Antur
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2/25/2014
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Not sure how to treat fate-locked story that grants you fate to complete it so i'll keep from spoilers for now. But suffice to say that number of options alone made be giddy. And i thought this feast would be boring.
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
2/25/2014
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I'm going to save angst by confirming that the Mr Eaten's Name tattoo is not available via the random options. (Although, were it not for one of my colleagues being diligent in QA, it might have been.)
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hwango
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2/27/2014
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I was very pleased to see an option to remain untattooed, but still gain something by that choice. It can be discouraging to have to choose between mechanical advantage and staying true to myself (or in this case, my imaginary Fallen Londoner alter-ego). I've never particularly cared for tattoos. I wanted a point of Bizarre, and was tempted to finally get that Ubergoat and get the matching tattoo...but ultimately, I'd rather remain unmarked. Respectable is the stat I need raised the least, but it's still nice to have a little that's permanent, and it will help with Notability just as much as Bizarre would have. Thanks for that, Failbetter.
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Andrea Serafini
Posts: 169
2/25/2014
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As unauspicious it may seem, Shylan and Edlaine chose respectively the Sun and the Bazaar.
We are expecting for something terrible happening during our wedding.
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Playersideblog
Posts: 397
2/25/2014
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Antur wrote:
He Who Watches wrote:
"Your Own Name" doesn't mention if it gives Dreaded or Bizarre (or anything), has anyone tried it?
It's Bizarre, the description is just missing apparently. Missing...or forgotten?
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
2/25/2014
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The fate-locking is specifically to discourage people from dissecting the poor lady and displaying her organs to all-comers on the wiki. (I actually spoke with the wiki admins up front about this.)Please don't post quotes, but do feel free to talk in a general way about choices.
Thanks for the enthusiasm! ... I did want to bust the House of Chimes entry slet record on number of branches, here.
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MidnightVoyager
Posts: 858
2/26/2014
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Mark Gallacher wrote:
Snowskeeper wrote:
It's gone in a week, and it sticks until then regardless of whether you pick one or not.
Hmmm, it seems strange that he would include that tattoo then, since no one has all 7 candles yet. Unless this was planned before Seeking went on hiatus?
They've got a history of messing with Seekers, so nah, not really!
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Snowskeeper
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2/25/2014
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http://fallenlondon.wikia.com/wiki/The_Name
We would like to bring your attention to one part of this destiny in particular:
"Tattooed forearm."
edited by Snowskeeper on 2/25/2014
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dragonridingsorceress
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2/26/2014
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For anyone Seeking it, the 4 parts of the play: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Seeker~of~Names?fromEchoId=3253075
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Sara Hysaro
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2/26/2014
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It increases the base value of the quality.
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Sackville
Posts: 295
2/27/2014
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My alt got an overgoat!
...tattoo, from the random option. It still increased my bizarre.
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Snowskeeper
Posts: 575
2/27/2014
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Here you go:
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Snowskeeper?fromEchoId=3257681
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Flipz
Posts: 177
2/27/2014
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dragonridingsorceress wrote:
Has anyone echoed answers to "Love is Light" or "There are many kinds of love..."?
I did "Love is Light", give me a few minutes to find the link.
EDIT: Well, "Love is Life", as it happens.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Flipz?fromEchoId=3254621
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Diptych
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2/25/2014
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Intriguing, and not a little baffling! I always overthink such content. In the end, Sir Fred argued that love was a motivating force, neither good nor bad (the base of all metaphysics, as Whitman wrote,) and then chose a tattoo that was aesthetically pleasing, enigmatic to others, but laden with personal significance. Hubris described love as transactional - and no doubt he meant it - but then betrayed a certain sentimental streak with a tattoo of his homeland, such as it is. Juniper preached the loyalty of love, and, true to form, took on the tattoo of a loved one now gone - poor child. Esther speculated on the role of love in the narratives of history, and selected a tattoo of a revolutionary symbol from a year that might never come.
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theodor_gylden
Posts: 117
2/26/2014
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It was enjoyable having such an involved conversation with an NPC. I daresay it was Emily Short-esque.
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MaskedGentleman
Posts: 339
2/26/2014
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For all of those curious about that option, please check my journal.
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Snowskeeper
Posts: 575
2/26/2014
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MaskedGentleman wrote:
For all of those curious about that option, please check my journal.
For those of you reading this a year from now:
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Daniel~Redwood?fromEchoId=3243257
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Daniel~Redwood?fromEchoId=3243307
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Daniel~Redwood?fromEchoId=3243381
We... We think? There was a lot of stuff in there.
