Demons and Discordance Bundle

This discounted set of three stories about demonic machinations and the language of stars includes: 'Discernment' (by Emily Short), a story about the value of souls; 'The Persona Engine', a tale of forgery and mechanical intrigue; and 'The Brass Grail' (by Nigel Evans), in which the Bishop of Southwark is summoned to a Hellish court.

This is a bundle containing three FATE-locked stories

Authors:Emily Short, Cash DeCuir, Nigel Evans
Artists:Mark Penman, Paul Arendt
Editing and QA:Olivia Wood, James Chew, Chris Gardiner

It was originally bundled in April 2021.

The bundle can be unlocked from the Fate-page for 110 FATE points.

Included Stories

Discernment (45 FATE)

•  Spoiler 

  Souls are a queer business. What dictates the market value? History, or potential? Supply or demand? Would Salome's soul fetch a high price?

  Author: Emily Short.

  Starting point: Fate page.

  Overview:

  Unique options with:

  • Spirifer's Fork
  • An Intimate of Devils 5 & no Contract
  • Renown: Hell 10
  • Your very own Infernal Contract
  • Connected: Benthic 20
  • Renown: Bohemians 10
  • The Blemmigan Affair 66
  • Coruscating Soul
  • Silent Soul
  • Bright Brass Skull
  • Stain on Your Soul
  • Shepherd's Timepiece
  • In Possession of a Peculiar Personal Enhancement -
  • Renown: The Church 10

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The Persona Engine (45 FATE)

•  Spoiler 

  London's government departments are ineffective and widely scorned. And now, expertly forged work orders are eroding their capacities further. Discover what hidden power has been playing the government against itself!

  Author: Cash DeCuir.

  Starting point: Fate page.

  Overview:

  • Blueprint for a Seal of Red Science: a quality unlocking an option in Draw on your Knowledge of the Red Science for lab projects with Red Science Focus. Same challenges and effects as Contemplate your Element of Dawn.
  • An option in Don't Perform Research: Don't feed your research into the Persona Engine.

  
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The Brass Grail (35 FATE)

•  Spoiler 

  "His Grace wishes to see you. He's in a shocking state since those books came. He's barely wrestled any of the staff in a week and he's off his sherry. I think something terrible has happened." Scandal in London as the Bishop of Southwark is summoned to court. Old sins weigh heavily upon the mitred head. Can one ever truly escape the shadow of Hell?

  Author: Nigel Evans.

  Starting point: Fate page.

  Overview:

  • Cross of Southwark: an Affiliation providing +1 Well known at Southwark Cathedral, +1 Respectable, +2 Dangerous, +2 Persuasive bonus. Equipping this Affiliation adds a Standard Frequency card with two options:
    • 2 x Vision of the Surface, -1 CP Wounds;
    • 1 x Favours: The Church, +2 CP Wounds.
  • A storylet at Mrs Plenty's Carnival giving 5 x Ostentatious Diamond and 100 x Moon-Pearl. Costs 4 actions to play.
  • Depending on your story choices, Masked Former Priest: a Companion providing a +1 Nightmares, +2 Dangerous, +1 Dreaded bonus.
    • To obtain the Masked Former Priest, during the final stage of the story you must accept a bribe, agree to meet the host, and then select the option that references the bribery.

  Unique options with:

  • Renown: The Church 5
  • Renown: Revolutionaries 15
  • A Scholar of the Correspondence

  
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