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7/4/2016 Delicious friends, the time has come: Election begins today!



“A hustings has been erected in Hastings Square. Banners festoon the lamplit streets. A Sable-liveried civil servant from the Ministry of Public Decency bellows an announcement.”



You are invited to participate in the city's first official Election.



The Election is free and is open to all players. It will begin today, Monday 4th July and end on the 18th July. Halfway through, we'll announce which candidate is in the lead.



Choose a candidate, and campaign! Gather Election Resources, and raise your Election Career Level to increase their support!

Join the electoral efforts now through the "An Election! London Must Decide!" storylet, to explore the three candidates up for the 1894 Election: Sinning Jenny, The Bishop of Southwark, and The Jovial Contrarian.



The elected Mayor will reign for one year, after which another election will be held. The winning candidate will have a Mayoral influence in your Opportunity Deck until next year's election, so consider who you support carefully.



We cannot wait to see who you will choose, delicious friends...



Darkroot

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7/4/2016 Hey folks, the link to this thread on the silver-bordered storylet has an extra . on the end, making it not work.



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babelfishwars

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7/4/2016 Darkroot wrote:

Hey folks, the link to this thread on the silver-bordered storylet has an extra . on the end, making it not work.





Fixed. Thank you.



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Estelle Knoht

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7/4/2016 [spoiler] ON CAREERS:

Campaigners only need to write Compelling Short Stories to advance (Public Attention and Convincing Rhetoric).

Alternatively, you can gain Public Attention via Talk of the Town, or you can do a Flash Lay.

Recommended if you are a rich, end-game player that wants to progress in the election quickly, since you can burn Favour in High Places to write Short Stories quickly.



Agitators only need to do Flash Lay to advance (Public Attention and Dirty Secrets)

Do Flash Lays, forever. Pretty nice if you are poor. Highly recommended if you are not a PoSI.



Fixers need to do both because they need (Convincing Rhetoric) from Short Stories / Investigation and (Dirty Secrets) from Flash Lay.

Slower progress than the other two, but you gain a better Making Waves-generating option that only use Public Attention, so you gain Notability faster than the other two factions. Recommended for PoSI who isn't in a hurry.



ON GIFTS:

You are eligible for a 30 Fate-item for free, once.



Mutton Island Account: +1 Respectable, +8 Persuasive, +4 Shadowy (50 Fate, Weapon, 2nd Best Persuasive Weapon)

Seven-Times-Exiled Parliamentarian's Guide to Electioneering: +1 Bizarre, +8 Watchful, +6 Shadowy (40 Fate, Weapon, tied for Best Watchful)



A Redoubtable Dame-Harbinger: +1 Respectable, +8 Watchful (30 Fate + Bishop only, Rat-Squad is better)

An Enfranchised Anchoress: +1 Dreaded, +8 Dangerous (30 Fate + Sinning Jenny only, Rat-Squad is better)

Reactionary Tomb Colonist: +1 Bizarre, +8 Persuasive (30 Fate + Contrarian only, 2nd best Persuasive Pet)



A Polythreme Drinking Vessel: +1 Bizarre, +8 Persuasive (30 Fate, Agitator only, weapon)

A Poisoned Pen: +1 Dreaded, +8 Dangerous (30 Fate, Fixer only, weapon)

Wax-sealed Boots: +5 Watchful (30 Fate, Campaginer only, best Watchful shoes)



A Venomous Caricaturist: (20 Fate, +6 Watchful, +3 Dangerous, fun intro)

A Pre-Lapsarian Speaking Trumpet: (10 Fate, Weapon, +4 Persuasive, -1 Shadowy, fun intro)



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Information about all the stats and min-maxing gameplay behind spoilers, so people get a bit more of a choice whether they want to play to optimise or not.

edited by babelfishwars on 7/4/2016





Edit: Rewritten with a more balanced view and less temper tantrum.



edited by Estelle Knoht on 7/9/2016



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scarlettbleustar

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7/4/2016 So my guess is:

Campaigner follows a Persuasive route

Fixer follows a Shadowy route

Agitator follows a Dangerous route

That seems right, right?

edited by scarlettbleustar on 7/4/2016

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beeawwb

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7/4/2016 scarlettbleustar wrote:

So my guess is:

Campaigner follows a Persuasive route

Fixer follows a Shadowy route

Agitator follows a Dangerous route

That seems right, right?

edited by scarlettbleustar on 7/4/2016



That was my assumption. Now fingers crossed it pans out that way.



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suinicide

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7/4/2016 Those wax sealed boots give a watchful +5. New best boots.



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JimmyTMalice

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7/4/2016 suinicide wrote:

Those wax sealed boots give a watchful +5. New best boots.



