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The Season of Silver: Item Trade-In

Absintheuse Posts: 348 2/23/2018	In the Season of Silver, experience three stories that delve into debts, obligations, and contracts gone wrong. The Season of Silver has finished and is now available for Fate. If you played Steeped in Honey, Lamentation Lock and Factory of Favours, you will have gained an item unique to each tale. You can trade in these items to unlock a short tale suffused with lore and adorned with an alluring reward. This option opens today, and will remain permanently, so there is no need to trade in your items by any deadline. The story can be found via The Season of Silver: An Urgent Cry
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Hattington Posts: 210 2/23/2018	I am peeved beyond all reasonable thought that RIGHT AFTER an exceptional story where I would have, apparently, been willing to MURDER A FATHER OR HIS DAUGHTER out of a misguided sense of obligation to the other in defiance of my expressed approval for said daughter's handiwork AND my peak human combat skills. That I was apparently unwilling or unable to shank, silence, evade the outcry from or otherwise circumnavigate A SINGLE ORPHAN WHO STOLE MY PRECIOUS COINS. I had plans for those things, dammit. I wanted to extort the Numismatrix, cut a deal with the Masters, bribe the Fingerkings to delegate one into my service. I have THOUSANDS of reasons to slay a child and a large segment of the general public over these treasures, but instead I did nothing about it. And the secret. THIS is the secret your opponent would try to trick you into forgetting? A child's petty grudge against her mother, disguised as some grand delusion of civic pride?! I swear if this woman ever shows up in another ES, my top priority will be gutting her like a fish. -- The Dawnburnt Vake-Rider: https://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Hattington
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suinicide Posts: 2409 2/23/2018	The Civet is a high ranking, mysterious great game player with a flair for the dramatic. But of course, there's no guarantee this is the real one. -- 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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Jolanda Swan Posts: 1783 2/23/2018	I did. Currently, I am agonizing over the final decision. It would not let me echo the third answer on the third coin, but everything else is there. -- 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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Catherine Raymond Posts: 2518 2/23/2018	Irym Ydell wrote: I wish I'd journaled all of the responses about each coin.... I am not very good about remembering I have a journal. I thought each story was really well written & I like the think they were all true in some fashion. Other than that, this conclusion seems a little bit weak comparatively. The inference & the plot seemed odd but I am hoping with that knowledge in the game now that we get to hear more about the Numanatrix & the Great Game in regards to the coins. Especially since we have a running tally of coins & time that get us to the Namenatrix card. If that makes sense. Basically, I would just like more lore about the Numanatrix. Did anyone journal all the answers? If so, let me know, I'd love to read them again. I did. And it will also be obvious which ending I chose because I've finished the Season, and echoed the result. I am cathyr19335 in Fallen London, and there's a link to my profile and thus my Journal in my signature block. -- 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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annalibertas Posts: 161 2/24/2018	It was somewhat strange that the only option was to just trustingly hand over the coins to a random orphan considering that's wildly out of character for at least half of London's inhabitants but after that the story was quite nice -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Anna%20Libertas Accepting all social actions & boxed cats https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Julliah%20Randolph Alt, will accept all social actions whenever I log on
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ExceptionallyDelicious Posts: 188 2/27/2018	phryne wrote: I did realize that you should ask each question three times to get the three different answers (two lies, one truth). But apparently, there was still more: as Pnakotic indicated upthread, you could get at least four different answers - with the [mysterious person] growing more and more irritated. Like most people, I did not realize that and simply moved on with the story. Does anyone else have journal entries for pestering them even beyond this point? Btw, I haven't the foggiest which of the answers are most likely to be truthful. I'd be interested in reading some people's theories on them... Here you are: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/DavidJ?fromEchoId=13700254 I do have some theories. But they are all completely unfounded and are unable to be proven, mostly based on which narratives I liked the most. I'm leaning old promise for the locket, Sibyl to Pauper to the Stolen river for the actual coin, and either Polythreme promise or an [redacted by decree of Mr Wines, Cups, Veils, and Iron] bartering chip from which all other coins came from. -- Any and all social actions are appreciated, and most will be reciprocated. DavidJ, a self reflection (main): http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/DavidJ Damien Erebus, a broken man and aspiring spymaster: http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Damien%20Erebus
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Brogues Posts: 2 2/23/2018	Robin Alexander wrote: Cthonius wrote: What was the reward for not keeping your promise? I want to say a "Dreadful Surmise"? I'm going to have to make notes of rewards in Journal headers, to be certain. It was a dreadful surmise, I chose that option -- Brogues, not Oxfords
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Saklad Posts: 528 2/23/2018	I absolutely loved this conclusion. It revealed something truly unexpected and amazing, and with such style too! [spoiler]The Numismatrix has a child, and that child is a veteran player of the Game. But not just any player: that child is known as… the Civet![/spoiler] Also, the nine stories were fascinating. I’m fairly sure which ones are true. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 2/23/2018	Cthonius wrote: What was the reward for not keeping your promise? I want to say a "Dreadful Surmise"? I'm going to have to make notes of rewards in Journal headers, to be certain.
