Editing Feast of the Rose (Guide)

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==Introduction==
This is a guide that collates all the notes on playing [[Feast of the Exceptional Rose]].

Key Dates for 1899 (2024):

* 1st February – Festival Opens
* 8th February – {{IL|Masquing}} can be exchanged for companions and {{IL|The Lady in Lilac}}
* 15th February – Gift-giving and feast activities close
* 22nd February – Exchanging gifts for {{IL|Masquing}}, the Clathermont story and meeting companions close.
* Source: https://www.failbettergames.com/news/the-feast-of-the-exceptional-rose-2024-is-here

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! {{World Quality Highlight|When London's Season: The Feast of the Exceptional Rose=3|3rd week|m}}
! Info
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|[[The Feast of the Rose!]]
|✔
|✔
|✘
|Card for gaining {{IL|Masquing}} and other qualities
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|[[An Arranger of Nuptial Phantasies]]
|✔
|✔
|✔
|Storylet for purchasing romantic dreams
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|[[Celebrate the Feast of the Exceptional Rose!]]
|✔
|✔
|✘
|Storylet to send Rose gifts to other players
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|[[An Encounter at the Feast]]
|✘
|Card
|Storylet
|Spend {{IL|Masquing}} on rare items
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|[[The Lady in Lilac]]
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|Card
|Storylet
|Raise {{IL|Masquing}} above 20 using Rose gifts, and other qualities 
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|[[Millicent's Parlour]]
|✘
|✔
|✔
|Storylet to get a tattoo; requires {{IL|Entwined in the Intrigues of the Clathermont Family}} 30
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|{{IL|On the Scent of the Exceptional Rose}}
|0-3
|0-9
|0-1, 3-9
|Narrative content uncovering the mysteries of the festival's namesake flower
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External Resource links:

* https://community.failbettergames.com/t/the-incomplete-guide-to-the-feast-of-the-rose/14997

==Gaining Masquing==
Masquing is primarily gotten through [[The Feast of the Rose!]] card, but the exact options available depend on [[The Airs of London]]. (See the Airs page for ways to change unfavourable Airs if necessary.) The following table shows the number of Masquing gained with any conditions. None of the options will increase Masquing if it's at least 20 already, though options granting 2 or more Masquing can increase it from levels below 20 to levels above 20.

Abbreviations used:
*Menaces: {{IL|Suspicion}}, {{IL|Nightmares}}, {{IL|Scandal}}, {{IL|Wounds}}, {{IL|Unaccountably Peckish}}
*Quirks: {{IL|Hedonist}}, {{IL|Austere}}, {{IL|Melancholy}}, {{IL|Subtle}}
*Other: {{IL|Fascinating...}}, {{IL|Making Waves}}


==={{IL|The Airs of London}} 0-25===
Most reliable way to obtain {{IL|Masquing|2 x}}: [[A lovers' tryst]] --> [[Arrange to meet by the silver fountain]] (with sufficient {{IL|Persuasive}})

{{/Tables/Airs 0-25}}

==={{IL|The Airs of London}} 26-50===
Most reliable way to obtain {{IL|Masquing|2 x}}: [[Buy a kiss from Sinning Jenny]] --> [[Negotiate a little first]] (with sufficient {{IL|Persuasive}})

{{/Tables/Airs 26-50}}

==={{IL|The Airs of London}} 51-75===
[[The Duchess' Banquet]] allows you to gain [[Acquaintance: the Captivating Princess]] in exchange for 15 Masquing. [[A mysterious envelope]] usually gives at least 1 Masquing (except on a rare success) and gives 2 Masquing 50% of the time.

Options on [[The Perfumed Pleasure Garden]], unlike other selections, are repeatable, though they cost 1-2 Carnival Tickets each. [[The Exceptional Rose]] option grants {{IL|Carnival Ticket|Appearance=x 10}} on success, so it can be used to sustain a prolonged visit. In this way, an early character might use [[Enjoy the decadence]] to reliably increase Hedonist to a cap of 10, or use [[The Wheel of Affection]] to grind Romantic Notions to afford a [[Key to a Handsome Townhouse]].

