Attract a Visitor at Hallowmas
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For the history of this holiday see Hallowmas (historical) |
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Game Instructions: To receive visitors, ensure your Making Waves and Nightmares are both 5 or more, then await a card. The choices on this storylet will keep changing...
Unlocked with London's Season: Hallowmas is 1-2 (World Quality, now locked)
Locked with Tutorial: Filter News Items (hidden)
Options:
Bolt the door and hide under the bed
- Spoiler Action Cost: 5
Unlocked with Making Waves 3
Success
A nice cup of tea
- Making Waves is dropping… (-6 CP)
- Nightmares is dropping… (-5 CP)
Open a window to the night air
- Spoiler
Success
Words on the wind
Success Instructions: Likely, something has changed.
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
- You've gained 1-10 x Maniac's Prayer
Summon a Visitor (10 FATE)
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with London's Season: Hallowmas is present (World Quality, now locked), Making Waves 5, Nightmares 5
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
Redirects to: Visitors at Hallowmas
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So hungry
- Spoiler Unlocked with Seeking Mr Eaten's Name 1, 1 x St Cerise's Candle
Challenge information
- 167 - almost impossible (5%)
- 200 - almost impossible (6%)
- 234 - almost impossible (7%)
- 267 - almost impossible (8%)
- 300 - almost impossible (9%)
- 334 - almost impossible (10%)
- 367 - high-risk (11%)
Success
The night passes
- Watchful is increasing…
- Watchful is dropping… (-50 CP)
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- You've gained 1 x Night-Whisper
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1-20 CP)
Failure
Night-marks
- Watchful is increasing…
- Watchful is dropping… (-50 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1-20 CP)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
Let their error be eaten
- Spoiler Action Cost: 10
Unlocked with 1 x St Cerise's Candle, Seeking Mr Eaten's Name 35, 1 x A Confession of Whimsy, 1 x A Confession of Guile, 1 x A Confession of Pride, 1 x A Confession of Violence, 1 x A Confession of Curiosity, 1 x A Confession of Impropriety, Shadowy 77, Persuasive 77, Watchful 77, Dangerous 77
Locked with 1 x St Destin's Candle
Your friend needs Seeking Mr Eaten's Name 3, no St Destin's Candle
When Sent
Damned by deed and damned by destiny. Drowned and driven. Dust and dread. And you have gained no candle.
- Nightmares is increasing… (+7 CP)
- Wounds is increasing… (+7 CP)
- Suspicion is increasing… (+7 CP)
- An occurrence! Your 'Shadowy' Quality is now Modified Shadowy halved!
- An occurrence! Your 'Persuasive' Quality is now Modified Persuasive halved!
- An occurrence! Your 'Dangerous' Quality is now Modified Dangerous halved!
- An occurrence! Your 'Watchful' Quality is now Modified Watchful halved!
- You no longer have any of this: A Confession of Whimsy
- You no longer have any of this: A Confession of Guile
- You no longer have any of this: A Confession of Pride
- You no longer have any of this: A Confession of Curiosity
- You no longer have any of this: A Confession of Violence
- You no longer have any of this: A Confession of Impropriety
- You've gained 1 x St Destin's Candle
- You've gained 1 x Seeking Mr Eaten's Name
Your friend will receive: [Friend] wants to confer St Destin's Candle on you. (Accepting this candle would be very unwise, and cause serious and lasting harm to your character.)
Once Accepted
You will receive:
[Friend] has received St Destin's Candle. But you still have it. After all, one may give away nothing and retain nothing.
- You've gained 1 x Reputation: Abomination:
Your friend will receive:
[Player] has set St Destin's Candle in your window. Or so they claim. It's not even real. It's something imagined in an empty space. But it has hollowed you out like a rotted nut.
