Troper
Posts: 18
11/30/2014
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It occurred to me today in the middle of church.
The developers can't ever finish the ambition content, at least for Heart's Desire.
I said can't, not won't.
The reason for this is simple. My character's Heart's Desire is for all S----n Candles (Arthur, Beau, Cerise, Destin, ???, Forthigan, Gawain--, Gawain in particular.)
" 'round in a city, a hunger was broiling..,"
Now, those of us (myself not quite included, due to lack of dreams) who actively seek our destruction know that we "will never gain this candle", and if we did we "would lose your very head from your shoulders".
But this is a game that can do -anything-, presumably from granting true immortality (I don't mean Neathy immortality, I mean take-an-axe-to-the-face-and-reverse-the-damage-in-front-of-them Baccano style) to giving Mr. Bagley his sanity back, to a sandwich (what? Maybe you're just hungry at the time).
"...Lights were a-flutter, candles aflame..."
But if one was selfless/crazy enough, could you bring back Him in the Well?
My guess is that if you asked for the Name, you'd just die or be unable to keep it.
But Gawain's Candle exists (maybe), because we need it for the Tattoo of the Name, etc.
"...Out through my door, I stumbled, I tumbled..."
Plus as a dire warning, but we're used to those.
So, if I can wish for anything, why not wish for light? A cursed sickly light, but let there be light.
So that's why I believe that we can't get our heart's desire.
"...Off to the darkness, to find out The Name"
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Troper, a sinister and compelling individual of indistinct gender
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A song I often quote indirectly/directly. It deserves recognition, no?
http://community.failbettergames.com/topic5800-seeking-mr-eatens-name.aspx?Page=29#post49063
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Also, The Game. I'm afraid you've just lost.
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friendshipranger
Posts: 274
12/1/2014
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I always thought the "point" of the Ambitions wasn't the reward. I switched my main from Hearts Desire to Light Fingers, and from what I can tell from both, the main thrust of each storyline is vastly different from the advertisement.
Light Fingers begins as simple self-interest, but leads to your character uncovering conspiracy and fighting for the well-being of basically a innocent stranger. Sorta cyberpunk-y. Plus Edward. God, he's horrifying.
Hearts' Desire begins as a search for a card game with magical powers, but becomes a story about the broken dreams of the great Powers of London and beyond. And in the end, if you win, you'll be the one that dashes them.
This makes sense. Our dreams change as we grow. All of them deal with reversals- Light Fingers turns a burglar into a hero, Bag A Legend turns a hunter into a soldier hunted by a intelligent beast the preys exclusively on hunters (its complicated), Nemesis turns a crusader for justice into, increasingly, a monstrous figure determined to storm hell itself, and Hearts Desire turns someone betting their own soul into someone collecting the souls of others.
edited by friendshipranger on 12/1/2014
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