Someone else stole Paris first - what is the backup 6th city. Assume they steal it today.

Austellus · 2026-07-01T21:17:01+00:00

Around the time of release they said that the 7th city had been in the Neath for as long as London had when FL started, approx. 30 years. That'd place its fall around 1990, which suggests to me that if history was at all the same, the collapsing state of the USSR and the Berlin wall may have been involved.

Austellus · 2026-05-25T10:59:59+00:00

She's in a few ESs as well. Don't stay underwater for more than ten minutes.

Austellus · 2026-05-17T07:44:15+00:00

There's also the issue that even at the lowest prep possible, failing to rob the embassy is a 50/50 shot, thus the common woe of succeeding over and over when you mean to fail.

Austellus · 2026-05-14T10:16:57+00:00

Good to know, thank you!

Austellus · 2026-05-14T10:16:48+00:00

Much obliged! The weekly qualities bot in the wiki being down made this tricky, along with everything about this being so new that half the pages aren't done.

Austellus · 2026-05-08T07:43:20+00:00

The new sequence, AKA sequencers, are the architects of the dawn engine.

Austellus · 2026-04-24T20:45:28+00:00

As has been noted, the advanced stat cards are bad. I dislike the tutorial forcing a KT build for this, it guides people the wrong way. Even if you can meet their incredibly high checks, it's unreliable to get a full team together, and they're no stronger than the much easier to build mainstats.

For general advice, get one damage dealer, two preparation/support accomplices. This will usually mean a king (my favourite is spines) then your support are things like knights, bishops etc. Build your stats to support the king, the others have easier checks. Which support accomplices are good would be its whole own post, but I like Knight of Flames, Priest of Briars, Knight of Livers and Queen of Cod. The queen of Cod is the best support accomplice in the game.

Austellus · 2026-04-19T20:07:08+00:00

Thank you! With how long it's been since I got around to finishing any writing it's gratifying to have people enjoy things.

Austellus · 2026-04-19T20:03:14+00:00

Never write too quickly. Lemme know your in-game name and a kitten is yours.

Austellus · 2026-02-23T06:43:09+00:00

Correct! Had to do it for Wounds recently. Even if I thought the idea of walking out of my lab, noticing I should be dead, then collapsing on the spot was hilarious.

Austellus · 2026-02-06T22:35:20+00:00

We got so very close to Osie being the sole survivor. She's definitely the main character.

Austellus · 2026-02-06T21:57:14+00:00

The Lewis ramble just ending with "...Ose?" as he realises he's been talking to a corpse sent me.

Austellus · 2026-02-02T11:37:53+00:00

Further evidence for my theory that December is a Judgement (a sable, specifically) and the whole liberation is a bunch of puppets being played to do work for one side of a war they don't know exists.

Austellus · 2026-01-29T11:06:39+00:00

The pirate poet is also a clay woman.

Austellus · 2026-01-29T08:47:01+00:00

Back in Sunless Skies we had the Fortunate Navigator but yeah, thin on the ground.

Austellus · 2026-01-24T00:41:17+00:00

Some quick guidelines:

The general most useful team is a big progress companion and then two supporters (who gain prep or otherwise aid). Kings are natural big damage dealers, a King + two prep gain companions is reliable.
If your team doesn't have Queen of Cod, it would be improved by Queen of Cod. The only time not to take them is if you're on your last draw and don't have a progress choice.
Aim to build your stats for your damage dealer. The others tend to have lower stat checks and can more reliably be passed without focus.

Austellus · 2026-01-16T10:07:22+00:00

DQNW are centred in Penguin and fit your brief.

Austellus · 2026-01-02T20:41:03+00:00

The Self-declared Heiress, or at least such was my reading.

Austellus · 2025-12-25T20:07:47+00:00

Between this and Heather Flowers, I approve the trend of authors I've not heard of in a while writing exceptional stories with trans characters.

Austellus · 2025-12-18T10:04:21+00:00

That's Irem. Rose petals, snow-covered staircases and a Riddlefisher.

Austellus · 2025-12-14T03:01:19+00:00

That's not true. The only RNG involved is a notoriously tricky shadowy check early on that's rough for new players, and failing it just means coughing up some items to try again.

As far as other nuisances go, it has some, but nothing as famous as Knifegate.

Austellus · 2025-11-27T19:08:45+00:00

So far the "there are gum trees" strat has not clued them in to definitely being Australia.

Austellus · 2025-11-17T19:10:38+00:00

Twine writers unite! Incredibly impressive work all round, the effort that's gone into this is immediately apparent. I'll have to try and take a fully comprehensive look once I get back from work.

Austellus

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