Things To Do At Mrs Plenty's Most Distracting Carnival...
When you have tickets for the CarnivalSo many things to see and do! |
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Most Educational Anatomy Exhibition
The NOTED PEDAGOGUE Mrs Plenty presents an INFORMATIVE and EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION of ANATOMY and DANCES of ANTIQUITY for DISCERNING GENTLEFOLK. You will BE IMPROVED!
The male specimen
WONDER at the gentleman's MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT. Marvel at the DERMIS and LIGAMENTS! BE IMPROVED by DISPLAYS of MOVEMENT and FLEXATION.
[Unlocked with 1 x Carnival Ticket]
(Watchful challenge; straightforward at 28)The female specimen
WONDER at the lady's VITRUVIAN PERFECTION. STUDY CAREFULLY as she demonstrates RHYTHMIC MOTIONS and SERPENTINE LITHENESS in ANCIENT DANCES.
(Watchful challenge; straightforward at 28)The bandaged specimen
What is BENEATH the BANDAGES? We shall ENDEAVOUR to DISCOVER! The SPECIMEN is DISCOVERED for the EDIFICATION of ALL.
(Watchful challenge; straightforward at 28)The rubbery specimen
What SPONGY HORRORS await beneath the FLIMSY CONCEALMENT of CIVILISED CLOTHING? EXAMINE the BONELESS WRITHING in pursuit of INTELLECTUAL BETTERMENT.
(Watchful challenge; straightforward at 28)
Gain: 20 x Whispered Secret
Gain: 20 x Deep Amber
Connected: Rubbery Men increase
Gain: 1 x 
The Refreshment Pavilion
The pavilion is less civilised than it sounds. Some of its wares are surprisingly tasty, if you're brave enough to try them. Warning: some foods may damage your abilities.
Try some hot wine
Hot spiced wine to warm the body and soothe the spirit. It might calm your nerves, but public drinking is frowned upon.
A matter of luck; it could go either way.Try some spore-toffee
The favoured snack of the criminal classes is known to be good for you after a knife fight or a fall from a rooftop. Not the sort of thing honest folk would be seen eating, though.
A matter of luck; it could go either way.Lu-umps! Get yer rubbery Lu-umps! Pride of the Neath!
Alarming beasts dredged up from the Unterzee, hit on the head, chopped up and fried in batter. Two hours from trawler to newspaper wrapping. Luvverly. No rubbery man content whatever. Guaranteed by Mr. Hearts, so it is.
A matter of luck; it could go either way.
Gain: 10 x 
Gain: 10 x 
The Big Top
A riot of colour! A sea of sound! A place where polite society's rules relax and a costermonger may rub shoulders with a bishop. Note - you may raise your Connected qualities here, but not above 10.
Meet your bohemian friends
Artists and poets of your acquaintance are discussing the wolves' rather lacklustre performance.
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2 actionsMeet some churchmen of your acquaintance
A gaggle of men of the cloth are having a quiet discussion with Philonous the Uncanny, the mesmerist.
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2 actionsMeet some Constables you know
Some Constables who you have dealt with before are interviewing a sword-swallower concerning the provenance of her set of silver knives.
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2 actionsMeet some of the Widow's agents
They are enjoying an evening at the carnival. You see them over by the performing bears.
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2 actionsMeet some high society types slumming it
A group of bright young things from the society set are making a scandalous trip to the carnival. They're admiring Hephaesta, the strong-woman, on loan from Mahogany Hall in Spite.
_[Unlocked when the Darling of the Ambassador's Ball is:]
2 actionsMeet tomb-colonists
Some tomb-colonists of your acquaintance hover gloomily near the tiger cages. They appear to be offering money to the owner.
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2 actionsMeet some devils
A number of junior devils are taunting the fire-eaters and fire-breathers. They tip their strange hats to you as you approach.
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2 actions…an incognito Master?
Who's that, high at the back? A hunched figure wrapped in a… well you could call it a cloak and cowl, it's like a winding sheet crossed with a tapestry and dipped in ink. A vigilant throng of neddy men menaces anyone coming too close. If you have…
A matter of luck: it could go either way.
[Unlocked with Connected: the Masters of the Bazaar 3
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Gain: 1 x 
The sideshows
The ragged little tents around the edges of the carnival. Throw quoits! Bet on the shell game! Get a tattoo! Have your pocket picked five times in an hour! Note: you may raise your Connected qualities here, but not above 10.
Meet some revolutionaries
Several members of what they call 'the dynamite faction' are betting at the weasel pit.
[This storylet will cost you 3 actions!]Meet some Rubbery Men
A gaggle of Rubbery Men is gathered around the musical donkey. The thing emits an awful racket, but they seem to like it.
2 actionsMeet some urchins
Urchins from various gangs treat the carnival as neutral ground. They are staring, rapt, at Madame Shoshana as she prognosticates.
2 actionsMeet some criminals
A villainous gang of your acquaintance lurks in the carnival's shadows, discussing the acquisition of the carnival's Overgoat. Connected: Criminals may go a little higher than 10…
2 actionsMeet some zailors
A gang of zailors is getting this week's tattoos.
2 actionsMeet with spies
A few spies you recognise are meeting discreetly near the drownie choir. The astounding noise masks their words.
2 actionsMeet servants of the Duchess
A few of the Duchess' servants are having a night out. You spot them betting briskly at a shell game booth.
