Wilhelm Leibniz III
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7/27/2018
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I recently got the quality "A Weaseller" and the sheer absurdity of it is very amusing. Of the 4 and 5 star lodgings, only The Royal Bethlehem makes sense. Everyone is already mad there.
As for those that live in the Brass Embassy, I imagine Devils being accosted by weasels in the halls. And for the Bazaar the Masters just HAVE to not care about the 400 weasels running amok since you still live there.
As for the others, I imagine the second floor of the bookstore collapsing into the first floor. The gambling den, just think of "Dogs Playing Poker" but with weasels. 400 weasels shoved like furry-sardines into a shack on the roofs. Weasels playing pirate on the steamer. Blemmigans' writing weaselly poetry.
Suffice to say the implications of the quality are amusing.
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Wilhelm Leibniz III, Glassman, Hearts Desire
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Manu Traveler
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8/1/2018
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On a tangentially related note, my seeker character, Tyler Glen, was inspired by the Weaseller quality being released to use Lucky Weasels like a sort of sink for echoes. At that time he was almost ready to start fasting and meditating in Winking Isle, which meant he needed to get rid of a lot of items, and also of echoes. So his solution was to buy weasels. Lots of weasels. And when he was ready to sail NORTH he sold everything and bought as many weasels as he could.
And he sailed NORTH with a crew made exclusively of a ridiculous amount of weasels, which then he marooned by the Avid Horizon before knocking. So, all those who sail NORTH must know that there are at least 21,278 weasels (probably a lot more now, if they have bred) waiting for them. I suppose they have colonized the place by now and spend their days climbing the gate and the inside of the trousers of those who come there.
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Red Christine, the conflicted revolutionary
Tyler Glen, God's mad disciple - GONE NORTH
A Morel, the unrepentant heartbreaker
Omphale the Magnificent, the titanic crossdresser
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Azothi
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7/28/2018
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The implications are even worse if you decide to feed 390 of them to tigers for your own personal gain.
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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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Azothi
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8/1/2018
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Honeyaddict wrote:
-New choice at the Gates -
Turn back without your knowledge, but with all the weasels
text I can't come up with sorry
You've lost SMEN
You've lost Unaccountably Peckish
You've lost Scars
... (all SMEN related things, except dreams)
You've gained 1x Colony of Weasels
Colony of Weasels
Slot: Weapon (or Companion; Though seen as the Rubbery Underground organ (which is a location) is also a weapon)
Where the hell did they come from? Who feeds them?
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I'd absolutely love it if this was made cannon! Moreso than the Parabolan Scarlet Church. (Though probably far better done and such) I couldn't resist. Spoilers for later parts of Seeking below: [spoiler]
The Advocate of Illumination
"Weasels"
(... somehow you picked the one wrong answer. Goodbye.)
Unlocked with  x7777 Lucky Weasel,  A Weaseller,  Well is one of:
- There's nothing left of her, but I will knock
- There's nothing left of me, but I will knock
- We're not even here, but I will knock
Discomfort
The man who calls himself Nicator blinks twice, then tilts his head. "Weasels." He frowns. A weasel emerges from your pocket, confused. "I don't - who - what do you think will come when you call? Have you gone truly mad? Tell me - please tell me - you will bring light to the Neath. The White's plan -"
 Weasels.
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Away to where the Chain cannot bind us.
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Tystefy
Posts: 450
7/29/2018
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The Boatman asks for you to fork over all your weasels in exchange for a single cp of wounds reduction.
Surely... surely, if one is a Weaseller and possesses an absurd number of weasels at the time... you should be able to just... rush the Boatman...
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Ixc
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7/28/2018
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Absurdity? This is the Neath!
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Pleased to meet you. Ixc, spy and detective. Inventor of the Correspondence Cannon.
Are you a Paramount Presence? Record your name here. For posterity, of course.
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
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a Nice Friend
Posts: 127
7/30/2018
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
That's another thing: everybody in the Neath is out to get the poor weasels.
The standard Fallen London weasel is called a lucky weasel because it's still alive.
