Living World Events

Category:World Qualities
Current World Events
The Midnight Whale: Distance from the Gant Pole: 35085	Preparations for a Vast Revel: 4557
The Great Crate Commotion: Criminals won

Living World Events are short-lived events driven by player interactions via World Qualities. They were first announced in September 2021, though they build off of the groundwork laid by Mr Chimes' Grand Clearing-Out earlier that year. The first event to go live was the inaugural Crab Hunt on October 12 2021.

The known types of Living World Events are:

Angler Crab Hunt
The Urchin War
Ravenous Lifeberg
The Great Crate Commotion

Common Mechanics[edit]

Living World Events are somewhat like small Festivals: they are an additional piece of content that is only active and playable for a short duration. The amount of content is much smaller than a regular festival, and the duration is driven by player participation. Generally the event will be driven by a World Quality. The presence of the quality means the event is active, and player participation will drive the quality towards a goal which ends the event.

Living World Events are generally not announced until they go live in-game. So far, the World Quality driving an Event has always gone active at 11am, similar to Festival-related World Qualities. This Morning's Gazette will include a blurb about active events, so players are encouraged to read the newspaper to stay up-to-date on current events.

Each event will recur several times throughout the year, according to no known schedule.

Events[edit]

The following recurring events have been observed.

Zee-Monster Hunts[edit]

There are two types of zee-monster hunts, which share some core mechanics.

'MENACE RISES FROM THE ZEE': The regular Angler Crabs seen at Zee have become overpopulated, and must be culled. And in case you have any ethical concerns, the game makes it clear that Crabs are not innocent zee-life, they are dangerous to humans because they hate us and enjoying doing harm.

'HUNGRY ISLAND THREATENS LONDON': A lifeberg is sighted in the Khanate, headed on a course towards London to eat Wolfstack Docks! The Admiralty is offering encouragements to anyone willing to impede its progress.

The World Qualities tracking this event are Estimated Angler Crab Population for crabs, and Remaining Mass of the Ravenous Lifeberg for lifebergs. While the event is ongoing, the Wiki will attempt to keep the quality page updated with the current population.

Requirements[edit]

Your own Ship
Making Progress in the Labyrinth of Tigers 16
A base point of Monstrous Anatomy.

The Labyrinth of Tigers is part of A Name Scrawled in Blood. Monstrous Anatomy generally requires a Parabolan Base-Camp. From there, conduct hunts and attempt to Ambush the Parabolan Quarry at close range. Characters with no Base-Camp but Your Own Lab may have access to a few experiments that can raise Monstrous Anatomy, depending on item availability.

Mechanics[edit]

You must set zail to hunt; they have not yet tried to come on land into London themselves. Enter Your Cabin, and select the Hunting the Beasts of the Zee Storylet. You will have set course to the Zee-monster's location, and will immediately enter combat with it once you arrive.

Each time you elect to hunt a crab, the Rarity of your Quarry and Elusiveness of your Quarry will be set based on the current Estimated Angler Crab Population. These qualities cause both the rewards and difficulty of the crab encounters to increase over the course of the event.

The Lifeberg begins in The Salt Steppe, and changes Zee location every 24 real-time hours. It is currently unknown what happens if it reaches London. The Lifeberg's Elusiveness and rewards change with its location, and the value of rewards scale with your character's Base Watchful. The Lifeberg also awards Officially Recognised Valorous Deeds, which can be traded in at Wolfstack Docks for additional rewards.

Combat uses the same mechanics and Storylet as encountering a Plated Seal: You must play actions to increase your In Pursuit of a Zee-Beast until you can Strike down the Angler Crab or Blast the Ravenous Lifeberg with all you've got. The required level starts at 8, increasing with Elusiveness. After striking down the monster like one of those Oaxacan treasure-pots^[1], you will choose a new Zailing destination. If your new destination is another hunt, it will be a short trip only requiring 80 Zailing... (unless the Lifeberg has changed its location).

The Urchin War[edit]

'TROUBLED YOUTHS DECLARE WAR ON SOCIETY, EACH OTHER': The rivalry of the Noughts and Crosses in The Flit has worsened and a war has broken loose. Visit Spite in order to aid them with supplies (See A War in Spite).

The World Quality unlocking this event is A War in Spite!, while Balance of the Urchin War tracks player participation. While the event is ongoing, the Wiki will attempt to keep the latter page updated with the current population.