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Kukapetal Posts: 1449 2/23/2018	[spoiler]The "Civet" sounds familiar but I can't place them. Where else are they mentioned in the game?[/spoiler] edited by Kukapetal on 2/23/2018
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Edgardo Filatelista Posts: 2 2/23/2018	What could I do but follow the Rite? Got another Intriguer's Compendium and no lore whatsoever. Tiny nightmare and suspicion reduction for this poor Midnighter.
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Diptych Administrator Posts: 3493 2/24/2018	Saklad wrote: [spoiler]The Numismatrix has a child, and that child is a veteran player of the Game. But not just any player: that child is known as… the Civet![/spoiler] Not the! Good heavens! I rather enjoyed that. A well-written romp with a hint of swashbuckling adventure and lots of dubious secrets. -- 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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Lady Karnstein Posts: 278 2/26/2018	Yes you could get three stories per "coin" -- Lady Caroline Karnstein, The Moral Hedonist (Description) Infamous writer, artist, and courtesan. Unrepentant Invert. Hesperidean. Paramount Presence, Correspondent, Nocturnal. Poet Laureate of the Neath, Ambassador to Arbor
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dov Posts: 2580 2/27/2018	Optimatum wrote: Corran wrote: I foolishly thought the two lies and one truth referred to the three items so I didn't realise I could ask three questions about each. :/ Wait, you could!? The story did a terrible job of indicating that. I'm now playing this. The exact text is: "I'll give you three answers for each. Two lies, and a truth." (emphasis mine) Later, for each of the "coins", the game instructions are: "They have promised to tell you two lies and a truth about each coin. Which will they tell this time?" (emphasis mine) edited by dov on 2/27/2018 -- 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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phryne Posts: 1347 2/27/2018	I did realize that you should ask each question three times to get the three different answers (two lies, one truth). But apparently, there was still more: as Pnakotic indicated upthread, you could get at least four different answers - with the [mysterious person] growing more and more irritated. Like most people, I did not realize that and simply moved on with the story. Does anyone else have journal entries for pestering them even beyond this point? Btw, I haven't the foggiest which of the answers are most likely to be truthful. I'd be interested in reading some people's theories on 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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Saklad Posts: 528 2/23/2018	It is possible I enjoyed this more because I’ve recently been in the Foreign Office rebuilding my item stocks after sending a bunch of Engraved Skulls. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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Pnakotic Posts: 266 2/23/2018	I chose to honor my promises, and got an Intriguer's Compendium. Not a terrible reward, but I felt let down by the lack of narrative. [spoiler]That said, there was ample evidence the robed figure was a player in the game and that the Numismatrix is likely their mother (or possibly lover or sibling) - as evinced by their slip on the Locket question. Perhaps the most interesting tidbit, though, was the response to a fourth query on the scored stone coin; no other question drew such a strong response to probing. Which indicates a personal attachment of some sort. Unfortunately, that still left me at a bit of a loss as to which answer wasn't a lie. I'm utterly at a loss to evaluate the truth about the Superbian Coin.[/spoiler] -- J. Ward Dunn, Glassman Book of All Hours 9:99: Journey's end in lover's meeting. Progress is ascendancy.
