Hannah Flynn
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8/19/2019
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Look out your rod and reel: the Fruits of the Zee Festival is upon us! The festival begins today, 19th August, and will end on the 30th.
As summer winds down, enjoy calming fishing trips and indulge in a cornucopian repast of delights plucked fresh from the bounteous Zee.
- Hire a fishing boat, land a Strange Catch and trade it at the festival for special rewards!
- Enjoy the maypole dancing, Drownie serenades, beer &c!
- Secure an invitation to a secret feast and catch a glimpse of your Destiny. Will it be a vision of victory or a dream of darkness?
- You may even chance upon Virginia, London’s new Lord Mayor…
Catch a ferry from Wolfstack Docks to Mutton Island to join the festivities!
The Fruits of the Zee Festival is a free event open to all players, no matter your level. You don’t need to own a boat, and if you don’t know the way to Wolfstack Docks, there’s a helpful urchin at your lodgings who will be happy to ferry you for a reasonable price.
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Jolanda Swan
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8/23/2019
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AFTER EIGHT ROUNDS OF FISHING, I HAVE EIGHT LIBERATED CLAY MEN IN MY BOAT.
THIS IS HOW I SPEAK NOW.
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Dudebro Pyro
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8/22/2019
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These tiny ranges are driving me mad. I've already picked up a couple of Clay Men and half a dozen Uncanny Incunabula. I just managed to get the Pocket Watch but still no sign of the Mary Lloyd.
This isn't made any less frustrating by the fact that every other SC I get I have to trade in for menace reductions, because the Hooded Lady seems to hate me this year (I bloody voted for you when almost nobody else would, miss, the least you can do is take my maybe-fish off my hands).
I know, I know, RNG is gonna be RNG, but it's not a proper seasonal event without somebody complaining about it and I'm more than happy to take up that mantle right now.
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JaneAnkhVeos
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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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phryne
Posts: 1351
8/22/2019
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
Yes. Virginia's options are entertaining (nothing like a 'Fools's Day' to rile up a queen) but this is Plenty's festival.
So, to get the Mary Loyd's, you need catch 11 and above. Good to know! Now to find at what value the rector resides...
edited by Jolanda Swan on 8/22/2019
The Rector's at Picking... 26+. And you don't need SC 11 for the Mary-Lloyd. You can get it with SC 7 upwards (but it's never guaranteed).
All this information can be found on the wiki, and here. I'll copy it once more:
- Picking... 26+: A Submerged Rector (Companion, P+7 W+6)
- Picking... 26-28: A Semi-Automated Mary Lloyd (Transport, D+4, Biz+3)
- Picking... 22+: An Anonymous White Mask, Zee-Stained and Mildewy (Hat, S+6 Dre+2)
- Picking... 22-24: A Cured Jillyfleur Cloak (Clothing, D+6 W+4 P-1)
- Picking... 18-20: A Nuncian Pocket Watch (Weapon, S+6, Res+2)
- Picking... 18-20: Wrecking Boots (Boots, S+6 D+4 P-1)
- Picking... 14-16: A Faceted Decanter of Drownie Effluvia (Weapon, S+5 W+3 D-1)
- Picking... 10-12: Scrimshander Carving Knife (Weapon, W+3 P+2 D-1)
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.
edited by phryne on 8/22/2019
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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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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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Varis
Posts: 33
8/20/2019
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My first festival too, and very much enjoying it!
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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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Desirée
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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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elderfleur
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8/19/2019
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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]
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phryne
Posts: 1351
8/31/2019
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æsc wrote:
I can't seem to get back to the Wrecking Cove...the last 2 times I've gone fishing, I just never get the option to give Mrs Plenty (er, the Hooded Lady) the Strange Catch. I tried going back to London and coming back, I've tried doing some other storylets...is there something I'm missing? Clearly from the posts here, there's not a limit. I got the mask and the Submerged Rector, but haven't been able to try for anything else. And I want the bloody bicycle!
Thanks!
Wait, shouldn't the Feast have ended yesterday?
Hannah Flynn wrote:
The festival begins today, 19th August, and will end on the 30th.
If you're still able to play Feast storylets, Idk, just keep trying? Generally, it's just bad luck if the Hooded Lady eludes you. But it's possible something went wrong on FB's side...
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JaneAnkhVeos
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8/25/2019
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Jolanda Swan wrote:
EIGHT LIBERATED CLAY MEN IN MY BOAT
"...to say nothing of the entire library of Uncanny Incunabula"
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Diptych
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8/29/2019
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For what it's worth, I got mine with an 8 or a 9 - think it was an 8!
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Jermaine Vendredi
Posts: 588
8/29/2019
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I also got mine with 8.