{{/Tables/Airs 51-75}}

==={{IL|The Airs of London}} 76-100===
Most reliable way to obtain {{IL|Masquing|2 x}}: [[A face from the past]] --> [[Don't remind yourself]] (with {{IL|A Finder of Heiresses}})

{{/Tables/Airs 76-100}}

===Gifts===
Cost for free gifts equate to {{E}}10 per {{IL|Masquing}} with the exceptions of {{IL|A Custom-Engraved Skull}} which cost {{E}}20 per {{IL|Masquing}}, and {{IL|Pink-Painted Cat}} which costs {{E}}15 per {{IL|Masquing}}.
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{{/Tables/Gifts}}
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== Spending Masquing ==

===Gaining Companions===

It is generally advisable for newer players to focus on a pair of 10- or 20- Masquing companions to flesh out their outfit portfolio, as comparable companions are often expensive or otherwise challenging to obtain. Once you have acquired suffiently high-level companions, prioritise collecting companions with an entry in the Opportunities Unlocked column below. Opening up as many opportunities for yourself later on is generally good practice, even if they don't appear useful on first glance.
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{{/Tables/Gaining Companions}}
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===An Arranger of Nuptial Phantasies===
During the Feast of the Rose [[An Arranger of Nuptial Phantasies]] will set up shop in {{IL|Veilgarden}}, offering dreams of a future with one of 5 spouses, at the cost of 20 {{IL|Masquing}}. All of these will earn a {{IL|Magnificent Diamond}} in the end.

Your progress (i.e. how many dreams you have left) is stored in {{IL|Dreaming in Viric}}, while {{IL|Subject of a Trance-Dream}} remembers your modifications. All dream conclusions increase your {{IL|Shared a Phantasie of the Bazaar}} by 1.

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==Entwined in the Intrigues of the Clathermont Family==
This short storyline starts once you have {{IL|A Name in Seven Secret Alphabets}} 4 in {{IL|Ladybones Road}} and can be progressed until level 8 there. Then you must [[Searching out a Missing Woman (Guide)|Search Out a Missing Woman]] in {{IL|Wilmot's End}} to reach level 9. Levels 10 and beyond are only available during weeks 2 and 3 of the event. Level 10 is unlocked with {{IL|News at Clathermont's}} in {{IL|Ladybones Road}}. Then you need to draw [[The Lady in Lilac]] and {{IL|Ask her something different}}. You can either [[A light in Clathermont's window|betray her to Mr. Clathermont]] or [[Lilac at the Panopticon|go straight to the meeting]]. After a short conversation, you will be able to [[Millicent's Parlour|get a tattoo]] in [[The Forgotten Quarter]].

==Tattoos==
Once you have reached {{IL|Entwined in the Intrigues of the Clathermont Family}} 30, Characters may gain a tattoo, providing a permanent point of Bizarre or Dreaded at [[Millicent's Parlour]] in the second and third weeks of the festival, with a maximum of one tattoo per year and two tattoos total. Alternatively you can gain a single point of respectable for choosing not to get a tattoo. This locks you out of future tattoos and as such results in lower [[BDR]]. Here are the available tattoos and the unlock requirements for each:
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==On the Scent of the Exceptional Rose==
This short storyline is available in some form throughout the event. In order to progress from 2 to 3, [[The Perfumed Pleasure Garden]] must be open (Week 1 and 2). Advancing further requires access to both [[The Lady in Lilac]] and [[Millicent's Parlour]], and as such is only available during week 2 and 3. Finishing the storyline provides either {{IL|A Cutting from the True (False) Exceptional Rose}} or {{IL|A Cutting from the Gardener}}. Neither seems to have any specific uses yet.

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