For now.
edited by a Nice Friend on 7/30/2018
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Definitely a nice friend - http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/a%20nice%20friend
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Honeyaddict
Posts: 501
8/1/2018
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
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If that was canon, I would rush North...
You would and probably take all the Carpet Sharks there back with you
-New choice at the Gates -
Turn back without your knowledge, but with all the weasels
text I can't come up with sorry
You've lost SMEN
You've lost Unaccountably Peckish
You've lost Scars
... (all SMEN related things, except dreams)
You've gained 1x Colony of Weasels
Colony of Weasels
Slot: Weapon (or Companion; Though seen as the Rubbery Underground organ (which is a location) is also a weapon)
Where the hell did they come from? Who feeds them?
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I'd absolutely love it if this was made cannon! Moreso than the Parabolan Scarlet Church. (Though probably far better done and such)
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Honeyaddict, Scarlet Saint, Paramount Presence
pleasure to meet you.
Has some ideas the Masters won't approve of like some items and establishing a Colony in Parabola.
I will accept most social interactions (not duping). I do enjoy role playing as well.
Have some possibly still active codes!
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Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1783
8/1/2018
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Manu Traveler wrote:
On a tangentially related note, my seeker character, Tyler Glen, was inspired by the Weaseller quality being released to use Lucky Weasels like a sort of sink for echoes. At that time he was almost ready to start fasting and meditating in Winking Isle, which meant he needed to get rid of a lot of items, and also of echoes. So his solution was to buy weasels. Lots of weasels. And when he was ready to sail NORTH he sold everything and bought as many weasels as he could.
And he sailed NORTH with a crew made exclusively of a ridiculous amount of weasels, which then he marooned by the Avid Horizon before knocking. So, all those who sail NORTH must know that there are at least 21,278 weasels (probably a lot more now, if they have bred) waiting for them. I suppose they have colonized the place by now and spend their days climbing the gate and the inside of the trousers of those who come there.
If that was canon, I would rush North...
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http://fallenlondon.com/profile/Jolanda%20Swan
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Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1783
7/30/2018
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That's another thing: everybody in the Neath is out to get the poor weasels.
I get the cats and the tigers, but plants and cabaret performers are a stretch. I am not too much of a zoophile, but the way things are going I am considering setting up a vigilante group that just whacks weasel-eaters in the head with large umbrellas.
Just in case you weren't getting enough absurdity out of the whole thing.
edited by Jolanda Swan on 7/30/2018
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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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Lady Sapho Byron
Posts: 770
7/28/2018
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Arcanuse wrote:
Well. This is most delightful, and a good echo expenditure.
I wonder how long the qualities been around?
A little less than a year:
http://community.failbettergames.com/topic25273-i-mean-weasels-are-cool-i-guess.aspx
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http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Lady%20Sapho%20L%20Byron
Fighting the Menace of Corsetry Since 1892.
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Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1783
7/29/2018
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I for one find it perfectly normal to share my Bethlehem suite with all my four hundred weasels.
I mean, if a tiger with a tiara is lounging there, I fail to see why a small army of agile pillows is an issue. I am sure they entertain themselves performing plays, plotting vengeance on that weird plant, setting tiger traps and befriending urchins.
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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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Azothi
Posts: 586
7/30/2018
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Tystefy wrote:
The Boatman asks for you to fork over all your weasels in exchange for a single cp of wounds reduction.
Surely... surely, if one is a Weaseller and possesses an absurd number of weasels at the time... you should be able to just... rush the Boatman... This is what the story intends to happen, I believe. In the ES, The Frequently Deceased, one character returns from the River in a timely manner by sacrificing weasels.
From a game design standpoint, though, it's hard to say. For consistency with the Tomb-Colonies, the cost would likely be 10 Lucky Weasels (sale price of 2 Echoes) for -3 CP Wounds. In my opinion, though, one can read the sacrifice of these weasels as a commentary on the futility and selfishness of sacrificing innocent life just for your own convenience. The Boatman is unimpressed by your attempt to essentially bribe him with death and gives you meager scraps of life in return.
What would be rather funny, though, is if an option unlocked at 400,000 Lucky Weasels to clear wounds and depart the River as an alternative to the Cider.
edited by Azothi on 7/30/2018
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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.