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ExceptionallyDelicious Posts: 188 2/23/2018	Pnakotic wrote: I chose to honor my promises, and got an Intriguer's Compendium. Not a terrible reward, but I felt let down by the lack of narrative. cut spoiler If you would have not honored your promise, you would remember that [spoiler]the robed figure reveals that the Numismatrix is their mother.[/spoiler] I would also add that I was also disappointed with the narrative of this season tie in. The mechanics were decent, but not enough so to make up for the lack of lore, IMO. This was a strong season overall though - the first two stories were phenomenal; the third one less so, but all in all I was very pleased. -- Any and all social actions are appreciated, and most will be reciprocated. DavidJ, a self reflection (main): http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/DavidJ Damien Erebus, a broken man and aspiring spymaster: http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Damien%20Erebus
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phryne Posts: 1347 2/23/2018	This is not intended as a rant, but I do have to say that this Season has been a bit of a disappointment for me. The stories overall felt rather pedestrian and poorly structured, leading nowhere in particular. Purely personal opinion, your mileage is allowed to vary -- 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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Corran Posts: 401 2/24/2018	I foolishly thought the two lies and one truth referred to the three items so I didn't realise I could ask three questions about each. :/ -- My Fallen London profile
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Lady Karnstein Posts: 278 2/24/2018	I rather liked then first story of the season, other two were okay. I found this bit fairly interesting, it had a mystique. -- Lady Caroline Karnstein, The Moral Hedonist (Description) Infamous writer, artist, and courtesan. Unrepentant Invert. Hesperidean. Paramount Presence, Correspondent, Nocturnal. Poet Laureate of the Neath, Ambassador to Arbor
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Catherine Raymond Posts: 2518 2/25/2018	In a way, I regretted surrendering these items, because they were kind of nifty to have. But the bits of lore about the Numismatrix made it worth the surrender, in my opinion. -- 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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folklore364 Posts: 136 2/25/2018	interesting trade in. The urchin bit was kind of funny for me, but thats mostly because I rather like the little ones. I'm curious how many people actually followed through with their promise to do the rite of Saint Joshua. Also is the person you meet with possessed by something from parabola? It strongly hints that they're eyes are infused with Viric. -- A correspondent who hungers for knowledge. May have doomed london to war with Hell. http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/folklore364
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Lady Nyara Posts: 8 2/26/2018	folklore364 wrote: interesting trade in. The urchin bit was kind of funny for me, but thats mostly because I rather like the little ones. I'm curious how many people actually followed through with their promise to do the rite of Saint Joshua. I did- my character is a Midnighter, so it seemed fitting. I'm glad people have echoed the other options. -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/lady%20nyara https://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/rayseline https://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/miss%20merrywood
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phryne Posts: 1347 2/23/2018	What was the reward item for unmasking the stranger? -- 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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Saklad Posts: 528 2/23/2018	phryne wrote: What was the reward item for unmasking the stranger? A Scrap of Ivory Organza, which is very nice. I didn’t have one yet, and it saves me the trouble of getting Certifiable Scraps for it eventually. I’m aware there are other sources, but I don’t want to use those. -- Saklad5, a man of many talents
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sekar Posts: 18 2/23/2018	Ivica wrote: Did someone try to unmask the stranger? i did, on my main. rather disappointed, expected more content -- Main: Sekar, a Rambunctious Socialist with an unhealthy inclination towards a particularly combustible language. Other characters: The Reluctant Oneironaut : Spends the better part of his days sleeping while his daughters study him in his dreaming-state. The Uproarious Mechanic : A new challenger to the drinking champions of the Blind Helmsman. The Eloquent Chromatomancer : Young enough to be an urchin, yet too clean to pass as one.
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Blaine Davidson Posts: 388 2/23/2018	My understanding of certain bits of lore are foggy at best, is it possible to discern which bits of information provided are truths? Or is never truly knowing part of the "fun"? -- Blaine Davidson, a reserved and sensible woman with a fondness of collecting rarities.
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Mr Sables Posts: 597 2/23/2018	I was rather disappointed by this. I'm curious who wrote it, actually, I have to admit. In any case, it fell very flat to me . . . it also seemed to have no point, as my choice implied the result would have been exactly the same no matter what I chose, which will lead me to check others' journals to see if this assumption is correct, but - in any case - the "revelation" seemed meaningless to me and pointless. I felt like I traded in items and got nothing in turn.
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Cthonius Posts: 362 2/23/2018	What was the reward for not keeping your promise? -- 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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Her Ladyship The Ydell Sovereign Posts: 76 2/23/2018	I wish I'd journaled all of the responses about each coin.... I am not very good about remembering I have a journal. I thought each story was really well written & I like the think they were all true in some fashion. Other than that, this conclusion seems a little bit weak comparatively. The inference & the plot seemed odd but I am hoping with that knowledge in the game now that we get to hear more about the Numanatrix & the Great Game in regards to the coins. Especially since we have a running tally of coins & time that get us to the Namenatrix card. If that makes sense. Basically, I would just like more lore about the Numanatrix. Did anyone journal all the answers? If so, let me know, I'd love to read them again. -- -House of Ydell- It's only when you cannot hear the bats, that is when the bats are coming. This is the only advice I have to give. {Feel free to request my presence for any Correspondent needs, plant battles, duels, chess, whatever. It might take me a moment to a day to respond, but I will.)
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