Will you raise the Broken Giant with me? To failing better!

Did anyone saw different options in the menaces states? The Mirror-Marshes, Venderbight and the prison? It does say in the guide to Hallowmas that they opened up new options. Sounds like something to try before you switch your mask.

....and now I have donned all three masks.
Note that they open not one but two extra options in each area. The second opens after menace 5. So if you want to experience everything in each ball, you will need to enter with the proper mask - plus you had better avoid any menace-gear. They help you exit faster, but they won't let you get the options as you will be expelled as soon as you get to 5 instead of 7.

The Spirit of the North is here!

do you recall how we came to this place

I completely agree that this was likely the best and most enjoyable Hallowmas of them all - and I'm saying that as one of the two people on the forums who actually immensely enjoyed the Great Notability Grind of 1894 :P .

Can I ask did you end Hallowmas by wearing a mask, or had you removed it before the end? I tried on all three (for the lore) and kept the Moth Mask at the end so now I'm wondering whether that directed me towards the Queen. Otherwise, it must be as you say, and I spent more time in the Pavilion than I realized!

Catherine Raymond wrote:

... The Pavilion of Butterflies (associated with the Moth Mask) at which I spent all my time involved some activities that left the participants' hands red. The text coyly suggests that fingerpainting was involved, but I suspect the real substance in question was blood. Ah, if only the text had been more explicit!

Ah yes, blood, clearly. But was it blood of human beings? Or something else altogether? Mayhap bloody tears Heaven itself cries in the realms of Is-Not, mourning the doomed rulers whose realms can never extend beyond the mirrors to simply Be?

Well,I liked this Hallowmas.
First thing, finally we have the masks (even if they are qualities and not items)for the feast of masks.
I liked the companions' upgrades this year. The different art for upgrades is a welcome back feature.
I fairly enjoyed the spirit grind; too bad I hadn't much time to raise my spirit enough to get the three Elements of Dawn.

I hope in the future notable londoners will come back too, maybe they could give you some of the 13 free confessions.

I missed a little the "Mayor wants confessions" part, but I also think this year I should have gone for the companions and not for the weapon.

Finally, If I'm not wrong, no Huffman this year. I'll miss him and I hope he comes back in the future with the Hallowmas Edition.

theonie wrote:

How did you end up with a choice of all three? The only option available to me was the Queen but I thought I had spent about the same time / number of visits to each party, and obviously converted all three Menaces to Spirit.

I was very careful to turn in each menace the same number of times (total quantity converted didn't matter) and used some tech wizardry to stay on track. It was really easy to get off-course; I think some of FBG's tweaks at the beginning of the holiday made things unpredictable.

do you recall how we came to this place

Skinnyman impressive result! It would be quite amusing if FBG manually converts all your Spirit to Unaccountably Peckish

*snip*

PS For some reason, upon seeing it was Skinnyman who made it, I almost typed Shallowmass, as in shallow, skinny cheeks, and then Lovecraft hit me with a stick.

For some reason, I took the statement that we could turn in our confessions for an additional week to mean that we could still upgrade companions in that time. Finished all my confession trades last night and failed to use any of them.

Μαρσ wrote:

So that means you can cycle through all Confessions except for Violence.
Guile → Impropriety → Curiosity → Pride → Whimsy → Guile → Violence

Hmmm... I get the feeling that that should've exchanged Violence for Guile instead of the other way around. That said, I'm going to chalk this cycle up as another good piece of design. It encourages you to trade (since it takes a lot less effort to trade directly for your confessions), but leaves those unwilling or unable to deal with other players a way to get the right set of confessions. Except for those with too much Violence, of course... so that was either an accident or (as far as I can see) a design flaw.

I wonder: is there a particular significance behind the Smiling Jester, or is the lovely new art just to make us all jealous for his mask?

(Also, is it weird to anyone else that the tall guy holding up his wine glass is actually a Winsome Dispossessed Orphan?)
edited by Siankan on 10/24/2019

I am more perturbed by the fact that you need to trade with Acquaintances. My Acquaintances have maxed out a long while ago.

