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[Echo Bazaar] Dark RPG + Alternate Victorian London + Twitter!? = Addictive

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  • SigtyrSigtyr Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    No Nightmares here. Awesome.

    But now, my dangerous is so high, that failing the challenges causes wounds.

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  • BeltaineBeltaine BOO BOO DOO DE DOORegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I'm considering taking every nightmare-inducing opportunity I can just to see what happens when you go batshit-crazy from it.

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  • alset85alset85 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Beltaine wrote: »
    I'm considering taking every nightmare-inducing opportunity I can just to see what happens when you go batshit-crazy from it.

    I don't recommend that. It's a huge action point sink with no benefits.

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  • FugaFuga Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    This is fun, starting following people on the 1st page.

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Add me to the Op please.


    ttraider82

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ok, I am out of actions. I want to play more, dang it. Outside of buying fate, anything I can do?


    Also, fate is really overpriced. If it was maybe a buck to refill my actions, I'd be nice, but it is 2.50. Overpriced. Fate should be like worth a dime each. Microtransaction like.

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  • SigtyrSigtyr Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Actions restores itself over the course of 7 minutes a point. For a total of 70 points a day Once you break this barrier they refill at 24 minutes a point. You can also echo a tweet to give yourself an instantaneous 10 points. This too, has a 24 hour limit.

    You don't need to buy fate to replenish your Actions. You can gain fate by naturally playing the game.

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Shit, once you get up around 35-ish, or 7-8 in an Ambition, failure starts to have real fucking consequences. I've lost 200 moon pearls and garnered about 1.5 Suspicion this morning.

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  • ParadisoParadiso Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Using someone as your dupe, while amusing, seems to be very much a one shot plan. Short of randomly following others in Fallen London, I'm not sure I see how you could ever pull this on someone more than once. And following new people has all the charm of a filthy madman stepping out of an alley and saying, "Psst! Hey, you! People have been saying some positively wretched things about me. Would you mind stepping into this dark alley and help me clear them up?"

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  • SigtyrSigtyr Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Delzhand wrote: »
    Shit, once you get up around 35-ish, or 7-8 in an Ambition, failure starts to have real fucking consequences. I've lost 200 moon pearls and garnered about 1.5 Suspicion this morning.

    Yeah. Failing some watchful challenges give nightmares and failing dangerous challenges give wounds.

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Where do I see my suspicion level?

    Also, my nightmares are at 4 when they introduced the concept. What do they do? How do I avoid them? How do I decrease it?

    Also, 35 ish? 35 what? in your primary stat?

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  • SigtyrSigtyr Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    You can drink a tonic, though it also gives wounds that also requires tonics.

    Or you can get counseling from some of the people you're following. Or you can get your wounds tended to by someone you're following. Be forewarned though, there's an item called Abominable Salts, that they can use to make your wounds worst, so make sure the person you are getting it done by a trustworthy, or you interact with them in real life so you can kick the shit out of them if they happen to do so.

    There's also a companion, a gold fish, who reduces your nightmares by 1 as well. Relatively cheap too.

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Any volunteers to help out with some nightmares?

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  • nonplussednonplussed Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Having fun with this since yesterday. Curse you silly geese.

    My twitter is namkle.

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    How do I earn Echos? all i have are 60 pennies and a bunch of random items that get used as soon as I think of selling them.

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Until you get into your 20s with your primary abilities, sell everything but Secrets - that's my advice. I've got Shadowy at 37, and I can turn an action into about 36 pennies. The amount you earn scales pretty well.

    Edit: If you know what ambition you want to undertake, I can give you some help. For example, if you do Light Fingers, make sure you save any:
    Glim (up to 500)
    Surface Currency (up to 200)
    Moon Pearls (up to 100)

    That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

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  • BeltaineBeltaine BOO BOO DOO DE DOORegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ouch, the Bazaar is a heartless bitch this morning.

    My first 4 actions on chancy chellenges: fail.

    My next 5 actions on low-risk challenges: fail.

    My last action on a straightforward challenge: fail.

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Where the hell do I get sudden insights? I am trying to advance the main story (I assume I need to deal with my nightmares), but I need a Sudden Insight. I have no idea where to find one. Anyone?

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Machismo wrote: »
    Where the hell do I get sudden insights? I am trying to advance the main story (I assume I need to deal with my nightmares), but I need a Sudden Insight. I have no idea where to find one. Anyone?

    Go to your Lodgings and invite a friend to "join you in something terribly intellectual." Actually, invite me, I need some Sudden Insights as well.

