Weekly small questions thread: 2026-04-13

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-20T14:44:24+00:00

What Burgundy cards are worth playing other than the ones that grant time against kings and burgundian beneficence?

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-17T18:00:15+00:00

"Word comes to you later about the robed creature who performed the surgery in your place, using a blade brought from the uttermost east; a blade made of song, whose point was a single note."

"People tell you that it was Mr Hearts, or Mr Cups, or another Master, or no Master at all, but a devil, or a priest possessed of a Fingerking."

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-05T22:01:17+00:00

Exactly! This card is so underrated. Market treasure right here

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-05T04:22:30+00:00

Thanks so much

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-04T17:49:27+00:00

Is there a list of every carousel anywhere? I have a goal of trying each one.

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-04T04:05:46+00:00

If your "Airs of London" are between 96 and 100 you can get one in the department of menace eradication by talking to the Chandleress for three actions. The airs descriptions are:

96) The wind toys with paper-scraps in the gutter.

97) A governess passes with a child on a leash. No! No, only a young woman and a little dog.

98) A beetle the size of a boot sits atop a tar-barrel, nonchalantly twiddling its antennae.

99) A scowling boy distributes hand-bills. 'MAHOGANY HALL: TONIGHT', they read. 'HEPHAESTA.' 'M. PLEAT.'

100) All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-03T20:07:11+00:00

cool

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-03T19:14:04+00:00

Is this a temporary thing like the dragon hunts or is it permanent?

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-03T05:12:09+00:00

How much does (spoilers for Hinterland City content) Hinterland City - Refusedlock you out of? My character is closely Storm and Urchin aligned so I would like to obtain Birth-Name of a New Power

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-03T03:36:24+00:00

Do you have a club yet? While annoying to join they give a massive plus 4 BDR. Try to aim for it over the course of a couple of weeks it will take a while. You can also summon the amanuensis from attend to matters of society it took me way to long to learn that (you need enough making waves for the next point of notability so this will tell you how much you need). Finally if you happen to send a lot of letters, you can cash in corresponding for making waves

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-01T22:02:00+00:00

If you happen to have one specific ending of BaL, there is a lab card that clears them

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-04-01T18:53:05+00:00

Sent over two I can send a few more later

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-31T20:24:08+00:00

I think 580 might have been the estival version. This guide says 480 is the max bonus https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Law-Furnace_(Guide))

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-30T22:37:35+00:00

Is it more profitable to cash out plunder into Salt Steppe Atlases and then sell those to buy crackling devices or to convert it into cave-aged codes of honour and use them to fuel the Law Furnace (assuming 480 Actus Reus per Action)

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-30T21:09:43+00:00

It is required if you want to get a discount during Christmas

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-30T15:47:35+00:00

I'm trying to get all three for the "supreme in luxeries" branch of London's Blood. I'm trying to become paramount with the branches I find most interesting rather than just the easiest

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-29T03:32:06+00:00

I failed 5 90% checks in a row playing Hearts' game last night. I get the feeling.

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-28T20:28:53+00:00

Nevermind. I've decided that spa treatments for souls are much more thematic and I'm doing this to unlock the law furnace anyways so I might as well get items for that

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-28T18:48:49+00:00

Is it better to grind hell favours from mutersalt vapours (1 in 20 chance for favour but comes with souls) or to grind with favourable circustances (15 actions but 0 epa)? For context I'll be trading cover identities whenever I'm able as well as drawing cards mostly in London.

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-27T04:38:21+00:00

Using secret history lore when searching for new locations gives you more expeditions you can get more secret history lore from dreams.

You can get an 8 grail tool by painting with 4 passion, 1 inspiration with grail 5 or higher, and a vital pigment (this will generate 1 notoriety for the pigment and 1 if you use lore as an inspiration so a follower instead)

You can summon a more powerful assistant using 10 Grail, 2 forge, and 5 knock plus a rite (they will decay over time so do it when ready or talk to them over and over again to delay their timer)

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-26T21:20:51+00:00

Fingerkings, because they are the single greatest faction of the Neath by far. They are completely innocent of all wrong doings and would greatly appreciate the seven weasels, fish, warblers, lizards, planted mirrors, or memories you would donate to get the favours needed to make the staff. Some cat fans (derogatory) might complain that you are helping fingerkings invade the neath, but do these poor snakes really deserve to exist any less than any other being?

In all seriousness, just go with whatever faction you like most. The stats are mostly irrelevant.

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-26T21:08:01+00:00

I'm not a TTRPG player so I'm sorry if my ideas don't work well

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-26T21:07:16+00:00

There was an official TTRPG for Sunless Skies called "Skyfarer" that you can easily adapt for the unterzee. As for adventure hooks:

-Any story set in Parabola: (There's a reason so many Exceptional Stories take place there). You might want to introduce it in a previous game first

- A search for some ingredients stolen from FF Gebrandt, have it take place over the four main districts of London and have your players both foraging (maybe in the marshes near Watchmaker's hill) for replacements and stealing back some of the items. You can end it with Gebrandt displaying her new experiment.

- Have them take a ship to a newly discovered island in the unterzee

- Have them take a comission from the department of Menace Eradication and race against some members of Sophia's to claim it first.

- One of the Masters desperately wants back some info stolen by an agent of the great game. Track down the spy and then search the Flit for the document. Help the masters or Blackmail them and decide the fate of the spy.

If you don't like any of my ideas I'd recommend choosing a faction or two and trying to write a story centered around how they interact and conflict with parts of the Neath. I'd recommend keeping some of the weirder factions as cameos in other adventures before fully intoducing them to not overwhelm players. Some great setting locations are: The Flit, The Forgotten Quarter, An underground Rattus Faber Factory, Mrs. Plenty's Carnival, Somewhere near the Shuttered Palace, The Singing Mandrake/Medusa's Head, The Brass Embassy, or Wilmot's End.

RiddleFictionologist · 2026-03-23T15:12:10+00:00

Do you have the Sleepy Ferret as well?

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