Diptych
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6/18/2018
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It's an exciting week in Fallen London! But the essential business of the asking, and answering, of questions, must still be done - and this is the place to do it!
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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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Daedalus_Falk
Posts: 234
6/18/2018
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Is there an ETA on the Finale for the Season of Adorations? Obviously it had to be backbenched for the election & redesign, but it would be quite shocking for it to come out in July!
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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.
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PSGarak
Posts: 834
6/22/2018
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Dudebro Pyro wrote:
Wait a second. When cashing in favours for Church renown, the Bishops are arguing about the Queen. I'm assuming that's the Empress, but is that found elsewhere? Or is that a peculiarity of that particular storylet?
I'm not an expert on the British monarchy (I'm an American, it's all Greek to me), but I'm guessing this is one of those weird things about titles and roles and being specific and correct and proper about the uses thereof.
The Empress has multiple titles, which are not ornamental but actually refer to different authorities that she has. Her role as the head of the Church of England comes specifically from her role as the Queen of England, which is separate and distinct form any other titles or authorities she may have. For example, the real-life Queen Victoria was the reigning British monarch and also the Empress of India. The position of Empress of India grants no authority over the Church of India, but the position of reigning British monarch does. Notwithstanding the fact that the same person has both titles and both roles, it is likely a breach of some sort of protocol to refer to the Empress of India as the head of the Church of England.
I actually don't know how the Traitor Empress got her title, or what she is the Empress of.
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Azothi
Posts: 586
6/22/2018
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Dudebro Pyro wrote:
Wait a second. When cashing in favours for Church renown, the Bishops are arguing about the Queen. I'm assuming that's the Empress, but is that found elsewhere? Or is that a peculiarity of that particular storylet? I'm unsure whether references to Victoria as queen appear anywhere else. It's possibly a quirk of the writer, but it makes sense either way.
The title of Empress in the U.K. originates when Victoria took on the title Empress of India in 1876, and British monarchs styled themselves as emperors and empresses only from 1877 to Indian independence in 1948. Victoria in 1896 would have styled herself Victoria RI: R for the Latin regina (queen) and I for the Latin imperatrix (empress). It is, therefore, correct to name Victoria as either Queen or Empress.
One may speculate that Southwark and St. Fiacre use the title Queen out of habit: the title of Empress would only be 20 years old at this point, dating to eight years after the Fall. This indicates, in combination with the Trade of Faces ending that mentions tea from Ceylon, that the British Empire may still nominally control India even with London disappearing off to the Neath. Technically, though, the monarch is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
Another technicality is that the title of Supreme Governor of the Church of England doesn't actually confer authority over Anglican churches because of the founding of the Anglican Communion in 1867, right before the Fall, which is headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury but exercises no authority over international Anglican churches.
In short, whether or not the queen is the highest power really does miss the point.
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Azoth I, the Emissary of Cardinals - A Paramount Presence (not currently accepting new Proteges)
Away to where the Chain cannot bind us.
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Holden
Posts: 22
6/18/2018
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Anybody else having slowdown so bad it makes the game unusable right now? Like, 30-40 second delays after every click?
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Ophelia Caldecott is probably burgling something from your lodgings as you read this.
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Barse
Posts: 706
6/18/2018
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Waterpls wrote:
What is the last day when current ES (The Bones Of London) is available?
It should be made unavailable around midday GMT on the 28th of June.
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 The Scorched Sailor, up for most social actions and RP. Not as scary as he looks.
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suinicide
Posts: 2409
6/23/2018
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Prickfinger is an area near watchmakers hill. It is an odd place, almost more suited to the elder continent. Filled with sharp edges that stab you with every step, frozen lakes of stone, and moving hills.
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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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Waterpls
Posts: 326
6/18/2018
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@Holden yes, enjoy your election time.
What is the last day when current ES (The Bones Of London) is available?
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Long grinds: Heptagoat 100/180; Cider Done; Correspondence 21/21; Paramount 4/4.
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xKiv
Posts: 846
6/22/2018
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string wrote:
This feels like a kind of silly question, but I've poked around a bit and I'm still confused. I know Loitering and using the information for blackmail increases suspicion, but I've seen references to (any kind of?) loitering being harmful, specifically by causing a loss of Society Connected (and possibly making waves).
Given that Renown and Favours have replaced the Connected system, is loitering harmful at all anymore, if it's not used for blackmail?
There was a change to all the standard (lodgings-accessible) social actions in 2017. One thing that happened is that the new loiterings don't hurt the things that the old loiterings did hurt.
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https://www.fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/xKiv - a witchful, percussive, dangermous and shadowry scholar of coexplodence, hopsidirean, and walker of fallen kitties.
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Skinnyman
Posts: 2133
6/23/2018
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I picked Seek the wisdom of the Tomb-Colonists on the reputation card with my alt, but I'm either too tired and the text is to ambiguous!
Can anyone shed more light about what are the Mercies talking about?
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Wisdom of the ancients
Unfortunately, you can only track down the Mercies. Still, they've been around a very long time. The conversation will surely be—"It's all butt rot, of course," Lettice says. Beg pardon? "Fungal disease. How'd you think Prickfinger got the way it is?" Grace sputters into her bandages. "She's pulling your linen. Now listen—" Ah. You'd never have guessed. The past really is another country.
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String, if you are looking for someone t loiter with, my main, Skinnyman, is available.
Need notes for Nadir Battle card to get boxes of curious; best way if you are Looking.
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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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