Alex Sobol-Lavi
Posts: 33
3/15/2014
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I bid you hello, madams and messieurs,
I would like to know - how did you come by your profession? What makes you thinks yours is the most interesting? The most suitable? The most profitable?
On an somewhat unrelated note - do you feel that higher-tier professions are worth the effort of notability, Making Waves, etc.
Indefatigably yours,
Alex "Flipside"
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Indefatigably yours,
Alex "Flipside" Sobol
Currently looking for Interview or Crooked Crosses for my New and Fashionable Salon des Rêves.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Flipside
I am yet to thaw off after the adventure on the Lifeberg.
I will be happy to make your acquaintance and Interview you or engage in other Social Actions.
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Nigel Overstreet
Posts: 1220
3/16/2014
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Profession? Profession! A gentleman does not demean himself with such base and plebeian concerns such as labour.
Now I have many hobbies, as all gentleman must. The most prominent of which is the study of the Correspondence. I, occasionally, dabble in letters to fellow scholars concerning the nature of intangible, non-Newtonian existence to which we true citizen of post-fall London find ourselves. I do this for the Correspondence is the foremost of the true libertine's calling. Once one has experienced everything, one must experience that which can never again be the same.
But to call such friendly banter between colleagues a profession, like the unwashed hoi-poi must toil in for their gin and rags, is untenable, sir. I shall not stand for it!
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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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Spacemarine9
Posts: 2234
3/16/2014
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i hunt monsters because hunting monsters is cool
Also it lead on from the Rat-catcher profession and, well
fun fact! the entire rat business was started because I had a surplus of rats and the Restitution SMEN card had an option which let you send an awful lot of rats, so I decided to see if I could bribe an ETA for the next bit of SMEN content out of Alexis by sending lots of rats. And, well, now we are where we are, in a world where a 193-storylet game about sending rats exists and you can own a Rat of Glory, which is a candle rat.
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my rats will blot out the sun
Ratgames
FL lore/mechanics questions and answers
#FallenLondon IRC (irc.synirc.net) Channel! Click to join via Mibbit.
#SunlessSea IRC channel! Like the above, but zee-ier.
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babelfishwars
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Posts: 1152
3/16/2014
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Crooked Cross:
"The Crooked-Cross is a tempter. He invites the ignorant to knowledge, and opposes any monopoly on morality. He tests the boundaries between right and wrong. He has parted a priest and his faith, convincing the priest to deface the sign of his God."
How could I be anything but?
(So ... most suitable.)
re: effort? I have a vague recollection it felt like work at the time, but that was back when notability was harder to get. Now? Worth it.
edited by babelfishwars on 3/16/2014
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Mars, God of Fish; Leaning Tower of Fish
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
12/13/2015
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@Grenem: but a Notary has the same salary, and think of the chaos you could create with a few liberties taken in legal documents.
-- Mal
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/malthaussen
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Grenem
Posts: 2067
12/13/2015
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I did something unique- I'm a doctor.
My goals, after all, are to seek lacre and drown a certain individual in it. If you think the vake, well, you think wrongly.
I have little interest in prolonged exposure to the games of the masters, and whille my work is tedious, it's quite convenient for poisonings and other assassinations.
Perhaps some day that'll change, and i'll find a career that offers what i need to find what would be enough airaig to get the entire fourth city drunk for a week.
(it's also got the most echoes per week. 70 vs. 60. Even if they are in a useless form.)
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Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza
I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters.
On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning.
Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Sestina Valdis
Posts: 210
12/13/2015
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As her name suggests, Sestina began as a poet, then advanced to Author after she started publishing anthologies and longer satirical works. She is now a Correspondent who seeks to address pertinent literary, linguistic and metafictive questions such as:
1) What happens when one reads a satire written in violant ink? Better still, what about one written in Correspondence sigils?
2) Is there a sigil that translates to "the burning sensation coupled with slight stirrings of pleasure in one's heart upon observing scandal?"
3) Is the gaping void that finds itself between celestial bodies able to laugh?
Fei Xue is an assassin, so choosing Enforcer on the way to Licentate was an obvious RP choice. ((Spoilers: Don't click if you might be RPing with FX in the future.)) [spoiler]Actually, they are a performance artist/method actor who is assassinating so that they may play an assassin to the best of their ability. Also for revenge. Death of the Playwright. It's complicated.[/spoiler]
The Baron is a man of rather bare means. But he is a bit of an elitist cloaca. He refuses to expose himself to any plebian professions, so I might make him take up something silly and inane, like Notary, but for now he shall alternate between the beginner professions for the stat boosts. Might even end up giving him no job, reason being that he is a spoilt heir who refuses to go to work etc. etc. (in case you haven't realised, I love playing with stereotypes). I'm still trying to flesh out his backstory...