This is my first Hallowmas, so i don't understand the whole process concept. Maybe i'm stupid, but what are masks used for? And which mask is tied with which menace?

About whole concept, so first i get confession (13 total for free?) and i can trade them for different ones or use them for companions upgrades at Attendants. Is there somewhere list of each companion bonus? Is there possibility to plan ahead for particular companion or is it luck based?

What is point of attracting a visitor?

If i already have destiny, can i change it for free now?

• You can raise Spirit of Hallowmas by getting Scandal, Suspicion, or Nightmares to 7. There's a Masque corresponding to each menace, and it usually costs a Favour to enter, but having a Mask lets you enter the corresponding Masque for free and unlocks extra options inside. You can change your Mask to explore all the options by spending Spirit of Hallowmas.
• Confessions can be used to upgrade specific companions. Each upgrade requires a specific combination of confessions, so you can trade with other players to get ones you need. Information on each companion's stats will soon be available on the wiki. Note that some companions require confessions that aren't available this week.
• Attracting a visitor lets you get a Destiny, or a couple other niche uses. Changing your Destiny costs fate. There's some cool text you can explore though.

I do have one question: Thirteen confessions is cute and all, but why give an odd number, when every companion requires two to upgrade? Does this just doom Fate-less players to having one confession wasted?

Another question: What will we need spirit of Hallowmas for? I want to try on all three masks, and then go back to my original crown mask. Am I likely to be short of it for something?

Siankan wrote:

I do have one question: Thirteen confessions is cute and all, but why give an odd number, when every companion requires two to upgrade? Does this just doom Fate-less players to having one confession wasted?

The Condolent Monkey, Iconoclastic Cryptanalyst, and Morally and Physically Flexible Rubbery Cat each require three confessions, so if a player gets either one or all three then they can use all their confessions without fate.

I'm glad to see everyone having fun with the new elements of Hallowmas!

Question, if you get the modified Rubbery Cat or Crossword guy, do you get the option to buy another baseline one?

852 for me so far.

And this is slowly chipping away at years worth of stockpiled items, taking the expensive options for menace gains.

It's kind of slow to get menaces (outside of the masques) with stats maxed without unpleasant side effects. Although sipping cider every now and again to ensure nearly every other card gives some nightmares is a nice 'bonus'.

More concerning is this:
https://i.imgur.com/0s6s8Mi.png


I've been immediately discarding "Orthographic Infection" for so long I forgot what it would do on a failure, and just treated it as free nightmares for the spirit grind. I have only myself to blame.

I'm glad to see everyone having fun with the new elements of Hallowmas!

Dudebro Pyro wrote:

Huh, there's an option in St. Elmo that costs a Knob of Scintillack. Seems to be unique among the Masques in being nearly Fate-locked.
For that matter, the wiki says it's available in the Temple Club; can be be obtained by receiving an Inivtation?

I have really been wondering what happens if you take that option. If anyone knows, I'd love a PM, or even just a link.

I'm a bit upset, it seems that overnight the confession exchanges at the masques have changed. The Guile > Impropriety at Elmo's is now Pride > Impropriety, and at the Pavillion the Impropriety > Curiosity is gone, and the Pride > Whimsy has changed to Violence > Whimsy.

I think the Masters of Ceremonies are...

[spoiler]
For the Merry Captain, I'm not as sure about this, but I'll place my bet on Feducci. The hold of St Elmo contains a journal detailing Southerly expeditions and various items from the Elder Continent, and of note is the bottle of wine from Arbor, which Feducci once sought (though whether he managed to enter the city itself or not was left hanging).The Captain himself has a fondness for explorers and accounts of their expeditions.


Merry? Loves expeditions? Could also be His Amused Lordship? But I think his booming laugh would have given him away unless he's being especially incognito, for the season. [/spoiler]

. . . Current Goal:

Anyone have the echo from getting the Nimble-Fingered Intelligencer or the Rubbery Herald? I am trying to decide whether these two choices are in character, and the wiki text isn't enough to answer.

