Absintheuse
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6/25/2018
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Today marks the halfway point of this year’s Mayoral Election!
Mr Huffam has been polling the public on their thoughts about our dear candidates and the first results are in! Find how the other polls turned out in the dailies.
Now that you've had some time to learn about each candidate's platform, we invite you to cast your vote! Each candidate will reward their supporters with a gift for their efforts.
Your combined Election Career level and Notability will be counted towards your chosen candidate, and a winner will be announced next Monday, 2nd July!
If you uncover any new information about your candidate that may sway you to another, it's possible to change your vote (for the cost of 10 Reputation), but be sure to decide before the votes are tallied on the 2nd of July.
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Riful
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6/25/2018
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rahv7 wrote:
Contrarian: Black
Sir Frederick wrote:
Contrarian is using white
Somehow I'm not surprised.
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elderfleur
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6/27/2018
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This micro-story is the most upsetting thing I've experienced in Fallen London to date.
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incerteza
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6/25/2018
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kittyrambunctious wrote:
"Will voting for Slowcake make it easier to get his Amanuensis to give me St. Destin's candle?".
Mechanically, his card _might_, possibly, have some relation to MW.
Lore-wise, though, do you know what devils think of the stained souls?
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phryne
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6/25/2018
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I love how frequently, after more than three years, this game still teaches me new words. Because of Mr Slowcake's delightful gift I now know what a caduceus is, an expression I had never encountered before. Thanks once again!
 1000th post! 
edited by phryne on 6/25/2018
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
6/25/2018
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Aniline wrote:
We don't get a second free gift for switching, right?
No.
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Cooper
Posts: 61
6/25/2018
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Anne Auclair wrote:
btw, I don't think anyone commented on this, but Sinning Jenny is still incredibly unhappy over what happened with Feducci.
The Brass Embassy is politically neutral. (A statement that causes Sinning Jenny to burst into bitter laughter.)
Wow, the Bandaged Bandit really did a number on her.
Real patriots dislike obvious foreign assets establishing political footholds. It's part of the reason I oppose Slowcake.
At least the other two are about as true as Londoners can get ... for better or for much much worse.
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Remorseful Opportunist. https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Padraig%20Cooper
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
6/25/2018
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Akernis wrote:
Anne Auclair wrote:
btw, I don't think anyone commented on this, but Sinning Jenny is still incredibly unhappy over what happened with Feducci.
The Brass Embassy is politically neutral. (A statement that causes Sinning Jenny to burst into bitter laughter.)
Wow, the Bandaged Bandit really did a number on her.
How did you get that journal entry? I haven't seen anything like that so far.
it's the Campaigner text from "asking" the Devils for support (1 Infernal favor for 2 Support).
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elderfleur
Posts: 77
6/27/2018
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Tsar Koschei wrote:
Is there any benefit to advancing on your career apart from making your vote count for more? Seems rather a waste of favors and actions if not. I'm leaning pretty strongly towards just cashing in my rep for items. In past years each candidate rewarded their followers based upon their contributions, worth about 5 Echoes per "level". I doubt the scaling payout structure will change this year, although the exact rate might be different. I'd call early Career Levels a safe bet, but higher levels at 3 or 4 Reputation a piece might be questionable (or at least "not optimal") from a pure-Echo point of view.
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Absintheuse
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Posts: 348
6/28/2018
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Barse wrote:
NinjaComedian wrote:
So does anyone know when the votes will be tallied? I'm sitting on the card to cash in the Notability I worked up for the election to overcap a stat, but the last thing I want to do is to prematurely lower the influence of my vote before it's tallied.
Monday was officially the halfway point, so the Election ends at the end of the week/sometime next Monday - to be safe I would avoid overcapping until Monday evening (UK time). I'm in the same boat, and keep spooking myself by almost discarding An Unsigned Message.
Votes will be tallied and a winner announced Monday 2nd July, so definitely get your votes in before 8:00am BST on Monday to be safe
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Skinnyman
Posts: 2133
6/25/2018
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Absintheuse wrote:
If you uncover any new information about your candidate that may sway you to another, it's possible to change your vote (for the cost of 10 Reputation), but be sure to decide before the votes are tallied on the 2nd of July.
Many thanks for the ease of this option!
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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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Diptych
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6/25/2018
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Say now - does anyone recall past years' campaign colours? I note that, this year, the Contrarian is using white, and Mr Slowcake's banners are yellow. Has the Princess adopted a particular colour?
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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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rahv7
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6/25/2018
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Sir Frederick wrote:
Say now - does anyone recall past years' campaign colours? I note that, this year, the Contrarian is using white, and Mr Slowcake's banners are yellow. Has the Princess adopted a particular colour?