- Shadowy is dropping… (-200 CP)
- Persuasive is dropping… (-200 CP)
- Dangerous is dropping… (-200 CP)
- Watchful is dropping… (-200 CP)
- You've gained 1 x St Destin's Candle
- You now have [half] x Confident Smile
- You now have [half] x Sudden Insight
The Airs of London options
Light the candle in the horse's skull. ( Airs 1–25)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Airs of London 1-25, 2 x Foxfire Candle Stub
Locked with Making Waves 11
Success
Noises at the back door
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1-3 CP)
- You've lost 2 x Foxfire Candle Stub
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1-2 CP)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Burn your promises ( Airs 26-50)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Airs of London 26-50, Steadfast 2
Locked with Making Waves 11
Success
Whispers of anticipation
- Steadfast is dropping… (-3 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1/3 CP) (The increase is either 1 or 3)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
- Subtle is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
Attend a lecture on 'spiritual hygiene' ( Airs 30-35, 7 FATE)
- Spoiler Unlocked with Watchful 200, The Airs of London 30-35, Renown: Hell 5
Locked with 1 x Your very own Infernal Contract, In Possession of a Peculiar Personal Enhancement -
Challenge information
Broad, Persuasive 1 || 1 - chancy (60%) || 2 - straightforward (100%)
Success
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- You've gained 1 x Favours: Hell (up to 7)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Wiki note: This redirects to another storylet. All options provide the first two, but you get to pick the item. Having a Stain on Your Soul will not prevent you from selling it here -- but watch out!
- You now have 1 x Your very own Infernal Contract
- Hedonist is increasing… (+5 CP, up to level 15) AND
- You've gained 1 x Vial of Cantigaster Venom OR
- You've gained 1 x Ray-Drenched Cinder OR
- You've gained 1 x Dreadful Surmise OR
- You've gained 1 x Intriguer's Compendium
Failure
No reward narrative information available for Fate-locked actions.
- Wounds is increasing… (+1 CP)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
Wiki note: This redirects to another storylet. All options provide the first two, but you get to pick the item. Having a Stain on Your Soul will not prevent you from selling it here -- but watch out!
- You now have 1 x Your very own Infernal Contract
- Hedonist is increasing… (+5 CP, up to level 15) AND
- You've gained 1 x Vial of Cantigaster Venom OR
- You've gained 1 x Ray-Drenched Cinder OR
- You've gained 1 x Dreadful Surmise OR
- You've gained 1 x Intriguer's Compendium
Serve wine with bitter herbs ( Airs 51-75)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Airs of London 51-75, Hedonist 1, 100 x Penny
Locked with Making Waves 11
Success
Sit down alone to dinner
- Hedonist is dropping… (-3 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1 CP)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1-5 CP)
- You've lost 100 x Penny
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
- Austere is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
Whisper secrets to mirrors ( Airs 76-100)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Airs of London 76-100, 77 x Whispered Hint
Locked with Making Waves 11
Challenge information
Broad, Watchful 50 || 35 - very chancy (42%) || 43 - chancy (51%) || 51 - modest (61%) || 60 - very modest (72%) || 68 - low-risk (81%) || 76 - straightforward (91%) || 84 - straightforward (100%)
Success
"And then when it was opened..."
- You've lost 77 x Whispered Hint
- Having Recurring Dreams: Is Someone There? is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 8)
- Touched by Fingerwork is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 8)
- Shadowy is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 200 + Shadowy Gains)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1-4 CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1-4 CP)
Echoes of Christmas ( Airs 81-90)
- Spoiler Unlocked with The Airs of London 81-90, Putting the Pieces Together: the Taste of Lacre 2
Success
A scent on the wind
- You've gained 1 x Tale of Terror!!
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+2 CP)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
Feeding the River ( Airs 90-100)
- Spoiler Unlocked with 50 x Penny, The Airs of London 90-100, Putting the Pieces Together: the Drownies
Challenge information
Broad, Watchful 200 || 137 - very chancy (41%) || 170 - chancy (51%) || 204 - modest (61%) || 237 - very modest (71%) || 270 - low-risk (81%) || 304 - straightforward (91%) || 334 - straightforward (100%)
Success
Feasting
- Watchful is increasing…
- Putting the Pieces Together: the Drownies is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 3)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1-5? CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+1-3? CP)
- You've lost 50 x Penny
- You've gained 1 x Extraordinary Implication
Failure
Gulping and clapping
- Watchful is increasing…
- Putting the Pieces Together: the Drownies is increasing… (+1 CP, up to level 3)
- [The Airs of London change…] (random)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1-3? CP)
- Nightmares is increasing… (+5 CP)
- You've lost 50 x Penny