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Anstruther Barron
Posts: 92
2/25/2014
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This is fantastic content Alexis et al. Really enjoyable. Also this is firmly lodged in my brain
edited by Anstruther Barron on 2/25/2014
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Alexis Kennedy
Posts: 1374
2/27/2014
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Millicent will be around for a couple of weeks after the Feast, and will return at some other seasonal events, as well as future Feasts.
NinjaComedian wrote:
Is the option to get a tattoo going to disappear after the Feast? I mean if you've progressed the story far enough to be offered one, can you just just leave it there and choose later?
Because I'm tempted to leave it alone until Seeking comes back and maybe get the Name later on - if only to see just how much it would ruin me.
But if we know that it's only for the Feast I might pick another one.
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Rook Crofton
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3/1/2014
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Deciding between tattoos - and ideas of love - was so difficult! But I loved every tortuous minute of thinking, not the least because it reminded me of my two favourite characters from Planescape: Torment: Fell, the tattoo artist, and Ravel Puzzlewell, who asks a similar question. In the end, I answered that love is a mystery, and chose to get a Parabola tattoo (as I'm a glassman).
The absolutely best part of the whole conversation, I feel, has to be finally watching the Seventh Letter! This is a tiny bit of lore that's fascinated me since I started playing. Now, to ponder and speculate!
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Snowskeeper
Posts: 575
4/4/2014
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Najakcharmer wrote:
Augh. I got the option where Lilac told me to meet her in a place to get a tattoo, then I clicked away and don't recall where I'm supposed to go. Hints?
Somewhere discreet--perhaps somewhere that has been largely forgotten?
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Mordaine Barimen
Posts: 670
4/6/2014
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And by enjoy, you mean grumble about two more cards in teh deck with no real use by this point.
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Gillsing
Posts: 1203
4/6/2014
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ruen wrote:
... should I just go ahead and spend my remaining masquing on stolen kisses? That's what I did, since they never revealed what the conversion rate would be for those Waves. And having a salon, I can use Stolen Kisses to make waves. Also, Making Waves in any meaningful amount are highly sensitive to timing, so even if I would've gotten a huge amount compared to the value of the Stolen Kisses, what if it would've happened too close to Time for me to capitalise on them? Also, by converting all my Masquing I only had to put up with Lilac on my hand of cards, and not her and An Encounter at the Feast.
Even if the waves would've meant an entire level of Notability I'm sure that not having to put up with that extra card for over a month has been worth it. Well... maybe? Nah, probably not. The useful cards I save aren't that important anyway. But I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten that much Making Waves. Pretty sure...
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Brin
Posts: 53
3/28/2014
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So, by this point, if the option is still around, we have an indefinite amount of time to complete it? Or do we only have until the end of March, three days away? I've been desperately trying to raise my Correspondence, so I can have the Scar in the Sky tattoo...and then I just discovered I need a watchful of 170ish to proceed. I was so excited that the Shadowy Dealings in the University could increase it, but I hadn't known the level requirement.
So, a few questions I suppose:
Is there any other way to raise Correspondence to 10, other then Shadowy Dealings in the University?
Does Millicent's Parlour disappear by the end of March, or is it safe, waiting for me to complete?
Good ways to grind Watchful? It's easily 30 points ahead of every other stat of mine, without items. But apparently it's not enough.
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Evariste S. Crumbledon
Posts: 138
2/27/2014
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Delicious friends, did anybody with her/his/its own name tattooed try the Nadir and experience something different?
As a random rant, I haven't quite decided which tatoo I want between the Parabola and the Correspondence #fifthcityproblem. I'm still investigating the links between the two, and whether the signs can be understood as a manifestation of Aklo...
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Malgorath
Posts: 124
2/25/2014
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Cookoo wrote:
There's a option for SMEN players. I'm curious to what damage it will inevitably cause to them...
Now I'm worried if I take another option, I'll need fate for this later. I do hope that if this is needed for SMEN down the line and it isn't just a teaser, there will be another option.
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Playersideblog
Posts: 397
2/25/2014
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I...can't decide! Augh! Too many good options!
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A B Nile
Posts: 414
2/25/2014
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Alexis - with these Ferrero Rocher, you are really spoiling us!
Uh, options, I mean. With these options.
Excellenté.
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Kade Carrion (an_ocelot)
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2/25/2014
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Cookoo wrote:
There's a option for SMEN players. I'm curious to what damage it will inevitably cause to them...
Waaah, I didn't get this! Someone who did wanna PM me?
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Guy Scrum
Posts: 197
2/25/2014
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Looks like we now know what St. E's candle is. This also looks like it might be the very end of Mr. Eaten's storyline, or close to it. So, should I save my skin for defilement, or should I get a tattoo now and pay fate for the name later?
