Diptych
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2/12/2012
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The discussion of rewarding deaths started me recalling some of my own trips to the River, and to other Places of Menace. Some of these were appropriately dramatic - my first encounter with the Boatman came while enacting revenge for the Cheesemaker, at the hands of some of The Game's most ruthless agents. Others came of pyrrhic victories - rescuing an Urchin from a Deviless, only to have my lodgings set on fire with me inside - or were simply embarrassing... like the time I had my hand fatally caught in a closing drawer. Then there was the time I was arrested for following couriers about in a nonspecifically suspicious manner. What unexpected downfalls or punishing blunders have you experienced?
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Sir Frederick, the Libertarian Esotericist. Lord Hubris, the Bloody Baron.
Juniper Brown, the Ill-Fated Orphan. Esther Ellis-Hall, the Fashionable Fabian.
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Owlor
Posts: 152
2/12/2012
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Worth mentioning is the time I got arrested for eating candy. Granted, spore-toffee isn't exactly something a honest person should be seen eating, espescially not by the mouthful, but I was trying to get myself arrested since I had already worked up too much suspicion and that was the quickest way to get rid of it.. But I can't help but be amused what this means in-character. I ate so much candy that the constaples assumed that I was up to no good and arrested me, the justice system in Fallen London may possibly be slightly messed up (ya think?) "What? He ate candy? Send him off on bread and water!"
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"He never really loved her. Or her money. He wanted her secrets."
Jack Owlfisher's profile (@Owlor on twitter)
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Kaesa
Posts: 33
2/22/2012
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... So, I have a secondary character, Ben Blithesea, who is kind of a cheerfully reckless soul and based on a prior RP character. When I make decisions for him, I go with what he'd do whether it is wise or not. I fully expected him to go mad, but, well. He has gone above and beyond all my expectations.
It's been ten days since I started his account, and he's already done a nice little tour of Menace areas. First, well, Ben was happy to find himself in London at the Feast of the Exceptional Rose, but with his low stats, some of his dancing was a bit too scandalous and people just weren't ready, so, yes, he ended up leaving for the Tomb Colonies in a wave of scandal for his extremely outre dancing.
When he got back, he was pursuing his Ambition (Heart's Desire) and drove himself mad in an effort to find a route into the Forgotten Quarter. Matters were complicated when, as it turns out, he cannot resist a charming lady in scarlet stockings, especially not one who has a fossil collection. (He'd make the same decision sane, too. Fossils, stockings, what's not to love?)
So he got out of the Royal Beth, eventually, and, okay, this one I can't blame entirely on my character's foibles, but Ben cannot resist a mirror, and I hadn't actually tried looking in any of the mirrors at the Carnival, so when he ended up on an unexpected boatride, I was amused but not entirely surprised.
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Nigel Overstreet
Posts: 1220
2/22/2012
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THE NAME!
It's the first time I died and, when I did, I felt as if I wasn't the same. I always held in the back of my mind the idea that I could always just saunter back to the Surface if I felt like it. That, while the Neath was my home, I could still climb Mt Kilimanjaro or fight in the Boer War if I ever felt like it. After I died, while seeking the name, I knew I was bound to the Neath forever. I sort of felt like there should be some kind of item or accomplishment to denote this, like when you lose your soul. It really made the SMEN storylet come alive. I had to sacrifice something very dear and precious to me, and when I did a little part of me died.
Fortunately, a much bigger part of me didn't give a damn.
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The Romantic Egotist: Most Hedonistic Man in All of Fallen London
Are you or someone you know Overgoated? Please, let me know!
Cider Club
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Ephemerayla
Posts: 11
2/22/2012
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My trips to New Newgate, the Royal Beth, and the Mirror-Marches have been rather banal-- at least, as banal as those places can be. I do think it's notable, however, that my first and to date only death was in pursuit of scientific inquiry. I had found myself in possession of a Nephrite Lens, you see! And as knife-and-candle season had closed, I decided to experiment with my own blood, hoping to see something interesting.
I saw something, all right. A bright flash-- some eye-searing color-- and then I found myself on a Slow Boat, though I had been in perfect health previously. I felt slightly foolish, perhaps, though also strangely triumphant.
Now, the first time I visited the Tomb-Colonies was when I formed a rather ill-conceived notion to kiss my Counterfeit Head of John the Baptist, inspired by some depraved whim. Apparently the bystanders found the idea rather too scandalous and I was packed off instantly. I didn't mind too much, though I did feel rather embarrassed when I realized that my bonnet was preventing me from returning.
(In my defense, it was a fabulous bonnet.)
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If my heart could beat, it would break my chest.
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Allanon Kisigar
Posts: 164
2/23/2012
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I must admit, my first demise was from a rather unexpected source... a most scorching kiss on the cheek from a Quiet Deviless I know sent me to the Boatman.
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A Gentleman of distinct and peculiar interests.
Invites for social actions are most welcome, except for Boxed Cats, SMEN, and Affluent Photographer
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Owlor
Posts: 152
2/12/2012
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I once came to the boatsman with my wounds up to 20, because I had been exploiting the fact that you won't die if you keep pressng "try again" in orde to accomplish a nearly impossible task as part of my Nemesis Ambition. That definently could be interpeted as impressive resolve, and my character struggling trough extreme pain and injury. It took a really long time to get my wounds down too, this was when the daily action cap was still in place. So in the "heroes Journey" this was THE definitive "descent into the Underworld" moment for my character.
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"He never really loved her. Or her money. He wanted her secrets."
Jack Owlfisher's profile (@Owlor on twitter)
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Zack Oak
Posts: 205
2/12/2012
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I was beaten to death by angry dock workers with my own stick. Not my finest moment as a Neddy Man.
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Roland Banning, The Ambitious Operative (Profile)
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