MrCandles
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8/20/2019
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Virginia is adorable!
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Dudebro Pyro
Posts: 757
8/20/2019
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I do have to say I'm disappointed by the lack of options to splash her during the boat trip (quite accidentally, of course). Petty, I know, but would have been satisfying nevertheless.
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Spare Starveling Kitties always welcome. I collect them.
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JaneAnkhVeos
Posts: 132
8/20/2019
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phryne wrote:
Which is why it will never really matter who the Mayor is and what they do. 
No one even honours the (relatively) ancient tradition of the Empty Chair this year. All the efforts and achievements of the previous Mayor were in vain... because the ungrateful public doesn't bother to appreciate them! Or is it the vile Masters who would suppress them? Hold on, one more beer and a rubbery lump and I'll decide whom to blame.
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Nero Keller
Posts: 45
8/20/2019
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I certainly love the new content this year!
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
8/20/2019
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I do miss the Empty Chair, but this year's content is even more entertaining. Though I *really* wonder what Virginia is up to....
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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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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
8/20/2019
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MrCandles wrote:
Virginia is adorable!
I wouldn't go so far as to say *that*. But she *is* immensely entertaining--and in my opinion, that's far better than being adorable.
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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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Varis
Posts: 33
8/20/2019
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My first festival too, and very much enjoying it!
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"It's better to know"
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Varis%20Brightwood
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Catherine Raymond
Posts: 2518
8/21/2019
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elderfleur wrote:
It's Christmas in July, and Damp-Santa has delivered to me my Heart's Desire: [spoiler]a Bicycle made out of a Horse Skeleton. (I had Catch 9, although maybe 8-9 would do?) [/spoiler]
I wish. I tried it just now with Catch 9 and no dice. See other messages for the way the RNG governs what you can get through the Cove.
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Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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phryne
Posts: 1351
8/21/2019
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This should be the complete conversion table:
Strange Catch 1 - Picking... 4
Strange Catch 2 - Picking... 6-8
Strange Catch 3 - Picking... 8-12
Strange Catch 4 - Picking... 10-16
Strange Catch 5 - Picking... 12-20
Strange Catch 6 - Picking... 14-24
Strange Catch 7 - Picking... 16-28
Strange Catch 8 - Picking... 18-32
Strange Catch 9 - Picking... 20-36
Strange Catch 10 - Picking... 22-40
Strange Catch 11 - Picking... 24-44
etc.
Which brings up the question, what's the highest value Strange Catch anyone got? Just to check there's nothing hidden at Picking 50 or above... :P
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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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Honeyaddict
Posts: 501
8/21/2019
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There is a new Dangerous Transportation that I believe is also the new BiS non-Fate Transportation for BDR and Dangerous (see my profile  )
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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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Calliope
Posts: 99
8/21/2019
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Dudebro Pyro wrote:
I do have to say I'm disappointed by the lack of options to splash her during the boat trip (quite accidentally, of course). Petty, I know, but would have been satisfying nevertheless.
Hey, if you wanted to you could headcanon the one time she *does* get splashed as a secretly deliberate maneuvure on your part.
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Aardvark
Posts: 119
8/21/2019
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Calliope wrote:
Dudebro Pyro wrote:
I do have to say I'm disappointed by the lack of options to splash her during the boat trip (quite accidentally, of course). Petty, I know, but would have been satisfying nevertheless.
Hey, if you wanted to you could headcanon the one time she *does* get splashed as a secretly deliberate maneuvure on your part.
And now I wish you could have quite accidently overturned the boat while getting out of it/in it. Especially considering the hilarious line about Virginia looking like a cat near a bath.
Though attempting such an act would likely make Seeking seem like an innocent pastime for little kids by comparison.
I also miss the Empty Chair tradition (which could easily have been improved upon by attaching wheels to the chair for this year's event). Virginia may be entertaining, but she definitely isn't one for humour. In fact she's quite likely the most serious Mayor we had so far.
