Shadowhand
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12/21/2013
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It seems the lock has just been lifted off 5-star lodgings. Who shall be the first to own one of these utmostly notable lodgings?
The question that still remains is: what are the mentioned "easier" ways to achieve these lodgings at "certain times of the year?" I wouldn't want to give up my Master's Blood if there was a less pricey method on its way.
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Flyte
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12/30/2013
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I'm pretty sure the Fifth City was sold due to a misclick. As the Empress was reviewing her options -- move Albert to a Sanatorium, grind Investigating, pawn a few palaces to buy peach brandy, have the imperial capital dragged a mile under ground by innumerable bats -- her keyboard was visited by an excitable Pekingese.
The retainer entrusted with seeking customer support from the Sun was found eyeless and gently singed. The Empress is not enjoying her permanent Turncoat status, nor the family planning implications, nor reports of people being mauled by the aforementioned Pekingese...
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
12/22/2013
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Back on topic or I'll set Jack of Similes on you.
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bjorntfh
Posts: 216
12/31/2013
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And I have gotten a new 5 Card Lodging.
http://imgur.com/efSWUVy
Behold and weep, for the room is linked to Parabola: "A hundred facets reflect your face back at you. And yet, just now, you are alone. "
It is glorious!
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
12/22/2013
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Indeed I shouldn't, but I'm on vomit watch for my little girl. (I do hope this image has enriched your winter solstice.)
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MidnightVoyager
Posts: 858
12/21/2013
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Sure as hell isn't going to be me. I've been grinding for a theorum and I've just about decided I'll be getting all those Enigmas by the time the Notability cap has hit 50 and we've all resorted to heavy drinking.
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
12/22/2013
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>skewing
Oh lawks no, I meant forcing this thread off course like a determined dolphin.
>mouseover
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
12/22/2013
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They are. Though whether they'll work the same way as the Salon and Orphanage is a different matter.
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deadcrystal
Posts: 125
12/24/2013
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So. Sooooooo. It would appear I simply cannot resist the cutting edge! It's me, I am simply impatient! (Sorry Alexis :P) Appropriately enough I am now resident in the Brass Embassy Sanctum.
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Blackleaf
Posts: 552
12/24/2013
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2 notability. 30 making waves. 16 engaged in scheme: Saloon. 1 midnight matriarch. 1 prince of hell locaion. 50 connected hell. 1 reputation of legendary charisma. 600 fate on an alt. 7 christmas cards on an alt. 1 western tower card. 1 slowcakes amaneunsis card. 1 tower of eyes card. 1 overly long and dumb forum post.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN AMANUENSIS!
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But calling cards are highly welcome! (Got too much influence for cards at the moment. Sorry!)
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Melesse
Posts: 21
12/26/2013
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I haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere, so here goes:
The Portly Sommelier now offers Tears of the Bazaar and Master's Blood (on the Presumptuous Little Opportunity card). The Tears go for 7 (!) Fourth City Airag, and the Blood for 5 Tears + 3 Notability. Both require 7 Connoisseur of Neathy Delights and the Blood requires 7 Notability.
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Voodoo Master
Posts: 127
12/26/2013
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What?! But... but... my steady source of income! I'll miss it so!
I'm sorry, but I don't see how that makes sense. Putting the Pieces Together: Taste of Lacre can only be acquired during the month of December, as much as I know. Does it mean that it'll be locked for many players during the rest of the year?
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NiteBrite
Posts: 1019
12/30/2013
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Well, see, you have to have connected revs less than 10 to get the spire. I had about 50 levels of connected when the spire was announced, and had the vexing task of how to lower connected revs without advancing liberation of the night. I wanted to cut all ties with the revs. So I used a combination of traitors feast, favors in the flit... and the dangerous stats increase option on the gunpowder and zeal card. These all reduce connected revs without aiding their plans. I was trying to be rid of them once and for all. But what I didn't notice, was that after my connected dropped below 10, the dangerous stats increase option dropped from the top of the card... and the sell nadir option took its place. Force of habit did the rest, and now I have done the complete opposite of what I was trying to do. This is the worst 
I really really wish major one time decisions like these, had confirmation screens, especially when its so easy to misclick when options shift around. A simple "are you sure?" would have saved me a whole lot heartache. The cave of nadir selling options aren't even made obvious with a gold border or anything which makes it even more sneaky and troubling.
edited by NiteBrite on 12/30/2013
Edit: I've had time to cool down, and now I am not so worried about it. All shall be well, in time.
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Diptych
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12/30/2013
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Well, after going through my Mysteries like popcorn and doing savage injustice to my University connections - and earning only one or two Enigmas despite Watchful approaching 300, more than once - I've discovered an Impossible Theorem. I don't know whether I'll spend it on a Suite or just cling to it forever, but I'm modestly proud.