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Connected: Revolutionaries increase [No higher than 10]
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The games tent
The air thrums with the furtive energy of money changing hands. Games of skill. Games of chance. The occasional thrown lizard snatching a bat from the air. What could be better?
Chess against Philonous the Uncanny
Philonous is a mesmerist and a mnemonist, and is said to play a ferocious game of chess. Can you beat him?
(Watchful challenge; straightforward at 55)Try your luck at dice
'Three throws for a ticket! Throw a pair for a prize! A pair of bats for this bottle of rare spirits!'
(A matter of luck; it could go either way)Lizard Throwing
'Have a lizard? Let's see if the bugger can catch a bat! Three goes for a ticket - just how good is your lizard?'
[Unlocked with 1 x Reprehensible Lizard]
(A matter of luck; it could go either way)Cards: the low tables
Buying the seat costs a ticket, but you'll need a stake too. Bluff and banter swirl about, and the jade chips never stop moving. You'll be right at home here.
[Unlocked with 20 x Jade Fragment]]
(Persuasive challenge; straightforward at 41)Cards: the high tables
Much like the low tables, but the jade chips are fatter. The players are sharper, too.
(Persuasive challenge; straightforward at 55)
Gain: 4 x Appalling Secret
Gain: 1 x Lucky Weasel
Gain: 1 x Sulky Bat
Gain: 1 x Sapphire
Gain: 40 x Jade Fragment
Beneath the Neath!
Descend PRECIPITOUSLY to ABYSSAL DEPTHS! EXPLORE the unknown CHASM!
The carnival's big wheel lowers brave customers into the earth. It almost always brings them back, too.Go for a ride
Beneath the Neath will take you far from the gaudy lights of the carnival, deep under the 'surface' of the Neath. What horrors lie there?
A matter of luck: pretty good odds.What's that?
It's a fossilised titanites giganteus the height of a man, embedded in the wall! Is that something written into its ridges?
[Unlocked with a Scholar of the Correspondence 1]
Visit Madame Shoshana, the Neath's Foremost Clairvoyante
Madame Shoshana's shabby, perfumed little tent is tucked away behind the House of Mirrors. Cross her palm with silver, er, tickets, and choose your method of divination.
Have your tea-leaves read
The advantage of this choice is you get a nice cup of tea into the bargain. Drink up and let's see what the future holds.
A matter of luck; it could go either wayHave your palm read
You hold out your hand. Madame Shoshana grasps it firmly. Her hand is encrusted with gold rings, and her nails are long, pointy, and green. You think it is just lacquer.
A matter of luck; it could go either wayTry the tarot cards
Madame Shoshana's tarot deck is somewhat… unusual. But you have heard that it gives uncannily accurate readings.
A matter of luck; it could go either waySee what the crystal ball can foretell
It sparkles beautifully in the soft candlelight. Starry shadows shift and merge in its infinite depths.
A matter of luck; it could go either wayAsk for a romantic prediction
Ask Madame Shoshana to prophesy on matters of the heart. It costs a little more, but she may be able to give you some more specific predictions.
You must have some Fascinating… already to take advantage of this
challenge
Ask for help with artistic endeavours
Ask Madame Shoshana for advice on where to find inspiration. Well, why not? She might know.
You must have some Inspired… already to take advantage of this.
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Ask for advice on your investigations
They are one of your most pressing concerns, after all.
You must have some Investigating… already to take advantage of this.
challenge (straightforward at 8)
Gain: 10 x 
The House of Mirrors
The House of Mirrors squats like an ape in a quiet corner of the carnival. Strange mirrors are labelled in a neat, scholarly hand. It is not a popular attraction. Warning: bad things happen here. Looking into the mirrors is the prerogative of the foolish.
An iron-framed mirror
'The frame of this mirror is cast from cannonballs recovered from the Crimea. Looted church silverware was melted to silver the glass.' An inscription in the frame reads: BE UNDEFEATED.
[Unlocked with Ambition: Nemesis 1]
[Unlocked with Ruthless 1]
_A gold-framed mirror
'The gold leaf of this mirror's frame was scraped from idols stolen from the Pale Tabernacle, or so claims…' You don't even read the rest of the label. You're looking at your reflection. Good God, you're gorgeous.
[Unlocked with Ambition: Heart's Desire 1]
[Unlocked with Hedonist 1]
_A mahogany-framed mirror
The mirror is burnished to a deep and treacherously sensuous sheen, carved with beetles and the twining roots of trees.
[Unlocked with 10 x Memory of Light]
A bronze-framed mirror
'The cavorting gargoyles round the frame are the work of a student of Dalou; the surface is not glass but glim, clarified in the Embassy furnaces…' An inscription in the frame reads: BE WARY.
[Unlocked with Ambition: Light Fingers 1]
[Unlocked with Subtle 1]
_A mirror with a lapis frame
'The insets date from the Second City, although the mirror and frame are of recent manufacture. Scratches on the mirror's surface might be claw-marks…' An inscription in the frame reads LOOK BEHIND YOU.
[Unlocked with Ambition: Bag a Legend 1]
[Unlocked with Melancholy 1]
_Gaze into Dream's Mirror
Don't do that. That would be unhinged. The mirror's frame is decorated with bronze cats and silver lizards.
[Unlocked with Nightmares 1]
Gaze into Heart's Mirror
Don't do that. That would be foolhardy. The mirror smells of blood and dust.
[Unlocked with Wounds 1]
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