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Dudebro Pyro
Posts: 757
8/29/2019
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If the tables posted by Phyrne are correct, 7 is actually the optimal catch to get it - since it has a Picking range of 10 (which does include the full Mary Lloyd range as a subset), while higher catch values have greater possible ranges (e.g. SC8 has a range of 12), leading to a smaller probability of getting exactly the Lloyd values.
edited by Dudebro Pyro on 8/29/2019
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phryne
Posts: 1351
8/29/2019
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Dudebro Pyro wrote:
If the tables posted by Phryne are correct, 7 is actually the optimal catch to get it - since it has a Picking range of 10 (which does include the full Mary Lloyd range as a subset), while higher catch values have greater possible ranges (e.g. SC8 has a range of 12), leading to a smaller probability of getting exactly the Lloyd values.
That is correct. Due to higher SC values resulting in wider Picking... ranges it's only really profitable to go for them at the beginning of the Feast, when you're supposedly going after a wider range of items, too. Once you've got only one item left to go after, your chances increase with the lowest SC unlock for that item. You don't need 10+ catches for anything, really.
Generally, I figured this is the best way to play it:
- right at the beginning of the Feast I try to get SC in the 8-10 range. Of the available items in the Cove, I pick the one with the highest unlock requirement
- then I slowly pick my way through the items I want, using progressively lower-value catches and smaller ranges
- of course, there's no protection against bad luck. I have one character who consistenly got the lowest possible SC/Picking conversions and never could pick the Mary-Lloyd... but we'll probably have at least another year to try and get it without Fate anyway!
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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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PSGarak
Posts: 834
8/22/2019
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Catherine Raymond wrote:
Desirée wrote:
Diptych wrote:
I interpreted it to mean she was a resident there, but I might be off-base!
[spoiler]The Mask's description says it had belonged to the Orphanage's orderly, so I just assumed that she had been the orderly, not the resident. [/spoiler]
edited by Desirée on 8/21/2019
She might have stolen the mask and used it to escape the Orphanage.
She also might have stolen the mask and used it to infiltrate the Orphanage. I dunno, I kind of assumed she was doing business transactions with the Orphanage somehow (whether buying or selling), but that doesn't exactly explain how she would come into possession of a mask.
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æsc
Posts: 73
8/31/2019
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Got it! It took Fate in the end (I didn't want to risk trying over again, when the Festival is supposed to be over anyway) but I have acquired my skeletal velocipede. 
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Monara
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8/19/2019
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I gave away the mask because I already have a 2 BDR item for that slot. I was hoping for something nice considering you're giving up a best in slot item. Don't do that unless you want to be deeply disappointed.
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rahv7
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8/19/2019
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MrCandles wrote:
I have two catch (first - 9 running and 30 cove, second - 7 running and 24 cove), but not achieve mask. It have upper limit?
From what I've seen there's no upper limit. However, you *need* to have started Virginia's story to know she's actually looking for the mask. Otherwise you can't find it.
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Jolanda Swan
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8/20/2019
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I am getting the impression she is seeing Jenny as a threat. And this is why she is so obsessed over her mayoralty being a fluke, while hers will be... something else.
The game gives you the option to disagree, which is great IMHO.
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phryne
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8/20/2019
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Artazz wrote:
I have question. I've talked with Virginia but did not managed to acquire mask. If I go back to London and come back to Mutton Island, will it reset story and I need to find her and talk again or just continue? No, it won't reset the story, and that's not necessary either. Simply continue fishing until you find the Mask. If you're not clear about how that works exactly, have a look here...
Jolanda Swan wrote:
I am getting the impression she is seeing Jenny as a threat. And this is why she is so obsessed over her mayoralty being a fluke, while her will be... something else. I don't think it's anything to do with Jenny in particular, but she's worried already her Mayorship will just be another failure in a line of failures - which is likely. I totally agree with this part:
Criticise the old mayor's work wrote:
London is a beast bigger than any mayor, longer-lived than any term of office [...] No, nothing a mayor does will come to anything. Whatever Virginia attempts, it will neither harm – nor heal – London to any excess. Which is why it will never really matter who the Mayor is and what they do.
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Raccoonajr
Posts: 105
8/19/2019
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Well, hello Nuncio Pocket Watch. Good fishing this year, everyone!
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Siankan
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8/22/2019
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PSGarak wrote:
Siankan wrote:
Just for confirmation: We have seen two new items this year, right?
Three by my count.
Ah, yes. I wasn't (oddly) thinking about the mask.
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Siankan
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8/22/2019
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You know, as intriguing as Virginia's machinations are this year, every time I run into the Hooded Lady I feel the missed opportunity of seeing how Mayor Plenty would have interacted with this festival.
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Jolanda Swan
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8/22/2019
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Yes. Virginia's options are entertaining (nothing like a 'Fools's Day' to rile up a queen) but this is Plenty's festival.
So, to get the Mary Loyd's, you need catch 11 and above. Good to know! Now to find at what value the rector resides...
edited by Jolanda Swan on 8/22/2019
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Aardvark
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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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phryne
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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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