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Blackleaf
Posts: 552
12/27/2013
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Second person to obtain a 5 card lodging.
Man having 5 cards looks wierd.
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Same goes for Sparring,Loitering,Suppers and Games of chess! Sure I'll accept them occasionaly but I wont help you grind them most of the time.
But calling cards are highly welcome! (Got too much influence for cards at the moment. Sorry!)
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streetfelineblue
Posts: 1459
12/24/2013
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Sir Frederick Tanah-Chook wrote:
Nice work! I'm most struck by the implication that Moloch Street Station has escalators. Moving staircases had certainly been proposed by 1891 - even, in fact, by the time of the Fall! - but I'm thinking this is further proof that the Devils somehow exist outside of time.
You know, I thought about that, and I'm in doubt if this theory is sound or isn't possibly the other way around - Devils are just more advanced than humans, and many of the humans inventions* of days to come are actually mutuated by Infernal technology O_o
*Or fashion designs, like the fedora 
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/22/2013
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Can I use Leathery Human Hearts with the Third City Temple to get Making Waves?
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Diptych
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12/22/2013
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Okay, serious question related to lodgings and not to frightening children riding vomiting dolphins: are the delightful schemes you described earlier in the year, like the menagerie and the wunderkammer, still on the table, now that we have these new mini-schemes, like the cards party and the parliamentarian's hideaway?
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deadcrystal
Posts: 125
12/25/2013
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I'm holding all three cards at the moment, and nothing yet. For those who are interested, at least for the moment, there is no new option on the Western tower when you possess an Infernally Diplomatic Privilege.
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/22/2013
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Alexis Kennedy wrote:
>skewing
Oh lawks no, I meant forcing this thread off course like a determined dolphin.
But is the dolphin going off course, or is it forcing something else off course? It is 4am, explain your similes.
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Laluzi
Posts: 456
12/22/2013
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Good lord, Alexis, were you planning to get any sleep tonight?
Also, yes. I want a home in a third city temple. The lair in the marshes isn't remote enough for me; not with all these curious blindfolded soirees being held in the sudden neighborhood.
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
12/22/2013
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Hold out for Christmas... unless you really want to be the first to the top.
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
12/22/2013
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Alexis Kennedy wrote:
Anyway, thread back on topic before I have to send myself a snooty yet sorrowful PM. Deadcrystal, this is your fault.
If you say so
Look! It's a temple! A Third City one!
I wonder if I can hold open air sacrifices there.
Something I've noticed though; These new lodgings seem to be missing mouseover descriptions. see Suite vs Reservation.
Will those be added in time for Christmas, or are these new abodes just indescribable?
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Elnara
Posts: 137
12/30/2013
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Commiserations I definitely agree that the big decisions should have a confirmation screen.
Hopefully there'll be an opportunity to change your faction again soon.
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Blackleaf
Posts: 552
12/28/2013
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Fhoenix wrote:
Blackleaf wrote:
Man having 5 cards looks wierd.
How does it look exactly?
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Same goes for Sparring,Loitering,Suppers and Games of chess! Sure I'll accept them occasionaly but I wont help you grind them most of the time.
But calling cards are highly welcome! (Got too much influence for cards at the moment. Sorry!)
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NiteBrite
Posts: 1019
12/29/2013
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Woo, I moved into the spire-emporium. And I did it without selling nadir to the revs. I'm really glad masters blood was made available via other means. I get to continue to be a bohemian 
Edit: aaaaaaa misclick aaaaaaa I sold nadir to the revs on accident after I got the spire aaaaaaa
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OPG
Posts: 387
12/22/2013
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This thread gets a 10/10 because of vomit temple dolphins.
Also, having a Third City Temple only be a 3-card lodging seems strange; I'd expect it to be 4 cards at least.
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ruen
Posts: 47
1/5/2014
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I've just gotten my Sanctum, and I'm feeling on top of the world for a woman who is actually far below it.
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circe
Posts: 435
12/30/2013
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I finally got the Presumptuous Little Opportunity and some Masters' Blood is now mine, just need to get my Notability up to 10.
Has anybody else noticed that the Making Waves for conversions seem to be lower now, though I haven't worked out the exact cps yet.
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Adding no Suppers without prior arrangement, with only 5 Free Evenings a week and being a Patron I can't accept them all.
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streetfelineblue
Posts: 1459
12/31/2013
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djcrashoverride wrote:
Four-card lodgings now have additional options to gain Making Waves. I just had an alt "investigate" some food with a Bejewelled Lens at the Brass Embassy.[/quote
If I may, did it give a good MW revenue? Is the lens used up?
