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Midnighter or Crooked-Cross?
Elisabeth Bathory
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9/28/2018
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I recently started playing Fallen London and decided to investigate the professions I could have. Both midnighter and crooked-cross interest me from a roleplay point of view (plus the rewards are quite nice) but I'm torn as they are both tier 3 jobs that require me to start from either trickster or watcher so I wanted to ask to those who have or have had these professions: what were your experiences with them? Were they fun and/or worth it?
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PSGarak
Posts: 834
9/28/2018
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aegisaglow wrote:
But it's also a giant gold and blue cross, so it has aesthetic value.
I will have you know that cross is lacquered with Apocyan, not just any old color like those blind fools up on the surface, and that is not cheap to acquire.
Or so one hears.
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earthbourn
Posts: 149
9/28/2018
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The professions don't add a lot of content--they're mainly for roleplaying purposes, and their primary benefit is the unique equipment. (Pretty much, the only different flavor text you'll see is when you collect your weekly payment or upgrade your profession.) So I would advise choosing based on which suits your character better. Is your character deeply entrenched in the Great Game, or are they more wrapped up in the intrigues between the Church and Hell? Are they more spy or confidence trickster?
On the mechanical side, a lot of people favor the Home Comfort that comes with Midnighter, but either way the bonuses over other best-in-slot items are pretty negligible. Crooked-Crosses also have the opportunity to speak at other players' salons to gain Making Waves, if that interests you.
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aegisaglow
Posts: 202
9/28/2018
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Profession choice mostly comes down to personal preference. Like you say, it's mostly a roleplaying choice. It's definitely worth it to go for one of the tier 3 jobs, though--the weekly rewards are all high value items, and the unique equipments give excellent stat boosts.
The Midnighter's unique equipment stands out because it's a Home Comfort, which is a category of item that's both very difficult to fill and usually gives more modest benefits. I would say the Crooked-Cross's equipment isn't as good, because it's easier to find weapons that give something close to its stats. But it's also a giant gold and blue cross, so it has aesthetic value. And Crooked-Crosses are always in high demand among other players, since they can be invited for a very beneficial social action.
So neither is going to cut you off from any content, or give you a massive advantage compared to the other one. Just figure out what suits your character. And switching professions isn't as bad as it seems--it's mostly just dependent on drawing the right opportunity cards, there's no penalty--so if you change your mind, that's alright.
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Ms. Lilian Leith. A lady of proper standing, which seems like an increasingly ludicrous thing to give a rat's ___ about. Known (to some) for her Light Fingers.
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