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    There isn't really a "main story" - the closest thing is your Ambition. Nightmares potentially have consequences, but they don't directly affect your ability to do anything (unless they get to 8).

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  • ElinElin Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I'm building up whispered secrets right now. The fastest way I've found at this point is catching cats while building up shadowy. I'm at the point I can get x12 at a time. Anyone have a better way?

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Machismo wrote: »
    Where the hell do I get sudden insights? I am trying to advance the main story (I assume I need to deal with my nightmares), but I need a Sudden Insight. I have no idea where to find one. Anyone?

    Go to your Lodgings and invite a friend to "join you in something terribly intellectual." Actually, invite me, I need some Sudden Insights as well.

    Done. Thanks.

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Finally started my ambition. Went with Nemesis even though I was at Dangerous 1 just because I like the concept. Loving it so far. MUST HAVE MORE ACTIONS

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  • JeffHJeffH Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Made a twitter account for this, I'm a sucker for these games. http://twitter.com/jeff_held

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Hey So

    I'm "Renttastic"

    This game is pretty cool, although has similar mechanics to Forum Warz/KoL etc, which I've played before

    Although I like how everything's a skill, that's pretty cool

    Anyways, I'm up for some Nightmares listening to, if anyone needs some

    But I'm kind of...I don't really know what to do, working on Watchful/Persuasive (both at 5) and kinda getting diminishing returns on the storylets I CAN complete

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    How do I add you guys?

    I have not used the twitter before

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Rent wrote: »
    How do I add you guys?

    I have not used the twitter before

    Just go to www.twitter.com/[whoever] and click follow on each person's page.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Rent wrote: »
    How do I add you guys?

    I have not used the twitter before

    Just go to www.twitter.com/[whoever] and click follow on each person's page.

    Ah, thanks

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Rent wrote: »
    Rent wrote: »
    How do I add you guys?

    I have not used the twitter before

    Just go to www.twitter.com/[whoever] and click follow on each person's page.

    Ah, thanks

    Or use the find people link in the top right.

    Ok, why did a sudden insight icon get added to my watchfulness?

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Okay this game NEEDS guilds/usergroups, that would be awesome

    Also we could call ourselves the Watchful and Notorious Gentlemen

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    You get them through playing chess primarily, though there may be other methods. You can use them to decrease your nightmares or get a second chance on a Watchful storylet.

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Rent wrote: »
    Okay this game NEEDS guilds/usergroups, that would be awesome

    Also we could call ourselves the Watchful and Notorious Gentlemen

    Good idea, maybe with an option to auto-follow all guild members. Hopefully that's something they'll implement going forward.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Rent wrote: »
    Okay this game NEEDS guilds/usergroups, that would be awesome

    Also we could call ourselves the Watchful and Notorious Gentlemen

    Good idea, maybe with an option to auto-follow all guild members. Hopefully that's something they'll implement going forward.

    I was also hoping for stuff like clan battles/clan pvp, clan digs, clan territories

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Rent wrote: »
    Rent wrote: »
    Okay this game NEEDS guilds/usergroups, that would be awesome

    Also we could call ourselves the Watchful and Notorious Gentlemen

    Good idea, maybe with an option to auto-follow all guild members. Hopefully that's something they'll implement going forward.

    I was also hoping for stuff like clan battles/clan pvp, clan digs, clan territories

    Oooooo good thinking. Options to buy into group housing and fight against other groups would be fantastic. Plus we can all share a hat! I might even consider allowing someone to borrow my goldfish.

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  • RentRent I'm always right Fuckin' deal with itRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Plus we can all share a hat!

    That would be one overlarge hat

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  • DelzhandDelzhand Hard to miss. Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It would be nice if there was an option to spend FATE to reset your Exhausted state. Also, if the level 25 suggestion for Knife and Candle is self-fulfilling - no one joins until they're 25, but if more people joined earlier there would be more for them to do.

    I'd also kill for some sort of avatar system, honestly. It would make the prices for articles of clothing more justified, I think.

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  • ParadisoParadiso Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    The tabby cats in Spite are the best source of secrets--at least to my knowledge.

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    What do I need for a second chance at shadow?

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  • ParadisoParadiso Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I believe Hastily Scrawled Warnings will give you the reroll.

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  • MachismoMachismo Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Paradiso wrote: »
    I believe Hastily Scrawled Warnings will give you the reroll.

    Where do I get them from? Another twitter buddy interaction?

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