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George Maddux
Posts: 85
12/31/2013
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randomperson wrote:
The lens is used up. My MW went from 14 to 17 if I'm not mistaken.
Btw, anyone know whether there will be an easier lodging upgrade anytime soon? I recalled Alexis saying something about it a few pages before.
My guess is it will come via the Mr Sacks story line.
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Diptych
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12/31/2013
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That's neat! Also, I just used the examining-food option at the Royal Beth. What an odd thing to have happened.
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Voodoo Master
Posts: 127
12/27/2013
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Well done, champ! The fact that you were able to acquire 10 Notability is simply amazing.
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Roland Jones
Posts: 32
12/27/2013
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I think it's Notability 9 for the Sanctum and the Suite. Which still makes this very impressive, mind; I can see why you'd bother shooting for the 100% chance, being that close to your goal. Congrats.
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Fhoenix
Posts: 602
1/1/2014
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This is so beautiful. It almost makes me weep. Need to resume my enigma grinding.
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Seberin
Posts: 113
1/1/2014
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Confound it all! I had completely forgotten that calling in favours from Revolutionaries had moved to an opportunity card. I need to dispose of approximately 150 levels of Revolutionaries if I'm to achieve my dream of upgraded premises at the bazaar.
The best approach I've come up with so far is to deliberately raise Turncoat each turn while grinding Affair of the Box, and use the Revolutionaries option to dispose of the menace. Does anyone have a quicker method?
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The Incorrigible Raconteur
Posts: 84
1/1/2014
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Seberin wrote:
The best approach I've come up with so far is to deliberately raise Turncoat each turn while grinding Affair of the Box, and use the Revolutionaries option to dispose of the menace. Does anyone have a quicker method?
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Fhoenix
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1/1/2014
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Maybe we should beg Alexis to make Calling Favors in Flit a storylet? I did not have a high Revs Connection. But I imagine for people with 50-150 revs it would hurt to lose it without even getting the Proscribed Material in return.
I mean the restriction on the Lodgings is perfectly reasonable, but it really came out of nowhere (and is the first time having a too high connection locks you out of an action, I think). At least some kind of compensation for those raising it would be nice.
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Fhoenix
Posts: 602
1/1/2014
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Or you could have it both as a storylet and a card with different rewards. It's silly how hard it is to cash-in the Connection now. At the very least the card could lose its location specific property. I almost forgot it even existed until I started grinding Enigmas.
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HighPriest
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1/1/2014
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Seberin wrote:
The best approach I've come up with so far is to deliberately raise Turncoat each turn while grinding Affair of the Box, and use the Revolutionaries option to dispose of the menace. Does anyone have a quicker method?
Another decent way to tank some Revolutionaries contacts is to Find Promising Students while doing Preparatory Research before embarking on an Archaeological Expedition.
Unfortunately it can only be done three times per expedition, so in the long term it isn't as fast as the method you're using. However it is a way to quickly drop 300 CPs, assuming you don't have too many notes already.
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NiteBrite
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1/2/2014
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The spire is the one that requires revolutionaries under 10 airshipmedic, and it needs master blood.
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circe
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1/5/2014
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I've got my first five card lodging - a spire emporium.
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Adding no Suppers without prior arrangement, with only 5 Free Evenings a week and being a Patron I can't accept them all.
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Catherine Raymond
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12/21/2013
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I am working on the Suite at the Royal Bethlehem as it is the easiest of the three for me. (I don't have to reduce the "Connected: Revolutionaries I worked so hard to raise, and I'm over 1000 Certifiable Scraps away from buying the Location of a Former Prince of Hell from the Relickers.) I already have my Notability to 7, but the Impossible Theorem eludes me. I have only a 31% chance of success to obtain it at Watchful 263 (200 base stat + 63 worth in equipped items), and I've already died twice attempting to obtain it (using up my Horsehead Amulet in the process, grr). I suppose a Preternaturally Intent Mood would help some, but I've only ever gotten Moods when I didn't need them and wasn't looking for them. So it may be awhile before I obtain a Suite, even though I have or can get the other attributes.
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12/22/2013
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She's gonna be *better* than me. I literally could not write something that scary.
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deadcrystal
Posts: 125
12/22/2013
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Look I have *no* idea what you're talking about. This is patently balderdash, I mean is Alexis even a real name? I'm fairly sure there's no such person so I can't be blamed for anything and especially not for skewing the notability progress to the point where it was made harder. Complete nonsense.
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George Maddux
Posts: 85
12/22/2013
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Alexis Kennedy wrote:
>mouseover
That'll be some database nonsense we'll fix. Nothing is indescribable with a sufficiently rigorous keyboard.
Wittgenstein would have words with you over that!
edited by George David Maddux on 12/22/2013
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