Confessions at the Feast of Masks
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A rash of visions troubles London. A chosen few have truly glimpsed their future, but everyone claims they have. […]
Preapocalyptic hysteria is in fashion. The long-abandoned confessional practices of the Feast of Masks return. […][Find the rest of the story at https://www.fallenlondon.com]
Game Instructions: If you have gathered confessions, you can now choose to keep or betray them. These options will be available until the 9th of November.
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Your Lodgings
Options:
Seek a petty confession of violence
- Spoiler Action Cost: 3
Locked with
Confessions 6
Your friend needs
Wounds 3, 
Trust with you no more than 0, 
Exposed by you no more than 0
When Sent
You don a bear mask... […] You pass a costermonger giving his wares away to any who'll take them. 'This time next year I'll be Prince of Polythreme!' he declares. 'And I'll never have to look at morels, ratskin or weasels again! I'll ban them! By royal decree!' […]
Your friend will receive:
At the Feast of Masks [Friend] called on you with bare feet, their face hidden behind a bear mask, and invited you to confess an error of violence.
Once Accepted
You will receive:
[Friend] tells you a tale of split knuckles, broken bones and blood in the mouth. You nod - there is no judgement at the Feast - and reassure them that you'll light a candle. Its flame will consume their error.
You've gained 1 x Confessions
Your friend will receive:
You confess your error of violence to [Friend], who tells you they will light a candle to burn it away. Already, your pains are less.
Wounds is dropping… (-? CP) (≥6 CP)
Trust [Friend Name] (1 - You have shared something)
You've gained 1 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
Seek a petty confession of curiosity
- Spoiler Action Cost: 3
Locked with Confessions 6
Your friend needs
Nightmares 3, Trust with you no more than 0, Exposed by you no more than 0
When Sent
You don an owl mask... […] A vicar stands on a cart, spewing prophecy. […] '...the Stone Pigs will be crowned to reign in filth and folly! The mouthless angel will unleash a plague upon the stars! They will fall - first one by one, then in multitudes!'
Your friend will receive:
At the Feast of Masks, [Friend] wore white. From behind their feathered owl mask, they invited you to confess an error of curiosity.
Once Accepted
You will receive:
[Friend] tells you of the things they did to prise secrets from the city. Their eyes shine. You lay a hand on their shoulder. You will light a candle, you say, and the flame will eat their wrongdoing.
- You've gained 1 x Confessions
Your friend will receive:
You confess your error of curiosity to [Friend]. They lay a hand on your shoulder and swear to light a candle to burn your deeds away. You'll sleep better, knowing that.
Nightmares is dropping… (-10 CP)- Trust [Friend] (1 - You have shared something)
- You've gained 1 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
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Seek a petty confession of impropriety
- Spoiler Action Cost: 3
Locked with Confessions 6
Your friend needs
Scandal 3, Trust with you no more than 0, Exposed by you no more than 0
When Sent
You don a fox mask... […] A zailor bumps into you in the street[…]. 'Don't look up!' he entreats you. 'Look down! Down, to the belly of the zee. It lives. It moves! Ask it a question it doesn't know and It will shrug, and drown all the Neath!' […]
Your friend will receive:
[Player Name] seeks you out at the Feast of Masks, wearing a fox mask and humming an old Bazaar-hymn. Discreetly, they invite you to confess your error of Impropriety.
Once Accepted
You will receive:
[Player Name] admits a disgraceful incident. Fortunately, even were you to blush, your mask would hide it. You light a blue candle, to burn the mark of their shame away.
- You've gained 1 x Confessions
Your friend will receive:
If [Player Name] is shocked by your tale of scandal, their fox mask reveals nothing. They light a blue candle, to burn the mark of shame from your reputation.
Scandal is dropping… (-? CP) (≥6 CP)- Trust [Friend] (1 - You have shared something)
- You've gained 1 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
Seek a petty confession of guile
- Spoiler Action Cost: 3
Locked with Confessions 6
Your friend needs
Suspicion 3, Trust with you no more than 0, Exposed by you no more than 0
When Sent
You don a cat mask... […] you hear rooftop voices.[…] Cats. 'I saw all the mirrors open like doors...' 'Well we've all had that one.' 'Yes, but this time nothing came out. Instead all the people climbed in. […]'
Your friend will receive:
[Friend Name] calls on you during the Feast of Masks wearing a cat mask and a pair of white-stitched black gloves, and invites you to confess an error of Guile.