Also, does anyone know what the Sultan's Dream quality is?
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Flipz
Posts: 177
2/26/2014
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I'm actually most interested by that last snippet @MaskedGentleman echoed--is it true that, aside from the specific tattoo, there is no permanent quality or item given by your choice? Interesting...I haven't decided exactly what my character wants from her, so the decision is exquisitely painful.
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streetfelineblue
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2/26/2014
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Well, I loved the narrative content, both on the side of sheer writing and of lore. Also Lilac is a fascinating character, too bad I'm no Legendary Charisma to be able to court her. But I tried to meet her tastes anyway just because my character's flirty XD
Now I'm deciding the tattoo. I have a question about that - does the tattoo increase the base value of the quality (the red number before the sign +) or the bonus (the white number after the +)? (I'm still deciding whether to go for Bizarre or Dreaded: my first choice would have been the Knife-and-Candle or the Correspondence, but the Invisible City is captivating as well).
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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
2/25/2014
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I am pretty much all but certain that random tattoos won't get you the Name; you can mouse over the Skin-Bound Memory requirement on the Rework option to see an entire list of possible tattoos; the Name isn't there! But I think getting the Name tattooed on you at some point is definitely a thing. You just can't accidentally discover Eaten's Name by getting hell drunk.
(although it might be /there/ and just non-removable with Fate. that could happen also)
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Master Polarimini
Posts: 310
2/25/2014
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Who is brave enough to betray Lilac to Clathermont with the risk of forgoing all those delicious options? 
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Gillsing
Posts: 1203
2/27/2014
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streetfelineblue wrote:
Yes, the random option always increases Bizarre. Yeah, well, I asked because I wasn't entirely sure. So thanks for all the replies!
dragonridingsorceress wrote:
ETA: Has anyone Entreated her to return to Clathermont and echoed the text? I'd love to see it, but am not game to click it. As it turns out, one can still do this after getting a tattoo. And while I'm curious about what she might say, I'm pretty sure she wouldn't do it, and it wouldn't be in character for me to ask her to even consider it. She's obviously way out of his league now.
EDIT: Thanks, Snowskeeper!
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CameoAppearance
Posts: 146
2/27/2014
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I've got "There are many kinds of love". And "Love is light", but Flipz covered that.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Dr~Cameo~%E2%80%9CScary~Teeth%E2%80%9D~Thurlow?fromEchoId=3253052
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Diptych
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2/27/2014
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dragonridingsorceress wrote:
Has anyone Entreated her to return to Clathermont and echoed the text? I'd love to see it, but am not game to click it.
Juniper has. No effect, positive or negative.
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NinjaComedian
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2/27/2014
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Is the option to get a tattoo going to disappear after the Feast? I mean if you've progressed the story far enough to be offered one, can you just just leave it there and choose later?
Because I'm tempted to leave it alone until Seeking comes back and maybe get the Name later on - if only to see just how much it would ruin me.
But if we know that it's only for the Feast I might pick another one.
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Inky Petrel
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2/26/2014
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She finally appeared!  *flails excitedly* ...oh wow, so many choices. I can't choose! Have narrowed it down to 3, but...AUGH. They're all SO GOOD for my character.
Circe, I was wondering about that too. Without spoilers, does anyone know if that content exists yet?
Edit: I've chosen. ...aaaand I have the buyer's remorse. Heh. That was going to happen whatever I picked :p
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Lady Eris
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2/25/2014
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Oh, this is wonderful stuff. I am paralysed with indecision at every turn.
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Humblest
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2/25/2014
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Playersideblog wrote:
Alexis Kennedy wrote:
I'm going to save angst by confirming that the Mr Eaten's Name tattoo is not available via the random options. (Although, were it not for one of my colleagues being diligent in QA, it might have been.)
Curses! Well, there was always the hope.
Although I haven't the foggiest idea why I would desire such a thing.
The tattoo for when you're hungry enough to chew your own arm off?
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Trodgmey
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2/26/2014
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Can anyone confirm that once Millicent's Parlour arrives, that Lilac cards continue to show up?
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Sara Hysaro
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2/26/2014
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They do.
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Spacemarine9
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2/26/2014
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Apparently someone managed to get the Great Work tattoo via the means of boozing; that's supposed to be a Dreaded tattoo, but they got Bizarre from it, because drunk.
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Mordaine Barimen
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2/26/2014
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I tried a random. I received a dead rat tattoo for my troubles while my associate awoke with "The Shadow" on its arm... Both give Bizarre.
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