Hesperidean.
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Honeyaddict
Posts: 501
7/30/2018
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
That's another thing: everybody in the Neath is out to get the poor weasels.
I get the cats and the tigers, but plants and cabaret performers are a stretch. I am not too much of a zoophile, but the way things are going I am considering setting up a vigilante group that just whacks weasel-eaters in the head with large umbrellas.
Just in case you weren't getting enough absurdity out of the whole thing.
edited by Jolanda Swan on 7/30/2018
Whacking people on the head with large umbrellas sounds like jolly good fun!
Who's with me? I'll grab my umbrella!
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Honeyaddict, Scarlet Saint, Paramount Presence
pleasure to meet you.
Has some ideas the Masters won't approve of like some items and establishing a Colony in Parabola.
I will accept most social interactions (not duping). I do enjoy role playing as well.
Have some possibly still active codes!
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Dudebro Pyro
Posts: 755
8/1/2018
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Azothi wrote:
In my opinion, one can read the sacrifice of these weasels as a commentary on the futility and selfishness of sacrificing innocent life just for your own convenience.
For my part, I took it as a commentary on the futility and selfishness of weasels.
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Spare Starveling Kitties always welcome. I collect them.
For that matter, send me your unwanted cat boxes too.
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Arcanuse
Posts: 89
7/29/2018
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Perhaps a scaling challenge with difficulty based on how many weasels you have?
Pulling it off costs the whole bunch, but either greatly reduces wounds or outright clears it. And each time you do, it requires increasingly absurd numbers of weasels to ensure reasonable chances of succeeding.
(Boatman's caught offguard the first time, thought you wouldn't do it a second, and prepared for you to try it again on the third.)
And if you fail, it gives wounds and takes a bunch of your weasels.
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Arcanuse
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Henricus
Posts: 38
8/18/2018
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Magnificent. And also, somehow, a saner choice than any a Seeker can actually make.
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
7/30/2018
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
Uhm... you do not have to keep 400 hunderd weasels to keep the quality.
You can just sell them back.
Thanks! I wasn't sure of that. :-)
But I think I'll keep them. Most people aren't as good at charades as my weasels are. ;-)
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http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355
Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Wilhelm Leibniz III
Posts: 63
7/28/2018
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Do not misunderstand. The absurdity is what makes it so wondrous!
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Wilhelm Leibniz III, Glassman, Hearts Desire
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Deathjack999
Posts: 140
7/28/2018
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Azothi wrote:
The implications are even worse if you decide to feed 390 of them to tigers for your own personal gain.
Really It would more sense to have 420 weasels in that case.
Also I accidentally misclicked the report button instead of the reply button when I saw your post, sorry
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Honeyaddict
Posts: 501
7/28/2018
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How dare you call something so wondrous absurd!
My poor Carpet Sharks!
Though they do love racing around the Spire-Emporium and are careful near the windows as to not fall out.
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Honeyaddict, Scarlet Saint, Paramount Presence
pleasure to meet you.
Has some ideas the Masters won't approve of like some items and establishing a Colony in Parabola.
I will accept most social interactions (not duping). I do enjoy role playing as well.
Have some possibly still active codes!
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Honeyaddict
Posts: 501
7/29/2018
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Tystefy wrote:
The Boatman asks for you to fork over all your weasels in exchange for a single cp of wounds reduction.
Surely... surely, if one is a Weaseller and possesses an absurd number of weasels at the time... you should be able to just... rush the Boatman...
If they edited the option to take all weasels for the boatman to something that scales. Per weasel 1 CP perhaps?
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Honeyaddict, Scarlet Saint, Paramount Presence
pleasure to meet you.
Has some ideas the Masters won't approve of like some items and establishing a Colony in Parabola.
I will accept most social interactions (not duping). I do enjoy role playing as well.
Have some possibly still active codes!
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
7/30/2018
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I have 15 different residences--more than enough space for my little fuzzies to play, and they do! They also go back and forth among them. The only problem with this, for them, is my cats....
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http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355
Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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shylarah
Posts: 171
8/17/2018
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I'm d y i n g.
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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.
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