Maybe the Fool should offer some last-minute way to offload your menaces...

Under "Myself," there should be a button to the left that says "Expanded." That lists the extra inventory slots like Affiliations, Ships, etc. The new items are Affiliations.
edited by Alexander Feld on 11/8/2019

When you've been flipping endgame cards for several years, every new card face is an exciting change from the routine!

edited by Aardvark on 11/18/2019

Plus new players will not be able to upgrade the One's Public card.

The changes introduced to Hallowmas were unexpected but most certainly not unwelcome

All that said though, I did love the entire atmosphere of the event & the aestetic. I miss my moth mask so much. I need more moth things. I need more red handed things. Let us be terrible in game.

And the world wonders ... what does 7 or 8 thousand spirit purchase these days?

"After the festival closes on the 7th, you’ll be able to turn in confessions and claim rewards until the 14th." ~ I took these rewards to mean Companions. D_mn and Blast.

That is a hope that FBG would have followed up Feducci's lance and the Contrarian's lessons with an equally impressive piece of Shadowy equipment. For the record, they did not.

How did you end up with a choice of all three? The only option available to me was the Queen but I thought I had spent about the same time / number of visits to each party, and obviously converted all three Menaces to Spirit.

About the Hallowmas Visitor again, the wiki says it is a standard frequency card. Is that just during Hallowmas or just incorrect? In either case, I still haven't drawn one in several days. Had to spend fate to force it, but then realized I need another to get Torment. I thought this would be easier.

There is no sight of a +20 weapon, and there was no promise for it to begin with. What happened in past festivals may not happen again in future festivals, and so on.

silurica wrote:

I have personally confirmed a new card each in the following menace areas: a state of some confusion, the Mirror-Marches, exile, and New Newgate Prison. The cards are standard frequency with silver border, all requiring the relevant menace to be below 6 (the exact wording is "you needed 5 at most"). The type of mask you wear doesn't matter. They only let you leave the menace area early, which I suppose come in handiest for dodging dream penalties in the nightmares areas and the quirks and action sinks in exile.

Glad to hear my Dreams won't be lowered in case I lack attention. It's very comforting to know this, thanks!

• A repairer of reputations - Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies
• A Pile of Stinking Rags - New Newgate Prison
• A friendly visage - A state of some confusion
• A face in the mirror - The Mirror-Marches

Jolanda Swan wrote:

I would appreciate reading the text from anyone who got the Hallowmass card at the Exile; I was really unlucky with this one.

Luckily that's the single one I've done yet.

do we know if there's anything in the tomb colonies

It seems to be a given for each and every seasonal event that the event's cards are going to be an elusive rarity. I'm starting to wonder whether after years of the same complaint surfacing over and over, if perhaps this is an intentional choice to make the card-based interactions a small bonus for flavour, if you're lucky, rather than intending for them to be a core part of the gameplay, although if so it could probably be communicated clearer.

950 Spirit ... [I] hope I won't regret prioritizing suspicion grind despite it being the most annoying one. ... Particularly hope there'll be some kind of decent payout directly proportional to the amount of Spirit. Also fingers crossed for a Shadowy +20 item.

My fellow citizens may wish to know that the masques now provide additional opportunities to exchange confessions. In particular:

Pavilion of Butterflies: pride for whimsy
St Dunstan's: whimsy for guile
St Elmo: guile for violence

So hopefully this will get some more of the recently-released, and relatively-rare, confessions into wider circulation!

Does the card 'Visitors at Hallowmas' only show up if you have 5+ Nightmares?

Presumably, 7 still gives 28, and the reward seems to be growing by 6 per Menace level.

I am more perturbed by the fact that you need to trade with Acquaintances. My Acquaintances have maxed out a long while ago.

For any of them listening, I have (among other things) 3 Confessions of Curiosity. I seek to trade two of them One for a Confession of Guile, one for a Confession of Whimsy.