Abraham Bounty
Posts: 251
4/15/2012
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I was wondering if the community would be willing to weigh in and evaluate what the best purchases one can make with Fate are. I am coming Dangerously close to being able to purchase one of the storylets on the Fate page, and it is my understanding that much of the community consider The Soul Trade to be the wisest purchase you can make from the options available on the page. However, I am curious whether people believe it to be better than buying a surfeit of less expensive Fate options.
This is not a request for the effects or consequences of Fate-locked options and/or content beyond what is already 'Publiclly Available'. Ex: The A lucky batch for F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour costs eight Fate and will cure all wounds (and says so right on the option in text that is both bolded and italicized), so that would be alright to mention, but not if it, just as an example, turns you into The Vake for ten actions or anything else not in the mentioned bolded and italicized text.
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T WO Chandler
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4/17/2012
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Jack Vaux-Harrowden wrote:
3. The Soul Trade. You can get 1.42 echoes per action from the repeatable action you get as a Spirifer; I don't know what the permanent reward for a Shepard is because I never was one. I would have ranked this first, but someone's run the maths and Fidgeting Writer evidently averages 1.8 or so echoes per action even with raw materials factored in.
The reward for Shepards isn't financial. Instead, it's a very effective Menace reducer that also gives large amounts of connections.
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Guest
4/16/2012
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In terms of practical rewards, A day at the races is very good.
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Jack Vaux-Harrowden
Posts: 245
4/17/2012
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1. The continuation of Theological Husbandry. Both in terms of practical rewards (which are very sizable) and the sheer cool factor (which is immense).
2. Flute Street. Flute Street gets you some good rewards, including a few unique items, but mostly it's just plain neat.
3. The Soul Trade. You can get 1.42 echoes per action from the repeatable action you get as a Spirifer; I don't know what the permanent reward for a Shepard is because I never was one. I would have ranked this first, but someone's run the maths and Fidgeting Writer evidently averages 1.8 or so echoes per action even with raw materials factored in.
I would definitely purchase something larger rather than numerous small things; with the exception of A Day at the Races, I've found most of the little bits and bobs somewhat underwhelming.
edited by Jack Vaux-Harrowden on 4/17/2012
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artsieaspie
Posts: 16
4/18/2012
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I think Exceptional Friendship is well worth the fate for the extra candle alone. If you get 20 actions rather than 10 for a tweet every 24 hours it soon works out much better value than buying action refreshes for your single candle.
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Urthdigger
Posts: 939
4/18/2012
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artsieaspie wrote:
I think Exceptional Friendship is well worth the fate for the extra candle alone. If you get 20 actions rather than 10 for a tweet every 24 hours it soon works out much better value than buying action refreshes for your single candle.
Not to mention you'll have an extra 10 actions after circumstances where you're away from the game for long enough to cap it (Sleeping, working, school, that kind of thing)
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wlerin
Posts: 27
4/22/2012
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T.W.O. Chandler wrote:
Instead, it's a very effective Menace reducer that also gives large amounts of connections.
Congratulations, you've won the Understatement of the Year Award!
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