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Sestina Valdis, the Saccharine Satirist.
Appearance and Misc. Accoutrements
A Past Scattered Across Discarded Stockings
Fei Xue, the Artful Assassin.
Self
Edward de Riere, the Barebones Baron.
Avatar by Daniel Ilinca.
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Rysiek
Posts: 693
12/13/2015
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Well, given I first create the character here, see where it takes me and create a backstory on the run, Maria became an enforcer because 5 favors are easy to come by in an early stage. Then I came up she might have run due to both stealing and revolting against the Tsar in Warsaw.
Rysiek was more or less intended as an detective. He likely won't progress past Watcher, since it doesn't fit to a cop character. Maybe a stalker when I get the Dock conections, since it can be still interpretet as a cop (and earns better than a watcher, I hope). A notary would be a funny choice though. The most boring route... just how do I become a notary?
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The silesian Detective
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Rysiek
The incredible Warsovian. She certainly didn't steal your diamond necklace. That idea is RIDICULOUS...
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Maria~Konstantynopolska
The silesian vengeance seeker
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Agata~Grym
I apologize for any and all anachronisms. I am too lazy to check some facts if I am sure they are from the 1890s or sometimes think they are.
Oh, and by the way, I am not polish, I am GERMAN to clarify for heavens sake... tylko po polsku mowie. Um Himmelswillen...
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
12/13/2015
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@Rysieck: Notary is a Tier 4 profession, but only takes 3 MW. It unlocks at 150 Persuasive and pays 70 Echoes cash each week. As with doctor, it has no professional object. Essentially, it is the Lawyer, as opposed to the Doctor.
-- Mal
edited by malthaussen on 12/13/2015
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/malthaussen
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Kolanowski
Posts: 148
12/13/2015
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I am a Glassman, but I was not always so. Started as a Pickpocket in a world of Neathy crime, and quickly advanced to Enforcer, but that profession didn't quite fit my ambitions. I wanted a position that would grant me cannon fodder, and allow me to advance the glorious plans of my anti-celestial patron. Imagine my joy when I became a Campaigner (officially under the Church's wing, unofficially... well...) and received some Feckless Supporters! Advancement into a Mystic seemed like the logical choice, since that allowed my minions to become a Circle of Acolytes. It saddened me when it finally came to shedding my old skin. But alas, it seems the path to greatness is a lonely one. I lost my Acolytes when I saw through the mirrors and became a Glassman - but I don't mourn. Greater and far more terrible things await.
And what now? I sure hope we get even more Profession tiers in the future. Or a career path that will allow my character to become even more nefarious...
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Kazimierz Kolanowski, gentleman, scholar, humble servant of the Maw. Chaotic Evil. Open to all social actions & accepting almost all requests. Might sell you to Satan for a single corn chip.
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Grenem
Posts: 2067
12/13/2015
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malthaussen wrote:
@Rysieck: Notary is a Tier 4 profession, but only takes 3 MW. It unlocks at 150 Persuasive and pays 70 Echoes cash each week. As with doctor, it has no professional object. Essentially, it is the Lawyer, as opposed to the Doctor.
-- Mal
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3 notability, not MW.
I would consider being a notary, but I don't want to have to deal with the level of paperwork. I've had people jump into the zee, because that's the only method of suicide that the masters will actually consider valid for sick days, save cantigaster venom, which is... really expensive.
Plus, any errors come out of my paycheck.
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Married!:http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/takuza
I will accept all social actions that do not consume free evenings- and i will provide patronage to anyone who requests it, though it will be split between all requesters.
On psudeo-hiatus. Will be inactive and active and fluctuate without warning.
Grinding Favors without cards: http://community.failbettergames.com/topic22266-storylet-favors-grinding.aspx
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Saevitia
Posts: 58
12/14/2015
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Saevitia started with the Watchful profession, but when it came time to choose a "job", she went exactly where you'd expect for someone who was romancing the deviless from the get-go: Trickster. Got all the way up to Crooked-Cross and then... got a bit bored with it, honestly. She wasn't corrupting salons, she was already living in the Brass Embassy, and her *real* work involved pushing the bounds of science; the occasional trading in souls and/or sowing chaos as opportunity rose was a casual hobby. She'd do that stuff anyway -- to include messing with the church and corrupting the faith of others -- so why not have her profession reflect her research?