The event is structured as a tug-of-war, where Balance starts at 50000. A balance below 50000 means the Noughts have received more player support, whereas a balance above that means the Crosses are in the lead. The event ends if one of the factions win (if Balance reaching 0 or 100000), or after one week (determined by A War in Spite!).

Supplies Needed[edit]

The scaling reward scales with Base Persuasive and Involvement in the Urchin War. IitUW increases returns until it reaches 20. At that point returns begin to diminish.

Losing Rewards are gained when providing assistance to the side that is currently losing.

Each time you supply an urchin gang you will gain A point of IitUW is gained with provided supply, and your Supporting the Noughts and Supporting the Crosses will shift 1 CP, first moving towards 0, and then swapping to the other quality and gaining when you no longer possess the other. These qualities cap out at level 8.

**The Crosses:**
Action	Cost	Set Reward	Scaling Reward	Losing Reward
Supply the Crosses with silk	250 x Silk Scrap	3 Compromising Document 2 x Secluded Address	Intriguing Snippet	4 x Stolen Correspondence
Supply the Crosses with assistance	1 x Lost Research Assistant	1 x Blackmail Material	Intriguing Snippet	4 x Stolen Correspondence

**The Noughts:**
Action	Cost	Set Reward	Scaling Reward	Losing Reward
Supply the Crosses with silk	250 x Lump of Lamplighter Beeswax	1 x Aeolian Scream	Primordial Shriek	8 x Maniac's Prayer
Supply the Crosses with assistance	1 x Unlawful Device	1 x Storm-Threnody	Primordial Shriek	8 x Maniac's Prayer

Resolution[edit]

If you favoured the winning faction, you will draw an opportunity card after the war: The War in Spite: The Aftermath. Both urchin gangs provide the same rewards if they win. The rewards are as follows, depending on the level of support.

Support	Reward
1-3	Someone Is Coming +2 CP
4-7	Someone Is Coming +2 CP 8 x Aeolian Scream
1-3	Someone Is Coming +2 CP 8 x Aeolian Scream 1 x Favours: Urchins

The Great Crate Commotion[edit]

'UPPER RIVER DIRIGIBLE DISASTER!'

A lot of crates has been lost all over the Hinterlands, and two factions are fighting for them!

During this event, you may purchase crates with 7 , or play one of the opportunity cards that provide them. A new opportunity card will be unlocked depending on who the winning faction is, providing favours in the upper river. The mechanics are similar to the ones used in the urchin war, but with factions changing from event to event. Like the Urchin War, it lasts one week, or until progress reaches 0 or 50000.

The resulting 'Salvaged' Dirigible Crates may either be opened for yourself, or you may give it to one of the factions for a reward. The latter also affects the current balance in the event. The balance is structured similarly to the War in Spite, but the start point is at 25000, and the factions are variable.

Faction pairs:[edit]

Faction: Criminals (lowers the balance) vs. Faction: Constables (increases the balance)

Crate Rewards:[edit]

Selling a crate to a faction increments Crate Conveyor, a 777 quality, but opening it yourself does not.

Faction	Action	Reward
Yourself	Open a crate yourself	One of: 1 x Hillmover 2 x Basket of Rubbery Pies 12 x Ostentatious Diamond 40 x Emergency Blunderbuss & Wounds +2 CP 7 x Aeolian Scream & Nightmares + 7CP 500 x Bottle of Greyfields 1882
Criminals	Sell a crate to some Criminals	4 x London Street Sign 3 x Ostentatious Diamond
Constables	Turn a crate over to the Constables	4 x Sworn Statement 3 x Dubious Testimony

Opportunity cards:[edit]

Card	Challenge	To 100%	Pass	Fail
Tucked at the Back of a Freight Car	Shadowy 200 Mithridacy 9	Shadowy 334 Mithridacy 13	1 x 'Salvaged' Dirigible Crate	N/A
At the Bottom of a Pit that Used to be a Hill	Dangerous 200 Monstrous Anatomy 9	Dangerous 334 Monstrous Anatomy 13	1 x 'Salvaged' Dirigible Crate	Wounds +2 CP
Atop the Railway Shed	Persuasive 200 Zeefaring 9	Persuasive 334 Zeefaring 13	1 x 'Salvaged' Dirigible Crate	N/A

Resolution[edit]

At the end of the event, the storylet The End of the Matter becomes availible, which will enable you to draw the winning faction card. Any leftover crates are disposed of at 7 per crate.