiling Devil • The Curt Licentiate • The Keen-Eyed Captain
"For hearts of truest mettle, absence doth join and Time doth settle."
|
|
|
+2
link
|
Six Handed Merchant
Posts: 141
1/18/2018
|
I have no doubt that this project would fail spectacularly. The only question I have is how much damage these poor players would do to London with their good intentions. Or if it would be possible for any of them to not end up either completely insane or thoroughly dead.
I think I'll need to play further into Fallen London's content before I can figure that one out. But yes, I'll keep this as a potential story idea, because this is one hell of a windmill to tilt at.
--
The Six Handed Merchant: If it's the truth you seek, The Six Handed Merchant is the gentlemen-, er, lady-, er, detective you need! Just pay no heed to that Eradication Officer tailing Six: that poor fellow is simply out of his mind!
Six's Mantlepiece (I am available for roleplaying and SAs. My schedule is pretty full, so please PM me first to work out the details.)
|
|
|
+2
link
|
shylarah
Posts: 171
1/19/2018
|
Ahaha.
I'd like to point out that the Bazaar does what it does out of love. And that love is often the cause of sadness, in one way or another.
--
Lady of Cold Steel, Lady of the Flit, Lady Alyssana Grey. A formidable woman, hard to read and slow to trust. Darkness lurks inside her.
Alts: (please direct all inquiries to Alys & say who they're for)
-Nikki, the Playful Daredevil, leading the constables on merry chases across London at every available opportunity. It's not a good robbery if you didn't get chased~
-Shylarah, waifish, wide-eyed, painfully foreign, entirely untamed. Her search for a way home now leads her to Parabola. There's something about her...
-Dr. Maxwell Thomas, a kindhearted physician who can't stand to see suffering. Moral to a fault, even to his own detriment. Unlucky in love.
I would rather be taken for a fool than deny aid where it is needed.
-Angie, the Cheeky Sharpshooter. Got her start with the Regiment and proudly operated their cannon for years. Rowdy, rough, and among the best shots in London.
|
|
|
+2
link
|
Daedalus_Falk
Posts: 234
1/18/2018
|
Six Handed Merchant wrote:
Fixated? Is there a plot line or exceptional story that I missed?
The most spoiler-free way for me to put it is that the Bazaar already has a singular and abiding love interest, whose identity is buried deep in the late-game lore.
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Daedalus_Falk
----
For I was hungry, and you gave me rats. I was thirsty, and you gave me rats. I was naked, and you gave me rats. The rodents were gathered together, the cats slept in the Sun’s blindness, and the rats rose like the Moon, in the light at the edge of the cheese.
|
|
|
+2
link
|
Six Handed Merchant
Posts: 141
1/18/2018
|
I am pretty far from that late-game lore, so I have no idea what it is. And thank you for not spoiling it.
But can I assume that said singular and abiding love interest would be hard to replace? Duplicate? Or re-create either mechanically or though eldritch magic?
D__n.
Well, so much for that idea. Maybe I'll hatch a crazier plan once I've hit the late-game lore.
--
The Six Handed Merchant: If it's the truth you seek, The Six Handed Merchant is the gentlemen-, er, lady-, er, detective you need! Just pay no heed to that Eradication Officer tailing Six: that poor fellow is simply out of his mind!
Six's Mantlepiece (I am available for roleplaying and SAs. My schedule is pretty full, so please PM me first to work out the details.)
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Siankan
Posts: 1048
1/18/2018
|
I don't think the Bazaar will be willing to accept substitutes. Seems to be rather... fixated.
--
Prof. Sian Kan, at your service.
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Addis Rook
Posts: 125
1/20/2018
|
I have a feeling this would end even more terribly if the mission was by some miracle a success, and you'd probably never want to go back to the Surface again either
edited by Addis Rook on 1/20/2018
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Six Handed Merchant
Posts: 141
2/8/2018
|
So I inadvertently came across some end-game spoilers, which helped me figure out a few things but honestly raised more questions than answers. So now what I'm wondering is:
[spoiler]So what about the Dawn Machine? Was that an attempt to create some kind of robo-soul-mate? Or is it more of a...physical distraction? [/spoiler]
I don't know. And I honesty don't want to follow that trainwreck of a thought any further. All I know is that option is a non-starter too, as immolating all of London isn't any better than the lacre. Choosing between being shot vs. being poisoned isn't really the victory ending I was envisioning for this thing...
Oh well, back to the drawing boards... 
edited by Six Handed Merchant on 2/8/2018
--
The Six Handed Merchant: If it's the truth you seek, The Six Handed Merchant is the gentlemen-, er, lady-, er, detective you need! Just pay no heed to that Eradication Officer tailing Six: that poor fellow is simply out of his mind!
Six's Mantlepiece (I am available for roleplaying and SAs. My schedule is pretty full, so please PM me first to work out the details.)
|
|
|
+1
link
|
Reinol von Lorica
Posts: 102
1/18/2018
|
The revelation of who the Bazaar cares for is a very spoiler-y subject. To provide a few hints, the University storyline reveals the most, in a way.
And thankfully, it is not Feducci. But no, it is nigh impossible to replace/duplicate/re create that lover. But I’m not discouraging you. Feel free to assume. It’s a big-ish world out there.
edited by Reinol von Lorica on 1/18/2018
--
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Reinol%20von%20Lorica
|
|
|
+1
link
|
The Lord Breakfast
Posts: 70
1/18/2018
|
Actually, a duplicate may be possible, but I suspect she would notice the difference.
--
The Lord Breakfast, Captain Bacon, The Ageless Pirate, Bane of Salad, The Thrice-Mad, Eater of Pelicans
|
|
|
+1
link
|