A few lucky draws later, she was a Glassman. As far as I'm concerned -- and her RP backstory, etc., agrees -- she's still sufficiently connected with the Embassy to be a Crooked-Cross in good standing. (Her current thread in the RP forum actually has some not-so-subtle hints of that, although the vast majority of the sequence is written pseudonymously.) She is researching the intersection of mirrors and reality, trying to determine what can cause the former to warp the latter, or become a door to another reality entirely. It's rough work, but she's dedicated. Especially since she's rarely sufficiently sober to think her choice of research is a bad idea.
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Saevitia's profile and appearance! [Gone NORTH]
Now playing Esméralda, Saevitia's former helmswoman and moralistic Campaigner; she looks like this.
I'm usually up for RP. Social actions are generally accepted; those with in-character RP invitations are most likely to be reciprocated.
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Sara Hysaro
Moderator
Posts: 4514
3/16/2014
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I went for the Watcher path hoping that it'd give me an opportunity to become an Agent of the Masters. Naturally it did not, but Midnighters are pretty cool anyway. Favours in High Places are really useful for my Salon, and the Shrine is a weird but helpful addition to my home.
I had a couple characters change their professions. One was an Enforcer, but she was way too nice to be a Murderer so I switched her over to a Monster Hunter. It'd work better if she was a Vake Hunter, but I'm sure the practice will be good for avenging her lost brother. The other switched from the Trickster path to a Glassman primarily because it matched their Destiny a little more. That and the item is more her style.
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sara%20Hysaro
Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome.
Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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Pyrodinium
Posts: 639
3/15/2014
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My character began his life at the Neath as an Enquirer and then progressed as an Author. However, I think my character ought to have a more Dangerous trade when I chose the Nemesis ambition for him so I switched his job to Rat-Catcher and then to Stalker.
Roleplay-wise, I think the Rat-Catcher route is the best for my character. It suits his story and his primary stat, which is Dangerous. Pyro's a married guy now so I think a switch to a more lucrative job hints that he's getting a bit more mature and experienced. I also imagined that he is quite content to eat rats as a bachelor but would now prefer to serve tastier meals to his growing family and servants.
Gameplay-wise, I think the route doesn't provide the best weekly rewards or profession item since I can easily grind for those rewards and find decent replacements for the items save perhaps, the Tier-3 Weapon. (I think the Author route provides the best weekly rewards while the Watcher route provides the best Profession Item)
I think high-tier professions provide a rather fine selection of items and a sense of accomplishment for my character.
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My profiles: http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Pyrodinium
(A Monster hunter on the hunt of his twin brother's killer. Overprotective dad of his twin's daughter)
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Rudolph~of~Taured
(an indeterminate person of potentially rubbery lineage)
* All social actions except photographers and loitering welcome!
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empirimancer
Posts: 99
3/16/2014
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Correspondent seems to be the most prestigious profession, since it's now the hardest to acquire.
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Helen Demeter
Posts: 100
3/16/2014
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Helen at the moment has Author as her Profession. She got it when she was advised by her friends among the Bohemian to capitalise on her writing skills. (She did publish several popular works in Court before getting banished for her satire against the Church.) She very much enjoys her position and the lucrative deals she gets. If her Appreciation Society is a little… too excitable, their dedication makes up for that. She has no interest in advancing her profession from an Author to a Correspondent since she was warned in the past she'll be involved with stories at that point and she doesn't want that.
Andrea is also a Journalist at the moment. It isn't IC for her because I just got her that because, honestly, it was for profit so I could have her get a 1000 Wedding. With that completed I'll be switching her to Watcher and then Agent soon if I ever get the darn ard. It fits more with her backstory as a talented if grudging spy for the Great Game and I hope to make her a freelancing and independent Midnighter as one my (many) goals for her after I wreck her connections with the Game completely.
Mari, hilariously, became a Campaigner. While they are Dangerous, they do have connections with the Church and has a soft spot for it due to their past. They're also a good friend towards the Loquacious Vicar and was recommended by him to join after seeing them at work when clearing trouble away at the church. I just like to imagine Mari hovering during the protests, looming threateningly over anyone who tries to say anything negative about the Temperance Crowd. They'll be advancing themselves more into the profession because they will become more and more connected with Parabola down the line of their story.
Mr Monday has no job because I can't think of anything for him. He's just so dull and there compared to the other three. He is a spy, however, so I think I'll give him the job of Agent to.
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Helen Demeter, the Bohemian Beauty
Has finally returned after an unexpected hiatus. Please mind the dust but do know that I'm now open to all social actions and invitations.
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Andrea Serafini
Posts: 169
3/16/2014
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Actually, Ed's an Author in order to grind nights for zir wedding.
But zir real essence is Correspondence.