Which will definitely make it that much more interesting to intrigue against her scheme if that becomes possible, which I heartily hope it will.
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http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Sir Reginald Monteroy
If you desire a sip of Hesperidean Cider, PM me in the game.
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Skyzzor
Posts: 30
8/21/2019
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What level of strange catch do you need to get the Nuncian Pocket Watch? Or is it a fate only item?
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Holder of Cider and Goats.
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D
Posts: 31
8/21/2019
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Skyzzor wrote:
What level of strange catch do you need to get the Nuncian Pocket Watch? Or is it a fate only item?
The Nuncian Pocket Watch appears to be available if Picking... is 22 or higher, which means per the conversion table phryne posted, 6 would be the minimum Strange Catch to achieve it, and 10 is the level that makes it 100%. The sweet spot if you're strapped for actions or cartography items is probably Strange Catch of 7, which gives you what looks like a straight 50% chance of getting the appropriate Picking... level, and is relatively unproblematic to achieve in one or two tries if you have a couple high-ish quirks.
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- Shattering Force, Crooked Cross. Accepts patronage requests and salon invitations.
The Liminal Witch - Fight for the Future
- Shattering Force. Accepts patronage requests.
The Inexorable Scrivener - Read What Was, Write What Is, Search For What Is Yet To Be
- Correspondent, Extraordinary Mind. Accepts patronage requests and orphanage invitations.
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phryne
Posts: 1351
8/21/2019
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Skyzzor wrote:
What level of strange catch do you need to get the Nuncian Pocket Watch? Or is it a fate only item?
For the Watch, you need Picking... 18-20, which can be achieved with Strange Catch values from 5 to 9. (See here)
D's advice above would be correct for the mask that Virginia is looking for. It is unlocked with Picking... 22+
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Exceptional Stories, sorted by Season and by writer ― Favours & Renown Guide
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Skyzzor
Posts: 30
8/21/2019
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Bah, I forgot that some of the items have a max strange catch value. Thanks guys.
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Holder of Cider and Goats.
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Tom Davidson
Posts: 107
8/21/2019
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Question: I have only once had the option to give my Strange Catch to Mrs. Plenty, and thus have not had the option to return to the Cove. Am I missing something? Did I lock myself out of everything by picking the mask first? I'm not ruling out the possibility that I'm an idiot.
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phryne
Posts: 1351
8/21/2019
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No, you're just unlucky. The Hooded Lady is capricious and you need to cycle Sights at the Festival until she deigns to make an appearance for you 
I had a similar streak yesterday when I thought Mrs Plenty was now ignoring me because of my business with Virginia. But it's all just plain ol' RNG magicks...
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D
Posts: 31
8/21/2019
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phryne wrote:
Skyzzor wrote:
What level of strange catch do you need to get the Nuncian Pocket Watch? Or is it a fate only item?
For the Watch, you need Picking... 18-20, which can be achieved with Strange Catch values from 5 to 9. (See here)
D's advice above would be correct for the mask that Virginia is looking for. It is unlocked with Picking... 22+
edited by phryne on 8/21/2019
Oh, thanks for the correction; I misread which line corresponded to the watch.
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- Shattering Force, Crooked Cross. Accepts patronage requests and salon invitations.
The Liminal Witch - Fight for the Future
- Shattering Force. Accepts patronage requests.
The Inexorable Scrivener - Read What Was, Write What Is, Search For What Is Yet To Be
- Correspondent, Extraordinary Mind. Accepts patronage requests and orphanage invitations.
The Boneless Detective - Sought the Name.
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Desirée
Posts: 64
8/21/2019
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PSGarak wrote:
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Thank you (and Dov, who confirmed, that it, indeed, is that place. [spoiler] So, not only is Mrs. Plenty a former Seeker, she also has a history with working at the Orphanage? I have to admit that after a quick google search, I would say that calling it "a pretty horrifying place" is a great understatement. She went from being mildly awe inspiring to deeply terrifying in a second.[/spoiler]
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