Once Accepted
You will receive:
In a whisper, [Friend Name] reveals a number of skullduggeries. You promise to light a dark candle to conceal their involvement. Step more softly [Friend Name]. To err is one thing; to be caught, another.
- You've gained 1 x Confessions
Your friend will receive:
You admit a certain skullduggery to [Friend Name], and the suspicions that fell on you as a result. They say they'll light a dark candle to hide your involvement. Is that disappointment in their voice?
Suspicion is dropping… (-10 CP)- Trust [Friend Name] (1 - You have shared something)
- You've gained 1 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
Seek a toothsome confession of pride
- Spoiler Action Cost: 3
Unlocked with
A Person of Some Importance - of either tier
Your friend needs A Person of Some Importance -, Nightmares 3, Wounds 3, Trust with you no more than 0 and Exposed by you no more than 0
When Sent
You don a skull mask... ...and carry an unlit candle. The air is raucous with weeping and laughter. You overhear two urchins on a rooftop. 'I saw it!' One whispers. 'I'll steal the sun's own eyes, and wear 'em as cufflinks!' His colleague is sceptical. 'You'll need cuffs, first. Rest of the shirt wouldn't hurt, neither.'
Your friend will receive:
At the Feast of Masks, [Friend] wore a golden skull and carried an unlit candle. Softly, they invited you to confess an error of pride.
Once Accepted
You will receive:
[Friend] admits the things they've done to achieve their high station. It takes some time. You tell them you'll light a candle to devour the stain of their deeds. It had better be a big one.
- You've gained 1 x Confessions
Your friend will receive:
You confess the deeds you committed to attain your high station while [Friend] listens patiently. The night has passed by the time you're done. You feel lighter, somehow.
- Nightmares is dropping… (-10 CP)
- Wounds is dropping… (-? CP)
- Trust [Friend] (1 - You have shared something)
- You've gained 1 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
Seek a toothsome confession of whimsy
- Spoiler Action Cost: 3
Unlocked with A Person of Some Importance - of either tier
Your friend needs A Person of Some Importance -, Scandal 3, Suspicion 3, Trust with you no more than 0 and Exposed by you no more than 0
When Sent
You don a clay mask... ...solid and serious, and bathe your hands in grey ash. A Rubbery Man sits in the gutter surrounded by sharp shards of glass, watching a dozen tiny white cave fish flop their last on the wet cobbles. Their mouths are round and desperate.
Your friend will receive:
During the Feast of Masks, [Friend] called on you in a clay mask. Their hands grey with ash, they invited you to confess an error of whimsy.
Once Accepted
You will receive:
You listened to [Friend] confess their errors of whimsy. Your mask hid your smile. You'll light a candle for them, and its light will burn away their folly.
- You've gained 1 x Confessions
Your friend will receive:
You confessed your whimsy to [Friend], whose solemn mask watched you without sign of amusement. They left wordlessly to light a candle for you. In its light, your folly will wither.
- Scandal is dropping… (-10 CP)
- Suspicion is dropping… (-? CP) (≥6 CP)
- Trust [Friend] (1 - You have shared something)
- You've gained 1 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
Retrieve and sell a confession from a year gone by
- Spoiler Your friend needs
Trust [with you] exactly 2
When Sent
Disinterred
- You've gained 2 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
You've gained 1 x Aeolian Scream
Heartless is increasing… (+? CP) (+2 CPs or more, up to 10 or more)
Steadfast is dropping… (-3 CP)
Making Waves is increasing… (+5~15 CP)
Rare Success
Forgotten but flourishing
- You've gained 2~4 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
You've gained 1 x Night-Whisper- Heartless is increasing… (+? CP) (+2 CPs or more, up to 10 or more)
- Steadfast is dropping… (-3 CP)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+5~15 CP)
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
[Friend]'s confession is the subject of tea-room chatter and public mockery. Old errors are not forgotten, it seems.
Your friend will receive:
[Friend] has betrayed the faith they once kept. The details of your old confession races across London!
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Devour an old confession
- Spoiler Your friend needs
Trust [with you] exactly 2
When Sent
Hidden rites
- You've gained 6 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
- Steadfast is increasing… (+3 CP, up to level 10)
You've gained 2-4 x Memory of Light
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
You consume [Friend]'s confession. You barely remember it, now. All of London admires your discretion. Your promises are legendary.