D__n, I wish I'd gone for those now, since I need all the Watchful I can get for Seeking and my Persuasive is already maxed.



It might be helpful if we could get a description underneath the various items showing which stats they increase, as with certain other items, since they're very difficult to change without Fate.





Happy Londoner wrote:

What's known about the candidates?



Sinning Jenny is a member of the Sisterhood of Abbey Rock and a known associate of Mr Wines. She mainly appears in Ambition: Bag a Legend!



The Bishop of Southwark is a vehement campaigner against Hell and very fond of a good bit of Christian shouting. He turns up in the Fourth Coil of the Labyrinth of Tigers and the associated Fate extension, where he's looking to breed some beasts to hunt down devils.



The Jovial Contrarian seems to stand for whatever view is the opposite of the person he's speaking to, and he's connected with the Revolutionaries. He can be found at the 'A Polite Invitation' parties and a few other places besides.

edited by JimmyTMalice on 7/4/2016



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TheSoullessOne

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7/4/2016 Well, I got the Poison Pen (Dangerous +8/Dreaded +1), but for whatever reason I can't equip it. Clicking it in my inventory just refreshes the screen as if it's about to equip, but doesn't.



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Paflick

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7/4/2016 Aye, I am in a similar situation with being unable to equip my pen.



EDIT: I can now equip my pen.

edited by Paflick on 7/4/2016



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Osmund Ward

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7/4/2016 SoullessOne wrote:

Well, I got the Poison Pen (Dangerous +8/Dreaded +1), but for whatever reason I can't equip it. Clicking it in my inventory just refreshes the screen as if it's about to equip, but doesn't.







That one I like (except to unequipable part but that will be fixed, I assume).. Any ideas on how to acquire it?

edited by Barnaby on 7/4/2016



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TheSoullessOne

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7/4/2016 Barnaby wrote:

SoullessOne wrote:

Well, I got the Poison Pen (Dangerous +8/Dreaded +1), but for whatever reason I can't equip it. Clicking it in my inventory just refreshes the screen as if it's about to equip, but doesn't.







That one I like. Any ideas on how to acquire it?

Well if you choose to be a Fixer... (I also chose to support the Jovial Contrarian, but unsure if that affects it)



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Osmund Ward

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7/4/2016 SoullessOne wrote:

Barnaby wrote:

SoullessOne wrote:

Well, I got the Poison Pen (Dangerous +8/Dreaded +1), but for whatever reason I can't equip it. Clicking it in my inventory just refreshes the screen as if it's about to equip, but doesn't.







That one I like. Any ideas on how to acquire it?

Well if you choose to be a Fixer... (I also chose to support the Jovial Contrarian, but unsure if that affects it)





So, might that be the Dangerous route? That handy pen aside, I wanna choose that one.



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scarlettbleustar

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7/4/2016 beeawwb wrote:

scarlettbleustar wrote:

So my guess is:

Campaigner follows a Persuasive route

Fixer follows a Shadowy route

Agitator follows a Dangerous route

That seems right, right?

edited by scarlettbleustar on 7/4/2016



That was my assumption. Now fingers crossed it pans out that way.

Campaigners can also gain Convincing Rhetoric by investigations which is good for people with high watchful. I didn't pick Fixer but if each of them have two qualities that can be used (kind of like with the ambitions) then I reckon it's:

Campaigner: Persausive and Watchful, Fixer: Shadowy and Watchful, Agitator: Dangerous and Shadowy

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Skinnyman

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7/4/2016 Uh, lovely, what a lovely day it is!

Was thinking of choosing between Fixer and Campaigner, but after seeing those boots, I'll go for Campaigner.

We'll need information on all the possible items and, if it happens, I hope people can confirm that certain items offer certain options (cards, for example).

Cheers and may the best nutcase win!



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TheSoullessOne

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7/4/2016 scarlettbleustar wrote:

beeawwb wrote:

scarlettbleustar wrote:

So my guess is:

Campaigner follows a Persuasive route

Fixer follows a Shadowy route

Agitator follows a Dangerous route

That seems right, right?

edited by scarlettbleustar on 7/4/2016



That was my assumption. Now fingers crossed it pans out that way.

Campaigners can also gain Convincing Rhetoric by investigations which is good for people with high watchful. I didn't pick Fixer but if each of them have two qualities that can be used (kind of like with the ambitions) then I reckon it's:

Campaigner: Persausive and Watchful, Fixer: Shadowy and Watchful, Agitator: Dangerous and Shadowy

The odd part with these combinations is getting a Dangerous item as a Fixer, which definitely does seem like a shadowyish occupation



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RandomWalker

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7/4/2016 The fixer gets the option of a poison pen - 8 dangerous, +1 dreaded weapon. Nice.

edited by RandomWalker on 7/4/2016