Love is the law. Love beyond the will.
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Mizr Edlaine Saphburgh, the Prothean Neologist
Per aspera, sic itur ad astra
(i.e. I'd really love to patron new and seasoned Londoneers, or help them in any other way possible.
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Diptych
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Posts: 3493
3/16/2014
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Sir Frederick followed the Journalist - Author - Correspondent route, because, well... reading. Researching. Writing. Recording. It's what I do. Pen and ink and notebook and a modest group of appreciative readers - these are what delight me. He probably won't continue on to the next rank, however, having taking the warnings of his Noman to heart.
Hubris chose the Trickster path because Urchins and Devils seemed like the right sort of acquaintances for him, and because it seemed to offer a greater deal of independence than being someone else's Enforcer. Oh, and because an otherworldly urchin companion was part of his canon before I ever created him in Fallen London. He's continued through Conjurer on to Crooked-Cross because the prospect of being rewarded handsomely for undermining what he considers to be the ill-applied, hypocritical and obstructive morality of modern society delights him. He'll very likely progress on to the next rank when it becomes available.
Juniper started as a Rat-Catcher because, not knowing where that chain might go, I supposed that connections to the Docks might lead to some sort of mechanic position. Stalker was a suitable progression - she is very much a creature of the hidden worlds outside of civilised society. She likely won't continue on to Monster-Hunting - the mysteries of the shadows are more her line than the actual slaughter of the beasts that lurk there.
Esther was more or less created to be a Campaigner - she is Deputy Secretary General of the Fallen Fabian Society, a professional political organiser, and so I'm quite prepared to have her continue Campaigning well into the end-game. More abstract pursuits into secret knowledge and the world behind mirrors would only distract her from the Cause. Plus, it amuses me to have one character at each tier.
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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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Zeel
Posts: 257
3/17/2014
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Zeel was originally an enquirer, seeking to learn more. Eventually, he became a Rat-Catcher because he wanted a few labourers to owe him some favours. However, his true loyalties lie with Hell, and for them he became a Trickster. It wasn't so much a case of desiring to play with people as wanting to keep his friends close. He then upgraded to a conjurer. He had no reason to want to, he just was using that as a stepping stone. However, dancing between the real and unreal wasn't too bad either. Eventually, he became a Crooked-Cross. Despite having no moral centre for his own dealings, being paid to make others question their morals and become better people is no issue for him. He prefers to deal with the monsters in the world, leaving himself the only one.
Jass, on the other hand, went through all the training professions for at least sometime (starting with Pickpocket). She then went on to become an Enforcer for the Revolution, believing in it whole-heartedly. However, she was asked to become a Campaigner instead, which she did because she wanted to help the Cause as best as the Cause needed her to. Then, after learning a lot about the Neath, she became a Mystic. That didn't last very long however, as she learned how to enter mirrors, and became a Glassman. She currently searches Parabola in order to learn. She may wish the downfall of the Bazaar and the Masters, but that's small scale compared to what she can find.
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http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Zeel - Zeel, also known as the Hollow Hellion. A soulless, heartless, empty individual who will only deal with those who are advantageous to him.
http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Jass The Sly Socialite, or the Devious Rogue, depending where you see her. Jass lives a double life, alternating between the God-fearing, popular socialite and one of the many crime-lords of London.
IF YOU WANT A PARABOLAN KITTEN please send me a social engagement or menace reduction to either account, preferably not Coffee at Caligula's.
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malthaussen
Posts: 1060
12/13/2015
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I don't have a profession. It's too much like work.
Bit since I write the odd bit here and there, might as well get paid for it. My character is interested in ferreting out the secrets of How Things Work, so there are several top-tier "professions" that would match such curiosity. But since knowledge exists to be shared (in his philosophy, your mileage may vary), disseminating it by the written word follows as a natural consequence. Thus, author now, Correspondent later. But this does not preclude changing at some point, Mal has no problems with MW because he has a wide circle of acquaintance, and it is especially easy to raise Notability in this season, thanks to the Sacksmas cards. Some of that Notability will go bye-byes when and if I upgrade my Room at the Beth to a Suite this Sacksmas. Which also makes the Correspondence attractive, since the 10 SotC will make it easy to get the requisite Taste of Lacre.
As for cost, I haven't noticed any. The MW is a natural by-product of social actions, and the professional rewards all sell, if they have no other use, which most of them do.
-- Mal
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"Of two choices, I always take the third."
Will do all socials except Loitering or Private Evenings (all my Free Evenings are accounted for), and Affluent Photographer Betrayals only, please. I am not currently accepting calling cards.
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/malthaussen
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