Your friend will receive:
To prevent unseemly forces from disinterring your old confession, [Friend] devoured it. Your trust and their fidelity are much admired during the Feast of Masks.
- Trust [Friend] (3 - You have shared something)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
Consign a friend's Confession safely to the Bazaar
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Confessions 1, 
The Date - 2nd of November, A Person of Some Importance -
Your friend needs Trust (you) exactly 1
When Sent
A trust earned
You've gained 1-20 x Maniac's Prayer
You've gained 1-10 x Romantic Notion- You've gained 4 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
- You've lost 1 x Confessions
Alternative Success
A trust earned
- You've gained 1-20 x Maniac's Prayer
You've gained 1-10 x Inkling of Identity- You've gained 4 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
- You've lost 1 x Confessions
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
The stones swallow [Friends]'s confession. It has gone somewhere it will never be heard. Your fidelity becomes a matter of some comment, before the tide of gossip from less reliable individuals washes it away.
Your friend will receive:
[Friend] ensures that your confession passes beyond care. It cannot hurt you, now. Society is impressed by their constancy, which reflects favourably upon you.
- Trust [friend] (+1) (2 - You have shared something)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
Gossip with the Masters, betraying a friend's Confession
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Confessions 1, A Person of Some Importance -, The Date - 2nd of November
Your friend needs Trust (you) exactly 1
When Sent
Mr Fires
- You've gained 2 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
You've gained 2 x Mourning Candle- You've gained 2 x Memory of Light
- You've lost 1 x Confessions
- Making Waves is increasing… (+? CP)
Rare Success
Mr Iron
Connected: The Masters of the Bazaar is increasing… (+1 CP)- You've gained 2 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
- You've gained 8 x Inkling of Identity
- You've lost 1 x Confessions
- Making Waves is increasing… (+? CP)
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
The confession wins coos and titters from the Masters. [Friend]'s name falls from favour, while yours shines ever more brightly.
- Making Waves is increasing… (+? CP)
Your friend will receive:
[Friend]'s shocking betrayal costs you. You are kept waiting at doors that once opened at a knock. Your own doorstep becomes gloomy and unfrequented. You name is no longer spoken with regard. It is rarely spoken at all.
- Trust [friend] (-1)
- Scandal is increasing… (+1 CP)
Exposed by [friend] (+1) (1 - Your confession was betrayed)- Making Waves is dropping… (-? CP)
Flaunt a Confession!
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Confessions 1, The Date - 2nd of November
Your friend needs Trust (you) exactly 1
When Sent
'Did you hear...'
- You've gained 1-6 x Intriguing Snippet
You've gained 1-2 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip- You've gained 1 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
- You've lost 1 x Confessions
- Making Waves is increasing… (+1~5 CP?)
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
[Friend]'s confession becomes further fuel for the ravening engine of gossip that drives London's salons. Their star dips; yours rises.
- Making Waves is increasing… (+? CP)
Your friend will receive:
Looks in the street. Stifled laughter as you leave a room. A man spits in your footsteps. A number of your acquaintances no longer reply to your letters. The fruit of [Friend]'s betrayal.
- Trust [friend] (-1)
- Scandal is increasing… (+? CP)
- Exposed by [friend] (+1) (1 - Your confession was betrayed)
- Making Waves is dropping… (-1~22 CP?)
Bury a Secret
- Spoiler Unlocked with
Confessions 1, The Date - 2nd of November, Trust a friend whose (you) is exactly 1
When Sent
Safe and sound
You've gained 2 x Certifiable Scrap- You've gained 2 x Spirit of Hallowmas (Historical)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+2 CP)
- You've lost 1 x Confessions
In Messages Tab
You will receive:
[Friend]'s confession is safely buried. Their trust in you is confirmed, and your friendship is the subject of admiring conversations.
Your friend will receive:
[Friend] never reveals your confession. People regard your bond as an example of fidelity in an otherwise cynical world.
- Trust [friend] (+1) (2 - You have shared something)
- Making Waves is increasing… (+? CP)
Make hay while the sun shines
- Spoiler Action Cost: 4
Unlocked with
Making Waves 5, The Date - 2nd of November
Locked with A Person of Some Importance -
Success
A smile and a wave
You've gained 1 x Confident Smile- Your 'Nightmares' Quality has gone!
- Your 'Wounds' Quality has gone!
- Your 'Scandal' Quality has gone!
- Your 'Suspicion' Quality has gone!
- Making Waves is dropping… (-? CP)