Just checked ...
- Jenny: Scarlet
- Bishop: White
- Contrarian: Black
- Temperance Campaigner: Emerald
- Detective: Blue
- Feducci: Crimson
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edited by rahv7 on 6/25/2018
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It's possible people have forgotten that there is an actual devil in the actual Lord Mayor's office. A devil who is promising to look after people's souls. What is wrong with everybody?
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PSGarak
Posts: 834
6/25/2018
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FYI, an Election Flash Lay just became available on the main Election story card. That wasn't there last week, right?
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Anne Auclair
Posts: 2215
6/25/2018
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The Contrarian shares my low opinion of Sinning Jenny's tenure btw :P
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"The previous two Mayors have been so ineffectual..."
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Kitty Rambunctious
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6/25/2018
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As a society lady,I of course support the Princess. As an enjoyer of debate, I find the Contrarian intriguing. But first and foremost, I am a Seeker of the Name, and as a Seeker, the burning question is "Will voting for Slowcake make it easier to get his Amanuensis to give me St. Destin's candle?". This is what I want to know.
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Blaine Davidson
Posts: 388
6/25/2018
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Wish me luck. I'm going to be burning through the rest of my Fate to get my last point of Notability.
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NinjaComedian
Posts: 202
6/25/2018
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PSGarak wrote:
FYI, an Election Flash Lay just became available on the main Election story card. That wasn't there last week, right?
It was not. You can get a little bit more info on one of the campaigns every time you complete it along with 3 Reputation and a Vital Intelligence.
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Ivica
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6/26/2018
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Did changing support of candidates (for cost of 10 rep) also lower career level in some way?
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Jolanda Swan
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6/26/2018
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I am in my second Flash Lay right now and it feels significantly easier than the first. It also has different cards - i remember both sets from the usual Flash Lay. I haven't needed to change outfit once, either, while I was constantly changing and using second chances in the first though I am overcapped in everything.
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Felixnyancat
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6/27/2018
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
I am in my second Flash Lay right now and it feels significantly easier than the first. It also has different cards - i remember both sets from the usual Flash Lay. I haven't needed to change outfit once, either, while I was constantly changing and using second chances in the first though I am overcapped in everything.
The difficulty of Flash Lay depends on Venture Challenge level. And it's completely random, I think, since my first run had me changing attires to achieve 100%-Straightforward, my second run gave me 78-86% at maxima, and my third and fourth run was 100% without the need to change.
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Tsar Koschei
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6/27/2018
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elderfleur wrote:
In past years each candidate rewarded their followers based upon their contributions, worth about 5 Echoes per "level". I doubt the scaling payout structure will change this year, although the exact rate might be different. I'd call early Career Levels a safe bet, but higher levels at 3 or 4 Reputation a piece might be questionable (or at least "not optimal") from a pure-Echo point of view.
Got it, cheers. Reckon I'll go for a few more raises, then. Don't expect it'll make much difference in terms of the result since it doesn't exactly seem like I'm backing the winning horse in this race, but as long as I get something out of it I might as well.
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Sanguine Ribbon Society tournament champion.
No chess, loitering, friendly sparring, coffee at Caligula's or Affluent Photographer, please.
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Diptych
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6/28/2018
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Very different sort of election this year. Now, the first year, I could have got on board with any of the candidates' proposed reforms. In the end, Sir Fred supported Jenny's social reforms; Esther, the Contrarian's political reforms; and Juniper, the Bishop's moral reforms. Hubris abstained, not being interested in common politics.
The second year presented rather more distinct visions of London's governance. Sir Fred supported the Campaigner's platform of regulation and welfare; Esther signed on for Feducci's attacks on establishment politics; and Juniper put faith in the Detective's pledge to restore order and decency. Hubris sat that one out too.
This year... each candidate seems to be pursuing their own personal agendas, at London's expense. Sir Fred's cautiously supporting the Contrarian, for his proposed reforms and his saucy puns. Esther's gone over to Slowcake, hoping Hell can export their revolution. Juniper's not participating this year, but Hubris has thrown his hat in with the Princess as representing an expansion of aristocratic privileges.
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Barse
Posts: 706
6/28/2018
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NinjaComedian wrote:
So does anyone know when the votes will be tallied? I'm sitting on the card to cash in the Notability I worked up for the election to overcap a stat, but the last thing I want to do is to prematurely lower the influence of my vote before it's tallied.
Monday was officially the halfway point, so the Election ends at the end of the week/sometime next Monday - to be safe I would avoid overcapping until Monday evening (UK time). I'm in the same boat, and keep spooking myself by almost discarding An Unsigned Message.
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